Scripture Readings

July Scripture Readings

and a listing of Feast days and saints

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Weekday Amos 8:4-6, 9-12 Matthew 9:9-13 Weekday Amos 9:11-15 Matthew 9:14-17

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 66:10-14c Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Weekday Hosea 2:16, 17b18, 21-22 Matthew 9:18-26 Weekday Hosea 8:4-7, 11-13 Matthew 9:32-38 Weekday Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12 Matthew 10:1-7 Weekday Hosea 11:1-4, 8c-9 Matthew 10:7-15 Weekday Hosea 14:2-10 Matthew 10:16-23 Weekday Isaiah 6:1-8 Matthew 10:24-33

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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Memorial of Saint Benedict, abbot Isaiah 1:10-17 Matthew 10:34— 11:1 Weekday Isaiah 7:1-9 Matthew 11:20-24 Weekday Isaiah 10:5-7, 13b-16 Matthew 11:25-27 Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin Isaiah 26:7-9,12, 16-19 Matthew 11:28-30 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the church Isaiah 38:1-6, 2122, 7-8 Matthew 12:1-8 Weekday Micah 2:1-5 Matthew 12:14-21

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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 18:1-10a Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 Weekday Micah 6:1-4, 6-8 Matthew 12:38-42 Weekday Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Matthew 12:46-50 Weekday Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10 Matthew 13:1-9 Weekday Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 Matthew 13:10-17 Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene Song of Songs 3:1-4a John 20:1-2, 11-18 Weekday Jeremiah 7:1-11 Matthew 13:24-30

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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Genesis 18:20-32 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 Feast of Saint James, apostle 2 Corinthians 4:715 Matthew 20:20-28 Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Jeremiah 14:17-22 Matthew 13:36-43 Weekday Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21 Matthew 13:44-46 Weekday Jeremiah 18:1-6 Matthew 13:47-53 Memorial of Saint Martha Jeremiah 26:1-9 John 11:19-27 Weekday Jeremiah 26:1116, 24 Matthew 14:1-12

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21

July

Holy Father’s prayer intentions

For the elderly. We pray for the elderly, who represent the roots and memory of a people; may their experience and wisdom help young people to look towards the future with hope and responsibility.

See www.apostleshipofprayer.org

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Cathedral

is filled for ordinations

Fathers Stephen castille and James rome were ordained to the priesthood at the cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in houma recently. archbishop Shelton J. Fabre of Louisville, Ky, was the ordaining prelate. concelebrants were bishop emeritus Sam g. Jacobs, priests of the diocese and visiting priests.

Photos by Lawrence Chatagnier

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What was on your heart the morning of your ordination?

Wow, that is a tough question. There were so many thoughts going through my mind the morning of my ordination, but what was on my heart? As I reflect, before I left for the church, I spent time in the chapel and remember feeling so grateful to God for finally getting me to this ordination day after 35 years of discernment. I also felt an amazing feeling of peace knowing that I am truly doing the will of God. Finally, I felt an indescribable joy in my heart knowing that I would soon be able to celebrate Mass and bring God’s mercy to others in the sacrament of reconciliation.

Father Stephen Castille

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What was on your heart the morning of your ordination?

Honestly, I was considerably more calm, cool and collected than the morning of my diaconate ordination. In the ordained world of celibate vows, my marriage commitment had already taken place and I was very comfortable with that. I can tell you, however, that taking vows of obedience to an unknown bishop was a bit more thought-provoking than my diaconate vows to Archbishop Shelton Fabre. Overall, I was ready for my day of priesthood ordination because I was sure of God’s call. Not once in the past seven or so years had I ever doubted what I was supposed to be. Consequently, ordination morning was kind of unspectacular. I had slept at St. Bernadette rectory and ate a breakfast of champions (a cold piece of Father Andre’s leftover meat-lovers pizza). I was confident because I knew formation had “prepared” me as well as possible to be “unprepared.” Father James Rome