MAY 2017
isitation
V
MAY 2017
OF OUR LADY PARISH NEWSLETTER
3500 AMES BLVD., MARRERO, LA 70072
INSIDE
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-VOL Sealing Time
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-Senior Salute
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-2nd and 3rd Grade
Field Day
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-VOL 7th Graders
Awarded Scholarships
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-Work Hard, Play
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-Cajun Fest Thank
You
-Danny & Stephanie
Laurent Awarded
Order of St. Louis
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-Mass Exodus: What
We Miss When We
Leave Mass Early
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Good Stewards Know Love Is,
At Its Heart, Sacrifice
If a friend (or even an enemy)
were to ask what you believe is the most
important thing Jesus says about love,
what would you say? Give it some
thought. I believe heaven hangs in the
balance.
When I am asked what Jesus says
about love (and, perhaps surprisingly, that
does not happen very often), here’s what I
say. I say I believe Jesus says the heart of
love is SACRIFICE. The heart of love is
what Jesus teaches us from the cross. His arms are outstretched. Now, of
course, that’s physically the case because Jesus’s arms have been nailed to a
cross beam. But, don’t downplay the obvious symbolism. It’s important. Jesus
is yelling at us with his outstretched and brutally bloodied arms. Jesus is
screaming, “With my last breaths, I plead. I beg all of you to come to me. Let
me hug you so that I can whisper into your ear, ‘Do as I am doing. Sacrifice
yourselves for those in greatest need, including and especially those you can’t
stand. No matter the cost. My sisters and brothers, I know you don’t want to
do that. Love definitely isn’t easy. It’s often excruciatingly hard. But, as I
hang here in mind blowing pain, know this: sacrificially loving is the only way
to get to heaven. ”
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