Starting in September, a new support group has been organized for all persons grieving the death of a loved one. The 8 week program will begin Thursday, Sept. 7th at 7:00 to 8:30 in the PAC. Registration begins 9/7/23 at 6:30 before the session starts. For more information Lucille Pierce at 832-483-9593 or Kathie Batson at 713-702-4786 or Margie Buchala at 713-686-2413.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued the following statement after a series of meetings with members of the USCCB's Executive Committee and other bishops.
Do you have a special occasion coming up? Would you like to commemorate that special occasion by donating FLOWERS FOR OUR ALTAR? Contact Pilar Salas at church office - 713-468-9555
The term appears to be generic, but actually highlights its spiritual focus. After Pentecost the Church resumes what is now called the season of “Ordinary Time.” But what does that really mean? Is it some sort of generic season in the Church that has no focus?..
Come, O Holy Spirit, come! From Your bright and blissful Home Rays of healing light impart. Come, Father of the poor, Source of gifts that will endure Light of ev'ry human heart.
Today concludes the Easter season, the fifty days that, from Jesus’ resurrection to Pentecost, are marked in a particular way by the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is in fact the Easter Gift par excellence. He is the Creator Spirit, who constantly brings about new things. Today’s readings show us two of those new things. In the first reading, the Spirit makes of the disciples a new people; in the Gospel, he creates in the disciples a new heart
"On Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit worked a miracle in each of the apostles, and through them, in the whole Church. As the apostles were huddled together around Mary in the Upper Room fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead, suddenly from heaven there was the sound like the rush of a driving wind that filled the entire upper room. Tongues of fire came down and rested upon each of them and all were filled with the Holy Spirit. THIS was the difference. They received the Holy Spirit's help boldly to proclaim Jesus." Fr. Roger Landry gave this homily for the feast of Pentecost.