St. Joseph Co-Cathedral

Drive In Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 
First Friday, April 3rd
8 - 10 am

Parking lot located behind the church & Hall/Office, corner of 8th and President Streets.  Park in lot facing the back of the Rectory & spend time in prayer & adoration  from inside your cars!
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED SOCIAL DISTANCING, NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THEIR CARS!

Thank you!

 

A Message from the Office of the Bishop

In a decree announced late Wednesday, Bishop Shelton Fabre announced that he has granted a dispensation to the Catholic faithful in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux of the obligation to abstain from eating meat for the two remaining Fridays in Lent.  His decree specifically relates to the fourth and fifth Fridays in In a decree announced late Wednesday, Bishop Shelton Fabre announced that he has granted a dispensation to the Catholic faithful in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux of the obligation to abstain from eating meat for the two remaining Fridays in Lent.  His decree specifically relates to the fourth and fifth Fridays in Lent, but the faithful is reminded that the law on abstinence and fasting for Good Friday is never dispensed and must be observed in its entirety.

The bishop addresses in his decree the issues the coronavirus has placed many of our faithful “in a situation wherein obtaining food, including meal alternatives from meat, the rising cost of fish and other forms of seafood and even the challenge of being able to obtain groceries without endangering their health, make it clearly difficult for them to fulfill this practice.”

For those who choose to accept his decree, “I ask that you substitute this with other forms of penance, especially works of piety and charity in place of the abstinence in accord with canon 1253 of the Code of Canon Law.”

The obligation to abstain from eating meat on all Fridays in Lent, as well as on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, is imposed on all Catholics who have attained the age of fourteen.

The bishop addresses in his decree the issues the coronavirus has placed many of our faithful “in a situation wherein obtaining food, including meal alternatives from meat, the rising cost of fish and other forms of seafood and even the challenge of being able to obtain groceries without endangering their health, make it clearly difficult for them to fulfill this practice.”

For those who choose to accept his decree, “I ask that you substitute this with other forms of penance, especially works of piety and charity in place of the abstinence in accord with canon 1253 of the Code of Canon Law.”

The obligation to abstain from eating meat on all Fridays in Lent, as well as on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, is imposed on all Catholics who have attained the age of fourteen.
 

OUR OFFICE IS NOW CLOSED BY ORDER OF THE BISHOP 
     MOST OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE
WE CAN BE REACHED AT 985-446-1387 OR EMAIL: rguillot@htdiocese.org

"THE CELEBRATION OF ALL MASSES SUSPENDED BY ORDER OF BISHOP FABRE  UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE!

Church is open for private prayers at regular hours. 6am -6pm

May God bless you all. 
St. Joseph Pray for us. 





 

In response to the ever-growing concern about spreading the COVID19 virus, please be advised that St. Joseph Co-Cathedral's Annual Lenten Gumbo is now SUSPENDED (meaning: we will not be cooking & serving seafood gumbo on the Fridays of Lent). We would like to THANK all for your support of this annual act of charity that benefits the Good Samaritan Food Bank of Thibodaux. If you would like to continue helping the Good Samaritan Food Bank as the beneficiary of your acts of charity for Lent, you can send your donation/s to them directly or through us. Let's continue to pray for end to this pandemic and for the safety of all our people. St. Joseph, husband of Mary and protector of the Universal Church, pray for us! Please pass this information to everyone, re-post/share to all media if possible. Many thanks.