On Aug. 4, 1859, Fr. John Vianney gave up his soul to God. He had been parish priest of Ars for 41 years. In 1925, he received the highest honor of the Church by being canonized and placed in the index of the Saints. Today over 500,000 people visit every year this simple farming town where they come to see the incorrupt body of one of the greatest saints in the history of the Church. The life of St. John Vianney is the story of a humble and holy man who barely succeeded in becoming a priest, but who converted thousands of sinners. Prayer of St. John Vianney I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You. I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally. My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.

Food for the Journey is a monthly lunchtime speaker series featuring presenters from throughout the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. It is designed to help us live out our Catholic faith in our daily lives. This program is held on the first Tuesday of each month at Ellendale Country Club, 3319 Highway 311, Schriever, LA. $15 per meal (includes meal, drink & tip). RSVP by the THURSDAY prior to the event to assure an accurate count by calling 985-850-3178 or email FoodForTheJourney@htdiocese.org. Be prepared to give us your name, phone number and the names of each person in your party.

Dominic’s ideal, and that of his Order, was to organically link a life with God, study, and prayer in all forms, with a ministry of salvation to people by the word of God.

Saint Edith Stein grew up Jewish, rejected God, but eventually converted to Catholicism. She lost her life, along with her converted sister, at Auschwitz. Pope John Paul II said of Edith Stein, “who, as a Catholic during Nazi persecution, remained faithful to the crucified Lord Jesus Christ and, as a Jew, to her people in loving faithfulness."

St. Lawrence was one among the seven deacons who served the Roman church . When St. Lawrence was asked for the treasures of the Church he brought forward the poor, among whom he had divided the treasure, in place of alms; also that when Pope Sixtus II was led away to his death he comforted Lawrence, who wished to share his martyrdom, by saying that he would follow him in three days. St. Lawrence was burned to death on a gridiron.

A meal plan is emailed to all volunteers prior to the upcoming weekend and participants volunteer to cook one of various dishes, or bring bread, dessert, etc. The group meets and prepares the go-plates, adding various prayer cards or small gifts to deliver along with the meals in a nicely decorated bag! Contact Roxane Haydel at 985-381-3573 or roxane.haydel@gmail.com

Join us on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the Cathedral for our annual Come, Lord Jesus Anniversary Mass! Fr. Conley Bertrand will be the celebrant of the Mass as we celebrate yet another year of weekly scripture studies! All Houma-Thibodaux area churches involved with Come, Lord Jesus will be joining us, as well as members from surrounding locations. All are invited, whether you are a member or not! A luncheon will be held in Youth Center following the Mass!

Her order became known as the Poor Clares. Wearing no shoes, fasting often, perpetually abstaining from meat and sleeping on the hard wood floors the sisters radically embraced a life of poverty and penance. Their embrace of poverty was only equaled by their embrace of prayer. Taking a vow of silence they rarely spoke except to sing God’s praises in the psalms and in prayer.

Saint Philomena was only 13 years old when she was martyred, determined to remain pure for our Lord Jesus Christ. She is the Patroness of the Children of Mary. Her mission today is to draw us to the Immaculate Heart of Mary through imitation of her heroic virtues of purity, obedience and humility.

This collection provides funding for academic scholarships at The Catholic University of American in Washington, D.C. This is the only U.S. University with Pontifical faculties.