MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Sunday Liturgy)………………..6:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 (EN), 10:30 (EN) & 12noon (EN) 9:00 (SP) Daily Mass…………………………………. 8:30 a.m. Mon & Wed & Fri (EN) and Tue & Thu (SP) CONFESSIONS Monday thru Friday……………….by appointment Thursday……………………………….6:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday………………………………..5:00-5:50 p.m. WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday……………………………….3:00-7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday (Adoration Chapel) 8:00a.m.-5:00 p.m. www.facebook.com/St-Lawrence-Catholic-Church-San-Antonio-Texas The CLERGY Rev. Jose R. Perez-Martínez, JCD, Pastor Rev. Alfredo Basualdo, In Residence DEACONS Charles Pope Nestor Huizar PARISH STAFF Alice Ortiz -Assistant to the Pastor- Dina Ruiz -Pastoral Administrator- Charlotte Keller -Financial Administrator- Yolanda Gutierrez -Parish Bookkeeper- Mary Zavala -Director of Religious Education- Griselda Picaso -Communications & Bulletin Editor- Rafael Torres -Hall Manager- Ignacio Rabago -Campus Maintenance Supervisor- TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Office Office: 210.924.4401 Fax: 210.924.4075 Religious Education Office: 210.924.6470 Day Care Office: 210.924.4026 OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Office closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. — Revelation 5:12 When the disciples came ashore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread (John 21:1-19 [1-14]).
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Office closed for lunch from
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
— Revelation 5:12
When the disciples came ashore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread
(John 21:1-19 [1-14]).
Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019
“I am going fishing.” What an announcement! If asked who made it, and not told it was a Bible quote, we might guess “Grandpa” or “Uncle Fred,” or admit, “I said that last summer!” But it is a Bible quote, from today’s Gospel. The person who said it also once declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Yes, it’s Peter! So today’s an-nouncement seems quite the comedown. Last Sunday Je-sus said, “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” But Peter seems determined to return to his pre-apostolic occupation, until Jesus intervenes, making Peter’s later announcement deeper, “Lord, you know that I love you,” and Peter’s apostolic calling clearer, “Tend my sheep.” Peter does so. Acts presents the consequences: Peter de-clares, “We must obey God rather than men.” As Revela-tion proclaims, “Worthy is the Lamb”—to receive Peter’s
lifelong service, and ours.
In the Gospel, we see a number of Jesus’ disciples returning to their old profession: fishing. It is noteworthy that they go out at night, and that they catch nothing. Earlier in John’s Gospel, Jesus told the disciples, “Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:4–5). That morning, at dawn, they did not realize that it was “the light of the world” standing on the shore. They only recognized him once they realized that he had led them to a catch of more fish than they could handle.
The religious authorities in the first reading wanted to keep the people of Jerusalem in the dark about Jesus. Peter identifies with them as believers in God (“the God of our an-cestors”), but then he stands up to them, accusing them of murder (“you had him killed” [Acts 5:30]). The authorities ordered them to stop preaching in Jesus’ name, but they did not prosecute them. So in the end the apostles—and many others—chose to obey God and continue teaching and preaching in the name of the Risen Lord.
Earlier in John’s Gospel, Jesus portrays himself as the Good Shepherd, willing to lay down his life for his sheep. Here in the final chapter of his Gospel, Jesus tells Pe-ter that he will now be the one to shepherd his flock. Peter will need to tend and feed his sheep. Also like Jesus, Peter will end up sacrificing his life for his sheep.
This weeks Mass Intentions:
Saturday, May 4 6pm
Juan Ramos + Emilio & Candi Ortiz+ Hermalinda Gonzales+ David Ramos+ Tony Duran, Jr. + Naun Delgado+ Irma Guerra+ For the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Sunday, May 5 7:30am Felix Salas+ Deacon Al Keller+ Phillip Keller+ Leon KorceKwa+ Joe Koecekwat+ Raul De La Garza+ Pedro Zamarano, Sr.+ Hector Zamarano+ Carmen De La Garza+ Maria Alvarado+ Maria Vidaurri+ Dora Sepulveda+
9am Gilberto R. Vasquez+ Jesus Viesca+ Zapopa Ramos+ Carlos Dominguez+ Jesus Dominguez+ Ricarda Mendez+ Juan Niño Zavala+ Jose Villalpando+ Crescencia Arredondo+ Manuel Moreno+ Alfred Anthony, Sr.+ Cruz Anthony+
10:30am Carrie Villarreal (health) Demacio A. Maldonado+ Darren Dominguez+ Bianca Herrera (spec. intent.) Rosa Chapa+ Aurelio Ayala, Jr.+ Jose Gonzalez+ For the Holy Souls in Purgatory
12noon Maria Luisa Castaneda+ Lionel Perez+ Lillie & Francisco Anaya+ Candelario Ortiz (health) John A. Longoria, Jr.+ Fermin P. Diaz, Jr.+
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“Voy a pescar”. ¡Que anuncio! Si pregunto quie n lo dijo, pero no digo que es una frase que esta en la Biblia, podrí amos decir: “el abuelo o el tí o Alfredo”, o admitir “¡lo dije yo el verano pasado!” Pero es una frase tomada de la Biblia, del Evangelio de hoy.
La persona que lo dijo una vez afirmo “tu eres el Cristo, el Hijo del Dios vivo”. Así es, ¡fue Pedro! Así que la frase aparece al final. El domingo pasado Jesu s dijo: “Así como el Padre me ha enviado, así los enví o yo”. Pero Pedro parece determinado a regresar al oficio que tení a antes de ser apo stol, hasta que Jesu s interviene, haciendo que Pedro diga ahora lo siguiente: “Sen or, tu sabes que te quiero” y la llama-da aposto lica aparece ma s clara, “apacienta a mis ovejas”. Así lo hace Pedro. Los Hechos presentan las consecuencias: Pedro declara: “Debemos obedecer a Dios antes que a los hombres”. Como el Apocalipsis dice: “Digno es el cordero”, para recibir el servicio de toda la vida de Pedro y las nuestras.
El Evangelio nos dice que un nu mero de los discí pulos de Jesu s volvieron a su antigua profesio n de la pesca. Vale destacar que salen de noche y que no pes-can nada. Anteriormente en el Evangelio de Juan, Jesu s le dice a los discí pulos: “Llega la noche y ya nadie puede trabajar. Mientras este en el mundo, yo soy la luz del mundo” (Juan 9, 4–5). En la alborada de esa man ana ellos no se dieron cuenta de que “la luz del mundo” estaba esperando junto a la orilla. So lo llega-ron a reconocerlo cuando vieron que fue por e l que pescaron una cantidad de peces ma s grande de la que podí an recoger.
Anteriormente en el Evangelio de Juan, Jesu s se describe a sí mismo como el Buen Pastor, dispuesto a dar su vida por sus ovejas. Aquí , en el u ltimo capí tulo de este Evangelio, Jesu s le dice a Pedro que ahora sera e l, Pedro, quien apacentara el reban o de Jesu s. Pedro tendra que atender y alimentar a sus ovejas. Y tambie n, como Jesu s, Pedro tendra que sacrificar su vida por sus ovejas.
Eterno Padre, yo te agradezco porque Tu infinito Amor me ha salvado, aún contra mi propia voluntad. Gracias, Padre mío, por Tu inmensa pacien-
cia que me ha esperado. Gracias, Dios mío, por Tu inconmensurable compasión que tuvo piedad de mí. La única recompensa que puedo darte en
retribución de todo lo que me has dado es mi debilidad, mi dolor y mi miseria. Estoy delante Tuyo, Espíritu de Amor, que eres fuego inextinguible
y quiero permanecer en tu adorable presencia, quiero reparar mis culpas, renovarme en el fervor de mi consagración y entregarte mi homenaje de
alabanza y adoración.
Jesús bendito, estoy frente a Ti y quiero arrancar a Tu Divino Corazón innumerables gracias para mí y para todas las almas, para la Santa Iglesia,
tus sacerdotes y religiosos. Permite, oh Jesús, que estas horas sean verdaderamente horas de intimidad, horas de amor en las
cuales me sea dado recibir todas las gracias que Tu Corazón divino me tiene reservadas.
Virgen María, Madre de Dios y Madre mía, me uno a Ti y te suplico me hagas partícipe de los sentimientos de Tu Corazón
Inmaculado. ¡Dios mío! Yo creo, adoro, espero y te amo. Te pido perdón por los que no creen, no adoran, no esperan y no
te aman.
Santísima Trinidad, Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo, te adoro profundamente y te ofrezco el preciosísimo Cuerpo, Sangre, Alma y
Divinidad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, presente en todos los Sagrarios del mundo, en reparación de todos los ultrajes, sacrile-
gios e indiferencias con que El mismo es ofendido. Y por los méritos infinitos de su Sacratísimo Corazón y del Inmaculado
Corazón de María, te pido la conversión de los pobres pecadores.
¡Jesús te espera cada jueves! En Adoración Eucarística de 3 de la tarde a las 7 p.m.
en nuestra Iglesia. Vengan a compartir un momento intimo y en silencio con Jesús.
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Gabby Aguero
Angelita Bustillo Eladio Cabana, Jr.
Adriana Chavez
Gilbert G Chavez
Cavazos Family
Ruben Cortez
Daniel DeHoyos
Melba Delagarza
De Leon family
Annabel Gonzales
Cynthia Gonzales
Richard Gonzales
Eredina Gonzalez
Dorothy Guzman
Julia Herrera
Gloria Izaguirre
Jesus Izaguirre
Gloria Lambaria
Lupe Linan
Terry Macias
Carlos Manzanares
Valentin Martinez
Maria G Pacheco
Manuel Palacios
Mary Ester Perez
Elia Rodriguez
Hortencia Rodriguez
Timo Rodriguez
Delia Ruiz
Shelby Skyrn
Verastigui Family
Diana Villarreal
Edmundo Zaragoza
Eloise Zaragoza
“Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise”
Jeremiah’s 17:14
Being sick is one of the most testing times for both yourself and for your connection with God. And the state, as it differs in degree from one individual to the other is usu-ally troubling. Therefore, recognition of His power and consequentially the fact that
your state of weakness should be minor to you is one relief that you deserve to know and acknowledge.
Heavenly Lord, we need Your divine intervention
in our lives. We need You to empower our bodies
with Your holy presence, and Your arms envelop our minds
to soothe this pain.
We shall not buckle under the strain and when it’s a new day,
our healed body will be a representation of Your power.
Thank You, Your holiness for your attention to our lives,
In Christ’s name, Amen.
God reveals His perfect and infinite love for us most visibly in His Son, Jesus Christ. A steward makes God’s love visible by imitating Jesus. As the United States Bish-ops wrote in their Pastoral Letter, “Stewardship is the Response of the Disciple to God’s unconditional love for us”. Stewards bask in the wonder and awe of God’s Love. The more deeply one grows in love for God, the more one grows in heart to see stewardship as a way of life. Stewards see everything good as gifts received from God and they respond in gratitude with the gift of self. (Introduction, Stewardship: A Grateful Response to God’s Love, Office of Stewardship, Diocese of Wichita, 2004).
Weekend Collections for April 28, 2019:
$ 5,739.56
O God,
Our loving Creator and giver
of all good gifts,
bless our parish
and our diocese, strengthen
our faith and grant us the spirit
of Christian stewardship so
that we may give of our time,
talent and treasure to the
spreading of your kingdom
here at St. Lawrence Catholic
Church and throughout
the world. We ask this
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son, who lives and reigns
with You, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen. St. Lawrence, Pray For Us.
JESUS SAID TO HIM, "IF YOU WISH TO BE PERFECT, GO, SELL
WHAT YOU HAVE AND GIVE TO THE POOR, AND YOU WILL
HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN. THEN COME, FOLLOW ME."
MATTHEW 19:21
WORDS AND DEEDS—When people hear us speak God’s word, they marvel at its beauty and power; when
they see what little impact it has on our daily lives, they laugh and poke fun at us.
——Second-century Christian
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