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Prayer for Protection during Hurricane Season O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem, where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen. [Composed by Most Rev. Maurice Schexnayder (1895-1981),Second Bishop of Lafayette (1956-1973), following Hurricane Audrey in 1957]

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Baccalaureate Mass - all graduates invited- at St. Mary of the Lake Church at 10:00am May 12. Graduates should wear their graduation gown.

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HOLY WEEK MASS SCHEDULE Holy Wednesday Chrism Mass 10AM at St. Margaret Catholic Church (no 5:30PM Mass at St. Mary) Holy Thursday 7PM Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. Mary Good Friday 3PM Commemoration of the Lord's Passion and Veneration of the Cross at St. Mary Holy Saturday 8PM Easter Vigil at St. Mary Easter Sunday 8AM at St. Patrick and 10AM at St. Mary

LENT WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE 5:30PM on Monday and Tuesday at St. Mary of the Lake Church.

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Parish office will be closed on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Monday.

HOLY LAND AND SEMINARY FUND Annual collections for the Holy Land will be on Good Friday, and Seminary Fund on Easter Masses

ST. MARY OF THE LAKE GOOD FRIDAY WALK Assemble at St. Patrick Chapel at 7:15 AM for prayer. Walk begins at 7:30 AM. Arrives at St. Mary for services at 3 PM. All are welcome. Call 309-6384 for more information.

UPPER CAMERON FOOD BANK Scheduled for distribution on Wednesday, April 17 from 9-11 AM at St. Mary of the Lake. Call Catholic Charities at 439-7463 for qualifying questions.

Our PREP Fun day was a big success! Thank you to all that helped make it a success. I think the kids had a good time! I know I sure enjoyed watching the kids play and socialize. 💗💞😁

God, as you gave us the sun to lighten our days, so you have given us your Word to lighten our minds and our souls. I pray that you will pour out on me your Spirit as I pray today, that my heart and mind may be opened to your Word, and that I may learn and accept your will for my life. Shine within my heart, loving God, the pure light of your divine knowledge; open the eyes of my mind and the ears of my heart to receive your Word, this day and always, Amen.

Oh loving God, who laid the foundations of the earth amid the singing of the morning stars and the joyous shouts of the sons of God: Lift my little life into your gladness. Out of you, as out of an overflowing fountain of love, wells forth eternally a stream of blessing upon every creature you have made. Oh, then, help me to glorify you by striving to be like you. Make me as pure and good as you are. May I be a partaker of the Divine Nature, so that all that is truly human within me may be deepened, purified, and strengthened. And so may I be a witness for you, a light of the world, reflecting your radiance to all I meet. Amen

Heavenly Father, when I think of the wonder of your great plan for our salvation, I fall on my knees before you, who has named every name in heaven or on earth, and I pray that out of your richness of your glory, you will strengthen me in my inner being with your Spirit, so that Christ may dwell in my heart through faith. And I pray that I may be rooted and grounded in love, that I may have strength to comprehend with all the saints the breadth and length and height and depth of the love of Christ Jesus, the love that surpasses knowledge, and be filled with the fullness that only you can give. In the name of Christ, I pray, Amen.

Meditation for the Day Remember that the first quality of greatness is service. In a way, God is the greatest servant of all, because He is always waiting for us to call on Him to help us in all good endeavors. His strength is always available to us, but we must ask it of Him through our own free will. It is a free gift, but we must sincerely seek for it. A life of service is the finest life we can live. We are here on earth to serve others. That is the beginning and the end of our real worth. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may cooperate with God in all good things. I pray that I may serve God and others and so lead a useful and happy life.