St. Matthew Catholic Church

121 Jackson St. Monroe, LA 71201

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Mass Schedule

Saturday (Vigil) - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday - 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Daily Mass - Tuesday-Friday - 7:00 a.m.
reconciliation

Saturday - 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m. or by appointment by calling the church office at 323-8878.
News from the Vatican
- Vatican prosecutor confirms existence of file on missing ‘Vatican Girl’
  
  Amid the ongoing saga of the quest to find the truth behind the disappearance of the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee in 1983, the Vatican’s Promoter of Justice has confirmed the existence of a...
- Pope’s jubilee visit to Turkey to advance political, ecumenical agenda
  
  Should Pope Francis visit Turkey next year as he wishes to commemorate a landmark anniversary for the Council of Nicaea, it will mark a key opportunity for him to make advancements on several key...
- Spanish Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso dies
  
  Shortly after the pope revealed that Spanish Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso, prefect for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, was “very ill, at the end of his life,” O’sservatore Romano announced...
- Vatican to form study group to classify crime of ‘spiritual abuse’
  
  Facing a swath of scandals involving lay founders and other individuals who have committed abuse under the guise of false spiritual and mystical experiences, the Vatican is establishing a study group...
- ‘Vatican Girl’ panel hears former Vatican top cop, snubs Ali Ağca
  
  “I am not a witness to anything,” Domenico Giani, former head of the Vatican gendarmes, told an Italian parliamentary commission investigating the Emanuela Orlandi disappearance.
Today's Readings
- Second Sunday of Advent
  
  Reading I Bar 5:1-9
  Responsorial Psalm Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6.
  Reading II Phil 1:4-6, 8-11
  Gospel Lk 3:1-6

Solemnity of the Imaaculate Conception

Please note:
Since The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8) falls on a Sunday in Advent this year, the Solemnity has been transferred to Monday, December 9th. It IS a Holy Day of Obligation requiring all to attend Mass that day. We will have Masses according to our usual Holy Day Schedule—7:00a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
RCIA

If you or anyone you know is interested in RCIA classes, please contact the church office at 323-8878 for more details. If you are interested in becoming Catholic or are just interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please contact us to learn more about our classes.
Social Media

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook.com/StMatthewCatholicChurchMonroe
Instagram: @stmatthewmonroe
Weekly Bulletins
Divine Mercy Chaplet

The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us – all of us. And, he wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.

The Divine Mercy message is one we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC:

A - Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.

B - Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.

C - Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
Pray the Rosary

"Love our Lady and make her loved. Always recite the Rosary and
recite it as often as possible. "
- St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Pray the Rosary
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