St. Isidore the Farmer

Beginning December 3rd, the Thursday morning Mass time will change permanently to 7:15 AM.

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is coming up on Tuesday, December 8th. 

Our obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holydays continues to be suspended, but we invite you to attend our Immaculate Conception Mass at 6 PM. Confessions will be heard in the daily Mass chapel from 4:45 to 5:45 PM.

As you begin thinking about your Christmas Mass plans—especially if you usually attend the 4 PM Christmas Eve Mass—please take into consideration that we will not be able to accommodate the usual large Christmas crowd this year due to the need for social distancing.

Here are some things to consider as you plan.

• The Sunday and holyday Mass obligation continues to be suspended by the Bishop. No one is obliged to attend Masses on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
• However, we hope you will still come to Mass as a central part of your family's Christmas celebration!
• You have several options for attending Mass that week.
  • Tuesday, December 22nd, at 6 PM (Confessions from 4:45 to 5:45)
  • Wednesday, December 23rd, at 7:15 AM
  • Christmas Eve (Thursday) at 4 PM and 7 PM
  • Christmas Day at 9 AM
  • Vigil of the Feast of the Holy Family on Saturday, December 26th, at 4 PM
  • Feast of the Holy Family on Sunday, December 27th at 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM
• If you have any Covid-like symptoms, or have tested positive, or have been around anyone with Covid in the past 2 weeks, please do not attend Mass.
• If you are in a vulnerable group, or if you live with or care for someone who is, please carefully weigh the risks of attending.
• Masks are required except for infants. Every other pew is roped off. We provide hand sanitizer and alcohol wipes (for cleaning your pew area) in the entryway. Please read the full Mass guidelines below.

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 in a vulnerable group (over 60, compromised immune system, pre-existing health conditions) or live with or care for anyone in those groups, we strongly encourage you to stay home.
• Bishop Duca has suspended our Sunday Mass obligation indefinitely, and he has emphasized that no one should have any pangs of conscience about staying away from Mass at this time. Consider attending a weekday Mass, which has fewer people.
• Everyone must wear a mask and practice social distancing while they are inside the building. The only exceptions are that masks are not required for infants in arms or baby carriers, or for those who cannot wear a mask due to asthma or similar breathing problems.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 cry room, gathering room, and daily Mass chapel are closed. The bathrooms are open.

• The Body of Christ will be administered, but not the common chalice.
• As you leave your pew for Communion, continue to wear your mask and maintain social distancing.
• We encourage you to receive the Host in your hand. You may not wear gloves to receive the Host.

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  Communion Service 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 wear a mask and 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. Anyone entering the office should wear a mask.

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

Adoration is in the main church on Friday mornings from 8 to noon, with no Rosary or Benediction at the end.
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.