About St. Lucy · Hodge, Louisiana
St. Lucy Church is a small Catholic parish in Hodge, Louisiana, established in 1935 and part of the Eastern Deanery of the Diocese of Shreveport. The parish is served from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Ruston, with the pastor also overseeing the broader Eastern Deanery cluster. Weekend Mass is celebrated in English, and the parish is currently organized as part of "Family One" of the Eastern Deanery grouping together St. Thomas Aquinas (Ruston), St. Lucy (Hodge), St. Benedict (Grambling), and Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Farmerville).
- Established
- 1935
- Patron
- St. Lucy (Santa Lucia)
- Rector
- Rev. Kevin Mues (effective July 15, 2025; pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas, Ruston, with St. Lucy, Hodge, as a mission)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shreveport
Why belong here
St. Lucy offers a welcoming, English-language Catholic community in the small town of Hodge with a single Sunday Mass and an immediately preceding opportunity for Reconciliation. Because the parish is now part of a coordinated Eastern Deanery 'family' led from Ruston, it benefits from shared priestly ministry and access to wider diocesan resources while retaining its own local identity on South 2nd Street.
Mass times at St. Lucy
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:30 – 8:50 am (before Mass)
About St. Lucy Church
St. Lucy Church is a small Catholic mission parish in Hodge, Louisiana, established in 1935 and part of the Eastern Deanery of the Diocese of Shreveport. The parish shares weekend Mass with a single Sunday service in English, and is currently part of a coordinated 'Family One' of parishes led from St. Thomas Aquinas in Ruston. Visitors and parishioners are welcomed to the church at 1100 South 2nd Street, where one Sunday Mass is celebrated each week along with weekday services.
History of St. Lucy
St. Lucy was founded in 1935 to minister to the Catholics of Hodge and the surrounding rural communities. In February 2025, Bishop Francis Malone announced a sweeping diocesan reorganization that placed St. Lucy into 'Family One' of the Eastern Deanery, joining it with St. Thomas Aquinas in Ruston, St. Benedict in Grambling, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Farmerville. Under this new model, St. Lucy became a mission of St. Thomas Aquinas, with priests serving multiple parishes and resources shared across the group.
- Founded 1935
- Eastern Deanery, Diocese of Shreveport
- Reorganized February 2025 into Family One, Eastern Deanery
Clergy and Pastoral Leadership
St. Lucy is currently pastored as a mission of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Ruston. Rev. Kevin Mues was appointed pastor (effective July 15, 2025) of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Lucy, and St. Benedict. Rev. Arokia S. Savio was named associate pastor of the same grouping, effective August 15, 2026, and resides at the St. Thomas Aquinas Rectory in Ruston.
- Rev. Kevin Mues — Pastor (effective July 15, 2025)
- Rev. Arokia S. Savio — Associate Pastor (effective August 15, 2026)
Diocese and Deanery
St. Lucy belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Shreveport, which serves north Louisiana under Bishop Francis I. Malone. The parish is classified within the Eastern Deanery and, since the February 2025 reorganization, operates as part of Family One of that deanery alongside St. Thomas Aquinas (Ruston), St. Benedict (Grambling), and Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Farmerville).
- Diocese of Shreveport
- Eastern Deanery — Family One
Visit and Contact
The parish office can be reached at (318) 259-2326. The mailing address is 1100 South 2nd Street, Hodge, LA 71247. For directions, take Hwy 167 South from I-20 into Hodge, turn West on Oak Street, then South on 2nd Street.
- Address: 1100 South 2nd Street, Hodge, LA 71247
- Phone: (318) 259-2326
- Website: http://www.stlucyhodge.org/
- Diocese page: https://www.dioshpt.org/church/st-lucy-church/