Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church

09/11/2026

PRO LIFE QUOTE

“The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or sovereign."

St. Teresa of Calcutta

09/11/2026

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 119-St. Landry is
seeking ALL practicing Catholic women ages 18 years or older to join our sisterhood.

We strive to embrace the principles of faith working through
love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.

We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church Hall at 6:00p.m.

For more information, contact Monette Gerace @ 337-351-6234.

09/11/2026

ADORATION CHAPEL IN NEED OF ADORERS

Our Adoration Chapel is in need of adorers on Fridays from 7:00-
8:00a.m. and Saturdays from 11:00a.m.- 12:00Noon. If you can commit to one of these times, please contact Claire Robichaux @ 337-305-6118

09/11/2026

PARISH CENSUS
Ushers will once again be handing out QR codes for the PARISH
CENSUS. Also the codes can be scanned from your phones at all
entrances to the Church.

NEXT WEEKEND volunteers will be at all entrances to help you to navigate the digital registration or the paper form.

09/11/2026

HOLY FATHER’S SEPTEMBER PRAYER INTENTION
FOR THE CARE OF WATER.

Let us pray for a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it.

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

Dear Padre
FROM OUR CHURCH BULLETIN
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Dear Padre...

Q. If Catholics say the Confiteor at Mass, then why do we still need to go to confession?

A. Recall when Jesus told Simon and his fishing companions to lower their nets after they had caught nothing. (See Luke 5:1–11.) When their boats began to sink with so many fish, Simon fell at Jesus’ feet and said, “Leave me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

Likewise, at Mass, we’re so filled with awe upon entering the presence of God that we become aware of our own sinfulness.

The penitential act prepares the assembly to enter the celebration in a proper spirit of humility. The priest and the faithful observe a period of silence to acknowledge their sinfulness and confess their awe of Christ’s love and mercy.

This is expressed in different forms, one of which is the Confiteor, a general confession that invokes the support of the communion of saints and the specific community gathered at Mass. It includes the instruction to strike one’s breast, an ancient gesture of humility and penitence. (See Luke 18:13; 23:48.)

The rite concludes with the priest’s absolution, but it “lacks the efficacy of the sacrament of penance” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 51). Thus, the penitential act isn’t a substitute for absolution from sins confessed in the sacrament of penance, particularly serious, mortal sins.

Rather, it prepares the faithful as a unified community to properly listen to God’s word and celebrate the Eucharist worthily (GIRM 46).

Fr. Byron Miller, CSsR
DearPadre.org

09/11/2026

CHURCH BULLETIN
Our Lady Queen of Angels
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Msgr. Keith DeRouen, Pastor

Please click on any of the posted images to enlarge for reading or visit our Church website bulletin page for viewing there.

WEBSITE LINK:
https://www.queenofangelschurch.org/

09/11/2026

OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS
Friday, September 11, 2026

OPELOUSAS SCHOOL NEWS will be shown weekly in this space. Please visit us regularly.
Opelousas Catholic School educates students in the mission of Christ: to know, love and serve God; to be kind and respectful to one another; and to use their God-given gifts to achieve success spiritually, academically, and physically.

• Registration inquires, please email Mrs. Margaret Joubert at [email protected]. Please check our website for our Athletic Schedule: ocsvikings.com

SEPTEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER

• September 17 All School Mass 9:35 @ St. Landry
Church
• September 24 All School Mass 9:35 @ St. Landry Church; Viking & Christian Student
• September 30 Grand Parents Day - grades PreK-4th

www.ocsvikings.com

Your support and contributions can help us to renovate our facilities, enhance classrooms for our students and teachers, support our academic and athletic departments, upgrade technology, and more!

09/11/2026

CHURCH NEWS
THE TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, September 13, 2026

• CCD classes begin on Monday. Grades 1-6 meet at 4:00p.m. and grades 7 & 8 meet at 6:00p.m. in the Church Hall.

• Pro-Life Rosary is at 4:30p.m. on Wednesday.

• OCIA meets in the Conference Room at 5:30p.m. on Wednesday.

• The Men’s Mass Group will celebrate Mass in the Church Hall at 6:30p.m. on Wednesday.

• The Altar Society meets on Thursday at 6:00p.m. in the Church Hall.

• The Adoration Chapel is in need of adorers on Tuesdays from 9:00-10:00a.m. and on Saturdays from 11:00a.m.-12:00Noon.

• QR codes for the parish census are at the church entrances and NEXT weekend, Sept. 19th & 20th, our parish will have volunteers to assist with the Diocese-wide Census.

• The collection for last weekend was $20,108.