Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo A Franciscan Mission Founded February 20, 1720 * Established as a Parish September 23, 1932.

DECEMBER 01, 2019

Fr. Rogelio Martinez Ruteaga, O. F. M.,

Pastor Deacon F. J. “Chip” Perry,

Deacon George Wunderlich

Deacon Santiago Rodriguez (Retired)

701 East Pyron Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78214 Office (210) 922-0543

Fax: (210) 932-2271

Facebook: www.facebook.com/missionsanjosechurch/

Office Hours: Mondays - Thursday 8 am - 5 pm

(Closed from 12:00 -1:00pm)

Visit missionsanjosechurch.org for more information or to

make your online donations

First Sunday of Advent

Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

Mission San Jose Catholic Church was founded and established to proclaim the Gospel mission of Jesus for our time and place by

becoming a faith community of God’s people. Through a commitment to prayer, study, fellowship and ministry, we strive to become a

community of hope to all around us and a living mission to the many who choose to come to Mission San Jose.

Ps.122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5,6-7,8-9

Saturday, November 30

5:00pm † Ricardo Botello Sr.

Sunday, December 01 8:00 am For the safety of all Immigrants 10:00 am † Rudy Rivera, † Adela Davila, † Leo Lopez,

† Greg Garza, † Maggie Trevino 12:00 pm † Nicolas Casas

Monday, December 02 8:00 am For all Our Youth in our parish

Tuesday, December 03 8:00 am For all the homebound in our parish

Wednesday, December 04 8:00 am For the safety of all travelers

Thursday, December 05 8:00 am For the safety of all immigrants

Friday, December 06 8:00 am For all the families in our Parish

Saturday, December 07 5:00pm † Maria Louisa Jimenez

Our Mass, Reconcilia on and Eucharis c Adora on Schedule

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. (English), in the Saint Juan Diego Chapel

Saturday (Main Church) : 5:00 pm (English)

Sundays (Main Church) 8:00 am (Spanish); 10:00 am (English); 12:00 pm -Mariachi Choir (English)

Eucharis c Adora on - Every 1st Friday of the Month in the St. Juan Diego Chapel 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Reconcilia on -Saturday - 4:00 pm in the St. Juan Diego Chapel

Sunday, December 01 7:00 am—2:00 pm Altar Society Bake Sale (MC) 8:45 am—11:00 am Religious Education (PC) 12:00 pm—5:00 pm MSJ Youth meeting (PC) 5:00 pm—9:00 pm Little Finger Prints of God (PC)

Monday, December 02 6:30 pm—9:00 pm Grupo de Oracion (Chapel) 6:00 pm—8:00 pm Women’s ACTS (PC)

Tuesday, December 03 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (Chapel)

Wednesday, December 04 6:30 pm Tri-Centennial meeting (CR) 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (Chapel)

Thursday, December 05 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (Chapel)

Friday, December 06 8:30 am—5:00 pm Adoration w/ Benediction (Chapel) 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (Chapel)

Saturday, December 07 7:00 am –2:00 pm Santa’s Workshop (PC) 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (Chapel)

Sunday, December 08 8:30 am Matachines arrive at San Jose 8:45 am—11:00 am Religious Education (PC) 12:00 pm—5:00 pm Altar Society Holiday Lunch (PC) 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena (Chapel)

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Prayers for the sick: Dorothy Narendorf, Susise Huizar, Mark Castro, Aurora Castro, Noelia Rodriguez, Newton Meyer, Susan Ford, Frances Bustos, Joann Bronder, Homer Joseph Cadena, Thomas E. Gomez, Lolly Byington, Ellen Lopez, Clarisa Pena, Mary Lou Aguilar, Edward Casias, Ila Hutzler, Carmen Aldape, Leonardo Aponte, Mary Molina, Dora & Luke Duett, Yolanda Talamantez, Gloria O. Herrera, Irene Sanchez, Manuel Caballero, Carmen Martinez, Freddy Ortiz, Gaynell Proa, Clarissa Solis Rodriguez, Rebecca Tejeda, Patricia Shaw, Nicolas Taylor, Maria Montoya-Chavez, Kathy Mclain, Miguel Garcia, Lillian Gasca, Joshua, Mi-chael A. Cantu, Jesusa Marie Ruiz, Gerald “Willie” Hub-bard, Issac Silva, Julio Martinez, Irene Godinez, Albert Villegas, Brittany Brewer, Yolanda Resendez, Norma D Leal, Fr. LambertLeykam, Sally Price,

REMINDER:

ADORATION EVERY FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.

December 6 from 8:30 am—5:00 pm

IN THE SAN JUAN DIEGO CHAPLE .

As He told Peter, "How is it that you three were not able to keep watch with me for even one hour?” Matt. 26:40

Rev, Joseph J. Arackal V.C

Vincentian Congregation

Will be with us celebrating masses the weekend of Dec. 14/15

Assigned by the Archdiocese of San Antonio to make a Mission Appeal That will help face the enormous challenges in bringing food, shelter, education and most Importantly the message of the Gospel to the poor in India

Also, the appeal will help provide training and formation for the seminarians and support of their missionaries and missionary apostolates

Per Fr. Joseph, please be assured of their prayers for our parish.

Altar Servers Advent Spiritual Evening

“Joyful Anticipation"

We invite all who would like to be Altar Servers to join us on Monday, Decem-ber 9 in the parish hall beginning At 6:30pm As most of the world around us is already celebrating Christmas, we examine the four weeks of Preparation for the Holy Season Of Christmas For more info call Ms. Ester at the Parish office.

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Make the sign of the cross as the leader says: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Response (R/.) Who made heaven and earth.Then the Scripture, Isaiah 9: (lines 1-2 and 5-6) or Isaiah 63 (lines 16-17 & 19) or Isaiah 64 (lines 2-7) is read:

Reader: The Word of the Lord. R/. Thanks be to God. With hands joined, the leader says: Lord our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ: he is Emmanuel, the hope of the peoples, he is the wisdom that teaches and guides us, he is the Savior of every nation. Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we light the candles of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ’s promise to bring us sal-vation. May he come quickly and not delay. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

R/. Amen. The blessing may conclude with a verse from “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”: O come, desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of humankind; bid every sad division cease and be thyself our Prince of peace.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

ADVENT

The liturgical color for Advent is purple, just like Lent—as both are seasons that prepare us for great feast days. Also, Advent (like Lent) includes an element of penance in the sense of preparing, quieting and disciplin-ing our hearts for the full joy of Christmas.

This penitential dimension is expressed through the color purple, but also through the restrained manner of decorating the church and altar: "During Advent the floral decoration of the altar should be marked by a moderation suited to the character of this time of year, without expressing in anticipation the full joy of the Nativity of the Lord…[also] the use of the organ and other musical instruments should be marked by a [similar] modera-tion…" (GIRM n. 305 and n. 313)

The third Sunday of Advent is called "Gaudete" Sunday (coming from the first word of the Latin Entrance Antiphon for this day, meaning "Rejoice") and the liturgical col-or may be rose instead of purple. This is the Church's way of further heightening our expectation as we draw ever nearer the Solemnity of Christmas.

ADVENT WREATH AT HOME Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a circle of evergreen branches into which four candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of Advent. Ideally, three candles are purple, and one is rose. The purple can-dles in particular symbolize the prayer, pen-ance, and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken at this time. The rose can-dle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of re-joicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas. The progressive lighting of the candles sym-bolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord’s first coming into the world and the anticipation of his second coming to judge the living and the dead.

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Mission San Jose a moment of History…

Roofing systems – Thatched roofs cont.… Smaller structures of thatched roofs would have a one-piece ridge beam while longer buildings would have a series of rafter units with ridged beams connecting them. Light raft-ers running from the wall top to the ridge beam supported the roofing between each raft-er unit. Horizontal poles fastened to these light rafters formed a framework to which the thatching was attached. Frequently a second set of horizontal poles would be lashed on top of the thatching to aid in securing it to the roof structure. Thatching consisted of bundles of grass or reeds. Principle joints in the roof structures were formed by fitted notches, peg-ging, or nails depending on available resources and expected lifetime of the building. Source: Of Various magnificence James E. Ivey

Submitted by: tri centennial committee.

Advent, Solemnities and Holy

Days Schedule of Events and

Masses

Monday, Dec. 9 - Solemnity of the

Immaculate Conception, Mass at 8 am

Tuesday, Dec. 17 - Advent

Reconciliation Service at 6:30 pm in the

San Juan Diego Chapel

Thursday, Dec. 19 - La Posada at 7pm

Tuesday, December 24th midnight Mass –12am

Wednesday, Dec. 25 Christmas Mass—10am

So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the

infant lying in the manger .”

Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

La Familia Guadalupana is planning a very special celebration for the Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

We will be having a nine day novena Dec 3 thru Dec. 12th, as well as the following activities:

• Dec. 3—7 Novena at 6pm in the San Juan Diego Chapel with guest speakers

• Dec. 9—Re-enactment of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe at 7pm in the Grotto

• Dec. 10—Novena at 6 pm (Chapel) with guest speaker

• Dec. 11 Serenata (serenade) to Our Lady of Guadalupe at 6:00 pm in the Grotto

• Dec. 12 Mass at 7 am at the Our Lady of Guadalupe grotto (weather permitting) with Matachines. Please bring your own chairs. Reception to follow in the Mini-center.

Altar Servers Christmas Project Help-ing the Children of St. Peter/Joseph’s

Home (St. PJ’s)

Join our Altar Servers in collecting the follow-ing items That will delivered in time for Christmas Please bring to the office Monday-Thursday ♦ Body Wash/Shampoo, ♦ Non aerosol deodorants for girls/boys, ♦ Perfume/Cologne for teens, ♦ Lip balms, Hair brushes/comb, ♦ Nail polish remover, ♦ Teen makeup/Make up bags, ♦ Legos/Play Doh, ♦ Drawing pads, ♦ Volleyballs/Footballs/Soccer balls/

Basketballs, ♦ Teen/Girl/Boy watches, ♦ Gift cards to food/movies, We will collect these items until Dec. 19. If any questions Please ask Ms Vivian LaFleur or Ms Ester Perry