Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles

09/14/2026

Thank you to our sponsor, Henderson of Lake Charles and Hunt Brother’s Pizza. Your generous gift helps makes the Veritas conference possible!

09/14/2026

Thank you to our sponsor, Seal Properties and Lloyd's Country Store. Your generous gift helps makes the Veritas conference possible!

09/14/2026

LOCATION CHANGE FOR SEPTEMBER 15!

Eucharistic Adoration with Divine Mercy Chaplet will be held in the Katharine Drexel Conference Center at Saint Charles Center from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, because the Grief to Grace Retreat will be in progress. Please keep those on retreat and the staff in your prayers.

We hope you can join us! Katharine Drexel Conference Center is the first building on your left as you enter the grounds of Saint Charles Center, 2151 Sam Houston Jones Parkway in Moss Bluff. Bring a friend! Jesus will be waiting for you!

09/14/2026

TONIGHT AT MCNEESE!

Cowboy Catholics will present “Jason Evert and the Theology of the Body” at 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, in the Richard Student Union Memorial Ballroom at McNeese State University, Willie Landry Mount Drive, in Lake Charles.

The FREE event will feature internationally renowned Catholic speaker and podcaster Jason Evert as he discusses the Catholic Church’s teaching on gender theory. Using Saint John Paul the Great’s groundbreaking work, The Theology of the Body, as a lens, Jason will present human sexuality as an integral part of God’s loving design.

09/14/2026

09/14/2026

Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: on the day following the dedication of the Basilica of the Resurrection, which was erected over the Holy Sepulchre, the Holy Cross is exalted and honored as the trophy of Christ’s Paschal victory and the sign which is to appear in the heavens, announcing to the whole world his Second Coming.

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

09/14/2026

SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Albert of Jerusalem
Patron Saint of: Carmelites and Carmelite vocations
Feast Day: September 14

St. Albert of Jerusalem (d. 1215) was born to a noble family in Italy, and was well educated in theology and law. He went on to become a priest and bishop and served in important posts as a peacemaker; he served as a mediator between Pope Clement III and the Holy Roman Emperor, between the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Cyprus, and between the Knights Templar and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. In 1205 he was made Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Innocent III during the time when the Saracens had control of the city. In this position he was respected by all for his sanctity and intelligence. Because of the Muslim presence in Jerusalem, Albert took up residence in Acre overlooking the great city, as well as Mt. Carmel where a group of holy hermits lived. Albert was asked by St. Brocard, who was prior of the group of hermits, to draw up a rule of life for them which became the beginning of the Carmelite Order. In 1214 Albert was summoned to serve in the General Lateran Council, but was murdered before he could attend. The Master of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, whom he had rebuked and deposed for immorality, stabbed him to death on September 14th in the Church of Saint John of Acre, while he was part of the procession on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. His feast day is September 14th.

09/14/2026

Our Holy Father turns 71 today! Happy Birthday, Pope Leo XIV! May the Lord continue to sustain you with wisdom, strength and good health as you serve the Church and the world.

09/14/2026

Daily Bible Readings for September 14 2026
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091426.cfm

09/13/2026

This week, Wednesday, September 16; Friday, September 18; and Saturday, September 19, are Ember Days.

Ember Days are observed four times a year, namely, the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday that follow the First Sunday of Lent, the Feast of Pentecost, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14), and the Memorial of Saint Lucy (December 13).

The Diocese of Lake Charles, through the Office of Liturgy, offers suggestions on to how to observe Ember Days.

PRAYER
• Consider attending Mass daily on Ember Days.
• Make an effort to pray more than usual, offering a Rosary or a period of time before the Lord in the Tabernacle for the intention of healing for victims of abuse, the strengthening of Christian faith, and the reparation and repentance of sins by clergy.

FASTING
• Catholics in the United States are especially encouraged to abstain from meat on all Fridays throughout the year, in remembrance of the day Christ died for our salvation. Consider extending this to the Wednesday and Saturday of the Ember Days as we give thanks to God for our blessings and ask for His guidance in the months ahead.

REMAINING EMBER DAYS IN THE YEAR 2026:
• Advent: December 16, 18, and 19