HOLY ROSARY PARISH 3617 Milam St., Houston, Texas 77002-9535 Ph. 713-529-4854 Fax 713-522-3967 Emergency Line 832-405-5762 Catholic Daily Message 713-529-4449 www.holyrosaryparish.org ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON THE DOMINICAN FRIARS SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE 5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Latin 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Vietnamese 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Vietnamese WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE 12:05 p.m. Monday – Saturday 5:15 p.m. Monday – Friday TIME OUT ROOM Available in the parish office building during the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday Masses ROSARY 4:50 p.m. Monday-Friday 4:35 p.m. Saturday and Sunday EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 12:45-5:00 p.m. Fridays with benediction at 5:05 p.m. BAPTISMS Please call parish office at ext. 101 for arrangements. RECONCILIATION 4:00–5:00 p.m. Saturdays Thirty minutes before each weekday Mass MARRIAGES Please call the wedding coordinator at ext. 110 at least eight months in advance. ANOINTING OF THE SICK IN RESIDENCE Fr. Arthur R. Kirwin, O.P., Prior Fr. Victor Brown, O.P., Pastor Emeritus Fr. William S. Daniels, O.P. Fr. Joseph D. Konkel, O.P., Pastor Emeritus Fr. Martin J. Iott, O.P. Fr. François Pouliot, O.P. Fr. Richard B. Williams, O.P. Priory Phone 713-526-6322 PARISH OFFICE 3617 Milam Street, Suite 100 Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday Extensions: 101 Parish Secretary 105 Director of Music 108 Parish Bookkeeper 109 Special Projects Secretary E-mail: [email protected]RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER 3535 Louisiana Street 713-526-4389 Contact: Janet Hafernik, D.R.E. PARISH REGISTRATION Please contact the parish office if you wish to register, if your contact information has changed, or if you wish to remove your PRIESTS ON STAFF Fr. Ian G. Bordenave, O.P. Ext. 107 Pastor Fr. Isidore V. Vicente, O.P. Ext. 104 Parochial Vicar Fr. Juan M. Torres, O.P. Ext. 103 Parochial Vicar Fr. Anthony Hung Tran, O.P. Chaplain to the Vietnamese Community
HOLY ROSARY PARISH 3617 Milam St., Houston, Texas 77002-9535
Ph. 713-529-4854 Fax 713-522-3967 Emergency Line 832-405-5762
Catholic Daily Message 713-529-4449 www.holyrosaryparish.org
ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON THE DOMINICAN FRIARS SUNDAY MASS
SCHEDULE 5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Latin 11:00
a.m. 12:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Vietnamese 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Vietnamese
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE 12:05 p.m. Monday Saturday 5:15 p.m. Monday
Friday TIME OUT ROOM Available in the parish office building during
the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday Masses ROSARY 4:50 p.m.
Monday-Friday 4:35 p.m. Saturday and Sunday EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
12:45-5:00 p.m. Fridays with benediction at 5:05 p.m. BAPTISMS
Please call parish office at ext. 101 for arrangements.
RECONCILIATION 4:005:00 p.m. Saturdays Thirty minutes before each
weekday Mass MARRIAGES Please call the wedding coordinator at ext.
110 at least eight months in advance. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please
call the parish office for the sick who are at home or in the
hospital. IN RESIDENCE Fr. Arthur R. Kirwin, O.P., Prior Fr. Victor
Brown, O.P., Pastor Emeritus Fr. William S. Daniels, O.P. Fr.
Joseph D. Konkel, O.P., Pastor Emeritus Fr. Martin J. Iott, O.P.
Fr. Franois Pouliot, O.P. Fr. Richard B. Williams, O.P. Priory
Phone 713-526-6322 PARISH OFFICE 3617 Milam Street, Suite 100
Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday Friday Extensions: 101
Parish Secretary 105 Director of Music 108 Parish Bookkeeper 109
Special Projects Secretary E-mail: [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER 3535 Louisiana Street 713-526-4389
Contact: Janet Hafernik, D.R.E. PARISH REGISTRATION Please contact
the parish office if you wish to register, if your contact
information has changed, or if you wish to remove your
registration. PRIESTS ON STAFF Fr. Ian G. Bordenave, O.P. Ext. 107
Pastor Fr. Isidore V. Vicente, O.P. Ext. 104 Parochial Vicar Fr.
Juan M. Torres, O.P. Ext. 103 Parochial Vicar Fr. Anthony Hung
Tran, O.P. Chaplain to the Vietnamese Community
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January 22, 2012 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A Message From
the Pastor Dear Parishioners, Today marks the 39 th Anniversary of
the Supreme Court Decision Roe vs. Wade, which permitted legalized
abortion in our country. Since then, over 54 million abortions have
taken place in the U.S. We can wonder what we have to show after
working so long to try to turn our nation around. Recall St. Pauls
words from Second Corinthians. He says, We are afflicted in every
way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the
life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body (2 Cor 4:8- 10).
Social change takes time. So, we shouldnt become discouraged. Here
are some things we can do to help our cause: 1.Pray. The Rosary.
The Stations of the Cross. Eucharistic Adoration. Offer your prayer
for the unborn. 2.Do Penance. Give up a snack, an hour of
television, or buying something for yourself. Offer it up for the
unborn. 3.Reverence all human life, not just the unborn, but also
the homeless, immigrants, prisoners, the handicapped, the sick, and
the elderly. A rising tide lifts all boats. 4.Witness. To quote St.
Peter, Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks
you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and
reverence (1 Pt 3:15b-16a). 5.Support pro-life organizations like
Texas Right to Life, Foundation for Life, and Houston Coalition for
Life, which are helping to change laws and save babies lives. If we
take sensible measures such as these, we will be winning peoples
hearts, saving babies lives, and bringing abortion to an end in our
country. Fr. Ian TODAYS SECOND COLLECTION, JANUARY 22: THE CHURCH
IN LATIN AMERICA. Generous gifts made to todays collection will
fund evangelization and catechesis projects in the Church in Latin
America. Recently in El Poz n, Colombia, 770 children from St.
Blaise Parish received First Holy Communion because of your
generosity. The support you give today will provide opportunities
for years to come. Keep faith with the Church in Latin America.
HOLY ROSARY ONLINE GIVING is a convenient way to contribute to all
of the parishs regular and second collections on a regular or on a
one-time basis. Go to the parishs website at
www.holyrosaryparish.org to sign up for an account. REQUIESCAT IN
PACE: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Marie Gimenez, who
recently died. She is the mother of Joseph Gimenez, who is a
parishioner. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful
departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. PLEASE PRAY FOR
THE SICK:. Gloria Guerreo, Dominic Dybala, and Gloria Lindo. ALTAR
FLOWERS: An anonymous donor has given the flowers near the main
altar in loving memory of Dotty and Tom Daley. Please pray for
them. REV. JOSEPH D. KONKEL, O.P., HAS ANNOUNCED HIS OFFICIAL
RETIREMENT FROM HOLY ROSARY PARISH AS OF JANUARY 1, 2012: Many
parishioners and friends of Holy Rosary Parish and Priory have
heard that Fr. Konkel has been given permission by the Southern
Dominican Provincial to retire from active ministry. Among
possibilities for study, vacation, and rest, Fr. Konkel will be
taking a ten week study sabbatical at a retreat center in Tucson,
Arizona, from March 11 through May 18, 2012. Fr. Konkel will
continue living in Holy Rosary Priory as a member of the Dominican
Community. After he finishes his sabbatical and some vacation time
this summer, further decisions will be made and announced. Fr.
Konkel has been at Holy Rosary since August 1995. Fr. Konkel is
grateful for the support of many wonderful parishioners and friends
during that time. SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER: The Order will meet
today, January 22, from 2 to 5 p.m., in the Religious Education
Center. Are you feeling called to a deeper spirituality? Does the
joy, humility, and simplicity of St. Francis appeal to you? Come
and see after todays 11 a.m. Mass how profession into a lay order
can enrich your life. Call Lore Payne at 713-254-4405 for more
information. Pax et bonum! WHATS COOKING, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25:
Spaghetti and meat sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert, coffee, and
tea. Lunch is served after the 12:05 p.m. Mass in the parish hall.
As a reminder, the lunches are $5, and there are no takeouts.
Please do not submit bills larger than $10. Lunch goers have the
option of paying for their lunches through Holy Rosary Parishs
Online Giving. Thank you! STAND AND PRAY: Next Thursday, January
26, is Holy Rosarys day to sponsor a day of prayerful presence from
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Planned Parenthood, 4600 Gulf Freeway. Please
sign up to stand and pray that the innocent lives of the unborn may
be saved and that those involved in Planned Parenthood may
experience a conversion of heart. For those who cannot come to pray
at Planned Parenthood but would like to participate, please commit
to praying wherever you may be in unity with those at the facility.
Sign-up sheets for both are available in the foyer this weekend, or
contact Cindy Hotze at 713-665-0479 or [email protected]. RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION NEWS: A Parent Meeting to Discuss First Penance and First
Holy Communion will take place next Sunday, January 29, at 9:45
a.m. in the parish hall. Jeff Cavins Bible Study on The Book of
Revelation starts today, January 22, at 9:00 a.m. in the REC. Open
to everyone. Three other weekly offerings available. The course
lasts eleven weeks and costs $30. Call Janet Hafernik at
713-526-4389 to register. Last chance! Confirmation Classes for
adult Catholics who have not been confirmed will begin on Sunday,
March 4. Call Janet Hafernik at 713-526-4389 to learn more or to
register.
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HOLY ROSARY PARISH Collections for January 15, 2012 Regular
Collection$13,403.29 Regular Collection Through Online
Giving$3,737.92 2011-12 Regular Collections YTD
(7/1/11-6/30/12)$554,280.85 2011-12 Fiscal Budget YTD$554,770.00
Difference-$489.15 Candle Offerings$251.46 Liturgical Calendar for
the Week of January 22, 2012 22 Sun3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HOURS Week III Jon 3:1-5,10/ 1 Cor 7:29-31/ Mk 1:14-20 8:00 Emma
& Zulma Prudhomme 9:30Julius Daguanno 11:00Tony Jimenez
12:30For the People of the Parish 5:00Carl Cor Ben, Chau, and Nga
23 MonDay of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 2
Sm 5:1-7,10/ Mk 3:22-30 - St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr 12:05Z.
Torres 5:15Marion Bell 24 Tue St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and
Doctor of the Church 2 Sm 6:12b-15,17-19/Mk 3:31-35
12:05Augustine-Pio Vuong 5:15Jacqueline Fogel 25 WedThe Conversion
of St. Paul the Apostle (F) Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/ Mk
16:15-18 12:05 Thom Potempa 5:15 Mary K. Willoughby 26 ThuSS.
Timothy and Titus, Bishops (M) 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/ Mk 4:21- 25
12:05 Stuart Toomey 5:15Angela Cheeves 27 FriWeekday 2 Sm
11:1-4a,5-10a,13-17/ Mk 4:26-34 - St. Angela Merici, Virgin 12:05
Ann Kusnerik 5:15 Dr. James Considine 28 SatSt. Thomas Aquinas, OP,
Priest and Doctor of the Church (F) Wis 7:7-10,15-16 or Eph 3:8-12/
Ps 37/ Jn 17:11-19 or Jn 16:23-28 or Mt 5:13-19 12:05Cissie Van
Riet 5:00 Tomasa Gonzalez A CATHOLIC WOMENS DAY OF REFLECTION at
Holy Name Passionist Retreat Center, 430 Bunker Hill Road, Houston
77024, January 26, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Theme: Quench
Your Thirst: Praying with the Woman at the Well. Cost is $35 per
person, which includes coffee, breakfast pastries, and lunch.
Register online at www.passionist.org/holyname/events or by calling
713-464-0211. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012. The Knights will
be selling tamales from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parish courtyard
for your super bowl party. CONSIDER BECOMING A KNIGHT OF COLUMBUS.
All Catholic men age 18 and older are eligible to join. The Knights
dedicate themselves to serving our Lord, our Church, and our
country. Inquirers should contact Neil Miggins at 713-560-9776, Don
Payne at 713-254-4396, or Gary Loth at 713-449-7399. Please keep
our clergy in your prayers. 2012 CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES: Any
parishioner who requested to receive 2012 contribution envelopes
but has not received them should contact Carole Kelley, at
713-529-4854, ext. 109, or at [email protected]. Thank
you. WANTED: SPONSOR COUPLES who can help prepare engaged couples
for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Must be married in the Catholic
Church for at least five years and able to attend day-long training
sessions at St. Dominic Center at 2403 Holcombe Blvd in Houston
77021 on February 18, March 10, and March 24. A great service and
witness to the Church. Please contact the parish office at
713-529-4854, ext. 101, or at [email protected] if you
feel you can help. THE 23 RD SOUTHERN DOMINICAN GALA will take
place on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Houstonian. The gala
committee invites everyone to participate in the gala by becoming
an underwriter, a table sponsor, and/or auction donor and/or by
purchasing gala tickets. The evening will include dinner, dancing,
and a silent auction. This year, the gala will present the St.
Martin de Porres Award to Rabbi Roy A. Walter. For more information
about the gala, please contact Carole Kelley at 713- 529-4854, ext.
109, or at [email protected]. The gala proceeds will go
to support the Southern Dominican Province, including the Dominican
Friars of Holy Rosary Priory. Gifts are tax deductible. SOUTHERN
DOMINICAN GALAS WINE AUCTION: Fr. Juan Torres, O.P., is requesting
monetary donations towards this years Southern Dominican Gala Wine
Auction. Please make checks payable to Southern Dominican Gala (in
the memo area, please write wine), and mail them to the parish
office, Attention: Fr. Juan Torres, O.P. All contributions are
greatly appreciated and tax deductible. Please save the date for
the next Southern Dominican Gala on Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the
Houstonian. The gala will offer wonderful auction items and fine
wines! 2011 DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND (DSF): Thanks to everyone who
contributed to the 2011 DSF! The parish surpassed its goal of
$119,000 by $9,316.64. Half of the $9,316.64 ($4,658.32) will
return to Holy Rosary Parish and the other half will go to aid the
poor parishes of the archdiocese. Thank you for helping us reach
our goal and for ministering to so many others. May God bless you!
Sancte Thom de Aquino, ora pro nobis.
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THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 22, 2012 Four men woke up
one morning as fishermen and went to bed that very night as
disciples of an itinerant preacher from Nazareth. That morning the
father of two of them, Zebedee was his name, was two men short in
his enterprise as a fisherman in the Sea of Galilee. And at least
one wife, kept wondering whether her husband, Simon Bar Jonah, was
coming home again. Even the name of this last man would be changed
to Peter. What happened? Mark gives us in the reading of this
Sunday a very succinct account of the call that Jesus makes for
collaborators in the new venture of the Kingdom of God. "Come after
me and I will make you fishers of men" ( Mark 1,17). And,
amazingly, they do. I think all of us are taken by the suddenness
of it all and the manner in which everything unfolds. But one can
feel in such scene a sense of urgency. There is no time to waste.
The itinerant Rabbi, who already is preaching about the Kingdom of
God and inviting everyone to repentance, has called them. They are
busy mending fishing nets by the sea shore to get ready for next
outing at sea, which was their livelihood. But something elusive
and mysterious, indeed, has happened. We read in today's Gospel
about Peter and Andrew that "They abandoned their nets and followed
him" (Mark 1, 18) and a few lines further about James and John:
"They left their father Zebedee in the boat and followed him" ( v.
20). One feels that humanly speaking they should have asked some
questions from this stranger. Like: Where are we going...What are
we going to do...What do you mean about being "fishers of
men"...How am I sure of what you are telling me...What is the plan
of action that you have...Why have you called me and not somebody
else...What is that we hear about the kingdom of God...What kind of
reforms are you talking about when you say "reform your
lives"...What is my role in this new enterprise...What do you mean
when you say THE GOOD NEWS...Is there any compensation for my
family that I left behind... Questions...Questions... There must
have been something that Jesus said to them. Or there must have
been something in the eyes of Jesus as he looked into their eyes
and their hearts. Something altogether special, life-giving and
mysterious. May be a glimpse of God's tenderness and love. The
result: The four men answer the call of Jesus in a manner that I
could categorize as Prompt, Radical, Total, Generous. And here is
where we come in ourselves: As the four Apostles and then the rest
were called, SO ALSO ARE WE CALLED. By Baptism, officially, and
many times in our lives, we have heard the Call of God to be part
of his redemptive work in the world. Even if we had questions,
those questions are irrelevant next to the immense privilege of
embracing the Son of God in our lives and being sent to be
witnesses and preachers of his Kingdom of justice, peace and love.
Preachers of the Gospel of Life to a world that at times chooses
death and sin over life and grace. We thank God for calling us. May
our answer always be prompt, radical, total and generous. May God's
peace be with you. Fr. Vicente