JANUARY 5TH, 2020 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

CONFESSIONS

Half hour before Mass

Saturday 4:00-4:45 p.m.

DAILY MASS TIMES

Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. (Spanish) &

6:00 p.m. (English)

Saturday

8:00 a.m. (Spanish)

WEEKEND MASS TIMES

Saturday - Vigil Mass

5:00 p.m. (English)

Sunday

8:00 a.m. (Spanish)

10:00 a.m. (English)

12:00 p.m. (English)

2:00 p.m. (Spanish)

4:00 p.m. (Spanish)

6:00 p.m. (English)

OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY

8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

TUESDAY - FRIDAY

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESS

555 E. Del Mar Blvd.

Laredo, Texas 78041

OFFICE PHONE

(956) 722-6215

WEBSITE

www.stpatricklaredo.org

HOLY DAYS OF

OBLIGATION

Office Closed

PASTOR Very Rev. Anthony Mendoza franthonym@dioceseoflaredo.org

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Jacinto Olguin

frolguin@dioceseoflaredo.org

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Pedro Mercado frpedromercadojr@dioceseoflaredo.org

DEACONS

Rev. Deacon Joe Longoria

Rev. Deacon Miguel Robles

SUNDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2020 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

8:00 AM Por todos los Parroquianos

10:00 AM In thanksgiving to the Holy

Spirit 12:00 PM Otero & Pruski Families

2:00 PM

4:00 PM 6:00 PM + Laura Esther Peña Domínguez

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020

7:00 AM + Lauro Benavides

6:00 PM + Graciela Ramírez

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020

7:00 AM Almas de la Familia Tedesco

6:00 PM

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020

7:00 AM + Romualdo y María Elena Nieto

6:00 PM In thanksgiving – Torres Family

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020

7:00 AM Almas de la Familia Carrillo

6:00 PM + Toby & Andrew Nixon

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020

7:00 AM + Lauro Benavides

6:00 PM Martha Eugenia Treviño -

Birthday

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020

8:OO AM 5:00 PM + Raúl & Enriqueta Casso 6:30 PM XV - Alexa E. Herrera

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STAFF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIRECTOR

Viridiana Nevarez Mellado ext. 221

aom@stpatricklaredo.org RECEPTIONIST

Cristina Garza ext. 210

reception@stpatricklaredo.org SECRETARY

Karla Xiomara Fernandez ext. 220

sec@stpatricklaredo.org DATA ENTRY CLERK

Karla Torres ext. 223

data@stpatricklaredo.org MINISTRIES DIRECTOR

Lilia L. Salinas ext. 216

ministries@stpatricklaredo.org CCD COORDINATOR

Javier Compean ext. 215

cre@stpatricklaredo.org CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR

Sylvia Herrera ext. 214

creconfirmation@stpatricklaredo.org FACILITIES & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Vicente Salinas

maintenance@stpatricklaredo.org

The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week for :

All Parishioners

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Bulletin Deadline Ministries, make sure to submit your announcements 10 Days

prior to date published via Email please at

data@stpatricklaredo.org

Serve our Lord, Serve your Parish Are you looking for a way to become

involved? Do you feel a calling? Do you have

a special talent you would like to share with

the parish? Anyone interested who would

like to share their time & talent with any of

the various ministries and groups we have here at

St. Patrick’s are encouraged to contact any of the

ministry or group leaders for more information.

ADORATION Ariel Gómez (956) 740-9567

BEREAVEMENT Lucy Cárdenas (956) 763-9145

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Dody Foster (956)723-6119

HOSPITAL E. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Ángeles Guajardo (956) 436-2540 ALTAR SOCIETY Karla Torres (956) 722-6215 ALTAR SERVERS Marilú Gorecki (956) 722-6215

LECTORS (English) Victor Ordoñez (956) 236-4598

MUSIC Lupita Chapa (956) 763-6724 USHERS (English) Narciso Castro (956) 740-2226

MEN’S CLUB Narciso Castro (956) 740-2226

JAIL MINISTRY Eduardo/ Gina De la Miyar - (956) 237-3226 Rodolfo/ Maru Portillo (956) 235-4382

GEO JAIL MINISTRY Polo Ramírez (965) 237-3290

ACTS CORE Adrián Flores (956) 326-6222 Alexandra Agüero (956) 235-4058

LIFETEEN & EDGE Gwen Garza (956) 729-7090

CHALLENGE & CONQUEST Rosalba Montalvo (956) 286-5997

APOSTOLES DE FATIMA Ivonne Aguirre (956) 744-8737

CABALLEROS DE JESUS Guillermo Abboud (956) 237– 3876 LECTORS (Spanish) Chelly De la Garza (956) 206-1531

USHERS (Spanish) Lupe Solís (956) 337-0519

COMMUNIDADES DE EVANGELIZACION Javier Santana (956) 236-6141

CHOICE WINE Javier Compean (956) 722-6215

MARRIAGE COUNSELING Velma Martínez (956) 744-2679

DISCOVER THE BIBLE Carlos Guzmán (210) 316-5950

LORD TEACH ME TO PRAY Cynthia Snyder (956) 763-5065 STA. TERESITA Karla Torres (956) 722-6215 Sandra Hernández (956) 242-9332 ENCUENTRO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA Reynaldo Guajardo (956) 237-4795 GOOD SHEPHERD Patty Verduzco pattyjverduzco@gmail.com

325 families in our parish have now given $77,000 to the Catholic Sharing Appeal,

which funds many important ministries in our Diocese of Laredo. We are now a little over 72% of the way to our goal! If every family made some contribution, we can

reach our goal. If you have not yet made your pledge, please do so today. Forms are

available in the church and in the parish office. Thank you!

Save the Date! Pro-Life Rosary Walk

on Sunday January, 19th, 2020

at 2pm.

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FROM THE PAROCHIAL VICAR, FR. PEDRO MERCADO JR.

Come, Let Us Adore Him! I did not come to know what the Epiphany, the Nativity, or the Three Kings meant until I was an adult. As a child I prayed the rosary with my grandmother on Christmas Eve for the Baby Jesus. I recall we would kiss the Baby Jesus and receive a candy. Only when I entered seminary did I come to know what their names were: Melchior, Cas-par, and Balthazar (they represent Europe, Arabia, and Afr ica). I also learned that in some Hispanic countries it is the Three Kings who bring gifts to the children. The visit of the Three Kings is known as “the Epiphany,” which is celebrated on January 6th, and the Three Kings are also known as “The Wise Men” or “The Magi.” In Matthew 2:10-12 we read “And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.”

The gifts they bring (gold, frankincense, and myrrh) signify, “[t]he gold ... a symbolic acknowledgment of Jesus’ royal standing as “King of the Jews,” while the frankincense manifests the divine nature of the baby’s existence, since he is not an earthly king but the Son of God. And finally the myrrh, often used to embalm corpses, was gifted to the newborn as a symbol of Jesus’ mortality — foreshadowing his death as a means to cleanse humanity of its sins” (Carolina Moreno, Three Kings’ Day Celebration: History And Traditions Behind ‘El Día De Los Reyes’ Latino Voices, (2015), https://www.huffpost.com/entry/three-kings-day-celebration-history-and-traditions-behind-el-dia-de-los-reyes_n_2412379, 1). These gifts also remind us of our baptismal characteristic: priest (frankincense), prophet (myrrh), and king (gold). Additionally, Shari Abbott states, “The treasures the wise men brought were of significant value and prophetic importance. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh are gifts worthy of a king. Gold is symbolic of Christ’s deity as King, frankincense represents His purity as Priest of God, and myrrh is suggestive of His anointed work as a Prophet and of His death” (What is the Significance of the Wise Men’s Gifts? And, Were These Men Kings? Reasons for Hope, 2017, https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/significance-of-the-three-kings-gifts/ ).

We live and act out our common priesthood when we offer Mass intentions, when we pray for others, when we offer intercessions such as in the Mass in the Prayers of the Faithful, and so much more. We live and act out our baptismal characteristic as prophet through being anointed in baptism and

prepare the way for the Lord by inspiring others to come closer to Christ and be baptized in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We live out our kingship baptismal characteristic by preparing our way to holiness and living out the Word of God and receiving graces through the Sacraments to reach our goal: heaven.

Let us continue to prepare the way of the Lord by living out our baptismal characteristics, so when He returns we will meet Him in a state of grace. Then we can best say, “Come, let us adore Him!”

Perpetual Adoration is available 24/7 in the Adoration Chapel

Mass Intentions Consider having a Mass

said for a birthday, anniversary, or memorial

for someone special. There are Masses

available for the 2020 calendar. Please come by the parish office during

regular business hours to reserve your date and

time for a Mass intention.

PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS

St Patrick Church Men’s Club Ministry

Scholarship Applications The Men’s Club Ministry, with the tremendous support of our Pastor and Parishioners, will again be awarding scholarships to high school graduates from our parish. It is the Men’s Club’s desire to award at least fourteen, $1,000 scholarships this school year. The evaluation criteria will have an emphasis on the student’s participation in St. Patrick Church ministries and parish related activities. Scholarship applications may be secured from your school’s academic counselor or may be downloaded from the church web page: www.stpatricklaredo.org - Parish Life tab/Men’s Club. The deadline for submission to the school counselors will be Friday, February 28, 2020.

Life Teen and EDGE will NOT be meeting for the next few weeks. Our next meeting will be January 12th EDGE 1:30PM TO 3:30PM and Life Teen 7pm to 9pm. Enjoy your holiday

break! You will be in our prayers.

See you in the Eucharist!

ACTS Core cordially invites the community to learn about the 2020

changes affecting retreats. We will be hosting a forum to give a brief synopsis of these changes on:

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 at 7pm

St Patrick Parish Hall Rooms 10 & 11

Please make plans to attend!

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Christmas Posadas

DEL VICARIO PARROQUIAL, P. PEDRO MERCADO, JR.

La Sagrada Familia

Ven, vamos a adorarlo! No supe lo que significaban la Epifanía, la Natividad o los Reyes Magos hasta que fui adulto. Cuando era niño rezaba el rosario con mi abuela en Nochebuena por el Niño Jesús. Recuerdo que besaríamos al Niño Jesús y recibiríamos un dulce. Solo cuando entré al seminario supe cómo se llamaban: Melchor, Caspar y Balthazar (representan a Europa, Arabia y África). También aprendí que en algunos países hispanos son los Reyes Magos quienes traen regalos a los niños. La visita de los Reyes Magos se conoce como "la Epifanía", que se celebra el 6 de enero, y los Reyes Magos también se conocen como "Los Reyes Magos" o "Los Reyes Magos". En Mateo 2: 10-12 leemos " Y he aquí, la estrella que habían visto en su ascenso los precedió, hasta que llegó y se detuvo sobre el lugar donde estaba el niño. Se alegraron mucho al ver la estrella, y al entrar en la casa vieron al niño con Mary, su madre. Se postraron y le homenajearon. Luego abrieron sus tesoros y le ofrecieron regalos de oro, incienso y mirra. Y como se les advirtió en un sueño que no regresaran a Herodes, partieron hacia su país por otro camino ”. Los regalos que traen (oro, incienso y mirra) significan, "el oro ... un reconocimiento simbólico de la posición real de Jesús como" Rey de los judíos ", mientras que el incienso manifiesta la naturaleza divina de la existencia del bebé. , ya que él no es un rey terrenal sino el Hijo de Dios. Y finalmente, la mirra, a menudo usada para embalsamar cadáveres, fue regalada al recién nacido como símbolo de la mortalidad de Jesús, presagiando su muerte como un medio para limpiar a la humanidad de sus pecados ”(Carolina Moreno, Celebración del Día de los Tres Reyes Magos: Historia y Tradiciones Detrás de 'El Día De Los Reyes' Latino Voices, (2015), https://www.huffpost.com/entry/three-kings-day-celebration-history-and-traditions-behind-el-dia-de-los re-yes_n_2412379, 1). Estos regalos también nos recuerdan nuestra característica bautismal: sacerdote (incienso), profeta (mirra) y rey (oro). Además, Shari Abbott afirma: “Los tesoros que trajeron los sabios fueron de gran valor e importancia profética. El oro, el incienso y la mirra son regalos dignos de un rey. El oro es simbólico de la deidad de Cristo como Rey, el incienso representa su pureza como Sacerdote de Dios, y la mirra sugiere su obra ungida como profeta y su muerte ”(¿Cuál es el significado de los dones de los sabios? Y, ¿fueron estos hombres? Kings? Reasons for Hope, 2017, https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/significance-of-the-three-kings-gifts/). Vivimos y representamos nuestro sacerdocio común cuando ofrecemos intenciones de misa, cuando oramos por los demás, cuando ofrecemos intercesiones como en la misa en las oraciones de los fieles, y mucho más. Vivimos y representamos nuestra característica bautismal como profeta mediante la unción en el bautismo

y preparamos el camino para el Señor al inspirar a otros a acercarse a Cristo y ser bautizados en el Nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo. . Vivimos nuestra característica bautismal de realeza preparando nuestro camino hacia la santidad y viviendo la Palabra de Dios y recibiendo gracias a través de los sacramentos para alcanzar nuestra meta: el cielo. Continuemos preparando el camino del Señor al vivir nuestras características bautismales, de modo que cuando Él regrese lo encontraremos en un estado de gracia. Entonces podemos decir mejor: "¡Ven, adoremos a Él!"

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¡Reserva la fecha!

Rosario y caminata Pro–Vida el domingo 19 de enero del 2020

a las 2 p.m.

El CORE de ACTS hace extensiva una invitación a la comunidad parroquial

para comunicar los cambios relevantes en la estructura de retiros ACTS

a partir del año 2020. Se realizará una sesión informativa para explicar

éstos cambios. Martes 14 de Enero de 2020

7:00 pm / Salón Parroquial de San Patricio

Salones 10 y 11

¡Te esperamos!

Aidee Juarez Larry Lepovitz

Alfredo de Luna Joanne M. Aquirre

Acela Martinez Rosa Garza

Myriam Gaytan Geronimo Espinoza

Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of

our community and for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical

suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your

mercy as you close wounds, cure illnesses, make broken bodies whole and

free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and

deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this

through Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen

Frances Rizo Gloria Gnz. Carranza

Paul Mutz Margaret Verduzco John Paul Jackson

Sylvia Vela Adrian Martinez

Sharan Fernandez