Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

DIOCESE OF LAKE CHARLES Established April 25, 1980

The Most Rev. Glen John Provost, D.D.

Bishop of Lake Charles

PARISH STAFF Rev. Father Rommel P. Tolentino Pastor Rev. Ruben Buller, In Residence Rev. Deacon Christopher Fontenot Pastoral Assistant Principal SLCHS Sister Jeannette Touchet, S.E.C Pastoral Assistant Mr. Robert Marcantel Music Director Mrs. Charlotte Hine Organist Ms. Sue Burke Receptionist Ms. Lavonne “Cookie” White Secretary Mrs. Pam Menou Bookkeeper Mr. Philip Ardoin Maintenance Mrs. Christi Jarreau Principal ICCS

935 Bilbo Street † P. O. Box 1029 † Lake Charles, LA 70602 † (337) 436-7251 † Fax (337) 436-7240

MASSES Saturday Anticipated 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 12:05 p.m. NOVENA Our Lady of Perpetual Help Before 12:05 Mass on Tuesday

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Friday 11:00-Noon; Saturday 3:00 pm 30 minutes before all other Masses. Or call office for appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A Pre-Baptism class must be attended before the celebration of Baptism. These classes are held the 4th Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Arrangements for celebration of Baptism may be made by calling the parish office after

having attended the Baptism Class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made at least six (6) months before the wedding date by calling the parish office. An appointment must be made for a pre-marriage interview. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS. An on-going process of formation and education is provided for

anyone who is interested in inquiring into the Roman Catholic faith. The RCIA process is available throughout the year to those who are seeking initiation into the church as well as for those non-Catholics seeking more information about the Roman Catholic church. Information concerning participation in the RCIA process may be obtained through the parish office.

August 02, 2015 reflect. If one said to those who work on Sundays, to a young person who had been dancing for two or three hours, to a man coming out of an alehouse drunk, "What have you been doing? You have been crucifying Our Lord!" they would be quite astonished, because they do not think of it. My children, if we thought of it, we should be seized with horror; it would be impossible for us to do evil. For what has the good God done to us that we should grieve Him thus, and put Him to death again -- Him, who has redeemed us from Hell? It would be well if all sinners, when they are going to their guilty pleasures, could, like St. Peter, meet Our Lord on the way, who would say to them, "I am going to that place where you are going yourself, to be there crucified again." Perhaps that might make them reflect. – St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars

Diocesan-wide Planning Study Update: We Want to Hear from You! The diocesan-wide planning study is off to a GREAT START! The first Forums for the Faithful were well-attended and provided everyone with a chance to find out more about the proposals and give their feedback. There are still two remaining. We hope you can make one:

♦ Tuesday, August 4 at Cathedral of the Immacu-late Conception in Lake Charles (935 Bilbo Street)

♦ Wednesday, August 5 at St. Joseph in DeRidder (1125 Blankenship Drive)

All forums will start at 6:30 p.m. If you cannot make any of the Forums for the Faithful, please go online to www.lcdiocese.org and click on the “Planning Study Survey” button to learn more and provide comments. The password you will need is Catholic.

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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception WISDOM FROM THE SAINTS: Confession

A humble confession displeases Satan and, if he could, he would make you omit Holy Communion. - Imitation of Christ In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiri-tual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Pen-ance. -St. Thomas Aquinas If you excuse yourself in confession, you shut up sin within your soul, and shut out pardon. -St. Augustine Every time you go to confession, immerse yourself in My mercy, with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace upon your soul. When you approach the confes-sional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest, but I myself act in your soul. Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy. -St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we fall into sin, the enemy labours to blind us, that we may not see the evil we do and the ruin we bring upon ourselves by offending God. After we commit sin, he seeks to make us dumb, that, through shame, we may conceal our guilt in confession. -St. Alphonsus Liguori We come to confession quite preoccupied with the shame that we shall feel. We accuse ourselves with hot air. It is said that many confess, and few are converted. I believe it is so, my children, because few confess with tears of repentance. See, the misfortune is, that people do not

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╬Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time╬

AVAILABLE POSITIONS The Office of Catholic Schools is seeking an Assis-tant to the Superintendent. This position will assist the Super-intendent in the daily administration of the Catholic School Sys-tem of the Diocese of Lake Charles. Please email application and resume' to erin.usie-cooper@lcdiocese.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. No phone calls please. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

BAKE SALE, HOSTED BY COURT LADY OF THE LAKE #695, CDA….THIS WEEKEND AF-TER EACH MASS IN THE AVE MARIA HALL. PLEASE COME BY AND PURCHASE A “GOODIE”

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AROUND THE DIOCESE Soul on Fire!—-An Evening of Praise and Worship will be held at Our Lady Queen of Heaven, 3939 Lake Street, Thursday August 6th, from 6:30-8:00 P.M. ALL ARE INVITED!! Admis-sion is free!! Dan Duet, an award-winning Catholic recording artist, will facilitate a gathering of prayer through music and Scripture. A great evening of praise and worship. A Love Offer-ing will be taken up to support OLQH ACTS Retreat Scholar-ships and other needs. Call 477-1236 for more information. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

SPIRITUAL GROWTH ENGAGED COUPLES...Spend a weekend away from the cares and distractions of everyday living. Attend a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend in preparation for your marriage. Upcom-ing weekend dates are: August 14-16, September 11-13 and November 13-15. For cost of weekends, other dates and to learn more, visit our website at www.lafayettecee.org or contact Paul and Carolyn Trahan at 337-254-8947 or 337-898-9257 or cee.trahan@gmail.com. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

THANK YOU A big thanks to all who attended the Cathedral Clean-Up Day last Saturday morning. Parishioners from their 80’s to 8 months old joined in!! It was a fun, productive morn-ing that ended with a pizza party in appreciation for the care given to our church home. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

SANCTUARY LAMP will burn the Month of August for: Joyce Shaheen Joe and Gloria Zimmermann ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND: SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND, August 8th & 9th: Aid to Church in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)

Offertory Collection for the weekend of July 25th and 26th……..$8,965.38

THIS WEEK August 03….Bereavement Session, 5:00 P.M., Ave Maria Hall. August 05…..RCIA Inquiry, 6:00 P.M..., Day Chapel August 06…..RCIA Catechumenate,6:00 P.M.- Day Chapel August 07…...G.N.A.T.S. meets at 9:30 in the library. August 01 & 02...Bake Sale, after each Mass, Ave Maria Hall. ___________________________________________________ BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP When: Mondays, (August 3rd, 10th and 17th). Where: Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Ave Maria Hall. Time: 5:00 P.M. Please call the church office and let the receptionist know if you are planning to attend so there will be enough handouts for everyone. Questions...Contact Sister Jeannette , 436-7251. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Gabriel Thomas Hodges, son of Kyle and Katie Hodges was welcomed into the Family of Christ through the Waters of Baptism on Sunday, July 26, 2015 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Our Cathedral Faith Community extends its Best Wishes and Congratulations to Ari Tomassi and Heath Stine who were united in Christian Marriage on Saturday, July 25, 2015

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WELCOME It is our pleasure to welcome

the Chavanne and Garret Stine Family to our Cathedral Parish Faith Community

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Solemnity of St. Peter Claver Celebration The Diocese of Lake Charles invites you to attend the Diocesan Celebration of the Solemnity of St. Peter Claver on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at St. Henry Catholic Church, 1021 8th Avenue. The Celebrant and homilist will be Monsignor Daniel A. Torres, Vicar General of the Lake Charles Diocese. It begins with 10:30 A.M. Mass followed by a reception in the Parish Community Center. Please call St. Henry Catholic Church to RSVP, 337-436-7223.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ The annual Veritas Conference, this year with the theme “Putting Religion Back into Relationships” will be Saturday, September 12th at St. Louis Catholic High School, 1620 Bank Street. Mrs. Rose Sweet will be the keynote speaker and workshop presenters will include Fr. Derek Covert, Ina Delahoussaye, Cay Gibson, Msgr. Ronald Groth, Paula Hunter, Fr. Charles McMillin, Fr. Bryce Sibley and Denise and Blaine Wyninger. For further information on registration please call 337-439-7400 Ext. 308.

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SATURDAY, August 01….(4:00)—-Joy Barkate; Mr. & Mrs. John M. Langley. SUNDAY, August 02…(7:30)—-Parishioners (9:30)—-Monsignor Wayne Richard;

Timothy Hebert; Concetta and Curtis Cardone, Sr. and Curtis Cardone, Jr. (11:15)—-Jeffrey Allain (living) (5:00 P.M., Extraordinary Form)—-Gilmore and Zoe Lassman. MONDAY, August 03…(12:05)—Paul Pernoud (5:30 P.M., Extraordinary Form)—Dr. Joseph Nadell II. TUESDAY, August 04…(12:05)—Evangeline Claire Allain (living). WEDNESDAY, August 05…(12:05)—Paul Reggie. THURSDAY, August 06... (12:05)—Cherris Dupree. FRIDAY, August 07….(12:05)—Louis & Mary Ann Riviere. SATURDAY, August 08…(4:00)—-Gladys & Delma Devillier; Rhena Rock; Fr. Al Volpé; Scalisi and Mansueto Families SUNDAY, August 09…(7:30)—-Parishioners (9:30)—-Enos Miller Family; Dr. James Fontenot (11:15)—-Joshua Lee Graham (5:00, Extraordinary Form)—-Don Matz (living). ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

Watch Glad Tidings, 6:00 A.M., KPLC-TV—-every Sunday. Next Sunday, August 9th, Father Matthew Cormier, Paro-chial Vicar of OLQH Catholic Church, reads the Gospel of the day and preaches the homily on the scripture (John 6:41-51). Hear stories of the diocese, the region, the state and the world in the news segment. In the second half hour, on Lead Kindly Light, Bernadette Ponton talks with Renee Reina on the spirituality of family heritage. (You can also see the program by clicking the Glad Tid-ings link under the Resources tab at live.lcdiocese.org.) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ WANT TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND YOUR FAITH? Consider taking a semester long course in Moral Theology, Church History or Faith and Reason through Center for Catholic Studies. You can take it for credit or you can simply audit it. You can audit a course for $90 for the whole semester. For information contact Susan Borgman at 337-439-7400 ext 309 or e-mail at Susan.borgman@lcdiocese.org. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ St. Henry’s Popcorn Ball Sale, August 7th & 8th, 10:00 A.M until sold…$2.50——Bar-B-Que, August 8th, 8:00 until sold...1/2 chicken or Pork Steak, rice dressing, green beans, potato salad…$8.00.

If anyone would like to receive home Communion, please call the church office at 436-7251 and we will contact you.

Remember to pray for our men and women who are serving in the armed forces now (and their families) and also those veterans who have served.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK August 03—09, 2015

Pray For Our Friends Who Are Ill Rose Adams; Megan Allen; Sam Ange, Jr; Steven Scott Ardoin; Candice Ashford; Brian Babineaux; Mary Baker; Alysa Barrett; Philip Bell; Charles Benoit; Emily & Rusty Benoit; Buddy Bertrand; Randy Biagas; Robert Blanch-ard; Jim & Elsie Blanchard;Roland Bodin; Carly Book; Linda Borck; Annette Bosse; Agnes Breaux; Heath Breaux; Clifton “T-Boy” Breaux; Michael Breaux; Hubert Broussard; Jennifer Broussard; Billy Brown; Jim Brown;

Doug Burguieres; Raymond Cordova; Peggy Hardy Carlson; Emily Carl-ton; Kirk Carlin; Jeff Chaisson; Betty Chaisson; Billie Mary Chavanne; Harry Chesson; Cohen Cole; Pearl Collins; Charlotte Comeaux; John L. Conner; Claude Conner; Jodi Conner; William Corbett; Addie Cormie; Annie Cormier; B.J. Cruz; Debbie Curlee; Sydnie Dailey; Julie Davis; Chad Delahoussaye; Hubert Delome; Sam Desontos; Debbie Diffee; Irene Ducharme; Buddy Ducote; Shirley Duhon; ;Charles Elter; Dee Elter; Davis Charles Elter; Jan Eustamante; Julie Farque; Julie Percle Fontenot; Tucker Fontenot; Phil & Philip Fontenot; David Fontenot; Paige Ford; David Fruge; Nancy Fuller; Margie Heard; Brook-lyn Hebert; Terry Ray Glasglow; Mary Elise Gosselin; Regina Gray; John Green; Luitgard Gretz;Tammy Grove; Bertha Guillory; Valerie B & Ernie Harvill; Joanne Heard; Patricia Hebert; Ken Hine; Dolores Hodges; Karson Hoffpauir; Cynthia House; Daniel Hudspeth: Jessica Hulin; Jeff Hunsicker; Perry Hunsicker; Paula Russell Jacob; Mary Jeffers; Hayden Jones; Michael Jones; Harry Jouette; Emily Judice; Bernard Kadulbar; Jerry Don Kelly; Paula Kanesaw; John Knight; Chris Stemmann; Warren Thomas; Mr. & Mrs. L.C. Howard; Aubrianna Johnson; Darrell Jones; Carol Kershaw; Kelly Langley; ; Vivian Lang-ley; Mary Langley; John M. Langley II; Della Lemaire; Dale Lut-gring;Tommy Martinez; John Lavern; Anthony LeBato; Glinda LeBlanc; Jennie LeBouef; Rosalie LeDoux; Emma Leger; Beth Loftin; Melanie Lupo; Amanda Martin; Bertha Martinez; Mary Matthews; McDonald: Julia Mere; Jason Miller; Robbie Morgan; Joseph Morris; Matthew Lucas; Angelique Nathan; Billy Navarre; Jesse “Bob” Navarro; Lois Neveu; Dena Nodier; Dorothy Orsot; Lucas Orsot; Sidney Ortego; Joe Pappion Family; Larry Parker; Sue Parker; Wilma Pawlowski; Phyllis Penning; John Poerio; Joan & Landy Peluso; Robert Pitre; Sheila Pousson; Frances Prejean; Laxsa Prejean; Jim Rawley; Lena Roush; Barry Reed; Jody Richard; Jim Ricklefsen; Judy Rogers; Wes Rollo: David Ross, Jr.; Felica Saer; Collette Schindler; Christian Skrnich; Martha Shively; Mark Schram; Michael Scimemi; Sandy Smith; Ashley Wheat Sipes; LaVona Taylor; Lyndon Thomas Simien; Fred Stoma; Stephanie Houssiere Sucre; Lisa Sullivan; Margaret Thompson; Lee Trahan & Family; Bobby & Maxine Tupper; Carmen Varela; Gwendolyn Veazey; Sarah Vidrine; Ed Watson; Arvel West; Daniel Whittington; Mary Wiltz; Sue Williams; John Young; Matthew Young; Debra Willard. Please contact us if you wish a name to be taken off the list…. 436-7251

Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13; Ps 51:3-7, 12-13; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10 Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41-51