Dear Parishioners and Friends of Our Lady of Guadalupe,                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
     The scene that we find in this Sunday’s Gospel takes place at the Last Supper.
      Jesus reminds the apostles that He will be with them for only a little while longer. He gives them a new commandment: LOVE ONE ANOTHER. He tells them: “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how they will know you are my disciples, If you love one another.”
      Imagine if everyone took Jesus’ words  seriously…what a different world and city we would live in. Imagine LOVE dominating the hatred we see each day. Never forget that Love is stronger than hatred and evil. 
    Love will always conquer evil. Let us continue to pray that the evil we see, especially in this horrible war in Ukraine, will end. Thank God for the many peoples  of many nations that are reaching out to help the many refugees who have lost so much.  May Our Lady of Lourdes’ message of turning to Jesus in order to bring about peace be our strength and hope.
     Have a Blessed Week,
     Fr. Tony
 

OLG 50 Plus Club is looking for new members, Meetings are held in the          St. Jude Hall on the third Tuesday of the Month at 1pm. Contact Karen Cantrelle (504) 250-8241 for more information.
 
Farewell: Fr. Dwight Hoeberechts, OMI, our Associate Pastor, has been re-assigned to be Pastor of St. Patrick’s and St. Casimir’s Churches in St. Paul, MN.  We will truly miss him. He has been a joy to all of us. He will be leaving us in July. We will remember him    especially during the winter. I hope he has nice warm jackets. Thank you and God bless you, Fr. Dwight!.

Have you or someone you know not received the Sacrament of Confirmation? If so, contact Fr. Tony. We have several sessions that begin on Monday, May 9^th at 6PM in the St. Jude Hall. Confirmation for adults will take place on Pentecost Sunday at the Cathedral, June 5^th.

BIBLE SHARING

Weekly Wednesday Bible sharing after the 7A.M. Mass. The meeting is held in the St. Jude Hall. All are invited to attend and participate.                                

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has Catholic Counseling Services available to anyone who is in need of  counseling. Call (504) 861-6245 for more information.