Tuesday 5:30pm Wednesday 12:00pm Thursday 5:30pm 7:00pm (Spanish) Friday 12:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday 6:00pm–7:00pm Wednesday & Friday 11:30am–11:55am Saturday 4:00pm–4:45pm or by appointment
MARCH 3, 2019 EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Have you ever had regrets? We all have. Usually these occur because of mistakes we made which hurt someone or ourselves. When we are young, we, sometimes do things or fail to do things that lead to regrets because we don’t have the wisdom of experience. Wisdom comes by recognizing our own mistakes and by observing the mistakes that others have made. As we mature, we gain wisdom. However, we don’t always learn from our mistakes. This can happen because we are prideful and don’t want to admit we are wrong, or blind to the harm we have done. It can also happen because we are attached to something that is doing us harm. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus warns us about the danger of pride and self-assurance in taking or giving advice to others. We cannot give sound advice if we are blind to those same faults within ourselves. We will be like the blind leading the blind that Jesus condemned so forcefully. Unfortunately, much of our blindness is fostered by our culture and the world we live in. “How can something be wrong when so many say that it is not?” “Why should I worry about something when no one else seems to care?” This attitude, we can apply to everything from abortion, sex outside of marriage, from not helping the homeless, cheating or defrauding others, being selfish, or to spreading lies on social media. But thanks to God, we have salvation in Jesus Christ. In fact, God sent Jesus so that we could learn from his life and message. Jesus restored the broken relationship we had with God through the suffering and death he endured for us. Jesus loved us so much, that he would die, rather than choose himself or save himself. The only way to see ourselves, with all of our shortcomings and sins, is in the light of God’s grace and with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. With God’s grace, the Spirit can open us to our blindness and restore a true vision to our hearts and minds. In the Gospel we can find a new direction in our struggle to do better. So, let us pray, that during this coming Lent we overcome our blindness by doing whatever is necessary to walk in the light of God’s revelation to us. Deacon Dan
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In the Gospel today, Jesus uses images in speaking to his disciples: “Can a blind man act as guide to a blind man?...Why look at the speck in your brother’s eye when you miss the plank in your own?...A good tree does not produce decayed
fruit....” It is true that donations come to the Society because a good person produces goodness from the good in their heart. Food Pantry Needs: Rotel Tomatoes, Canned or Packaged Tuna and Chicken, Chili, Soups, Granola Bars, Canned Peaches and Cheese/Peanut Butter Crackers.
Adoration Can you spend a regular Holy Hour with our Lord? Being still in Adoration of our Lord is a wonderful gift of our Catholic faith.
Open Adoration Hours: Monday 5:00pm Tuesday 7:00pm
Tuesday 8:00pm For more information, please call 512-636-5918 or email [email protected]
March 6, 2019 6:45am – Scripture Service with Ash Distribution - Church 12:00pm – Mass - Church 4:30pm – Scripture Service with Ash Distribution - St. Dymphna Hall 6:30pm – Mass - Church 8:00pm – Mass (Spanish) - Church
Stations of the Cross Fridays at 6:45pm – Church March 8th, 15th, 22nd 29th
April 5th, 12th
Lenten Holy Hour Evening Prayer and Reflection
Wednesdays from 5:30pm – 6:30pm – Chapel March 13th, 20th & 27th
April 3rd, & 10th
Extra Confession Times in Lent
(Daily confessions will be offered except on Mondays beginning March 7th)
Youth Confirmation registration is available on the St. Martin de Porres website under the “Sacraments” page. There you will find all the necessary requirements and information.
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CHAOS Retreat 2019 March 8-10
Forms for the Chaos retreat are available online at smdpyouth.com/forms. There are only a handful of spots left, so sign up soon! If you have any questions please contact Kevin Kapchinski [email protected]
From March 6th - April 14th we will unite with hundreds of cities across the country and world for a simultaneous 40-day prayer vigil. 40 Days for Life is a 40-day campaign of prayer, fasting and a constant peaceful prayer vigil in front of abortion facilities. This international movement has resulted in 99 abortion facilities closing, over 186 abortion clinic workers having conversions and leaving their jobs, and over 15,256 women choosing life for children they were going to abort. Here in Central Texas at least 276 women have changed their minds and chosen life! On March 2nd & 3rd, please stop by the Coalition for Life table to find out how you can get involved with this powerful and life-saving movement. You can also find information online at: CentralTexasCoalition.com/40-days-of-life-2/
The next Baptism Class will be held on Tuesday, March 19th in the St. Paul Room at 6:45pm - 9:00pm. Must preregister online at https://stmartindp.org/baptism-class.
For more information on infant baptism go to stmartindp.org/infant-baptisms
Bulletin Deadline: Fr idays by noon (10 days in advance) via email to [email protected]
Grief Sharing Are you missing a loved one? Grief is a normal reaction to losing someone you love. Come to the Grief Sharing group meetings, a safe place to find support. Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, beginning March 7th and March 21st from 6:30 to 8pm in the St Dymphna Room #1 (entrance is from the outside door). For more information contact Abby Caswell at [email protected]
Rite of Enrollment The 2019 SMDP Rite of Enrollment for our RCIA candidates will take place at the 11:00 mass on Sunday, March 3rd. Let us pray for our candidates as they prepare to enter fully onto the Catholic faith.
ACTS Retreats 2019
St. Martin de Porres Parish will be hosting the Men's retreat will be held from Thursday, March 14 through Sunday, March 17, 2019.
Registration forms are available, in the Narthex, Adoration Chapel, on-line at www.stmartindp.org/acts and from any ACTS Director or Co-Director. Don't miss this opportunity to grow Spiritually!
For more information contact: Men’s Acts Director, Darrel Pomeroy
Thank you to the Spring Gala Committee for a memorable night!
Nicole Browning, Chair
Allison Rice,
Donna Inman
Julie Pierantoni
Patsy Ward
Horario para Jueves Misa Diaria en Español cada Jueves a las 7:00pm
Primer Jueves: Misa de Sanación a las 7:00pm
Segundo Jueves: Grupo de Oración a las 7:30pm
Tercer Jueves: Hora Santa a las 7:30pm
Cuarto y Quinto Jueves: Grupo de Oración a las 7:30pm
3 DE MARZO DE 2019 OCTAVO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
¿Te has arrepentido alguna vez de algo? Todos nos hemos arrepentido de algo en alguna ocasión. Normalmente esto ocurre cuando cometemos errores que hieren a alguien o a nosotros mismos. Cuando somos jóvenes, a veces hacemos cosas, o dejamos de hacer cosas, que terminan siendo arrepentimientos, simplemente porque no tenemos la suficiente sabiduría que da la experiencia. Sabiduría viene de reconocer nuestros propios errores y de observar los errores que otros hacen. A medida que maduramos, aumenta nuestra sabiduría. Sin embargo, no siempre aprendemos de nuestros errores. Esto puede ocurrir cuando somos demasiado orgullosos para admitir que estamos equivocados, o cegados para ver el daño que hemos cometido. También puede ocurrir cuando estamos demasiado involucrados con algo que nos daña. En el Evangelio de Lucas, Jesús nos avisa de los peligros del orgullo y sobreconfianza en uno mismo a la hora de dar consejos a los demás. No estamos en condiciones de dar consejo a los demás si actuamos a ciegas en cuanto a esas mismas faltas en nosotros mismos. Seríamos como el ciego que guía al ciego al que Jesús condenó con tanta severidad. Desafortunadamente, la mayor parte de nuestra ceguera está amparada por nuestra cultura y el mundo en el que vivimos. "¿Cómo algo puede estar mal, cuando tantos dicen que no lo está?" "¿Por qué me voy a preocupar por algo, cuando a nadie parece importarle?" Esta actitud la podemos aplicar a tantos cosas, empezando por el aborto, sexo fuera de matrimonio, no ayudando a los sin hogar, haciendo trampas o defraudando a los demás, siendo egoístas, o esparciendo mentiras en medios sociales. Pero gracias a Dios, tenemos la salvación en Jesucristo. De echo, Dios envió a Jesús para que podamos aprender de su vida y su mensaje. Jesús por medio de su sufrimiento y muerte sufrida por nosotros, restauró nuestra relación rota con Dios. Jesús nos quiere tanto, que moriría por nosotros antes de salvarse a sí mismo. La única manera de vernos a nosotros mismos, con todos nuestros defectos y pecados, es en la luz de la gracia de Dios y con la inspiración del Espíritu Santo. Con la gracia de Dios, el Espíritu puede hacernos ver nuestra ceguera y restaurar la visión verdadera en nuestros corazones y mentes. En el evangelio podemos encontrar el camino para mejorar en nuestras luchas diarias. Así, recemos, para que durante esta la próxima Cuaresma podamos superar nuestra ceguera haciendo lo que sea necesario para caminar en la luz de Dios que nos ha sido revelada. Diacono Dan
Clases de Bautismo para Padres y Padrinos
La próxima clase será el 24 de marzo de 11:00am - 1:00pm. Para registrarse pase a la oficina de la iglesia lunes - jueves de 10am - 12pm o 1pm - 5pm hable con Laura Zordilla o registre en línea al www.stmartindp.org/bautismo La clase comenzará puntualmente a tiempo y todas las formas deberían ya sido completado. Favor de llegar por lo menos 15 minutos antes para asegurar esto. Su atención completa es requerida por lo tanto preguntamos que los Padres y los Padrino(s) asistan la clase sin niños.
¿Extrana usted un amado? La pena es una reacción normal a la pérdida de alguien que usted ama. Venga a la reuniones del grupo Compartiendo Penas, que es un lugar seguro para encon-trar el apoyo. Las reuniones son el primer y tercer jueves de cada mes, comenzando el 7 de marzo y el 21 de marzo de 6:30 a 8pm en el centro de Santa Dymphna, cuarto numero 1 (la entra-da es de la puerta exterior). Para más información se ponen en contacto con Abby Caswell en [email protected].
Miércoles de Ceniza 6 de marzo
6:45am – Escrituras y Distribución de Cenizas (Ingles) – Iglesia 12:00pm – Misa (Ingles) – Iglesia 4:30pm – Escrituras y Distribución de Cenizas (Salon de Santa Dymphna) 6:30pm – Misa (Ingles) – Iglesia 8:00pm – Misa (Español) – Iglesia
Vía Crucis en Español Viernes a las 7:45pm en la iglesia
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Confesiones durante la Cuaresma (Empezando el 7 de marzo habrá confesiones diario excepto los lunes)
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Offertory February 23 - 24 $ 7,926
Mass Attendance
February 23 - 24 1,317
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