Fish on Fridays During Lent

February 16, 2016 by Charlie London

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Fish on Fridays During Lent

fishnfriesFriday, Feb 19 | Friday, Feb 26 |Friday, Mar 4
Bricolage school cafeteria at 3368 Esplanade
5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Eat in or take out.
Fish plates $8.00 includes fried catfish, french fries, cole slaw and green beans
Water and soft drinks $1.00
Beer $2.00 | Abita Amber $3.00 | Wine $4.00
An eclectic mix of desserts at fair prices

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Go Fish Twice on Fridays

February 25, 2015 by Charlie London

Fish so good that if you put it on your forehead, your tongue will beat your brains out trying to get it!

fried-fish-facebookGet a fish plate for lunch.

Get a fish plate for dinner.

N. Dorgenois for lunch.

Moss Street for dinner.

You can get a great fish plate at two locations and two times for the next three Fridays for 8 dollars per plate.

The lunch plates are available from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on February 27, March 6 & March 13 in St.Luke’s Gaudet Hall at 1222 N. Dorgenois St. in New Orleans, LA. The lunch plate includes fish, baked macaroni, green peas, potato salad, bread, cake and a soft drink.
Delivery is available for orders of 10 or more for the lunch plates only. Call (504) 821-0529 or check out the flyer below for more information.

The dinner plates are available from 5:30 till 8:00 pm on Feb. 27, March 6 and 13. The dinners include fried catfish, french fries, green beans and cole slaw. Water, soft drinks, beer and wine will be for sale. Home made desserts too! Available in the cafeteria at 1368 Moss Street in New Orleans from 5:30 until 8 p.m.

$8.00 per plate at each location.

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Get a fish plate for lunch. Get a fish plate for dinner.

N. Dorgenois for lunch. Moss Street for dinner.

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Eating fish on Fridays is a longstanding tradition in Catholic households worldwide dating back to the first century of the modern era.

Why abstain from meat? Why on Friday? Why during Lent?

Meat once was for celebrations and feasting. Early Christians abstained from eating meat on Friday as a kind of sacrifice and reminder that acknowledged the death of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday.

This still holds true today in the Catholic Church, but only on Ash Wednesday, and Fridays during Lent.

It is the shared teaching of various religious traditions that fish belongs on a sanctified table because the eyes of the fish, which in life never close, are a reminder of God’s eternal omniscience.

Read more at:
http://tinyurl.com/fish-is-soul-food

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Ash Wednesday

March 5, 2014 by Charlie London

photo by Laura London


Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. It falls 40 weekdays before Easter (Sundays aren’t counted in the 40 days of Lent). Ash Wednesday takes its name from ashes, a traditional Jewish sign of penitence. In some liturgical traditions, palm fronds or palm crosses from the previous year’s Palm Sunday are burned, and then the ashes are applied to the worshiper’s forehead on Ash Wednesday as a token of their commitment to observe a “holy Lent.”

Ancient Christian tradition was to observe Lent with fasting (a discipline of going without food at certain times), study, self-examination, confession and prayer. During this time, candidates for Holy Baptism were prepared for baptism on Easter Eve. Many churches continue those traditions.

The traditional color for altar hangings and clergy vestments during Lent is purple. Traditionally, altars are decorated in a plainer style, perhaps with the omission of flowers. Because Lent was a time for rigorous fasting, Christians often observed the last day before Lent as a time to celebrate and to use up leavening. Hence, Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”), also known as “Shrove Tuesday.”

Article from:
http://www.explorefaith.org/faq/ash/ash_wed2.html

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Fish Under the Dome

February 18, 2013 by Charlie London

Fish or shrimp plates $8; combo plates $10.
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Fish under the big dome on the bayou at 1368 Moss. Here are the dates for this year’s fish fry:
FRYDAY, February 22 | FRYDAY, March 1 | FRYDAY, March 8

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Although Holy Rosary Parish officially began in 1907, the history of the parish began as early as the settlement of Bayou St. John and City Park (Allard Plantation) area. The historic waterway, discovered by Iberville in 1699, served as a passage from the Gulf to Lake Pontchartrain. Soon the Spanish missionaries came to settle Louisiana. At the mouth of the Bayou, a resort called Spanish Fort was constructed.

Along the upper side of the Bayou was the Allard Plantation which, in the mid-1800’s became New Orleans City Park. On the opposite side, a number of fine homes were constructed as was the Fair Grounds. The present Holy Rosary property was originally part of a large tract of land that extended to Gentilly Boulevard. It was sold by Joseph Chalon and his wife, in 1871, to Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, the builder of the St. Louis Cathedral, who constructed a home for himself. Almonaster sold the land to Louis Blanc in 1792 and in 1799, it was acquired by Don Nicolas Maria Vidal, lieutenant governor of the Louisiana Colony. The land finally was purchased by Evariste Blanc and it remained in the Blanc and Denegre family until 1905.

Many fine homes were constructed in the area including the Spanish Custom House (now the residence of Vincent Saia), the Judge Tissot home and the Cucullu home. In 1855, Esplanade Avenue was opened to the Bayou on land obtained from the Blanc family. In 1856, St. Louis Cemetery was established on the site of the Old Bayou Cemetery originally founded by the City in 1835.

Soon after the Civil War, the Fair Grounds was established and the beautiful Gallier home became the Louisiana Jockey Club. A burial ground for Civil War soldiers was established by Governor Nicholls in 1883. In 1861, a horse-drawn car line was established with a car barn on Desmare playground next to the present Cabrini High School property.

As the area around Faubourg St. John and Grand Route St. John steadily developed, a call went out from residents for a parish church. The area originally was part of the distant St.Ann Parish but the distance was excessive for the residents to travel.

Mrs. Fanny Labatut Blanc offered a piece of ground in 1855 for the erection of a parish church, along with 300,00 bricks. The act of donation was passed in 1855 before Notary Octave de Armas. A small cottage on the property became the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Maistre, the first pastor, deemed that the formation of the church was impractical and he went on to form St. Rose de Lima parish of which the parochial territory of Holy Rosary remained part of until 1907.

In 1904, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, who would later become America’s first canonized saint, trudged down the Esplanade looking for the ideal piece of land to construct an orphanage. In 1906, with the help of Captain Salvator Pizzati, Mother Cabrini constructed the Sacred Heart Orphanage. This project escalated the founding of Holy Rosary Parish. Also, the Denegre family was pressing the Archbishop to fulfill the commitment and construct a church as agreed, or else the land should revert back to the family.

In 1907, Archbishop Blenk took the long-awaited action and appointed Rev. William J. Vincent to build a new parish to be called Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. On December 25, 1907, the first mass was celebrated at midnight in the old home. According to newspaper accounts, Archbishop Blenk officiated at the mass. Mrs. Denegre did not live to see the final church building as she passed away on September 12, 1910 at the age of 93.

Although the first mass was celebrated in the home as Mrs. Denegre had wished, a small chapel was completed in January of 1908. As the new parish grew, a school was needed. While the chapel remained overloaded, especially during the period following the fire that destroyed St. Rose of Lima, other parish needs took precedence over the construction of a new church. It was not until 1924 that construction of the permanent church was begun. On Sunday, November 22, 1925, the new church was finally dedicated. Father Vincent died in November of 1934, having taken the parish from its humble beginnings to a fully developed congregation with a school, church, societies and a strong Parish spirit. It was found that Father Vincent had personally financed a modest part of the parish works.

Father Vincent was followed by Msgr. Francis Canon Racine and Bishop L. Abel Caillouet who contributed to the strong growth and parish spirit. Today, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish remains a strong bastion of faith in the Archdiocese.

References: Golden Jubilee publication by Roger Baudier, Sr. KSG, LLD. and various documents contained in the New Orleans Public Library.

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EAT FISH | GIVE BLOOD

March 7, 2012 by Charlie London

This Friday, Mar 9th, a blood drive will be held at The Esplanade at City Park, 3443 Esplanade Ave. EAT FIRST ! See details on the FISH FRY below.

Our Lady of the Rosary Church will be hosting their famous fish fry on Friday, March 9th from 5 pm to 8 pm. *Look for the big dome on the bayou at 3368 Moss Street on beautiful Bayou St. John.*

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FISH under the DOME

March 1, 2012 by Charlie London


Friday, March 9th

Our Lady of the Rosary Church will be hosting
their famous fish fry on Friday, March 9th from 5 pm to 8 pm.

*Look for the big dome on
the bayou at 3368 Moss Street on beautiful Bayou
St. John. Fish, Shrimp and FUN too!*

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FISHday FRY

February 24, 2012 by Charlie London


Feb 24 | Mar 2 | Mar 9

Our Lady of the Rosary Church will be hosting
their famous fish fry for 3 Fridays this year.
Tonight from 5 pm to 8 pm. and the next two Fridays.

*Look for the big dome on
the bayou at 3368 Moss Street on beautiful Bayou
St. John. Fish, Shrimp and FUN too!*

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