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Mass Times
- Saturday: 4:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN St. Charles
- Sunday: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN St. Charles 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Christ the King 10:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN St. Charles
- Monday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Thursday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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Confession Times
- Sunday: 8:30 AM to 8:50 AM Christ the King Mission Church
- MonFri 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM St. Charles Church
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BaptismsFirst Sunday of month at 1:30 p.m. (unles otherwise indicated)
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Liturgy of the Hours
Morning Prayer:
Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.
before 8:00 a.m. Mass
Night Prayer:
On YouTube only
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Adoration Times
- Perpetual: Available at St. Peter's in Carencro for those with committed hour only currently
- Thursday: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Holy Hour of Reparation
- Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM In Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (In South Transept -- Cry room)
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Today's Readings
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Liturgy of the Hours
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"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God, ...we must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine glory.
-St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop 1538-1583
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Parish News and updates
Safe Environment Reporting:
Suppose you believe that you, or someone you know, has been a victim of abuse involving a Jesuit. In that case, you are encouraged to contact law enforcement and the Coordinator of Pastoral Support and Outreach for the Jesuits, Carol Zarinelli Brescia, MSW, LCSW, at 314-915-7168 or ucsoutreach@jesuits.org.
Safe Environment Continuing Training Updates
The 2022 Safe Environment Continuing Training is ongoing and available online. If you have already completed the Initial Training, log into www.virtusonline.org. Your new training task is found under "Online Training Courses." Please get in touch with the VIRTUS Online Help Desk at 1-888-847-8870 for assistance if you do not remember your log-in information. In addition, please email/call the Church Office after completing online Continuing Training so we can print your certificate. These tasks must be completed promptly and updated annually. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.
ATTENTION: Safe Environment Training Session
The Diocese of Lafayette is committed to ensuring a safe environment for all children against sexual abuse.
Therefore, all clergy, lay employees, and volunteers, whose work/ministry involves contact with children, shall undergo initial education/training in the diocesan safe environment program. In addition, each calendar year, they will be required to attend a continuing education in-service on child abuse-related issues.
All clergy, lay employees, and volunteers, whose work/ministry involves contact with children, shall undergo a criminal background check. Also, there shall be documentation of reference checks for all new employees and ALL volunteers.
On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 5:30 pm, St. Charles Church will conduct a "Safe Environment Training Session" for all persons who may serve as volunteers, choir members, SVdP Society members, and Catechists, and in any other capacity. This training will serve as both an Initial and Continuing training and will take place at St. Charles Chapel. Please arrive 15 minutes earlier to complete the paperwork.
Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus has as its purpose a more ardent and perfect love for the Lord and to make reparation for all the offenses, especially the ingratitude and forgetfulness of His presence to us in the Holy Eucharist.
Please, join us in practicing this love of the Lord:- Thursdays for a Holy Hour of Reparation from 7:00 –8:00 pm.
- Fridays for Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Vocation Prayer Cross
The Lord has commanded us to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, "laborers for the harvest." To respond to that command, we have purchased a Vocations Prayer Cross from the Diocesan Vocation Office. We are asking families to sign-up to take home the Vocations Prayer Cross for one week to pray together as a family for vocations each night. All families of whatever size and age can participate.
We hope that this commitment to prayer will bless our families with an increase in holiness and growth in vocations.
Sign-up sheets are in the back of the Church both at St. Charles and Christ the King. Please, prayerfully consider making this offering of prayer. Blessings, Fr. Mark
Liturgy of the Hours
Morning Prayer will be prayed in the Church weekdays at 7:30 am, Monday - Friday before the 8 am Mass.
These prayers will also be live-streamed on our YouTube Channel. Click the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0ByffdT0vPmF4v9BnOROA/featured?view_as=subscriber
Night Prayer: This is on a 7-day rotation throughout ordinary time and is available on our YouTube Channel.
Burial? Cremation? What does the Church Teach?Below is a summary of what the Church teaches on burial and cremation. For a fuller explanation of the subject, see the entire article by clicking on the "Sacraments and Liturgy" tab and selecting funerals and burials.
While the Church has in recent decades allowed for cremation to be chosen for sanitary, economic, or other social reasons, she strongly continues to prefer the burial of the body of the deceased as the most fitting way to express and reinforce the belief in the dignity of the human body as a temple of the Holy Spirit and the bodily resurrection.
In cases where cremation is chosen, the remains should be treated with the same respect given the human body from which they come. This respect requires that the entire remains be laid to rest in a sacred place, buried in a grave, or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium. The remains may not be divided, reserved in a private residence, or used to make jewelry or other keepsakes. The Church also strictly prohibits the scattering of ashes for any motive whatsoever.
May the Church's teaching on this topic assist us in caring and praying well for our deceased brothers and sisters and in proclaiming and passing on the Good News of the Gospel for the greater glory of God.