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DAILY MASSES & MASS INTENTIONS
PHASE II PROTOCOLS
OUR LADY OF LOURDES 108 North West 4th Avenue, Mineral Wells, Tx 76067
Phone: 940-325-4789 Fax: 940-327-8170 [email protected] www.ollcatholicchurch.com
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-3pm Rev. Thomas Dsouza Pastor Deacon Jesus Cardenas
Secretary: Marla Trevino [email protected]
July 4th – July 10th, 2020 July 4th 4:30pm -St. Francis. July 4th 6:30pm-Luke Petrelli† by Margaret Colton, Pedro Santi-banez† by Diana Santibanez July 5th 9am—Therese Robert-son† by Jim&Jan Robertson, Porfiria Gutierrez† by Eddie Gutierrez, Ramiro Rojas by Elvira Rodriquez July 5th 11:30am
Prayer Garden/Weather Permitting otherwise in
Chapel July 8th Mass at 7am– July 9th Mass at 7am July 10th Mass at 7am-Porfiria Gutierrez† by Eddie Gutierrez
July 4th & 5th 2020/ Happy Independence
ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION GRANT 2021
We are happy to announce that Our Lady Of Lourdes received another grant from Advance-ment Foundation for Fiscal Year 2021 in the amount of $16,000 to be distributed over 12 months equally, starting in July 2020.
The Sick should Stay Home. The Elderly over 60 are Ex-empt from Mass Obligation. Maintain Social Distancing of 3ft. Masks or Scarves are Required during Mass.
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Eloise Rodriguez, Eddie Gutierrez, Henry Habrecht, Sharon McKin-ley,Leonor DeSantiago,Letha Russell, Jim Slattery, Kathy DeLara, Johnny Davis, Janet Coalson, Angelica Pineda, Steven Ortiz, Elena Tejerina, Pat Luna, Melchora Pérez, Josefa Esquivel, Lupe Trevino, Marie & Bill McGuire, Nicki Ruiz, Joanne Pechacek, D.J. Davis, Julian & Sally Rios, Antonio Maldanado, Liz John-son, Roger Huddleston, Christina Ro-driguez Fuller, Sharon Howell, Jessi-ca Luna, Gloria Joseph Dover, Fr. Thomas Dsouza, Brenda Mendoza, Willie Harrison,Elizabeth Nowak, Ar-mando Dominguez, and Bryan Dominguez, Maxine Lefkowski, Jesse & Wantia Anguiano, Sanjeev Joshi, Richard Kaminski, Tomasa Gonzalez, Rudy & Rita Alvarado,Velia Sama-niego Barrientos, Arnoldo & Natalia Samaniego, Daniel Nava.,Tina Cruce, Lee Sanchez, Dora Calderon, Bertha Chavez, Gloria Ortiz, Rocky Turcios, Esperanza Villarreal, Janie Rodriquez
THE SICK OF OUR PARISH FROM PASTOR’S DESK
Jesus addresses us with comforting words today: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Let those words wash over us and all the responsibilities we have, all the stresses we’re under, and all the failures that haunt us. “My yoke is easy,” Jesus assures us, “my bur-den light.” As we gather together on this holiday weekend, let us rejoice in the freedom Jesus offers us from our heavy burdens.
Jesús nos ofrece hoy sus palabras de consuelo: “Vengan a mí, todos los que están fatigados y agobiados por la carga, y yo les daré alivio”. De-jemos que esas palabras se deslicen como bálsamo sobre nosotros, sobre todas las responsabilidades que tene-mos, sobre todos los angustias que nos agotan y sobre todos los fracasos que nos acosan. “Mi yugo es suave y mi carga ligera”, nos asegura Jesús. Alegrémonos todos aquí reunidos en este fin de semana festivo, porque Jesús nos libera de nuestras cargas pesadas.
The flesh is our old self of yesterday and the one we left behind in baptism. It is
the self of doubts and fears, sin and error, reluctance, untamed passion, and er-
rors in judgement. It is also the self of missed opportunities and roads untraveled.
Although we were baptized many years ago, every day is another day to live, not
according to the flesh of yesterday with its regrets and misgivings, but rather to
live the life of the spirit of today and tomorrow. The burdens of our personal bag-
gage and of life itself can weight us down. The love of Jesus Christ and the life of
the spirit of today and tomorrow. The burdens of our personal baggage and of life
itself can weigh us down. The love of Jesus Christ and the life of the spirit can
pick us up, refresh us, and provide us with the hope for new opportunities and dis-
coveries. Because we have been baptized in Christ, we need not be anxious
about what we did or did not do yesterday or anxious about what will come tomor-
row. We need only to seek out the love that is before us, around us, and in us
and learn.
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
THANKSGIVING FOR FREEDOM
Freedom is enshrined in our US Constitution. The First Amend-ment of our constitution protects our freedom of speech. However, our speech may not infringe upon another's freedom. Freedom does have its limits. And we must pro-tect everyone's freedoms, not just ours. On this 4th of July, let us remember from whom all our freedoms originate, our good and gracious God. Let us pray... God, giver of all good gifts, Help us to be thankful for rest and food, and remember that, in all we do or say, you are with us, here this day. We are thankful for all you do and for everything you have given us. But above all we are thankful for our freedoms and the ability to protect others' free-dom. We are free because of you. We ask for your continued bless-ing on all your creation. Through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches emphatically that, “The equality of men rests essen-tially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it: ‘Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental per-sonal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incom-patible with God’s design’ (CCC 1935).” There is no equity between peo-ples if racism flourishes. Where there is deep entrenched racism and injustice, the entire human family is affected negatively. Pope Benedict XVI puts this in perspec-tive when he wrote, “The develop-ment of peoples depends, above all, on a recognition that the hu-man race is a single family work-ing together in true communion, not simply a group of subjects who happen to live side by side (Benedict XVI, Caritas in Vertitate, par. 53).” As a single human fami-ly, what happens to one of us af-fects all of us.
WHY DO PRIESTS KISS THE ALTAR AT THE START OF MASS?
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Our churches and chapels are filled with symbols. We might think of the more common symbols (like the crucifix, statues, stained-glass windows, vestment color and altar cloths) as well as major symbols (such as the paschal can-dle and the baptismal font). But there are some things that we can take for granted in our sacred spaces, because unfortunately, they seem to just be part of the building, including three of the main symbols of our liturgy: the ambo (lectern), the chair for the priest celebrant, and the altar. These three objects are placed in a specially designated area called the sanctuary. They are the places where the Word of God is proclaimed, where the priest prays and presides at the celebration, and where the bread and wine are offered by the priest during the Eucharistic Prayer. Although each of these objects is sacred because of the role they play in our worship, the altar holds a special place. In a document containing the rules and instructions for the Mass – the “General Instruction of the Roman Missal” – we read: “The altar on which the Sacrifice of the Cross is made present under sacramental signs is also the table of the Lord to which the People of God is called together to partici-pated in the Mass, as well as the center of the thanksgiving that is accomplished throughout the Eucharist” (no. 296). One of the ways that we recognize the importance of the altar is when the priest and deacon kiss the altar at the be-
ginning of Mass. Kissing is an ancient act of devotion. Remember, we also kiss the cross on Good Friday, and the
deacon or priest kisses the “Book of the Gospels” after the Gospel is proclaimed. This act of devotion reminds us that
the altar is a symbol of Jesus, the “living stone” (see Peter 2:4), the foundation stone of faith. It is a symbol gesture,
but it is a powerful reminder of the One on whom our faith is built and in whose name, we gather as the “household of
faith” (see Galatians 6:10).
PUTTING ON CHRIST
“That’s my tool to wreck the Church.” There is an old legend about Satan one day having a yard sale. He thought he’d get rid of some of his old tools that were cluttering up the place. So there was gossip, slander, adultery, lying, greed, power-hunger, and more laid out on the tables. Interested buyers were crowding the tables, curious, handling the goods. One customer, however, strolled way back in the garage and found on a shelf a well-oiled and cared-for tool. He brought it out to Satan and inquired if it was for sale. “Oh, no!” Satan answered. “That’s my tool. Without it I could-n’t wreck the Church! It’s my secret weapon!” “But what is it?” the customer inquired. “It’s the tool of discouragement,” the devil said. — Indeed! In today’s Gospel text, Jesus is talking to the Church members about their attitude and de-portment toward the prophets God sends among us as shepherds. He speaks frankly about acceptance and rejection, about kindness and trust. In short, he promises that in the minister’s success among us shall come our own reward as well as his.
“OH, NO!” SATAN ANSWERED.
We are all familiar with the refrain, “You have put on Christ. In him you have been baptized. Alleluia, alleluia!” In Bap-tism, we “put on” Christ. In putting on Christ, we put on all that Christ is and represents: hope, faith, and love. We are no longer bound to the sins and failures of the flesh, that part of us that resists God and relies exclusively on human means. It also means that we are not in debt to our past, complete with its sins, failures, regrets, fears, and unfulfilled dreams. There is always hope. In putting on Christ, we put on God’s vision for the world, for all of His children and for us. We have been given a road map to guide our paths and a blueprint to follow for our life’s journey. There is no need for regret, and we are not tethered to our past. Is there anything in your past that you regret? Any decision or memory that continues to haunt you? We have all made mistakes, and we have this uncanny ability to continue beat-ing ourselves up over things we can no longer do anything about, except learn from them. To put on Christ means that I can now bring God’s unconditional love to my hurtful memories and sinful choices. With each new moment and every new choice, I can start clean and live in freedom. Imagine adults when the disciples were preaching and baptizing. They came to baptism not really knowing who they were, with pasts that were broken, seeking to live the joy of the Gospel they heard spoken to them and wanting the love they saw witnessed in the lives of those who believed. What tremendous celebrations their baptisms must have been! They could now have the support of a community, full partici-pation in the sacraments of the church, focus for their disordered lives, consolation, healing, and an understanding of what life is really all about. Our lives are meant to be celebrations of the Spirit we have received in Baptism. How does that joy get expressed in and through you? When we truly understand that we have put on Christ, our burdens can be-come much lighter. It is odd that so many Christians look like they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoul-ders. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if those weights could be lifted and joy experienced!
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