Saint Augustine 

Due to Hurricane Ida damage to St. Augustine Church, our Sunday Mass is currently being celebrated in the parish hall at 10:00 a.m. On Wednesdays we pray the Rosary at 4:30 p.m., Mass follows at 5:00 p.m. The entrance to the parish hall may be found through the gate on Governor Nicholls St. or through the parking lot on Treme St.

It is also live-streamed at facebook.com/saintaugchurch. Everyone is welcome to join us in person or via Facebook. For more information call the office Tuesday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (504)525-5934.

For nearly 200 years, Saint Augustine Catholic Church has welcomed
people from every walk of life, creed, and color to worship side by side.
Perhaps that is why Saint Augustine has not only served as the heart
of the Tremé community but has also played an integral role in
shaping the culture of the city of New Orleans. 

Saint Augustine Catholic Church is nearing 180 years old and in need of repair. Our needs are critical. Years of wear and tear have left the structure so
compromised that it is vulnerable to storms, decay, and other serious threats. YOU CAN HELP! Please help us by providing some of the funds
needed to restore this important sacred place here. 

10/1/23
God’s Fairness
 
One common argument among people is about fairness. Something is fair or unfair based on the outcomes I want to see. For most of us, if we get our desired outcome, the situation was “fair.” It becomes “unfair” when we don’t get what we want. This way of looking at things is not new. In our first reading this weekend, we hear God dealing with this issue. Through the prophet Ezekiel, God asks people to reflect on their ways: are you sure my way is not fair? Or is it your way that is not fair?
 
The point is that God’s ways and statutes are clear through His word. But because we constantly seek to please ourselves, our ways before God tend to change. And then we complain about God’s ways. We say His ways are unfair.
 
This sentiment is still common today. We may not say God’s ways are unfair, but we say it about the Church with the expectation that some teaching we don’t like can change. The Church doesn’t make up these teachings, they are grounded in God’s word and revelation. We can discern together, but the Church can’t change something each time I don’t like it. We are called to change our hearts and follow God’s will. This is the invitation in the gospel. One son didn’t like the father’s request but followed it after changing his heart. The other son ignored the father’s request but pretended to accept it. Which one am I?

-- Fr E

Rev. Emmanuel Mulenga, OMI
Pastor