BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE of the LITTLE FLOWER Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Thérèse Parish Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio Administration Office 824 Kentucky Ave Phone (210) 735-9126 - Fax (210) 735-1389 MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 8 am (Carmelite Nuns) 8 am, 10 am (Español), 12 pm, 2 pm, 6 pm (Español) Monday-Friday: 7 am (Carmelite Nuns) 12 pm, 6 pm Saturday: 7 am (Carmelite Nuns) 8:00 am, 5:30 pm (Vigil) EVENING PRAYER (VESPERS) Saturday: 5 pm Thursday: 6 pm SPECIAL MASSES Tuesday: 6 pm Carmelite Community Mass Thursday: 8:15 am Little Flower School Mass 1st Friday: 6 pm Mass for the Sick 1st Sunday: 12 pm Little Flower School 2nd Sunday: 12 pm OCDS Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday: 6:30-7:30 pm Holy Hour Monday-Sunday: St. Elias Chapel is open for Adoration 8 am-6 pm CONFESSIONS ~ CONFESIONES Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30 pm Saturdays: 4-5 pm and 7-8 pm By appointment, call the parish office. For spiritual direction, call the parish office. BAPTISMS ~ BAUTISMOS English: 2nd Sunday of the month Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month For more information call the office. WEDDINGS ~ BODAS At least six months prior to wedding date. Call office for requirements before your appointment with the pastor. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday of Lent at 6:30 pm VISITING THE SICK Call the parish office. LITTLE FLOWER PARISH Tel. (210) 735-9126 - Fax (210) 735-1389 www.littleflowerbasilica.org STAFF Executive Director: Susana Cantu Business Manager: Laura Cole Secretary: Cheyenne Cisneros Book Keeper: Consuelo Salazar Records: Sylvia DeHoyos Development Director: Anna Migeon CCD Director: Rita Beltran Little Flower English Choir Director: Elaine Bir Little Flower Children Choir & Organist: Thelma Montez Spanish Choir: Itza Zentella Maintenance: Tony Dominguez, Jorge Martinez LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Principal: Jackie Castro 905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX 78201 Tel. (210) 732-9207 - Fax (210) 732-3214 www.littleflowercatholicschool.org LITTLE FLOWER ORGANIZATIONS Brown Scapular: Elia Cintron Altar Society: Annette Vallejo Holy Name Society: Ralph de la Rosa St. Vincent de Paul: Homer Cadena Lectio Divina: Lilia Baroccio EMHE & Lectors: Brenda Villarreal MESC & Lectores: Carmen Leija Stewardship: Colleen Ortegon RCIA: Eloise Moran RICA: Maria Luisa Villalon Pastor & Rector Rev. Fr. Luis Gerardo Belmonte-Luna, O.C.D. Community Fr. Marion Bui, O.C.D. ~ Fr. Henry Bordeaux, O.C.D. Fr. Luis Joaquin Castañeda, O.C.D. Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, O.C.D. ~ Fr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, O.C.D.
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BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE
of the LITTLE FLOWER
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
and St. Thérèse Parish Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio
Administration Office 824 Kentucky Ave
Phone (210) 735-9126 - Fax (210) 735-1389
MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 8 am (Carmelite Nuns) 8 am, 10 am (Español), 12 pm, 2 pm, 6 pm (Español) Monday-Friday: 7 am (Carmelite Nuns) 12 pm, 6 pm Saturday: 7 am (Carmelite Nuns) 8:00 am, 5:30 pm (Vigil)
SPECIAL MASSES Tuesday: 6 pm Carmelite Community Mass Thursday: 8:15 am Little Flower School Mass 1st Friday: 6 pm Mass for the Sick 1st Sunday: 12 pm Little Flower School 2nd Sunday: 12 pm OCDS Mass
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday: 6:30-7:30 pm Holy Hour Monday-Sunday: St. Elias Chapel is open for Adoration 8 am-6 pm
CONFESSIONS ~ CONFESIONES Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30 pm Saturdays: 4-5 pm and 7-8 pm By appointment, call the parish office. For spiritual direction, call the parish office.
BAPTISMS ~ BAUTISMOS English: 2nd Sunday of the month Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month For more information call the office.
WEDDINGS ~ BODAS At least six months prior to wedding date. Call office for requirements before your appointment with the pastor.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday of Lent at 6:30 pm
STAFF Executive Director: Susana Cantu Business Manager: Laura Cole Secretary: Cheyenne Cisneros Book Keeper: Consuelo Salazar Records: Sylvia DeHoyos Development Director: Anna Migeon CCD Director: Rita Beltran Little Flower English Choir Director: Elaine Bir Little Flower Children Choir & Organist: Thelma Montez Spanish Choir: Itza Zentella Maintenance: Tony Dominguez, Jorge Martinez
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Principal: Jackie Castro 905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX 78201 Tel. (210) 732-9207 - Fax (210) 732-3214 www.littleflowercatholicschool.org
LITTLE FLOWER ORGANIZATIONS Brown Scapular: Elia Cintron Altar Society: Annette Vallejo Holy Name Society: Ralph de la Rosa St. Vincent de Paul: Homer Cadena Lectio Divina: Lilia Baroccio EMHE & Lectors: Brenda Villarreal MESC & Lectores: Carmen Leija Stewardship: Colleen Ortegon RCIA: Eloise Moran RICA: Maria Luisa Villalon
Pastor & Rector Rev. Fr. Luis Gerardo Belmonte-Luna, O.C.D.
Community Fr. Marion Bui, O.C.D. ~ Fr. Henry Bordeaux, O.C.D.
Penance, aka confession, is the sacrament of the forgiveness of sin. You can’t beat it for conven-ience. It’s available practically whenever. Tell a priest you want to go to confession and you’ll get his attention. One bishop I know was cornered on an airplane.
Another passenger figured out what was going on and asked if he could confess too. It must have been an interesting game of musical seats. An interesting question for priests might be:
Where was the strangest place you ever administered the sac-rament of penance? The answers I’ve gathered include “in a sports bar,” “at a graduation party” and “on the golf course, walking up the fairway.”
Confession has benefits. Here are ten: 1. Confidentiality guaranteed. There’s nothing like confessing your sins to someone guaranteed not to tell anyone else. Some-times you need to talk in absolute confidence. Even under sub-poena, a priest can’t tell anyone what’s said to him in confession. He can’t even hint at it. Now that’s confidentiality.
2. Housekeeping for the soul. It feels good to be able to start a clean life all over again. Like going into a sparkling living room in your home, it’s nice when clutter is removed–even if it’s your own.
3. A balm for the desire for revenge. When you have been for-given you can forgive others. If the perfect Jesus forgives me, who am I to want to avenge the slights in my life. Think: “Why did they promote him over me?” or “Mom played favorites!”
4. Low cost therapy. It’s free, which makes it cheaper than a psychiatrist for dealing with guilt.
5. Forced time to think. Socrates said that the unexamined life is not worth living. To examine our lives and acknowledge failings marks the first step of making things right with God, others, and ourselves. Life can be more worth living when you ponder the meaning of your own life.
6. Contribution toward world peace. Gaudium et Spes, the Sec-ond Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, said that the imbalances in the world that lead to war and tensions “are linked with that more basic imbalance that is rooted in the heart of man.” Peace of soul leads to peace of heart leads to peace beyond oneself.
7. A better neighborhood. Confession leaves you feeling good about yourself, thereby cutting back the inclination to road rage
and aggressive shopping cart driving. With the grace of the sacrament you’re energized, as Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery, to “go and sin no more.”
8. Realistic self-perception. Confession helps overcome arro-gance when you have to admit you’re as much of a sinner as anyone else. It helps build tolerance for others’ perceived short-comings.
9. One more benefit of being Catholic. There are lots of bene-fits, including a sense of community, liturgical rites to help us encounter God in prayer, and the wonderful sense of humanity exemplified in the saints, from Mary, the loving Mother of God, to Augustine, the exasperating son of Monica. The sacrament that leads us to inner peace is among the greatest boons.
10. Closeness to God. Confession helps you realize that you have a close connection to God and receive his grace through the sacraments. What can be better than knowing God’s on your team, or, to be less arrogant about it, that you are on God’s.
Provided by the Sr. Mary Ann Walsh at the USSCB: www.usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2011/07/confession-it-puts-you-straight-with.html
Northwest Deanery Schedule Penitential Services
Christ the King – Confession Monday, March 26, at 7 pm
Holy Family – Confessions every Saturday, 5–5:45 pm; Living the Eucharist (six-week study) every
Monday, 7–8:30 pm (English) and Wednesday 7–8:30 pm (Spanish)
Holy Rosary – Confession on Friday, March 9, at 7 pm after Stations;
Parish Mission is March 7–9, at 7 pm
Little Flower – Lenten Confessions 24 Hours for the Lord March 9 beginning at 5:30 PM;
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower
“If, at times, the flame of charity seems to die in our own hearts, know that this is never the case in the heart of God! He constantly gives us a chance to begin loving anew.” With these words at the end of his Message for Lent, the Pope exhorts us to participate in the “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative, which invites us to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation in the context of Eucharistic adoration. This year, it will be held on Friday and Saturday March 9-10, and will be inspired by the words of the Psalm 130:4 “With you is forgiveness.” “In each diocese,” Pope Francis recalls, “at least one church will remain open for twenty-four consecutive hours, offering an opportunity for both Eucharistic adoration and sacramental confession.”
Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2018
Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Little Flower
“With you is forgiveness” -“De ti procede el perdón” Psalm 130:4
Hours for the Lord ~24~ Horas para el Señor 24 Hours of continuing Eucharistic Adoration and
Bilingual Confessions March 9 ~ 10
Friday, March 9 5:30 pm Bilingual Eucharistic Celebration 6:30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for continuing adoration 8:00 pm Eucharistic Hymns by Our Little Flower Choir
10:00 pm Holy Rosary
Saturday, March 10 7:00 am Lauds (Morning Prayer) 8:00 am Eucharistic Celebration 10:00 am Divine Chaplet 12:00 pm Holy Rosary 2:00 pm Himnos Eucarísticos 5:00 pm Solemn First Vespers and Blessing of the Blessed Sacrament 5:30 pm Eucharistic Celebration
SIGN-UP AND OFFER TO THE LORD ONE HOUR OF YOUR TIME
March 4, 2018 Third Sunday of Lent
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel & St. Thérèse
Paella is a Valencian rice dish that has ancient roots but its modern form
originated from the coast of Spain, adjacent to the city of Valencia.
Our Seafood Paella is an excellent dish you may enjoy during Lent and at
the same time support us.
Pre-sale tickets (ONLY) are available in the Parish office. Donation is $12
per plate.
Plates may be picked up or dine-in 3-6 pm at the Little Flower School
cafeteria.
For more information, please call the parish administration office.
Monday thru Friday 8:30 am to 12 pm & 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Join our Team for the Basilica Renovations
The Basilica will be restored the same way it was built: with a huge army of contribu-tors of all sizes. Construction of the Basilica began with the groundbreaking on Oct. 15, 1929. Nine days later, the stock market crashed, beginning the Great Depres-sion. The heroes of the Basilica’s story are those thousands who were devoted to the newly canonized Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower: they gave whatever they could, each contributing in some way. As you look around the interior of the Basilica, notice the plaques bearing the many names of those who gave at least $25 toward the construction costs. So many others gave in smaller amounts. Some 6,000 donors from all around the country came together in their faith and devotion. We ask each of you to consider what contribution only you can make: the person you invite to join this effort, the idea you propose, your own sacrificial gift, large or small.
The cost of construction for the Basilica was just under $300,000. It was as daunting a sum in those days as the amount we are fac-ing today to restore it. Raising that amount then was a miracle. Raising the sums needed now will only be accomplished through prayer, God’s power and the intercession of our patroness. Many joining together for this cause can be the miracle we need: w ith your help and that of others who are devoted to St. Thérèse around the country.
We are still looking for volunteer leadership and other heroes interested in contributing their wisdom, influence, and resources from among our parish community and beyond, to join forces with us for this exciting project. If you are interested in being included on our committees, please email Anna Migeon at [email protected].
This photo was taken on Jan. 15, 1931.
Little Flower Basilica
2nd Annual Paella Plate Fundraiser by Father Luis
Friday, March 23
March 4, 2018 4 de Marzo de 2018
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Little Flower School is now enrolling students PK3-8th grade for the new school year! Visit their website or call the office for more information (210) 732-9207 www.littleflowercatholicschool.org ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED Serving is a privilege. We invite your sons that have re-ceived their First Communion to serve at the Altar of the Lord. Please see the priest after Mass or con-tact the Parish Office for more infor-mation at (210) 735-9126 ext. 116. NECESITAMOS MONAGUILLOS Servir es un privilegio. Invitamos a jóve-nes que hayan recibido su Primera Co-munión para servir el Altar del Señor. Para mas información con el Padre después de la Misa o llamar a la Oficina Parroquial al (210) 735-9126 ext. 116.
ALTAR SOCIETY NEWS Many thanks to all who participated in and supported our Loteria fundraiser! As always, we invite you to be united with other parish organizations to realize the funds needed to support the needs of the Basilica and the Parish commu-nity. Our next business meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 11, at 9 am in the Pastoral Center, 824 Kentucky Ave. It's scheduled early due to our Palm Sunday Bake Sale. Cake baking is held on Saturday, March 24, from 7 am to about 2 pm at the school cafeteria. Many hands make light work! Please plan to attend this very important meet-ing! We will discuss preparations for the Bake Sale and also prepare for the voting of new officers due in April. Please note that members must have dues paid by the end of March. To be a visible sign of our support to the Parish, members are invited to attend Holy Mass together on Saturday, March 10, at 5:30 pm. Thank you and God bless you, Annette Vallejo, President Delores Cox, 1st Vice-President (210) 731-0539 BAKE SALE No need to bake that Easter cake! The Altar Society is having its Annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale on Sunday, March 25, after all Masses (except 6 pm). Cakes are beautifully decorated for Easter. We look for-ward to seeing you at the Parish Hall, 905 Kentucky Ave.
DIA DE LOS NINOS To all organizations, please have at least one representa-tive attend the meeting for planning the Dia de los Ninos Festival on March 8 at 7 pm at the Pastoral Center. SUBSCRIBE TO THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER Are you interested in learning more about Carmelite spirituali-ty? The Apostolate of the Little Flower is a nonprofit publication and ministry of the Province of St. Thérèse of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of San Antonio. Its purpose is to spread devotion to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, “The Little Flower.” Pub-lished quarterly and sent out to approximately 2,000 subscribers, this publication includes articles from our friars on the spirituality of St. Thérèse and the Discalced Carmelites. It also shares news from the Basil-ica and the Province of St. Thérèse . Established as part of our first apostolate as The Little Flower Magazine, this historic publication reached over 100,000 subscribers in 1923. Recognizing the great de-votion of the subscribers from all over the country, the fri-ars of the Province of St. Thérèse discovered their mis-sion: to honor Thérèse, prepare for her canonization in 1925, and build a national shrine in her honor.
The next issue is coming out soon, with a Lenten theme of St. John of the Cross. If you would like to subscribe to this publication, please email your name and address to [email protected] and write “Apostolate” in the subject line. Subscription is free; donations are greatly appreciated to help with publication costs.
BELATED EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION On behalf of the Carmelite Friars, committee members and I, we would like to express our gratitude, our most sincere thanks and appreciation to all those parishioners and friends who supported our Parish Annual Valentine’s Dance and the Mardi Gras gathering. Both events were well at-tended and successful. It was a time of fellowship, fun, dancing, eating, and coming together to have a good time.
As for the dance, it was so nice to see so many parishioners there, having a good time. Your presence really made a difference. All proceeds from the dance will go to benefit our Basilica of the Little Flower. Again, thank you very much, and may the Lord and our beloved St. Thérèse bless you and your family abundantly.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Our Lady of Mt. Carmel & St. Thérèse
Dora Castro, Rosa Maria Garcia, Louis De Luna, Sylvia Gutierrez, Sandra Hage, Hector Vallejo, Juan Pablo Valle, Imelda Tamez, Jenessa Cruz & Family, Ana Zavala, Mateo & Annie Casillas, Esteban Velazquez, Dorothy Vasquez, Anna Maria Martinez, Deacon James Garza, Julie Vasquez, Clara Ondarza, Arturo Rodriguez, Mary Curiel, Richard Jesse Ortegon, Alice Forehand, Carroll & Alicia Hendrix, Fernando Martinez Sr., Kay Shaw, Gloria Shaw, Kenneth Narendorf, Michael Narendorf, Homer & Maria Idalia Gay-tan, Phillip Campos, Zachary Casarez, Abrego, Soledad Contreras, James E. Gillette, Gim & Elizabeth Ng, Hermel-inda & Raymond Guadiano, Leticia Guadiano, Sue Ruiz, Evangelina Gamboa, George Zentella, Jr., Lucy Phalen, Kim Nester-Atiee, Anne Marie, OCD, Sr. Teresa, OCD, Mary Bustos, Richard Joseph Corbett, Cielo Salinas Sanchez, Deb-orah Vara, Maria Gamez, Rosamaria Garcia, Michelle Guillen, Nadia Guillen, Patrick Goldbach, Austin Atiee, Janie Quintero, Antonio Zepeda, Sr. Stephanie Morales, Belle, Henrietta Vara, Nancy & Felix Hernandez, Ronnie, Isaac Perez, Mary Solis, Victor Hernandez, Mary Perez, Jeffrey Hernandez, Maria T. Casas, Richard Tietz, Ellen Spengler, Elisa Casanova, Rosa Maria Castilla, Darcy Rich-ardson, Aiden Keller & Family, Darcy Richardson, Carlos Ortiz, Jr., James Pina, Linda Felan, Sylvia Tovar, Rosa Gar-cia, Dora Castro, Fr. Cris Janson's family, Joseph Nguyen,
Rosa Maria Garcia, Dora Castro, Nancy Hernandez, Felix Hernandez, Ida Hernandez, Hector Hernandez, Mary Solis, Ronnie Hernandez, Isaac Perez, Melanie Hernandez, Miran-da Hernandez, Jeffrey Hernandez, Rosie Cisneros, Rosa Cisneros, Mary Cisneros, Laura Smith, Evangelina Arismen-dez, Michaela Gonzalez, Esperanza Sonnen, Carolina Casas, Jose Casas, Christopher Casas, Seth Ramirez, Angela Gonzales, Maria Luisa Barreiero, Jose Angel Alfaro, Jr., Rosa Garcia, Evangelina Arismendez, George Amber Her-nandez, Rudy Monita, Ibeth Muza, Edward Gonzales, Eliza-beth Robalin, Mauro C. Martinez, Diana & Marcos Serda, Ellen Garcia, Consuelo Salazar, Mrs. Lupe Elizondo, Jamie Guerrero, Annette Scott, Margaret Caballero & Family, Tahsin Rende, Mufide Mary Rende, Ali Rende, Ismail Rende, Sevziye Rende
Second Collection:
St. Vincent de Paul Society
March 11: For Catholic Relief Services
Weekly Collection Feb. 18, 2018
First Collection: $ 5,349.10 Church Maintenance Fund: $ 1,365.15 Online Giving: $ 636.00 Candles: $ 199.00 Other: $ 65.00
Total $ 7,614.25 Total online givers: 91
Thank you for your support!
Lord, hear our prayers…
The following friends and members of Little Flower Parish need
your prayers. Please add these names to your prayer list. Contact
the Parish Office at (210) 735-9126 x 116 to have names added
