his, r~sRonsibility for the ,many shrine activities. Arranging days of recollection and pilgrimages for special groups as well as for /"the general public takes much of his time, as does direction of the ongoing shrine' ministries, including a daily schedule 9f Masses, counseling and hearing confessions.
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At the moment his attention is focused on Attleboro's mammoth Christmas Illuminations, the largest such display in New England, completely cons'tructed by La 'Salette "personnel. But almost as large an undertaking is the annual three-day Labor Day Family Harvest Festival which combines the features of a country fair and bazaar with the spiritual dedication of the hundreds of volunteers who man its' attractions while, camping at the shrine and participating in daily special liturgies..
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A native of St. Jean Baptiste parish, Fall River, where he attended the parochial school until entering the La Salette high , school seminary, Father Pat sang fro)ll childhood but didn't pick up a guitar until age 24. Now 37,' he has seldom been far from one since that time. Self-taught musically, he has produced six albums and has been heard 011 radio and television and in hundreds of live east coast concert appearances. ' As well as at West Yarmouth, he will present programs on Sunday at St. Theresa's parish, South Attleboro, and next Wednesday at his native parish. Both will be in connection with I the We Care/We Share program. Following his 1969 ordination as a La Salette priest, Father Pat was a staff member and then director at La Salette's At· tleboro shrine. Then came two years as associate pastor at Our Lady of the Cape parish in Brewster, where he drew large crowds to open air summer concerts and began th"e Christmas concert tradition.
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The young priest was then named director of :La SaletteShrine in Enfield, N.H., where he served until last September, -when he returned to the Attleboro shrine, again as director. , '" , In Attleboro, he says, his concert career takes a back seat to
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Of special interest to Father Pat is the' new La Salette Fraternity which is shaping up as a "sort of third order" and will enroll lay people committed to assist the community in its missionary apostolate. Also im p 0 r tan t are the shrine's twice-monthly healing sessiQns, backed by a weekly charismatic prayer meeting. FatherPat is himself a charismatic, frequently called on to lead in,tercessory prayer s e r vic e s throughout New England., Then there are his record albums, which he looks on as an extension of his music ministry but which he admits are 'very costly to produce. He plows profits, from their sale back into producing new discs, but notes .that proceeds of live copcerts go straight to his hard-pressed community. At the moment the big thing on his horizon is a ,three-month trip to the Philippines where, from January to April, he will meet with La Salette missioners and work with parish music inin,isters, then returning to Attle:boro, where he plans to develop ,the shrine's ecumenical outreach. "You could say my dominant interests are the healing ministry ,through music and intercessory prayer through Our Lady of La Salette," he summed up. Among his most faithful fans are his mother, Mrs. Jeannette ,Patenaude, and a sister, Miss !Doris Patenaude, who still live in St. Jean ;Baptiste parish and who rarely miss his concerts. Also members of the Father Pat fan club are two other sisters, Mrs. Rita Hussey of St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, and Mrs. Florence Souza of Sarasota, Fla.
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