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.

CLERGY

Rev. José R. Peréz-Martínez, JCD, Pastor

Rev. Alfredo Basualdo, In Res.

DEACONS

Adam Garza Nestor Huizar Charles Pope

PARISH STAFF

Alice Ortiz Assistant to the Pastor

Dina Ruiz Pastoral Administrator

Charlotte Keller Financial Administrator

Yolanda Gutierrez Parish Bookkeeper

Griselda Picaso Communications & Bulletin Editor

Mary Zavala

Director of Religious Education

Faith Zavala Youth Director

Rafael Torres Hall Manager

Ignacio Rabago Campus Maintenance Supervisor

Linda Ramos Gift Shop Coordinator

TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Of ice

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OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Of ice closed for lunch from

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

236 E. PETALUMA BLVD • SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221

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Luke 17:15

Psalm 298

The readings today speak of heal-ing and salva on. In Second Kings, Naaman, a commander of the ar-my of the king of Syria, develops leprosy. He goes to a stranger, a prophet from Israel, when no one else can cure his disease. Much to

his surprise, a er a simple bath in the river, he is cured. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus cures ten lepers and sends them to the priest. Only one, a Samaritan, returns to thank Jesus for his cure and only he hears the words, “Your faith has saved you.” The psalm and Timothy remind us that salva on involves jus-

ce, kindness, and faithfulness and forever links us with Jesus. In a world as broken as ours, both heal-ing and salva on are necessary.

It is the Samaritan, a foreigner, who alone returns to glorify God and thank this man who healed him. It is Naaman, a foreigner, who seeks out Elisha, the man of God, to be healed. How is it that only for-eigners recognize the hand of God in their healing and respond appropriately? Could it be that be-cause they are foreigners, they are more open to the unexpected and more apprecia ve that they were included? Naaman was reluctant to wash in the Jordan, believing the rivers of his na ve land would be be er. The Samaritan must have been reluctant to show himself to the Jewish priests. Do we realize that we ourselves are foreigners, are lepers, sinners saved by a God who reaches across boundaries?

Taking a step back, we realize that this foreigner in the Gospel was mixed in with nine na ve people. It is ironic that because all lepers were considered unclean, the common barrier between Jews and Gen les had broken down. If none of them had this skin disease, the Samaritan would have been ex-cluded from the group. But because all were unclean, the nine others did not exclude the “unclean” foreigner.

The last essen al step in these healing stories is the expression of thanks. Even if we have never needed to be healed like a leper or welcomed like a foreigner, we have all received many bless-ings from God. First and foremost, Jesus suffered and died for us, opening the way to eternal life. When we receive the Lord in the Eucharist, we are giving thanks for his presence here to-day, as the word eucharist literally means thanksgiving.

As we gather to celebrate the Eucharist, let us not forget that the word “eucharist” means “thanksgiving.” The Greek word eukharis a is used to describe what Jesus did before sharing his

body and blood at the Last Supper. Today, as always, we give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received and con nue to receive, espe-cially for Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, whom we receive in a special way today in the Eucharist.

"The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the

glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is the light." -Revelation 21:23 Is lit for the eternal rest of

†Severiano Mata from October 13, 2019 through October 19, 2019

Mass Intentions for the Weekend

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 6:00 pm Almendarez Family† Elias Campos† Elisa Campos† Naun Delgado† Julian Gonzalez† Irma Guerra† Delilah Jeter (Health) Rosalinda Mireles† Candi Ortiz† Emilio Ortiz† David Ramos† Juan Ramos† Essie Rodriguez† Yolanda Uriegas†

Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019

7:30am Raul De La Garza† Raymond Kotzur† Jane M. Rodriguez† Felix Salas† Maria Vidaurri† For special intentions

9:00am Jose Angel Arredondo† Francisco Castillo† Cristina Fierro-Martinez† Ruben Flores† Severiano Mata† Manuel Mendez† Alicia Acosta Montez† Isaac Rodriguez† Leonel Rodriguez† Maria Elena Terrazas† Gilberto R. Vasquez† 10:30am Darren Dominguez† Bianca Herrera (SI) Delilah Jetter (Health) Armando Talamantez† Everardo Villarreal† Carrie Villarreal†

12:00pm Johnny Acebedo† Ruth Acebedo† Lillie Anaya† Francisco Anaya† John De Leon† Ramon Limon† Manuel Palacios† Eloise Zaragoza† For special intentions

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 13, 2019

Adoración Eucarística- jueves de 3pm-7pm en la Iglesia y de

Lunes a Viernes de 8am-5pm en la Capilla. < Eucharistic Adoration-Thursday, 3pm-7pm in the Church and

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm in the Chapel.

Las lecturas de hoy ha- blan de sanación y salvación. En el segundo libro de los Reyes, Naamán, un comandante del ejército del rey de Siria, se enferma de lepra. Él va con un extranjero, un profeta de Israel cuando nadie más puede curar su enfermedad. Para su sorpresa, después de un simple baño en el río, él sanó. En el Evangelio de Lucas, Jesús sana a diez leprosos y los envía con el sacerdote. Solo uno, un samaritano, regresa a agradecerle a Jesús por haberlo sanado y él solo escucha las palabras: “tu fe te ha salvado”.

Un extranjero samaritano es el único que regresa a glorificar a Dios y a darle las gracias al hombre que lo curó. Naamán, otro extranjero, busca a Eliseo, el hombre de Dios, para que lo cure. ¿Cómo es que sólo los extranjeros reconocen la mano de Dios al ser curados y responden apropiadamente? ¿Será que precisamente por ser extranjeros están más abiertos a lo inesperado y aprecian más haber sido inclui-dos? Naamán estaba reacio a lavarse en el Jordán, pues creía que los ríos de su propia erra serían me-jores. Puede que el samaritano estuviera reacio a presentarse ante los sacerdotes judíos. ¿Estamos conscientes de que nosotros mismos somos extranjeros, leprosos y pecadores redimidos por Dios que cruza todos los límites?

Dando un poco de marcha atrás nos damos cuenta de que este extranjero en el Evangelio andaba con nueve personas que eran oriundas del lugar. Resulta irónico que como todos los leprosos eran conside-rados impuros la barrera común entre los judíos y los paganos quedaba derribada. Si ninguno de ellos hubiese estado afectado por esa enfermedad de la piel el samaritano hubiese sido excluido del grupo, pero como todos eran impuros los otros nueve no excluyeron al extranjero “impuro”.

El úl mo paso esencial en estas historias de sanación es la acción de gracias. Aunque nun-ca hubiésemos tenido la necesidad de ser sanados como un leproso o acogido como un extranjero, todos hemos recibido muchas bendiciones de Dios. Primero que nada, Jesús sufrió y murió por nosotros, y así nos abrió el camino hacia la vida eterna. Cuando recibi-mos al Señor en la Eucaris a le damos gracias por su presencia aquí entre nosotros, ya que la palabra eucaris a quiere decir textualmente acción de gracias.

No olvidemos al reunirnos aquí para celebrar la Eucaris a, que la palabra “eucaris a” quiere decir “acción de gracias”. El vocablo griego eukharis a se usa para describir lo que

hizo Jesús antes de compar r su cuerpo y su sangre en la Úl ma Cena. Hoy y siempre le damos gracias a Dios por todas las ben-diciones que hemos recibido y por las que seguimos recibiendo, especialmente por el Hijo Único de Dios, Jesucristo, a quien reci-bimos hoy de una manera especial en la Eucaris a.

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Gilbert G. Chavez Gilberto R. Chavez

Cavazos Family Ruben Cortez Lorraine Diaz

Melba Delagarza De Leon family

Dn. Arturo Garcia Eddie Gu errez

Freddie Gu errez Dorothy Guzman

Herlinda Hernandez Julia Herrera

Gloria Izaguirre Jesus Izaguirre

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Carlos Manzanares Ethan Mar nez

Yolanda Mar nez Valen n Mar nez Leonard Morales David Moreno, Jr. Maria G Pacheco Manuel Palacios

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Deacon Charles Pope Stella Pope

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-6ab; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105:6-9, 42-43; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 -4:2; Lk 18:1-8

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Rom 1:1-7; Sal 98 (97):1-4; Lc 11:29-32 Martes: Rom 1:16-25; Sal 19 (18):2-5; Lc 11:37-41 Miércoles: Rom 2:1-11; Sal 62 (61):2-3, 6-7, 9; Lc 11:42-46 Jueves: Rom 3:21-30; Sal 130 (129):1b-6ab; Lc 11:47-54 Viernes: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Sal 145 (144):10-13,17-18; Lc10:1-9 Sábado: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Sal 105 (104):6-9, 42-43; Lc 12:8-12 Domingo: Ex 17:8-13; Sal 121 (120):1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 — 4:2; Lc 18:1-8

SAVE THE DATE The Altar Society will be sponsoring a Trip to

Wednesday, October 30th, $45 cost Fr. Jose will be joining us!

Departure from St. Lawrence More details to come ….

—St. Jerome

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October 20-ACTS, October 27-DanzaNovember 3-Guadalupanas, November 10-KC’s

Where: St Lawrence Catholic Church Pope Francis Conference Center 236 E. Petaluma Blvd San Antonio, TX 78221

When: Friday, Nov 15th 6:30 pm to 9:30 Sat Nov 16th 8:30am to 6:00 pm Mass & confession included (Sat) Sun, Nov 17th 8:30am to 2:00

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