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In this month of November when we pray for All Souls, please remember the deceased priests and deacons of the Diocese of Lake Charles. May they rest in peace!

O God, Thou didst raise Thy servant,
  to the sacred priesthood of Jesus Christ,
according to the Order of Melchisedech,
giving him the sublime power to offer the Eternal Sacrifice,
to bring the Body and Blood of Thy Son Jesus Christ down upon the altar,
and to absolve the sins of men in Thine own Holy Name.
We beseech Thee to reward his faithfulness and to forget his faults,
admitting him speedily into Thy Holy Presence,
there to enjoy forever the recompense of his labors.
This we ask through Jesus Christ Thy Son, our Lord.
Amen.

Priests Serving in the Diocese of Lake Charles Who Have Died:

Reverend Justin A. Dolan, M.S., 3/20/1982
Msgr. Aloysius Van Buijtenen, 11/26/1983
Msgr. Charles Levasseur, 10/25/1988
Msgr. Raymond Gobeil, 9/24/1989
Reverend Anthony Genna, 4/25/1991
Reverend Oscar Vasquez-Munoz, 6/18/1991
Reverend Michael J. Carr, C.S.Sp., 1/13/1992
Reverend Paul Perrin, 1/19/1993
Msgr. Bede Becnel, 2/5/1993
Reverend Howard Coleman, 10/31/1994
Msgr. A. J. Robichaud, 11/15/1994
Reverend Don Olson, 1/30/1996
Reverend Jerry Hayden, SJ., 2/19/1996 R
everend Robert Shreve, 2/24/1996
Reverend Theodore Brandley, M.S., 3/10/1996
Reverend James Droney, M.S., 3/28/1996
Reverend Raymond Isabelle, M.S., 5/7/1996
Msgr. Jules O. Daigle, 1/1/1998
Reverend George Repchick, M.S., 6/11/1998
Reverend Henry F. Sam McKay, M.S., 4/21/1999
Reverend Eugene McKenna, M.S. 2/27/2000
Reverend Roland Bernier, M.S., 8/5/2000
Msgr. Murphy Bernard, 9/4/2000
Msgr. Curtis Vidrine, 10/24/2000
Reverend William O'Brien, M.S., 8/2/2002
Reverend Al Volpe, 3/26/2003
Reverend Joseph Decoteau, M.S., 9/29/2003
Reverend Francis Fitzsimmons, M.S., 1/23/2004
Msgr. A. J. Vincent, 7/18/2005
Reverend Oris Broussard, 1/8/2006
Msgr. I. A. DeBlanc, 7/16/2006
Reverend John Giles, 8/4/2006
Reverend Maurice Martineau, 12/21/2006
Reverend Henry Lenz, M.S., 2/18/2007
Reverend James F. Burke, C.S.Sp., 5/5/2008
Reverend John L. Blumm, M.S., 1/16/2009
Reverend William Hogan, SSJ, 6/14/2009

 A Prayer for Deceased Deacons 

Heavenly Father,
since the time of the Apostles
you have inspired the Church
to commission certain members
to assist in a special way
in the pastoral mission of Christ.
Bless these deacons
who have served humble and faith-inspired lives
and gone to their rest with you,
in the hopes of rising again. May they rest in peace.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen



Deacons of the Diocese of Lake Charles Who Have Died:
Dudley LeBlanc, 12/14/1984
Herman Sensat, 10/20/1985
Barry Bordelon, 12/12/1987
Armand Perrault, 3/28/1988
Clarence LeBlanc, 9/12/1992
John Segura, 5/15/1999
Harry St. Mary, 6/16/1999
Mark Benoit, 10/5/2004
Paul Thompson, 4/8/2006
Malone Hebert 7/24/2009

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