St. Isidore the Farmer

In the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, is transferred to the following Sunday (this year it's on May 16th). We will have the usual 7:15 AM morning Mass on Thursday, May 13th.

Bishop Michael G. Duca has announced that our Sunday Mass obligation will resume on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 6, 2021.

The general dispensation that has been in place in the past year will expire, but Bishop Duca added, "Of course, I want to assure all our Catholic faithful if they are unvaccinated, or if they have underlying conditions which make the virus more dangerous, or if they are simply fearful, that they should consider themselves exempt from the obligation to attend Mass for these reasons and therefore will not need a special dispensation."

Attending Mass

• If you have any symptoms that could be Covid-related, or have been around anyone recently with such symptoms or who has tested positive, please do not come to Mass.
• If you are unvaccinated, in a vulnerable group (over 60, compromised immune system, pre-existing health conditions), or live with or care for anyone in those groups, please carefully weigh the risks of attending Mass.
• Bishop Duca had suspended our Sunday Mass obligation in the past year, but has announced that the obligation will resume on Corpus Christi Sunday (June 6, 2021). However, he stated "I want to assure all our Catholic faithful if they are unvaccinated, or if they have underlying conditions which make the virus more dangerous, or if they are simply fearful, that they should consider themselves exempt from the obligation to attend Mass for these reasons and therefore will not need a special dispensation."
• If you have it, please bring a personal bottle of hand sanitizer with you. Please sanitize your hands as you enter and leave the church. Hand sanitizer stands are available in the narthex, along with alcohol wipes for cleaning the pew surfaces in the area where you sit.
• Please practice social distancing inside and outside the church. Every other pew is closed. Family groups (those who live in the same household) should sit together. All other individuals should maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet from anyone else, whether standing or in the pews. Additional seating is provided in the daily Mass chapel and in the narthex.
• There are no Mass coordinators, lectors, commentators, or Eucharistic ministers. Father and the deacons read the Scriptures and administer Communion.
• A collection basket is in the back of the center aisle. We do not pass the baskets to take up the offering.
• Please do not hold hands during the Our Father, other than within family groups.
• The Body of Christ will be administered, but not the common chalice.

In Christ,

 Father Frank Bass, Pastor

Corner of Plank Road & Thomas Road
in Baker/ Brownsfield

5657 Thomas Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70811

MAP

Please be aware of the Mass guidelines in effect during the pandemic. (To read them, scroll down in the column to the left.)

Saturday   Vigil 4 PM
Sunday   7:30 AM & 10:30 AM
Monday  Commun. Serv. 8:30 AM
Tuesday   6 PM
Wednesday   7:15 AM
Thursday   7:15 AM
Friday   7:15 AM

Confessions will be heard in the daily Mass chapel, not in the reconciliation room. Please wait in the narthex.

Tuesday   4:45 to 5:45 PM
Saturday  2:45 to 3:45 PM

5657 Thomas Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70811

(225) 775-8850
fax (225) 775-7072

Office Hours
Monday through Thursday:
8 AM to noon, 1 to 4:30 PM
Friday:  8 AM to noon

When possible, please conduct any business by phone, mail, or email. Please wear a mask if you come to the office.

Our office is the single-storey building down Thomas Road, across from the nursing home.

Friday   8:00 AM to Noon

Visit The Veil Removed to watch a 7-minute movie that depicts what's really happening on the altar at each Mass. Jesus is truly present as our Eternal High Priest, as the Sacrificial Victim, and in His Real Presence in the Eucharist -- bringing with Him the saints and angels, united with us in adoring Him! Explore that website for explanations and reflections on the miracle that happens at every Mass.