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.

SMM parishioner and author Kathy Chappetta Spiess will present a talk on her latest book THE FAITH OF NEW ORLEANS: THE MAKING OF AN ARCHDIOCESE on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Discipleship Center. Books will be sold with all profits donated to the SMM Capital Campaign.

Join SMM Faithful Friends for a Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 27, from 5:30-8 p.m. in Massett Hall Cafeteria. Dine-In or Drive-thru. [email protected] Click on this box for pricing and menu.

Begin Holy Week by meeting our new archbishop on Palm Sunday. Archbishop James Checchio will join us at St. Mary Magdalen on Sunday, March 29th, at the 8:30 AM Mass.

It is a long-standing tradition for SMM parishioners to commemorate our Lord’s passion with a prayerful walk on Good Friday to visit nine historic churches. Please join us on April 3, 2026, at 7:30 AM for Mary’s Way of the Cross. We will begin at 7:45 AM at the Basilica of St. Stephen: Good Shepherd Parish (1025 Napoleon Avenue.) The five-mile journey will end at Immaculate Conception Church (130 Baronne Street) around noon. Contact Wayne Guy (504-452-0836) for more information.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026 Come take a picture with the Easter Bunny from 9:00 a.m. - noon in Massett Hall Cafeteria sponsored by the KC Ladies' Auxiliary. An Easter goodie bag will be given to all children who take a picture. Click here for details on picture packets.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) will be available at St. Mary Magdalen Church, and at all churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, from 5:00 - 6:30 PM on three Wednesdays during Lent: March 11, March 18, and March 25. "A worthy tradition of Lent is to partake in the Sacrament of Penance. God’s love for us is always bountiful and He desires us to turn away from sin, be forgiven and be faithful to the Gospel. Lent is the perfect time for us to stand before our merciful God and asking for His forgiveness through Confession." Archbishop James F. Checchio

Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. CLICK ON THIS BOX FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR LENT & EASTER 2026 and for the rules for fasting and abstinence during Lent.