The Beginning Experience Weekend on April 8-10, 2022, is a wonderful healing opportunity for those suffering a loss of a spouse either through death or separation/divorce. Those who have attended this weekend attest to the new hope they have received and the powerful safe and loving environment they found in the experience. Click for more details.
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Divine Mercy Parish, How do people know we love them? When we love, we act; we comfort; we help; we show we care. We redouble our efforts during Lent, in a very focused way, in order to develop our spiritual stamina for living our faith well throughout the year. This is how we show both Jesus and our neighbor we love them. During this holy season of Lent, we continue our work for those who are sick and suffering, for those who need to experience the love and kindness of a simple act of love. Our 2022 Lenten Service Project is not about giving things up but about bringing joy and happiness to the lives of children and their families. This year we are partnering with the Magic Yarn Project to provide whimsical, giggle-inducing character wigs and beanies to children who are battling cancer...
Same Jesus, new Mass times! Effective April 2nd/3rd we will be unrolling our new Mass schedule: Saturday Vigil at 4pm, and Sunday Masses at 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm (español), and 5pm. We can't wait to worship with you!
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: I remain grateful to Archbishop Aymond for appointing me as the Pastor of Divine Mercy Parish since July 1, 2019. I am also thankful for the prayers and support that I have received from each of you as faithful parishioners of our beloved parish. After much prayer and appropriate consultation with the Clergy, Parish Staff, and members of the Pastoral and Finance Councils, it seems pleasing to the Holy Spirit and to me to announce the following changes to our Mass and Baptismal Schedule at Divine Mercy Parish effective the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd...
Join others who are grieving during Lent for five gatherings at Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center. Our journey will begin in the desert, where our brokenness lies in our heart. We will walk alongside Christ in the brokenness, taking comfort in knowing the Lord will not leave us in the desert long, before He plants seeds of growth in our heart. Click for details.
Needing to declutter? Wanting to grow in gratitude? Do you struggle with certain teachings from Jesus? Dynamic Catholic's "Best Lent Ever 2.0" is a series you don't want to miss. With FREE quick, daily videos sent right to your inbox all during Lent, you're sure to find inspiration and encouragement during the Lenten season. Click for details and to sign up.
NOLA Catholic Young Adults (ages 18 – 39) are invited to come to Christ in the City, the archdiocesan monthly gathering of Eucharistic adoration, reconciliation, and fellowship this Lent. Click for details.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: Like many of you, I have been watching in shock, disbelief, heartbreak, disappointment, and, yes, anger, at the numerous news reports of extreme violence (armed carjackings, attempted kidnappings, I-10 shootings) that plagues our beloved city. Never in my most disturbing nightmares would I have imagined individuals being carjacked, accosted, and critically injured while pumping gasoline at Costco. Never would I have ever imagined men, women, and children being shot weekly on the interstate system. Never would I have imagined a mom being shot bringing her children to soccer practice. The recent surge in violence is heart wrenching! [...]
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, February 28th and Tuesday, March 1st for the Mardi Gras Holiday. We will reopen on Wednesday, March 2nd at 10:00 a.m.
Fr. Cooper, his little cooking helper, and our Director of Communications shine a light on the fun of cooking and Catholicism in their latest interview with The National Catholic Register. Click to read the article.
Many people associate this month with great happiness and joy due to the Feast of St. Valentine on February 14. It’s appropriate to greet a day devoted to love with this kind of exuberance because it is such a profound gift of God to all of humanity. Our knowledge of the facts of St. Valentine’s life has largely been lost to history, but most people agree that this third century Roman saint was martyred and buried along the Flaminian Way just north of Rome. Today, he is the patron of love, young people, and happy marriages. [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: In March of 2020, we entered into a new world of livestreaming Masses at Divine Mercy Parish due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After much prayer and appropriate consultation, I have decided to discontinue this effort on March 1, 2022, based on two factors. [Click to continue reading]
Archbishop Alfred Hughes will personally autograph his latest book Priests in Love with God and Eager to Witness to the Gospel at the Catholic Book Store on Saturday, March 5, from 11 AM to 1 PM. Click for details.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: In March of 2020, we entered into a new world of livestreaming Masses at Divine Mercy Parish due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After much prayer and appropriate consultation, I have decided to discontinue this effort on March 1, 2022, based on two factors. First, more parishioners are returning to Church to attend Mass in-person so our online viewership is very minimal, even in the current COVID-19 climate. Secondly and more urgently, we need to return to communal worship and the reception of the sacraments. The components of the Mass are communal and personal. They are rooted in Jewish worship. The Liturgy of the Word fulfills and replaces worship in the synagogues, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist fulfills and replaces the Temple sacrifices with the One Sacrifice of Jesus. The reception of Jesus during Communion—His body, blood, soul, and divinity—prepares us to return to the world and to love others as Jesus loves us and this cannot be replaced by viewing the Liturgy virtually.
World Day of the Sick is a Catholic Church awareness day, or observance, on February 11, aimed at praying and sharing, sacrificing one’s suffering for the welfare of the church, and urging everyone to see the face of Christ in his or her ailing brother or sister. Click for details.
Click here to read Fr. Cooper's letter on the appointment of the Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre as the Archbishop-designate of the Archdiocese of Louisville, KY.
This one night seminar will answer everything you always wanted to know about Annulments but were afraid to ask. The Annulment Writing Workshop Ministry, a ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Office of Marriage and Family Life, will be hosting the seminar led by Deacon Drea (Boo) Capaci on Tuesday, April 5. Click for details.
In February, the Catholic Church in the United States partners with other organizations to celebrate National Marriage Week and World Marriage Day to give us "an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family."
