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- Sunday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 12:00 PM SpanishEspañolES 2:30 PM SpanishEspañolES 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN LifeTeen 7:00 PM SpanishEspañolES
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HAND IN HAND
Lord of heaven and earth, you gather us as a Community of Faithful, "Hand-in-Hand", to love You, and to serve You, in all things. We thank You. For Your abundant blessings. Give us wisdom, strength, passion, and patience. Guide our every step, Lord. May Your Spirit fill our hearts with generosity and purpose, as we share our time, talent, and treasure. Let all we do, Gracious God, be beautiful in Your sight. May our new Parish Activity Center reflect the love we have for You, and for each other. This we ask, through Christ Jesus, Our Lord. AMEN.
Psalm 127:1 "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain..." -
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mass of Christian burial
Please pray for the repose souls.
Eternal rest grant undo him, O Lord, and my perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace.
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LIFETOUCH PHOTOS FOR UPCOMING DIRECTORY, 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
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FIRST FRIDAY FISH FRY
Every 1st Friday of the Month from 5:00-7:00 PM, Parish Activity Center
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Letter From Our Pastor - January 12, 2020
The conversation we heard today, between Jesus and John the Baptist, is a strange one. John was the last prophet. His job was to announce that the long-awaited Messiah, the Savior, had finally arrived. His job was also to encourage people to repent, to turn their lives around, so that they would be ready to recognize and welcome that Savior. John used the ceremony of baptism to help that process of repentance, to give people a tangible way to tell God that they were sorry for their sins and wanted to follow him more closely from then on. But Jesus had no sins. Jesus was the Savior. Jesus had no need to repent, and therefore no need to be baptized. And yet, he shows up by the river and gets in line anyway. John sees him and objects, but Jesus insists on taking his place right beside the rest of the sinners.
Why? Because Jesus wants to make sure that we know that he loves us. And so, when he saved us from sin, he did so from close by, from the inside out. He saved us from suffering by suffering himself. He conquered death by dying. He overcame sin by living among sinners. His baptism is a preview of everything that is to come. By getting baptized, Jesus expressed his desire to take our place, to take the punishment for our sins upon himself, so as to free us from them. Later, on the cross, he actually did take them on himself. This was why he came. This was his mission. And this is still his mission. He still wants to save us by coming close to us, to make sure that we know that he loves us.
There is no greater proof of this than the Eucharist. Whenever we receive Holy Communion, we are receiving God himself as our nourishment. Could he come any closer to us than that? And whenever we stop by a Catholic Church, we can go and kneel before the tabernacle, the golden box mounted near the altar, where the consecrated hosts not used at Mass are reserved. Jesus is waiting there for us all the time, just so he can be ready whenever we need to talk to him, so we can always know where to find him. And near every tabernacle in the world, a little flame is burning in the sanctuary lamp. Usually it's red, the color of love and blood. It reminds us that Christ loves us so much that he shed his blood for us. Usually it's the flame of a candle or an oil lamp, or sometimes it's an electric light bulb disguised as a candle. But in every case, there is this light, patiently reminding us of God's constant, loving gaze, of his readiness to guide us and to warm our hearts. Our tabernacle has the Emmaus story on the door, “They recognized Him in the breaking of the bread.”
Some Christians don't believe in the Eucharist. They say that since Christ lives in their hearts, they don't need a tabernacle. It is true that Christ lives in our hearts - he took up residence there at our baptism, just as he took our place here on earth at his baptism. But Jesus knows human nature; he knows that we still need to be able to come to him in the tabernacle. We are material beings who live in a particular place and time, and Jesus wants to meet us right where we're at. How can we best respond this New Year? -
Carta De Nuestro Párroco - 12 de Enero
La conversación que escuchamos hoy, entre Jesús y Juan el Bautista, es extraña. Juan fue el último profeta. Su trabajo era anunciar que el tan esperado Mesías, el Salvador, finalmente había llegado. Su trabajo era también alentar a las personas a arrepentirse, y que cambiaran sus vidas, a fin de que pudieran estar dispuestas a reconocer y dar la bienvenida a su Salvador. Juan usó la ceremonia del bautismo para ayudar a ese proceso de arrepentimiento, para dar a la gente una manera tangible de decirle a Dios que estaban arrepentidos por sus pecados y que querían seguirlo más de cerca a partir de entonces. Pero Jesús no tenía pecados. Jesús era el Salvador. Jesús no tenía necesidad de arrepentirse, y por lo tanto no era necesario ser bautizado. Y sin embargo, aparece junto al río y se pone en fila de todos modos. Juan lo ve y se opone, pero Jesús insiste en tomar su lugar justo al lado del resto de los pecadores.
¿Por qué? Porque Jesús quiere asegurarse de que sabemos que nos ama. Y así, cuando nos salvó del pecado, lo hizo desde el fondo de su interior. Nos salvó del sufrimiento sufriendo a sí mismo. Conquistó la muerte al morir. Superó el pecado viviendo entre pecadores. Su bautismo es un adelanto de todo lo que está por venir. Al ser bautizado, Jesús expresó su deseo de tomar nuestro lugar, de tomar el castigo por nuestros pecados sobre sí mismo, a fin de liberarnos de ellos. Más tarde, en la cruz, en realidad se los llevó a sí mismo. Por eso vino. Esta era su misión. Y esta sigue siendo su misión. Todavía quiere salvarnos acercándonos, para asegurarnos de que sabemos que nos ama.
No hay mayor prueba de ello que la Eucaristía. Cada vez que recibimos la Santa Comunión, estamos recibiendo a Dios mismo como nuestro alimento. ¿Podría acercarse más a nosotros que eso? Y cada vez que pasamos por una Iglesia Católica, podemos ir y arrodillarnos ante el tabernáculo, la caja dorada que está casi siempre cerca del altar, donde se reservan las hostias consagradas no utilizadas en la Misa. Jesús nos está esperando todo el tiempo. Él está listo para cuando necesitemos hablar con él, para que siempre podamos saber dónde encontrarlo. Y cerca de cada tabernáculo del mundo, hay una pequeña lámpara ardiendo junto al santuario. Normalmente es roja, el color del amor y la sangre. Nos recuerda que Cristo nos ama tanto que derramó su sangre por nosotros. Por lo general es la llama de una vela o una lámpara de aceite, o a veces es una bombilla eléctrica disfrazada de vela. Pero en todos los casos, está esta luz, que nos recuerda pacientemente la mirada constante y amorosa de Dios, su disposición a guiarnos y a calentar nuestros corazones. Nuestro tabernáculo tiene la historia de Emaús en la puerta: "Lo reconocieron en la ruptura del pan".
Algunos cristianos no creen en la Eucaristía. Dicen que como Cristo vive en sus corazones, no necesitan un tabernáculo. Es cierto que Cristo vive en nuestros corazones - se quedo allí en nuestro bautismo, al igual que tomó nuestro lugar aquí en la tierra en su bautismo. Pero Jesús conoce la naturaleza humana; él sabe que todavía tenemos que ser capaces de venir a él en el tabernáculo. Somos seres materiales que vivimos en un lugar y tiempo en particular, y Jesús quiere encontrarnos justo donde estamos. ¿Cómo podemos responder mejor a este Año Nuevo? -
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Contact Linda Garcia in the church office Monday-Friday 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM or Saturday 9:00 AM-12:00 PM at 713-468-9555 or by cell phone at 281-686-1061
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ACTS RETREAT 2020
- February 6th - 9th In Spanish Women ACTS
- March 19th - 22nd Teen ACTS
- April 30th - May 3rd In English Men ACTS
- May 14th - 17th In Spanish Men ACTS
- July 9th - 12th Teen ACTS
- July 23rd - 26th In English Women ACTS
- August 20th-23rd In Spanish Women ACTS
- September 10th-13th In Spanish Men ACTS