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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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- Saturday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN Vigil
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Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Wednesday: 6:00 PM to 6:50 PM
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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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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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.Read More
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MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Pray for our St. Jerome Parishioner as we commend his spirit to almight God.
November 9th
9:00 AM Service for Janie Gummelt
11:00 AM Service for Micaela Hernandez
November 11th
10:00 AM Service for Karol Ognoskie
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and my perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace.
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St. Jerome Fall Festival Winners
1ST Prize – Gayle Hill
2nd Prize – James & Mary Greaney
3rd Prize – Norvind Hernandez
4th Prize – Joan M. Fagen
5th Prize – Jesus Barraza
6th Prize – Thomas
7th Prize – Mr. & Mrs. Chris Miller
8th Prize – Homer Guerrero
Bonus Drawing – John Freed -
Thanksgiving Mass & Luncheon
THANKSGIVING MASS
Thursday, November 22nd 8:15AM
THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON
Thursday, November 22nd 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM -
Church Office & Facilities
Our church office and facilities will be CLOSED on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.. November 22, 23, 24 in observance of Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Monday, November 26th
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Letter From Our Pastor - November 4
Dear Parishioners,
Today’s Gospel reading brings us to the end of a series of debates in Mark’s Gospel with the chief priests, scribes, and elders, and it ends on an encouraging note. After various attempts to exploit discussion on God’s word to score political points or discredit Our Lord, we find a refreshing change of pace: a scribe who is actually interested in seeking the truth and who acknowledges when someone has helped him find it. The scribes at the time were debating about what the hierarchy of all the precepts were within Mosaic Law. They had already determined 613 precepts of the Law: 248 commands and 365 prohibitions. Which were the most important? This debate was an inheritance of the expectations in today’s 1st reading: faithful observance of the covenant with the Lord was the secret to success and prosperity. Yet they didn’t consider the fine print: Moses was describing a process, not just a fact: the Law was meant to take them somewhere and to help them achieve something, namely love for God and others. Our Lord responds to the scribe today with the fundamentals not only for the Jews but us. When he tells the scribe that the Lord must be loved above all else, he is repeating the first words of the Jews’ profession of faith, the Shema, taken from the book of Deuteronomy (part of today’s 1st Reading) and prayed by them every day. Their faith and our faith revolves entirely around the love of God. But Jesus connects this to another teaching from Leviticus (Lev. 19:18): to love your neighbor as yourself. Connecting the two may have been a novelty for the Jews, but as Christians, we know the two are closely linked: you can’t love God and not love your neighbor, or vice versa (1 Jn 4:20–21). Unconditional love for God and neighbor put every other precept into perspective.
The commandment is like a road. A road paves the way to something; the only question is whether it paves the way to something good, something bad, or something to which we’re indifferent.
It’s as much about what lies at the end of the road as our intentions in taking it: home to be with those we love, a country far away to leave the pains of home behind, etc. Our faith teaches us the road to a deeper love for God and neighbor. If we didn’t want to “get there” we wouldn’t take the road in the first place. We all need to remind ourselves from time to time of where we’re going and how to get there. As the liturgical year draws to a close we are remember this very familiar theme.
May God Bless you.
Fr. Dan
P.S. Thank you for all the remembrances, prayers and gifts on Priesthood Sunday last weekend. All are greatly appreciated. Tomorrow Nov. 5 I’m going to Methodist Hospital for a full knee replacement for my left knee. I’m still not sure of the length of recovery time but I plan to stay close by. Please keep my doctors and care givers in your prayers. -
Carta De Nuestro Párroco - 4 de Noviembre
Queridos Parroquianos,La lectura del Evangelio de hoy nos lleva hasta el final de una serie de debates en el Evangelio de Marcos con los sumos sacerdotes, escribas y ancianos, y termina en una nota alentadora. Después de varios intentos de explorar la discusión sobre la palabra de Dios para anotar puntos políticos o desacreditar a nuestro Señor, nos encontramos con un refrescante cambio de ritmo: un escriba que está realmente interesado en la búsqueda de la verdad y que reconoce cuando alguien le ha ayudado a encontrarla.
Los escribas en el momento estaban debatiendo sobre si la jerarquía de los preceptos estaba dentro de la Ley Mosaica. Ya habían determinado 613 preceptos de la ley: 248 mandamientos y 365 prohibiciones. ¿Cuáles eran las más importantes? Este debate era una herencia de las expectativas de hoy en la 1ª lectura: es una fiel observancia del pacto con el Señor era el secreto del éxito y la prosperidad. Sin embargo, no consideraron la letra pequeña: Moisés estaba describiendo un proceso, no sólo un hecho: la ley iba a llevarlos a un lugar y les ayudaría lograr algo, llámele, por amor a Dios y a otros. Nuestro Señor responde al escriba hoy con fundamentos no sólo para los judíos también para nosotros. Cuando dice el escriba que el Señor debe ser amado sobre todas las cosas, repite las primeras palabras de la profesión de fe de los judíos, el Shemá, tomado del libro de Deuteronomio (parte de la 1ª lectura de hoy) y oró por ellos cada día. Su fe y nuestra fe giran totalmente alrededor del amor de Dios. Pero Jesús conecta esto con otra enseñanza del Levítico (Lev. 19:18): amar a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. La conexión de los dos pudo haber sido una novedad para los judíos, pero como cristianos, sabemos que los dos están estrechamente relacionados: usted no puede amar a Dios si no ama a su prójimo, o viceversa (En 1 de Jn 4:20 – 21). El amor incondicional a Dios y al prójimo pone cada otro precepto en perspectiva. El mandamiento es como un camino. Un camino allana el camino a algo; la única pregunta es si allana el camino para algo bueno, o algo malo a algo indiferente.
Es tanto lo que se encuentra al final de la carretera como nuestras intenciones de estar en casa con los que amamos, o ir a un país lejano para dejar todos los dolores de casa atrás, etc. Nuestra fe nos enseña un camino aún más profundo amar a Dios y al prójimo. Si no quisiésemos llegar "llegar" no tomaríamos el camino en primer lugar. Todos necesitamos recordar de vez en cuando a donde vamos y cómo llegar. Como el año litúrgico llega a su fin y nos recuerda este tema muy familiar.
Que Dios los bendiga, Padre Dan
P.D.
Gracias por todos los recuerdos, oraciones y regalos sobre el sacerdocio el domingo del fin de semana pasado. Todos son muy apreciados. Mañana 5 de noviembre voy al Hospital Metodista para un reemplazo completo de rodilla de mi rodilla izquierda. Todavía no estoy seguro de la duración del tiempo de recuperación pero planeo permanecer cerca. Por favor mantenga mis médicos y Terapeutas en sus oraciones. -
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Contact Linda Garcia in the church office Monday-Friday 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM or Saturday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM at 713-468-9555 or by cell phone at 281-686-1061