Come,Lord Jesus

Come,Lord Jesus Come, Lord Jesus! is a Bible Study program founded by Fr. Conley Bertrand in 1969 and is based on the Early Church (Acts 2:42). is a Bible Study and So Much More!

Members gather weekly to prepare for Sunday Mass with Prayer, Scripture, Eucharist, and Community. It's a program that was developed in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA in the late sixties and early seventies by Father Conley Bertrand, a parish priest. Graced with a love for prayer and Scripture and an ardent zeal, he sought to communicate these qualities. This inspiring program is a compl

ete study of the Sunday Readings, including Gospels (Be My Witness), Epistles(Love One Another) and the Old Testament(Give Glory to God) in three seperate volumes. Following the Liturgical Calendar and utilizing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, members grow in sanctification through prayer, Scripture, Eucharist, and Christian community. This Catholic faith formation program creates an atmosphere of prayer and helps to develop an awareness of the Divine Presence as well as nurtures an ardent desire for God.

September 8th Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary“Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. Whe...
09/08/2026

September 8th Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.” (Mt 1:18) Today we celebrate the birth of Mary. The hope, the promise, and the loveliness of dawn is associated with Our Lady, who out of darkness gave to the world its Lord of Light. We call her the “Morning Star” because she is prefigured in the Canticle of Canticles, by the words, Who is she that comes forth as the morning rising? For thousands of years Mary was awaited. She is the dawning, Christ the perfect day. Dark as the world may seem today, it can never be quite dark again since Mary came on earth. Mary, whose birth was the dawning hope for mankind, brought to us the light of the world. Mother Teresa says, “No Mary no Jesus” because his body and blood came from her.

Happy Labor Day form the Come, Lord Jesus Office!Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for ...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day form the Come, Lord Jesus Office!

Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in the spirit of penance in expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously by placing love of duty above my inclinations; to gratefully and joyously deem it an honor to employ and to develop by labor the gifts I have received from God, to work methodically, peacefully, and in moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from it through weariness or difficulty; to work above all, with purity of intention and unselfishness, having unceasingly before my eyes death and the account I have to render of time lost, talents unused, good not done, and vain complacency in success, so baneful to the work of God. All for Jesus, all for Mary, all to imitate thee, O patriarch St. Joseph!
Amen
by St. Pope St. Pius X

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 6:6-11Monday September 7th of the 23rd Week in Ordinary TimeThen Jesus said to them, "I...
09/07/2026

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 6:6-11
Monday September 7th of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?" Looking around at them all, he then said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did so and his hand was restored.” (Lk 6:9-10) Jesus says to each one of us, the spiritually withered, “Come up and stand before us.” Faith emboldens us to do so because in Jesus “are hidden all the treasures.” We stretch out before him all our defects, and Jesus restores us, bringing us together in love. But these leaders were too deprived of love to be compassionate toward the crippled man. At the judgment there will be a great confusion for vain people who have placed all their happiness in being esteemed by others and who have sought in everything to make themselves noticed. So, stretch out your hand to the Lord with love and know his touch.

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." — ...
09/05/2026

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." — 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us this past Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cecilia for our Come, Lord Jesus! Anniversary Mass!

It was a beautiful evening of prayer, fellowship, and gratitude for all the fruits this ministry brings to our parish community. Thank you to everyone who helped make this celebration so special, and to all who faithfully participate in our groups week after week. We are so grateful to share this journey of faith with you! 🙏✨

09/04/2026

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 5:33-39
Friday September 4th of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined. Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins. (Lk 5:37-38) Jesus explains that the old and the new don’t mix. Jesus’ teaching is not a patching of Judaism. The Gospel cannot be contained within the limits of the Mosaic Law. The Gospel is as new as was the revelation of the law through Moses. The new teaching of Jesus requires an entirely new setting and economy. Jesus is in the process of introducing a radical newness. A new salvation is dawning. The old law cannot contain the superabundant outpouring of grace effected by Jesus’ paschal mystery when he suffers, dies and is glorified and sends the Holy Spirit who is the new law written in the hearts of believers. The old law as an old wine skin is not able to contain the explosive power of the new wine given by Jesus.

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 5:1-11Thursday September 3th of the 22nd Week in Ordinary TimeAfter he had finished spe...
09/03/2026

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 5:1-11
Thursday September 3th of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”....Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.” (Lk 5:4. 10-11) It is the Church that is compared to a net. The Church has been entrusted to fishermen, and draws all people out of the turbulent waters of the present age to the eternal kingdom lest we drown in the depths of endless death. It gathers All kinds of fish because it calls to the forgiveness of sins the wise and foolish, free and slave, rich and poor, strong and weak. In the time we are in now facing difficult times, it is easy to grow weary and to become lax in our prayer life. Peter was weary from fishing all night but at Christ command he dropped his nets. We need to remember that we are not alone and we need to “launch out into the deep” and expect great things. These words ring out for us today, and they invite us to remember the past with gratitude, to live the present with enthusiasm and to look forward to the future with confidence.

09/02/2026

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 4:38-44
Wednesday September 2nd of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
“At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, “To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,...” (Lk 4:42-43) Jesus would rise early and go to a deserted place to be alone in prayer with his Father where he would not be disturbed. He needed solitude so he could give his Father his total attention. We who are less sensitive to our need to be alone with God ought to learn from Jesus and seek out our own solitude. Like the crowds, who looked for him, we ought to seek Jesus out in the Tabernacle of our Churches where we can contact him through faith. Our hearts need to be a desert that draws him to be with us. Jesus moved on to another town but he sent his twelve Apostles into the world. Today he sends us.

09/01/2026

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 4:31-37
Tuesday September 1st of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet! Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down in front of them and came out of him without doing him any harm. They were all amazed and said to one another, "What is there about his word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out." (Lk 4:35-36) We no longer see this kind of thing in our day although it is possible. Satan has no power over us unless we give it to him. However, something similar happens daily in the confessional in a quiet way. The power of Satan is broken by the absolution of the priest, and the person goes out free again. He/she can start living as a child of God, no longer obsessed by the powers of sin and evil. Satan is always intimidated by the holy presence of the divine Jesus. We need to be aware of the spiritual combat we fight daily by a vigilant life in union with Christ. That is the best defense against demonic attacks.

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 4:16-30Monday August 31st of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time“The Spirit of the Lord is u...
08/31/2026

Daily Gospel & Commentary — Luke 4:16-30
Monday August 31st of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me...“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” “ (Lk 4:18, 21) Jesus has told us that, “I am in you and you are in me.” The Church must proclaim the truth in the world, to affirm that God is, that he knows us, and in Jesus Christ has given us the path to life. Let us ask God to visit the dungeons of this world which are hushed by the propaganda which knows no truth, by a strategy of disinformation, keeping us in the dark and constituting our darkness. Let us ask him to enter the spiritual prisons of this age, into the darkness of our lack of truth, revealing himself as the Victor who tears down the gates and says to us, “I, your God, have become your Son. Come out! I have not created you to be in prison for ever. So, we leave the doors of sin and open them to life, let us take his hand! (Pope Benedict XVI)

August 29th—Mark 6:17-29 Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist“The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever ...
08/29/2026

August 29th—Mark 6:17-29 Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist
“The king said to the girl, “Ask of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.”…I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” By dying for the truth, John prepared the way for the Lord’s Passion. John the Baptist was, a “righteous and holy man,” and the Gospel reveals that Herod, “liked to listen to him.” This can only be accounted for by the Baptist’s great love. All of us find in John the Baptist an inspiration to live with courageous love. “Life,” as Pope Francis once preached on this day, “has value only in giving it, in giving it in love, in truth, in giving it to others, in daily life, in the family.”

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