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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Zec 2:14-17or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10abResponsorial Psalm Judith 13:18bcde, 19Gospel Lk 1:26-38or Lk 1:39-47
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St Juliana Catholic Church
St. Juliana Parish was officially erected in 1959. Father Leger Tremblay was the pastor and founder of the parish. Christmas Midnight Mass was the first ceremony to be offered in the new church.
J.A. Bennett, Neil Daspit and Chester Wells donated five and one-half acres of land for the new church. At that time the parishioners of St. Juliana Church were all of Caucasian race.
As integration became a major issue in our country, it also affected the church. St. Juliana gradually became a mixed White/Black congregation and in the early 1970's a predominately Black congregation, as it remains today.
In 1970, under the spiritual leadership of Msgr. Henry Thompson, St. Juliana was dedicated anew. As the Eucharist is and always will be the reason we celebrate, the young families wanted more of the African-American culture as part of the Mass. Gospel music played a great part in this change. In 1975, under the direction of Msgr. Thompson and Mr. Paul Desselle, Jr. the Love Choir was founded and is still in existence today. Msgr. Henry Thompson remained at St. Juliana until 1978.
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Legion of Mary
Do you want to learn more about your Catholic Faith?
Do you want to deepen your prayer life?
Do you want to develop close Catholic friendships?
Do you want to grow closer to Jesus and His Mother?Come as a guest to a Legion of Mary meeting
There is no obligation
Day: Thursdays Time: 6:15 pm Place: St. Joseph's Hall
900 Daspit Street
Alexandria, LA 71301More Information click on Ministries!
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The Annual Consecration of our Interior and Exterior Self (ACIES)
The ACIES is the single most important Legion of Mary event of the year. Held in March on or close to the Feast of the Annunciation. This year the ACIES ceremony will be March 21, 2015, 1:00pm at St Pius XI Catholic Church in Lafayette, LA.
All Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Praesidium Legionaries both Active and Auxiliary are asked to attend.What is ACIES and why is it so important to attend the ceremony?Acies is a Latin word meaning "an army set in battle array." Picture a great army gathered together as an army set in battle array under the patronage and banner of the Virgin Mary, to renew their love and devotion to her for another year. Grace is given to perform our weekly praesidium assignments, so the grace for the legionary's upcoming year's battle against evil is given at his/her attendance at the Acies. It is noted in the Legionary handbook that "if any legionaries could attend the Acies but do not, the have little or none of the spirit of the Legion in them, and are no asset to the Legion!" This is why the Legion considers this to be the most important event of the entire Legion year.The Legionary annually consecrates ones self interiorly and exteriorly to Our Lady by giving ourselves completely to the Blessed Mother. We do this by consecrating ("to set aside") our time and effort in the coming year to her service. The consecration includes giving of our interior self: our thoughts, our past, present and future, our graces, merits--everything --our soul, mind heart. Our exterior self means our material possessions, our work, our health, our finances, our family --all the things we possess externally are entrusted to Our Lady.All Auxiliary members who can participate, please contact, Pat Hicks, 318-4468700, Valerie Bandy, 318-794-5693 or Janice Reed, 318-792-5042 for more information and carpooling.Glory to Jesus and Honor to Mary!