Preserving and fostering the Catholic faith and Acadiana culture in Acadiana and beyond
This is our mission. Lafayette’s second bishop, Bishop Maurice Schexnayder once predicted, “The waters of the Teche will be drained to the ground before the people of Acadiana lose their Catholic Faith.” Fête-Dieu du Teche serves as a reminder to our community: To be Cajun is to be Catholic!
Come down to the Teche on Saturday, August 15, 2026!
Adore the Lord as he processes on Cajun water and soil. This annual Eucharistic Procession by boat on the waters of the Teche on the Feast of the Assumption recalls our rich Acadian history and, in a way, re-enacts the journey made by the Acadians over 250 years ago.
Details of the Day
Begins with French Mass by Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel, D.D., Bishop of Lafayette, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Leonville at 8:00 am
Procession to Landing at 9:00 am, Boat Procession departs at 9:30 am
Stops at Each Church on the Bayou: Arnaudville, Cecilia, Breaux Bridge, and Parks for a Rosary and Benediction
Disembark and Process into Notre Dame Catholic Church, St. Martinville for Benediction
Walking Procession into St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church for Benediction
Walking Procession Down Main Street to Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel for Vespers and Benediction
Confessions will be Available at All Stops Along the Teche
More about Fete-Dieu du Teche en Louisiane
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Eucharistic Procession
Adore the Lord as he processes on Cajun water and soil. Our annual Eucharistic Procession by boat on the Feast of the Assumption recalls our rich Acadian history and, in a way, re-enacts the journey made by the Acadians over 250 years ago.
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The Bible Marathon
Experience the Bible read publicly cover to cover without pause in the town square of St. Martinville in front of St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church! This event features the Friar Truck, a mobile pulpit for reading the Bible on the geaux and itinerant preaching.
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Mobile Confessions
Encounter the mercy of Christ in the Spiritual Care Unit (SCU), a converted ambulance seeking Catholics who have wandered away from the Church to offer a place to confess their sins and receive forgiveness.
In partnership with Community of Jesus Crucified
The Community of Jesus Crucified is a Catholic Private Association of the Christian Faithful of diocesan right. In 1986, it was canonically erected in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Made up of lay members (both married and single) and priests, brothers, and sister servant members, all CJC members bind themselves together to freely consecrate their lives in service of a suffering and wounded humanity.