2805 BAYOU ROAD
POST OFFICE BOX 220
ST. BERNARD, LOUISIANA 70085
Telephone:  (504) 281-2267
Facsimile:  (504) 281-2268

St. Bernard is celebrating its 225th anniversary of the first church.
Please join us throughout the year as we celebrate.
We will again have the Lenten Seafood dinners on Fridays of Lent and
on Sunday, April 1st, we will have our Seder Meal.  Please consider joining us.

Official Websites:

St. Bernard official site:  www.stbernardcatholicchurch.com
Our Lady of Lourdes:  www.olol-church.com

The Eucharist
 

Readings of the Week

Year B - Cycle II
 

Personnel of St. Bernard Catholic Church
 

Special Activities

 Please remember our Military and their families in your prayers. 

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY’S

If you will be celebrating your 50^th wedding anniversary during 2012, please call the parish office. You will be invited to an Archdiocesan celebration to be held on June 3^rd, and each couple will be presented a commemorative scroll from Archbishop Aymond. All names must be received by February 21^st.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES' CARNIVAL BALL

The Krewe of Lourdes will host its annual 62^nd Carnival Ball on Saturday, February 4^th, 2012 at 8pm. The KoL Carnival Ball will be held at the Frederick J. Sigur Auditorium and the Supper Dance will follow immediately in the Grand Ballroom. Tickets to the Supper Dance can be purchased by calling Lena Nunez: 504-491-5266. Tickets are $65.00 per person.

Spanish Mass at O.L.P.S.

Every Sunday @ 2 p.m.

Fr. Sal Galvez, Parochial Vicar, is now celebrating Spanish Masses every Sunday at O.L.P.S. at 2.

Blessing of the Throats

In Honor of Feast of St. Blaise

The annual blessing of the throats is a traditional sign of the struggle against illness in the life of the Christian. We all want relief and protection from physical troubles and ailments of the throat (hoarseness, choking, colds, cancer). This blessings will take the place at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, February 3rd and at ALL Masses the weekend of February 4th & 5th.

“In continuing our commitment of support and healing, we invite and encourage people who have been sexually abused recently or in the past by clergy, religious or other employees or volunteers of the Archdiocese of New Orleans to call the Victims’ Assistance Coordinator: Sr. Carmelita Centanni, MSC, Ph.D, (504) 861-6253.”

             Mass Book 2012

The 2012 Mass Intention Book is now open for requests.

-Weekday Masses can only have 1 intention per Mass.

-Mass for the ‘Intention of Parishioners’ will alternate between the Vigil & 11:00 Mass.
That is the only intention allowed for that Mass. The other weekend Mass can have multiple intentions.

Suggested donation is $5 per Intention

You can also reserve your special dates for the Sanctuary Lamp and
Marian Candle to burn in memory of or in honor of someone.
The suggested donation is $10.

 Please plan in advance and call early for your special dates.

The Cycle of the Rosary

The Joyful Mysteries are usually said on Mondays and Saturdays.
The Sorrowful Mysteries are usually said on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Glorious Mysteries are usually said on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The Luminous Mysteries are usually said on Thursdays.

The Mystery for Sunday may optionally vary depending upon the seasons of the liturgical year.

The Joyful Mysteries may be said on Sundays during the seasons of Advent and Christmas.

During the season of Lent, the Sorrowful Mysteries may be said on Sundays.

Mission Statement

Who was St. Bernard of Clairvaux
 

"High and Holy God, give me this day a word of truth to silence the lies that would devour my soul
and kind encouragements to strengthen me when I fall.  Gracious One, I come quietly to your door
needing to receive from your hands the nourishment that gives life.    Amen and Amen."  

St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St. Bernard was born of noble parentage in Burgundy, France, in the castle of Fontaines near Dijon. Under the care of his pious parents he was sent at an early age to a college at Chatillon, where he was conspicuous for his remarkable piety and spirit of recollection. At the same place he entered upon the studies of theology and Holy Scripture. After the death of his mother, fearing the snares and temptations of the world, he resolved to embrace the newly established and very austere institute of the Cistercian Order, of which he was destined to become the greatest ornament. He also persuaded his brothers and several of his friends to follow his example. In 1113, St. Bernard, with thirty young noblemen, presented himself to the holy Abbot, St. Stephen, at Citeaux. After a novitiate spent in great fervor, he made his profession in the following year. His superior soon after, seeing the great progress he had made in the spiritual life, sent him with twelve monks to found a new monastery, which afterward became known as the celebrated Abbey of Clairvaux. St. Bernard was at once appointed Abbot and began that active life which has rendered him the most conspicuous figure in the history of the 12th century. He founded numerous other monasteries, composed a number of works and undertook many journeys for the honor of God. Several Bishoprics were offered him, but he refused them all. The reputation of St. Bernard spread far and wide; even the Popes were governed by his advice. He was commissioned by Pope Eugene III to preach the second Crusade. In obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff he traveled through France and Germany, and aroused the greatest enthusiasm for the holy war among the masses of the population. The failure of the expedition raised a great storm against the saint, but he attributed it to the sins of the Crusaders. St. Bernard was eminently endowed with the gift of miracles. He died on August 20, 1153. His feast day is August 20.  

We thank William Hyland for his research in
St. Bernard Catholic Church and Cemetery.
Any comments please contact lynnelemoine2@hotmail.com