MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Saturday: December 15, 2018 -- 5:30pm

†Manuel C. Garza

De parte de Imelda C. Garza y familia

†Ricky Vasquez

De parte de su familia

†Juan Rodriguez y Teresa Martinez

De parte de su hija, Virginia y familia

†Olivia O. Garcia

De parte de Joe R. Carrillo, Carrillo & Hernandez

Families

†Dora & Albert Maldonado

De parte de su familia

†Luciano B., Manuel, Emeteria Garza, Amanda & Jim

Morgan

De parte de Hilda Garza

†Harold & Carmela Mansperger

De parte de Mary Mansperger

†Gilberto Cortez (Aniversario 30)

De parte de la familia

†Rogerio V. Arredondo

De parte de Modesta Garcia

†Sister Elia Guerrero, MDPVM

De parte de las Hijas Misioneras de la Purisima Virgen

Maria

Sunday: December 16, 2018 – 7:30am

†Placido Hinojosa

De parte de Filiberto y Nelda Trevino

Sunday: December 16, 2018 – 10:00am

†Mary Velasquez

Requested by Rosie Guajardo & Juanita Grimes

†Joe Mendez

Requested by Hilario & Lupita Trevino

Sunday: December 16, 2018 – 12:00 Noon

†Eric Rey Rodriguez †Gilberto and Jesusa Rivas

†Vicente and Sira Rodriguez

Requested by Norma Rivas Rodriguez and Mandy

Rodriguez

†Teresa Gutierrez

Requested by Mr & Mrs Jesus Garcia & Hinojosa Family

†Roel Cavazos

Requested by Francis & Ernesto Vera

†Irma Zapata

Requested by Ariadna Morales y familia

†Manuel Flores, Sylvestra Barcenas & Dr. Garce

Salazar

Requested by the Camarillo Family

12Noon Continued

†Onesimo Rodriguez (Remembrance) & †Arturo

Perez Sr. (Remembrance)

Requested by their family

†Rey Sifuentes (5th Anniversary)

Requested by his family

Monday: December 17, 2018 – 6:30am

No Communion Service or Mass today

Tuesday: December 18, 2018 – 6:30am

For those who have cancer

Wednesday: December 19, 2018 –

6:30am

†Martin Hinojosa (Happy Birthday Dad)

We love you and miss you from your sons & daughters

Thursday: December 20, 2018 – 6:30am

†Maria Rita S. Hinojosa (Anniversary)

We loave you and miss you from your sons & daughters

Friday: December 21, 2018 – 6:30am

†Sister Elia Guerrero, MDPVM

Requested by the Missionary Daughters of the Most

Pure Virgin Mary

Saturday: December 22, 2018 6:30am

No Communion Service or Mass today

Third Sunday of Advent

December 16, 2018 The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst,

you have no further misfortune to fear.— Zephaniah 3:15b

We pray for the following who need

healing:

Roberto Ramos, Tana Torres, Matilde

Mayorga, Lou Ann Reyes, Vangie Longoria,

Maria Nury Zapata, Edna Morales, Grace

Morales, Robert Morales, Nilda G. Loera,

Sarita Mendietta Israel Mendietta, Mary Lou

Garza, Joe Garza, Annette Galvan Espinoza,

Omelia Tijerina. Yolanda De La Paz. Joel

Salazar, Carmen Arredondo, Toni Garcia,

George & Eva Perez, Max Arriaga, Juan

Trejo Sr., Emma Garza, Diana Serna, 0

Margarito Olivarez, Middy Munoz, Adan

Munoz Jr, Hector & Maria Trevino, Norma

Gonzalez, Sylvia Muniz, Horacio R. Solis Joel

Rivera, Angie Moreno, Elvira Molina, Rosa

Moya, Ambrosio Salazar, Teresa Zapata,

Sandra Cortez, John Tovar, Maria Elena

Ramos, Manuela Martinez, Chris B. Garcia,

Petrolino Esquivel, Ramon Gonzalez Jr,

Mary Ann Gonzalez, Mary Lou Pena, Max

Pena Sr, Mandy Munoz, Matt Adrian, Enrique

Garza, Silvia Salazar & Diana G. Garza,

Delia Romero Nickerson, Laura Adrian Lydia

Munoz, Gloria Deleon, Lou Ann Alvarez

Gonzalez, Elena Esquivel & Michelle Garcia

We pray for all those who are sick on our

list and for those whose names are written

on the heart of Our Lord Jesus.

December 15th & 16th

Lectors & Commentators: 5:30pm Maria Guzman, Carmela Alvarez 7:30am Catholic Daughters

10:00am CCD Students

Noon Youth

Altar Servers

5:30pm Diane, Rolin, Hailey, Terra

7:30am Kyrie, Seth, Christian

10:00am Aidan, Carina, Domanick

Noon Jordan, Jacob, Jason

Extra-Ordinary Minsters

5:30pm Emma Ramos, Carmelita Rios

7:30am Carmela Alvarez, Margot Rosales

10:00am Mary Delbosque, Rhonda Silguero

Noon Victor Montez, Leti Montez

Ushers/Hospitality

5:30pm Adolfo Silvas

7:30am Mon Aguilar, Roque Loera, Frank Najera, Alejandro Deleon

10:00am Diana Ochoa, Eddie Ochoa & Youth

Noon Patsy Rios

December 22nd & 23rd

Lectors & Commentators 5:30pm Mary Ann Colin & Emma Ramos 7:30am Oscar Vela

10:00am Greg Hopper

Noon Ayelet Gomez & Dalila Rivera

Altar Servers

5:30pm Aidan, Carina, Domanick

7:30am Debra, Sofia, Joey, Beatrice

10:00am Diane, Rolin, Hailey, Terra

Noon Victoria, Lily, Diego

Extra-Ordinary Minsters

5:30pm Rosario Barrera, Yolanda Espinoza

7:30am Benita Sanchez, Griselda Trevino

10:00am Connie Herrera, Sr. Delia

Noon Lucy Camarrillo, Patsy Rios

Ushers/Hospitality

5:30pm Adolfo Silvas

7:30am Mon Aguilar, Roque Loera, Frank Najera, Alejandro Deleon

10:00am Diana Ochoa, Eddie Ochoa & Youth

Noon Patsy Rios & Youth Group Members

We thank all our Ministries for Loving God, Growing in Grace and Serving His People!

Floral Arrangements for the Church

There are no flowers placed at the Altar as we await for the

Birth of Christ during the Advent

Season

Offering:

Loose: $ 2,811.00

Envelopes: $ 3,101.00

Total: $ 5,912.00

SANCTUARY CANDLE

DONATED IN MEMORY

OF

Armando Jaimes

By

His Family

REJOICE!

Today has traditionally been called “Gaudete Sunday.” The Latin tag is derived from

Paul’s appeal in the second reading to “rejoice always in the Lord,” and the Latin Mass

text based on that reading. The irony and paradox of this Christian joy is underlined by

the fact that Paul wrote those words in prison. But from there he could see the progress

of God’s work.

Is it obvious to us? We feel that this is not the time for joy when there is so much

suffering and moral evil. It is interesting, then, that the first reading is from the prophet

Zephaniah, who is almost exclusively concerned with gloomy visions of Judgment Day.

Today the Church selects the only optimistic text in Zephaniah, in which the prophet has

been touched by the spirit of joy.

This, we are assured on all sides, is “the season of joy.” Let us recapture that feeling

of joy in our lives and reflect it to those who are joyless.

¡REGOCÍJATE!

El día de hoy se le ha llamado tradicionalmente “Domingo Gaudete” o de la

“Alegría”. El nombre latino se deriva de la petición de Pedro en la segunda lectura de

“alégrense siempre en el Señor”, y del texto de la Misa en latín en el que está basada

esta lectura. La ironía y paradoja de esta alegría cristiana se manifiesta en el hecho que

Pablo escribió esas palabras en la prisión. Pero desde allí podía ver el progreso de la obra

de Dios.

¿Nos parece obvio a nosotros? Sentimos que este no es un tiempo para la alegría

cuando hay tanto sufrimiento e inmoralidad. Es interesante, entonces, que la primera

lectura sea del profeta Sofonías, que está casi exclusivamente preocupado con sombrías

visiones del Día del Juicio. Hoy la Iglesia selecciona la única parte optimista de Sofonías,

donde el profeta es tocado por el espíritu del gozo.

Esta es, se nos asegura en todas partes, “la temporada de la alegría”. Recuperemos

ese espíritu de alegría en nuestra vida y que se refleje en los que no tienen ese gozo.

READINGS FOR THE

WEEK Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-

4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17

Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2,

12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25

Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a;

Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-

25

Thursday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6;

Lk 1:26-38

Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-

18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk

1:39-45

Saturday:1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1,

4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56

SPENDING TIME WITH GOD WEEKLY & DAILY DEVOTIONS AT ST. MARTIN

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

EVERY THURSDAY

6:00PM IN THE CHAPEL

CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

EVERY DAY

3:00PM IN THE CHURCH

You can view the

Sunday Mass

On facebook live

at

https://www.facebook.com/stmar

tinskingsvilletx/

SCRIPTURE & COFFEE 9:00am

Every Thursday

This week at

Hilda Garza’s home

919 W. Ave G

All Are Welcome!

CCD DATES TO REMEMBER

December 23 & December 30 No

Class – Christmas Holiday

RETIRO DE ADVIENTO EN ESPAÑOL

22 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2018

DE 8:30AM-12:00PM

EN EL SALON PARROQUIAL DE SAN MARTIN

504 E. ELLA

PRESENTADOR: PADRE NAUL ORDONEZ

Se servirá un desayuna ligero

TODOS SON BIENVENIDOS!

December 16 Posada hosted by the Altar Society at St. Martin Parish hall at 6:00pm

December 17 Children’s CCD Christmas Program at St. Martin Church at 6:00pm

December 18 Posada Rosary hosted by Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion,

Catholic Daughters & Lectors at St. Martin Church, 6:30pm

December 19 Posada Rosary hosted by the Missionary Daughters in the church, 6:00pm

December 20 Confessions at St. Martin of Tours Parish, 6:30pm

December 22 Spanish Advent Retreat, 8:30am -12:00Noon

Ministries & Organization Christmas Party for all those involved in Parish

Ministries and Organziations and their family members at Parish Hall at

6:30pm. (Potluck – Please bring a prepared dish to share with others)

December 24 Christmas Vigil Mass, 6:00pm

Christmas Midnight Mass at 12:00 Midnight

December 25 Christmas Morning Mass at 10:00am

St. Martin of tours

Holiday Schedule