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Daily Prayer for Priests, Deacons and Seminarians
January Daily Prayer
for Priests, Deacons and Seminarians
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Very Rev. Jay Baker Rev. Paul Birdsall
Rev. Rusty Bruce Rev. Toto Buenaflor Jr. Rev. Duc Bui Rev. Joseph Chacko Deacon Glenn Porche Rev. Cody Chatagnier Rev. Carl Collins
Rev. Van Constant Rev. Robert-Joel Cruz Very Rev. Vicente De La Cruz, V.F. Rev. Dean Danos Seminarian Chad Cheramie Rev. Sovi Devasia Rev. Daniel Duplantis
Msgr. Cletus Egbi Very Rev. Simon Peter Engurait, V.G. Rev. Gregory Fratt Rev. Alex Gaudet Rev. Rholando Grecia
Rev. Brice Higginbotham Deacon Chris Prestenback
Rev. Rajasekar Karumelnathan Rev. Noas Kerketta Rev. Thomas Kuriakose Rev. Baby Kuruvilla Seminarian Brayden Dantin Rev. Brett Lapeyrouse Rev. Robert Rogers
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Rev. Billy Velasco
Daily Prayer for Clergy and Religious
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer for the spiritual renewal of bishops, priests, deacons, brothers, sisters, lay ministers and seminarians of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. We praise You for giving their ministry to the Church. In these days, renew them with the gifts of Your Spirit.
You once opened the Holy Scriptures to Your disciples when You walked on this earth. Now renew Your ordained and chosen ones with the truth and power of Your Word.
In Eucharist you gave Your disciples renewed life and hope. Nourish Your consecrated ones with Your own Body and Blood. Help them to imitate in their lives the death and resurrection they celebrate around Your altar.
Give them enthusiasm for the Gospel, zeal for the salvation of all people, courage in leadership and humility in service.
Give them Your love for one another and for all their brothers and sisters in You. For You love them, Lord Jesus, and we love and pray for them in Your Holy Name, today especially for _______________________. Amen.
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Announcement
raises over $900,000 in diocese
By JANET MARCEL
The Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana recently hosted its 5th annual #iGiveCatholic campaign, a 24-hour online giving challenge that celebrates the work of Catholic church parishes, ministries, schools and other charitable organizations within the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.
“Despite this year being extraordinarily difficult for our parishioners and the local economy, our Catholic faithful came together as one community to support our many local ministries,” says Amy Ponson, executive director of the Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana. “With over 1,650 donors, more than $900,000 was raised for our local church parishes, schools and non-profits.”
The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux raised the second highest figure of all Louisiana dioceses, and was ranked within the top five nationally.
“None of this would be possible without the prayers and support of our community members, and for that we are incredibly grateful,” says Bishop Shelton J. Fabre. “I want to personally thank the generous people of our diocese for their outpouring of love, prayers and financial gifts for 2020’s Giving Tuesday. I am humbled by you, each of our beloved parishioners; it is your prayers and generosity that will assist our ministries in accomplishing many projects across our diocese.”
Because of your support, reports Ponson, diocesan church parishes, schools and ministries will be able to: n Replace the roof at Holy Cross Church in Morgan City;
n Provide an interactive playground for the students at St. Genevieve Catholic School in Thibodaux; n Renovate the flooring and pews at St. Bridget Church in Schriever; n Purchase a generator for the Catholic Community Center in Galliano ensuring the food in the food bank is cared for during disasters; n Renovate the first floor classrooms at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma; n Upgrade the water heater and sewage system at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Larose; n And, so much more … check out the leaderboard and the projects at https://houma-thibodaux.igivecatholic.org/.
Nationally, over $12.4 million was raised for 1,668 ministries – making this the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date. #iGiveCatholic is held each year in conjunction with #GivingTuesday, which is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday; #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.
For more information about #iGiveCatholic, visit catholicfoundationsl.org or call (985) 850-3116. BC
