St. Matthew Catholic Church

121 Jackson St. Monroe, LA 71201

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop Malone has dispensed all Catholics in the Diocese from the obligation to attend Mass. Please continue to pray during this serious health crisis.

Beginning on Saturday, September 12, we will be entering Phase 3. Although during this phase we will be able to increase our capacity to 75 % for each Mass, we will still be under strict social
distancing, and safety conditions. It is still necessary to reserve a place at a weekend Mass during this phase. It is also necessary to wear a mask at all Masses. Please continue to contact the Church Office at 323-8878 to make your reservation. Thank you for your continued cooperation and patience.
Holy Days of Obligation/special events
reconciliation

At this time, by appointment only - please contact the church office to schedule an appointment.
News from the Vatican
- ‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ pope writes in new book
  
  Silence, like words, can be a love language, Pope Francis wrote in a very short introduction to a new book in Italian.
- Vatican financial is reform going in the right direction, Pell says
  
  Australian Cardinal George Pell, formerly the Vatican’s top official on financial affairs, said he believes the pope’s recent reforms signal progress, and called for additional competent laypeople to...
- Rome university reverses decision to honor priest’s pro-life work
  
  For a variety of reasons, "especially in relation to the political situation" in the United States, the Legionaries of Christ university in Rome will not honor Father Frank Pavone, national...
- Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
  
  Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.
- False narrative of papal division ‘harmful,’ former doctrinal chief says
  
  The constant comparison as well as false reports of division between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI by both secular and Catholic media outlets threaten the dignity of the papacy and the...
Today's Readings
- Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading I Heb 4:12-16
  Responsorial Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15
  Gospel Mk 2:13-17

Please note: It is necessary to make a reservation for all weekend Masses at St. Matthew until further notice. To reserve your spot, please the Church Office at 323-8878 by noon on Friday. Please remember to arrive at mass early to be seated by our ushers and to wear a mask. Thank you for your cooperation during this time.
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
Word on Fire
National Catholic Register
- He Was Persecuted, Imprisoned and Tortured — and Now He’s a Catholic Priest
  
  Father Raphael Nguyen “It is amazing that, after so long,” says Father Raphael Nguyen, “God chose me to be a priest to serve him and others, especially the suffering.”
- Medical Doctor: Roe’s Overlooking of the Consensus of Societal Morality and Science Reverberates to This Day
  
  Cropped book cover Dr. Thomas W. Hilgers contends that the 1973 abortion decision was decided on faulty science. BOOK PICK: ‘The Fake and Deceptive Science Behind Roe v. Wade’
- Scholars Argue Joe Biden's HHS Pick Has Shown ‘Hostility to Nonprofit Institutions’
  
  Vasilis Asvestas Joe Biden's HHS pick Xavier Becerra. Notably, the two scholars say that Becerra has taken steps to attempt to force organizations such as pro-life pregnancy centers and religious...
- Lansing Diocese Adopts Gender Identity Policy Consistent with Biological Sex
  
  Logo for the Diocese of Lansing. The diocese encourages counseling for those distressed or confused by their sexual identity, and it expects that its counselors “hold a correct Christian anthropology...
- China’s Crackdown on Hong Kong Democracy Threatens Religious Freedom Too
  
  Billy H.C. Kwok Chairman of the Civic Party Alan Leong (front center) and other members speaks during a pnews conference on Jan. 6 in Hong Kong. More than 50 Hong Kong opposition figures were...
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