1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

E a s t er S u n d a y
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EASTER VIGIL
EASTER SUNDAY
Scripture Readings
Scripture Readings
Genesis 1:1 - 2:2 / response: Psalm 33
Exodus 14:15 - 15:1 / response: Exodus 15
Isaiah 55: 1-11 / response: Isaiah 12
Ezekiel 36: 16-28 / response: Psalm 42-43
Acts 10: 34a, 37-43
Colossians 3: 1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5: 6b-8
John 20: 1-9 or Mark 16: 1-7
or Luke 24: 13-35
Romans 6: 3-11
Music
response: Psalm 118
9:30 am, 11:00 am, & 7:30 pm
Mark 16: 1-7
Gathering
#540 Jesus Christ Is Risen
Today
Psalm Response
“This is the day the Lord has
made; let us rejoice and be
glad.”
Gifts Preparation
#536 At the Lamb’s High
Feast We Sing
Recessional
#539 Sing With All the
Saints in Glory
Music
Gifts Preparation
#540 Jesus Christ Is Risen
Today
Recessional
#539 Sing With All the
Saints in Glory
The texts of the Mass responses,
as well as the Gloria and Creed,
can be found in the front covers of the worship aids.
I M M A CU L AT E C O N C E P T IO N P AR I S H
Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church
130 Baronne Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 529-1477 / fax: (504) 524-0155
www.jesuitchurch.net
STAFF
Rev. Frank Reale, S.J., Pastor (ext. 243)
([email protected])
Rev. Daniel J. Tesvich, S.J. Parochial Vicar (ext. 222)
([email protected])
Cathy Brown, Executive Assistant (ext. 223)
Julie Vanderbrook, Wedding Coordinator
Paul Wattigny, Organist & Choirmaster
JESUITS IN RESIDENCE
Bro. Larry Huck, S.J.
Mr. Jason LaLonde, S.J.
Rev. Mark A. Lewis, S.J.
INFORMATION CONTACTS
Religious Education & Faith Formation
Baptisms & Funerals:
529-1477 x 224
Weddings (Julie Vanderbrook):
504-442-2622
MASSES
Monday-Friday: 7:30 am, Noon
Saturday:
8 am, 4 pm (Sunday Vigil)
Sunday:
8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 7:30 pm
CONFESSIONS
Monday-Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
DEVOTIONS
Tuesday:
Friday:
First Friday:
Sunday:
CHURCH TOURS
11-11:50 am
3:15-3:50 pm
7-7:25 pm
at Masses
at Masses
12:30 pm
12:40 pm
Perpetual Help Novena
Sacred Heart Novena
Benediction
Stations of the Cross &
Rosary
8-11:45 am Adoration & Benediction
at Masses Sacred Heart Novena
12:30 pm
Stations of the Cross &
Rosary
9 am
Rosary
7 pm
Adoration, Rosary, &
Benediction
3:15 pm Saturdays
NEW ORLEANS, LA
WEEKLY REFLECTION
Easter Sunday
Words fail to express what happened to Jesus at
Easter, or what happened to the first disciples who
experienced him as resurrected. And yet, it is important that we listen to their experience as we try to
understand what Jesus’ Resurrection means for us.
One of my favorite post-Resurrection stories is told
in Luke’s Gospel. Two of Jesus’ disciples are walking and talking – and debating – as they walk away
from Jerusalem, the place of pain and confusion.
They are struggling to find meaning in what they and
others have experienced, but they cannot yet do so.
As the unrecognized Jesus joins them, they speak of
how they experienced Jesus as a mighty prophet,
both in what he said and what he did; they also recount the fact of his brutal death. And, they speak
about themselves, about their hopes which now seem
to have been reduced to nothing. They also tell
about the experience of others. Some women experienced something special at the empty tomb of Jesus,
and their interpretation was that Jesus was alive; others went to that same empty tomb, but they did not
have quite the same experience.
Different disciples are at different stages in their
journey with and toward the Risen One. Jesus does
not immediately step in and interpret for the two disciples what their journey with him means. Instead,
he first asks his disciples for their own understanding
of what they experienced. So too with us.
To go the next step on the journey it is necessary to
turn to the Scriptures which help to unravel the
meaning. Immersing ourselves in the whole story,
from Moses through all the prophets, we understand
a little more of Jesus’ life and mission. We see, too,
how we are asked to conform our own lives to this
journey by living the truth of Jesus. Essential for
this journey is the abiding presence of the Risen
Christ. As did those first disciples we, too, implore
him to stay with us. And he does. He continues to
open our eyes by unfolding the Scriptures to us and
by making himself known in the breaking of the
bread, the Eucharist.
No words adequately express our experience of
what it is like to have Jesus risen among us. Resurrected life far exceeds all our hopes; it is far more
than a happy ending to a tragic story. It is not only
what happened to Jesus, but it is already lived by us.
It is tasted already now, all along the way, not only
at the end of a life’s journey. It is beyond all that we
had hoped and even now sets our hearts burning
within us. Happy Easter!
EASTER SUNDAY
EASTER SECOND COLLECTION
At today’s Masses, a second collection will benefit
our church’s Maintenance Fund. Please help support the upkeep of our beautiful, and sometimes
“demanding” church!
THANK YOU!
Thank you to all those wonderful parishioners who
ministered in many ways during this past week by
cleaning and decorating the church, serving at our
liturgies, and extending hospitality to our guests!
We are also grateful to those who helped to decorate the sanctuary by donating for Easter flowers.
COFFEE AND DONUTS FELLOWSHIP
Our baker is taking off Easter, and so there will not
be the usual Sunday morning coffee and donuts
after the morning Masses.
DATES TO KEEP IN MIND…
 April 6
Parish Office Closed
Monday
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April 7
Tuesday
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April 9
Thursday
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April 9
Thursday
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April 9
Thursday
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April 10
Friday
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April 12
Sunday
First Tuesday Presentation
12:30 pm / Lenes Hall
Altar Society Church Cleaning
8 am - 10 am
Baptismal Preparation Class
5:00 pm / Parish Rectory
Young Adult Reading Group
7:00 pm / Lenes Hall
Registration Deadline for
First Communion Prep Program
1st Communion Parents Meeting
10:30 am / Lenes Hall
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April 12
Divine Mercy Sunday
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April 14
Confirmation Liturgy
Tuesday
7:30 pm
FIRST TUESDAY PRESENTATION ON SPIRITUALITY
First Tuesdays continues on April 7 at 12:30 p.m. in
Lenes Hall with Norris Henderson, Executive Director of Voice of the Ex-Offender (VOTE), speaking on
the topic of “Making the Best of the Way Things
Are.” Admission is free, and a simple lunch is provided beforehand at 12:15. For more information,
please see www.loyno..edu/lplc/downtown.
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VISITING IMMACULATE CONCEPTION?
Welcome! We are happy you are with us on this
most special feast day. If you would like to learn
more about the art and architecture of our historic
building, we invite you to consult the brochure
found at the back of the church.
WELCOME!
We give great thanks to God for Jesuit High School
student Chase Rushing who at the Easter Vigil was
baptized, confirmed, and made his First Communion, as well as for Jenna McKinnie and Scott
Schneider who were received into the Catholic
Church and received the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. As we extend to them our
congratulations, we pray that the light of Christ
will continue to shine both upon them and
through them.
PREPARATION FOR BAPTISM
The next monthly baptism prep class for parents and
godparents will take place this coming Thursday at
5:00 p.m. in the parish rectory. To register, please
call the parish office (529-1477, ext. 224) and leave a
message. Baptism at Immaculate Conception is usually celebrated at noon on the 2nd and 4th Sundays
of the month, although other arrangements are possible. To learn more about baptisms and baptism
preparation, please consult the parish website.
FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATION
If you would like for your child to participate in our
parish’s First Communion preparation program,
please visit the parish website and complete the
online registration form prior to April 10.
CELEBRATION OF CONFIRMATION
On Tuesday evening, April 14, at 7 p.m., Archbishop
Gregory Aymond will confirm this year’s confirmation candidates. All are welcome to this important
event in the life of the 39 high school students who
participated in our parish’s preparation program
during the Sundays of Lent.
DID YOU KNOW?
A docent-led tour of our church takes place every Saturday afternoon beginning at 3:15 p.m., and tours can be
arranged for visiting groups at other times. Learn more
about the history of our church where Mass was first
celebrated in 1857.
I M M A CU L AT E C O N C E P T IO N P AR I S H
A
PRAYER LIST
Your prayers are asked for the following
individuals who are facing illness or other life challenges.
Anne Atkinson
Francoise Benton
Kirk Bernard
Ronald Bourg
Ronnie Bourgeois
Olga Deegan Brown
Rena Cantrell
Nicki Clark
Raymond Fitzgerald SJ
John Garrity
Gina Gauthreaux
Keith Gee
Ellis Gill
Jimmy Godbery
Michael Guillot
Bonnie Torres Gurtner
Tommy Gurtner
Sean Hallligan
Dr. Luis E. Jimenez
Julianne G. Kiefer
William B. Kitchen, Jr
Genevieve Lewis
Judge Pat McCabe
Cindy Migliore
Dan Ness
Janet Tedesco Noonan
Paul Osterle SJ
Desmond Peters
Darlene Peters
Maureen Poche
Shelly Raynal
Herb Sayas
Shirley Schnyder
Sharon Sciavico
Mitchell Smith
EACH MASS IS OFFERED FOR THE INTENTIONS
OF ALL PRESENT & FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Saturday, April 4
8:00 pm
Minel “Joey” Tastet, Jr
Tom Tobin
Chad & Rena Trevett
Roslyn & Tevest Vance
Ellen Waller
Joseph Waguespack II
Imelda Ward
Kathleen Whitsell
Names appear for three
months unless otherwise
requested. To request
that a name be included,
please phone 529-1477.
IN MEMORY
Marilou Marshall Hogeboom †
Dr. Chukwuka Ilombu
Gerard F. Johnson †
Margie Jones †
Thelma Grass Kelly †
Joseph Michael Marques †
Rita Cruthirds McCue †
Mary Ann Moon †
James Mulkey †
Toddy Nathansen †
Lynn Ott †
Althea Ulmer Ovella †
Kaitlyn Pittfield †
Thomas Redmon †
Carmella Fernandez Robert †
Leo Rodrigue, Sr. †
Joseph Roper †
Lauren Saubat †
James Schiro †
Joseph Schmidt †
Jean Slaten †
Anne Sullivan †
Michael Tofani †
Thomas J. Ward †
Katherine Webb †
Treasure Williams †
The names of recently deceased
appear on the list for twelve months.
Please phone 529-1477 to request
that a name be included.
Fr. Edward J. Lawlor, SSJ †
Howard Kenneth Adolph †
John “Buddy” Curry, Jr. †
Special Intention
Sunday, April 5
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
7:30 pm
Dana Jones Woodcock
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
Mary Frances Arland †
Norma Bair †
Kenneth Barnes †
Marlene Barnes †
Robert Barnes †
Millie Benit †
Curtis Binder †
Wayne Breen, MD †
William W. Brink, Jr. `†
Musette Mary Buckley †
Randolph I. Butler, Sr. †
Jack A. Chaney †
Nick Cimo †
Harold Clavier †
John Conners †
Brandon Courtney †
John Edward Curry, Jr. †
Aaron Debarbieris †
Dr. Marcus Lucas DiLeo †
Billy Dwyer †
Glen Derbes Eagan †
Darian Feltman †
Amelia Degan Formigue †
Celo Belou Geheeb †
Ellen Isabel Geheeb †
Ron Grampa †
Patricia Grass †
Bill Habighorst †
Betty Ridley Hammer †
N E W O R L E AN S , L A
Warren Ferrand, Jr. †
Intention of Celebrating Priest
Mass for the People
John “Buddy” Curry, Jr. †
Leah Early
Francoise Benton
Special Intention
Monday, April 6
7:30 am
Noon
Jack Anthony Chaney †
John “Buddy” Curry, Jr. †
Tuesday, April 7
7:30 am
Noon
Special Intention
Allison C. Alexander †
Wednesday, April 8
7:30 am
Noon
Special Intention
Francis Ralph Dauterive
Thursday, April 9
7:30 am
Noon
Special Intention
Dorothy Hebert Escude †
Friday, April 10
7:30 am
Noon
Buddy and June Curry †
Howard Kenneth Adolph †
Saturday, April 11
8:00 am
4:00 pm
Jimmy Godbery
Glenn M. LaBorde †
Bill Habighorst †
Fran Richardson †
John “Buddy” Curry, Jr. †
HOLY FATHER’S APRIL PRAYER INTENTIONS
Creation: That people may learn to respect creation and care
for it as a gift of God.
Persecuted Christians: That persecuted Christians may feel
the consoling presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity
of all the Church.
WEDDING BANNS
Please keep in your prayers those who in the coming weeks will be united
in the Sacrament of Matrimony at Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
April 11, 2015
Sunday, April 26 (the 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd
Sunday) is this year’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations. As
the Church invites us to honor the vocation of all Christians
given in baptism, let us pray that those who are discerning
their life vocation — whether it be to marriage, the single
life, priesthood, diaconate, or consecrated life — may listen
to the voice of the Good Shepherd to guide them.
Alyssa Marie Walter & John Cornell Hadden, Jr.
April 17/18, 2015
Patricia Michelle O’Brien & Ray Charles Schmidt
Kristin Kane Foret & Philip Raspanti
April 25, 2015
Margaret Erin Magers & Wilbur (Trey) Giarrusso III
EASTER SUNDAY
COLLECTIONS (March 23-29, 2015)
Because of an early publication deadline,
figures for the week of March 23-29
will be reported in next week’s bulletin.
We thank all those who have fulfilled their Legacy Campaign
pledges, as well as those who continue to fulfill their Legacy
commitment by making their outstanding pledge payments.
ONLINE PARISHIONER REGISTRATION & GIVING
We invite you to register as a member of our parish family.
To do so, log on to www.jesuitchurch.net and click the “I’m
New” and “To the Parish” tabs, or contact the parish office.
Also, follow Immaculate Conception Parish on Facebook by
logging onto www.facebook.com and entering Immaculate
Conception Jesuit Church and “Like” us. In reflecting upon
your support of the parish, please consider online giving, a
quick and easy way to do your part to foster the life and
ministry of Immaculate Conception.
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PARKING at 220 O’Keefe
For registered Immaculate Conception parishioners,
parking at a reduced fee of $2.00 for a 3-hour period is available in the CENTRAL PARKING GARAGE at
220 O’Keefe, next to the Quality Inn, near the corner of O’Keefe and Common. The garage is open to
parishioners on Sunday mornings beginning around
7 o’clock, and then again beginning around 6 p.m.
To get the reduced rate, you must use a magnetic
voucher card available for purchase in the parish
office, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
To take advantage of the reduced rate, enter the
garage from O’Keefe, and take a ticket from the auto attendant. KEEP YOUR TICKET. When you exit the
garage, you will need to insert both that ticket and
the voucher.
Difficulties? The Central Parking emergency number
is 504-655-3204. Questions? Please contact Cathy
Brown at 529-1477, ext. 223 or Father Reale at ext.
243.