Domingo de Ramos Abril 13, 2014 Mat. 21: 1-11 (De acuerdo a Orígenes, sacerdote, 184-253) Llegaron a Betfagé. Era una villa que pertenecía a los sacerdotes. Allí vivian temporalmente y desde allí iban a prestar sus servicios al templo.

The Serra Clubs of Metropolitan New Orleans honored 79 boys and girls as 2014 Altar Servers of the Year for their respective church parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrated the Altar Server of the Year Mass April 2 at St. Rita Church in New Orleans and presented a medal to each recipient.

Sister of the Holy Family Eva Regina Martin died April 7 at Lafon Nursing facility. She was 74. She was a Sister of the Holy Family for 54 years. She was congregational leader of the Sisters of the Holy Family for 7 1/2 years, until recently, after being hospitalized Feb. 5 with cardiac arrhythmia arrest, said recently named congregational leader Sister Greta Jupiter.

Generations of families have called St. Peter Church in Reserve their faith home. On April 5, hundreds came out to pay tribute at the parish’s 150th anniversary Mass celebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, followed by dinner in the school auditorium.

1. What is a synod? In the Archdiocese of New Orleans, our synod is a time the archbishop calls his people together in order to reflect on God’s vision and priorities for us as a local church. 2. Why did Archbishop Aymond convoke a synod?

Msgr. L. Earl Gauthreaux, the pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in New Orleans East, a canon lawyer and the judicial vicar of the archdiocesan marriage tribunal, already was wearing about four hats when he got the phone call in 1980.

As Archbishop Aymond has called for a diocesan “synod” (pronounced sin’ud), it only seems right to explore a bit what that means. The word “synod” has Greek roots and means something like “moving forward together.” That’s an apt summary of what a diocesan synod is all about!

It is called a diocesan synod – a grassroots gathering of priests, deacons, religious and laypeople – with the expressed purpose of assisting the bishop in leading his diocese. It is also a lot of work, but it is something Archbishop Gregory Aymond believes the Archdiocese of New Orleans is being called to engage in to set priorities for mission and service over the next three to five years.

Answering God’s Call ~ Following God’s Lead

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted April 10-19 SCHOOLS ST. SCHOLASTICA, Benedictine Players present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” April 10-12, 7:30 p.m.; April 13, 3 p.m. St. Joseph Abbey Benet Hall, Covington.

In the Jubilee Year of 2000, at the canonization of St. Faustina, Pope John Paul II declared the Sunday after Easter to be Divine Mercy Sunday. Special graces of mercy for the forgiveness of sin and remittance of the temporal punishment for sin are available on this day.

Los siete obispos de Luisiana emitieron la siguiente declaración con respecto a la HB 187, presentado por el Representante Joe Lopinto, R-Metairie, sobre el tema de la maternidad subrogada [Útero de alquiler].

➤ Age: 19 ➤ Seminary year: Freshman, St. Joseph Seminary College ➤ Home Parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner ➤ Elementary School and High School: Home-schooled ➤ College: St. Joseph Seminary College ➤ Confirmation saint: St. Ignatius of Loyola ➤ Why did you choose this saint?

When I’m driving, I usually don’t pay much attention to the radio advertisements, preferring to switch to another channel playing music. Recently, however, I was struck by an announcement for a “Divorce 101” seminar, sponsored by a group of lawyers around town.

In eighth grade, I decided I should join clubs in school and become more involved in community activities. So, I joined the pro-life club, without knowing really what it meant or why I was pro-life in the first place.

Volunteering is devoting your time freely. I feel that volunteering is more than just a way to give back to the community; it is an expression of who you are. Volunteering gives you a sense of pride about the choices you make and that they are positively impacting someone’s life.

Through the sacrament of matrimony, married couples are called to be living icons of God’s love in the world, Pope Francis said; and when they fight – and all couples do – they don’t have “to call the United Nations,” but find simple words and gestures to say they are sorry.

The City of Sulphur’s recreation department is preparing for two weeks of championship softball and baseball tournaments during the first three weeks of May, but here, on the opposite side of the state, there is still some unfinished business to be taken care of on the area diamonds.