The Church Office will be closed all day on Lundi Gras (Monday) and Mardi Gras (Tuesday), February 24th and 25th. The office will reopen on Wednesday, February 26th at 9:00 a.m.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards. USCCB

Stations of the Cross held every Friday evening during Lent. Starting time is 7:00 p.m. in the Church.

The OLDP Knights of Columbus will be holding their annual Friday Night's Fish Fry every Friday evening during Lent. The Fish Fry is Drive-Thru only, beginning at 5:00 p.m. until they run out of fish! They offer fried fish, corn on the cob, potatoes and bread. Crawfish pies available to purchase separately.

Our Lenten Mission will be on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, led by Fr. Nile Gross from Notre Dame Seminary. His teachings will encompass the Eucharist, A Mystery to be Lived. Come join us in the church for this outstanding presentation.

OLDP's St. Joseph Altar will be open to the public from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19th, in the Bahan Center.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has published the workshop dates for all extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion on their website.  Click on the title above to go to their website.