Our next Catholic Game Night (CGN) will be held on Monday, June 29, at 7:00 PM in the Discipleship Center (doors open at 6:45pm). The game this time is "Catholic Trivia." Come out and enjoy a fun way to learn more about our faith. Catholic Games Night brings us closer... one question at a time.

Peter's Pence is the annual worldwide collection to support the charitable works of the Holy Father. The Peter's Pence Second Collection at St. Mary Magdalen will be taken on the weekend of June 20-21, 2026. Special Second Collection envelopes are available at all church entrances. Click here for more information.

Every household in the Archdiocese of New Orleans is invited to enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their home the weekend of June 13-14. Obtain a simple 8X10" frame for the image and designate a place of honor for it in your home. The images of the Sacred Heart will be blessed and distributed in every parish of the Archdiocese during Masses on June 13-14. Click for more details.

If you will be a junior in high school for the 2026-27 school year and you desire to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please email our DRE , Melanie S. Gaumond, at [email protected] to request a registration form. Once registered, you will be contacted with more detailed information. Click on this box for more information on the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Congratulations, Fr. Bob, on your 60th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood! June 11, 1966, the Feast of St. Barnabas. There will be a parish celebration later in the summer once the new air-conditioner in Massett Hall is installed.

The SMM Adult Faith Formation Ministry invites you to learn more about the Holy Mass at a special presentation on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 PM in the SMM Discipleship Center.

A Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament will be held at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel and in every parish of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 4, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. The Holy Hour will mark the beginning of the novena leading to the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Click on this box for a copy of the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Semi-annual Five Day St. Jude Novena of Hope will take place at St. Mary Magdalen Church from June 1 - June 5, 2026. The Rosary, Novena Prayers, and Confession will be offered daily beginning at 11:45 a.m. The Rosary, Novena Prayers, Confession, and Mass will be offered nightly beginning at 6:00 p.m. Click on this box for full details.

In June, the Bishops of the United States will consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart to mark the 250th anniversary of our nation. Archbishop Checchio will also entrust our archdiocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He has asked that all Catholic parishioners consecrate their parishes, their homes, their families, and their hearts to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Click on this box for a link to the official archdiocesan website. The prayers can also be found on the Worship Page of this website under Prayers for Special Intentions.

Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower & Diaper / Wipe Drive To Benefit Access Pregnancy May 16 & 17 and May 23 & 24. Hosted by KC Ladies’ Auxiliary & Respect Life Ministry. Drop off diapers, wipes, baby blankets, and baby clothes (newborn to toddler) at all Church Entrances and Respect Life Alcove. Click on this box for more ways to donate.

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church invites you to spend time with Jesus in adoration. By popular demand, adoration has been extended and hour. Exposition and Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will now be offered every Tuesday from 3:00 - 7:00 PM in the Chapel. For more information email: [email protected].

If you would like to remember a special mother at Masses throughout the month of May, stop by the Parish Office this week during regular office hours or by the table in Mary's Alcove this weekend May 9-10 to enroll. Click on this box for full details.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus statue which was recently added to complete the Trinity stained-glass window next to the altar will be formally installed and blessed before the 4 PM Mass on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The dedication of the statue will precede the consecration of our parish and our homes to the Sacred Heart at all Masses the weekend of June 13-14. Click on this box for more information on the statue and the window.

You are invited to join us in honoring our Blessed Mother, Mary at our annual St. Mary Magdalen Parish May Crowning before the 10:30 AM Mass on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on May 1, 2026: Adoration and Confession will take place beginning at 5:00 PM in the Chapel. Mass will follow at 6:00 PM. Click on this box for more information.

Please keep our First Communion students in your prayers this week. They will have their Retreat on Wednesday, April 22. On Saturday, April 25, at a special 10:30 AM Mass, they will receive our Lord in the Holy Eucharist for the very first time.

Join the SMM Adult Faith Formation Ministry for a six-week journey to Eucharistic Consecration beginning on Tuesday, April 28, and every Tuesday until June 2, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM in the SMM Discipleship Center. The Eucharistic Consecration will take place on the Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Sunday, June 7, 2026. Register at [email protected]. Click on this box for more details.

St. Mary Magdalen is offering Adult Confirmation classes on April 26th and May 3rd from 3:00-5:30 pm in the Discipleship Center. Candidates will be confirmed by Archbishop James F. Checchio at St. Louis Cathedral on May 24th. If you are interested, please contact Melanie S. Gaumond, Director of Religious Education at [email protected] or (504) 766-8163.

The SMM Adult Faith Formation Ministry invites you to a presentation on St. John Henry Newman, recently named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. Professor James M. Jacobs, Assistant Academic Dean of Notre Dame Seminary and a SMM Parishioner, will speak in the CHAPEL on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 PM.

The Divine Mercy Novena starts on Good Friday, April 3, and continues daily until Saturday, April 11th. Come pray with us as we deepen our love of God and His Divine Mercy. Click on this box for details of the Novena in preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday on April 12, 2026.