Weekly Parish Activities

Sunday, December 26

St. Mary

8:30 am..…………………..………Confession

9:00 am…….……………....……...Holy Mass

Our Lady of Guadalupe

10:00 am….…….…………...…….Confession

10:30 am……......………….……...Holy Mass

Sacred Heart

11:00 am……………………..……Confession

11:30 am…………….…………….Holy Mass

St. Brendan

4:30 pm………………...…………Confession

5:00 pm…………...……………….Holy Mass

Monday, December 27

8:00 am…...…..……Daily Mass (St. Brendan)

Tuesday, December 28

8:00 am……….…....Daily Mass (St. Brendan)

Wednesday, December 29

6:30 pm……….…...Daily Mass (St. Brendan)

Thursday, December 30

8:00 am…...…..……Daily Mass (St. Brendan)

Friday, December 31

8:00 am…...…..........Daily Mass (St. Brendan)

6:00 pm…...…..……Holy Mass (St. Brendan)

7:00 pm…...…..…….....Holy Mass (St. Mary)

Saturday, January 1

4:30 pm..…………...Confession (St. Brendan)

5:00 pm...………......Holy Mass (St. Brendan)

7:00 pm………………..Confession (St. Mary)

7:30 pm…...…...…........Santa Misa (St. Mary)

Weekly Mass Intentions

Sunday, December 26

5:00 pm……………………….CCM Students

FAMILY LIFE December 26, 2021

Christmas celebrates the Incarnation, the “en-flesh-ment” of God as a human

person. In Jesus, God is bodily present in the human story. Today we honor the

Holy Family, helping us to see that God is active in daily family life. God is near

at hand, amidst the tensions, joys, and uncertainties of family life. As our Gospel

passage describes, even with family miscommunications and with limited

understanding of Jesus’ mission, the Holy Family persevered in their life

together. Like many family conflicts, there was no immediate or clear resolution

of the issues raised by Jesus and by Mary. God’s intentions for the family, and

for Jesus, were still unfolding. They continued to stay connected with each other

and with God. Within the turbulence of family life, they trusted God to actively

sustain and guide them into an uncertain future. We are invited to follow their

example.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8

Tuesday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18

Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35

Thursday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40

Friday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18

Saturday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

VIDA FAMILIAR 26 de diciembre de 2021 La Navidad celebra la Encarnación, la “en-carna-ción” de Dios como una

persona humana. En Jesús, Dios está presente físicamente en la historia

humana. Hoy honramos a la Sagrada Familia, que nos ayuda a ver que Dios

está activo en la vida familiar cotidiana. Dios está cerca, en medio de las

tensiones, alegrías y las incertidumbres de la vida familiar. Como lo describe

nuestro pasaje del Evangelio, incluso con la falta de comunicación y con una

limitada comprensión de la misión de Jesús, la Sagrada Familia perseveró en

su vida en común. Como en muchos conflictos familiares, no hubo una

resolución inmediata o clara en los asuntos presentados por Jesús y María. Las

intenciones de Dios hacia la familia y hacia Jesús, seguían desarrollándose.

Ellos eran una familia unida y también lo eran con Dios. Dentro de la

turbulencia de la vida familiar, confiaron en que Dios los sostenía vivamente y

guiaba a un futuro incierto. Estamos invitados a seguir su ejemplo. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Giving: During this challenging time, we depend on donations to keep our parish family going. Please take advantage of

online giving by visiting our parish website at www.stbrendanscc.org and click Donate Now-Online Giving. Prefer Mail? Make

check payable to your parish and mail to 1444 W. Washington St. Stephenville, TX 76401

PRAYER CORNER: Please pray for the different intentions of each person this week for: Janice Schuetz, Rebecca,

Brandon Barker, Afelia Cadena, Manoo, Jason Landry, Teresa Esquivel Garnicia, Rebeka, Sadie, Darlene Vick,

Kendall Osman, Vicky Flores, Carol Caibaiosai, Julietta Landeros-Caibaiosai, Arturo Steve Rodriguez, Clifford

Goble, Elizabeth Ford, Albert & Sandra Olivan, Freddy Pulido, Dan Kernaghan, Shiloh Family, Mike Hill, Sam Pier

Family, JoAnn, Bill Svadlenka, Florin Schlautman, Acuña family, Madeline, Mark, Wendi, Kristina, Mike Roberts,

Bob Haschke’s Mom, Maria Cruz, Eddie Dunn, Julie Vecera, Paul, Gordon, Pelletier Family, Vicki

Rawlings, Richard Petronis, Lou Hinzman, Bill O’Neal, Bole Family, Jody Cornell, Tye Coapland, Neide Gonsalves,

Jackie Demetruk, Natal Mello, Poplin family, Carl Volleman, John McCarthy, Irma Lopez, Jennifer Lancaster and

Family, Della Munson and Husband, Ismael M, Mack McCormick, Ann Blair, Paulette Jones, Amanda Nicholson,

Jocelyn Lewis, Rudy Guerrero, Nursing Home Patients, all the homebound and ill, and for all the souls in purgatory.

The 2022 Annual Diocesan Appeal is now underway

throughout the Diocese of Fort Worth.

Through this annual campaign, the Diocese funds

programs and ministries for the nearly one million

Catholics it serves in 90 parishes and missions

throughout the 28 counties it serves. THANK YOU for

your past support of this effort. Through your generous

support, the Diocese of Fort Worth will continue to

serve the needs of our Diocesan family. Here is the latest

ADA report from the Diocese:

As 12-16-21

Our Lady of Guadalupe…19 donors…Goal $6000

Committed…$5816 (97%) Paid…$4636 (77%)

St. Mary’s…33 donors…Goal $16,700

Committed $14,105 (84%) Paid…$11,135 (67%)

St. Brendan’s…24 donors…Goal $18,000

Committed…$9835 (55%) Paid…$8355 (46%)

Sacred Heart…7 donor…Goal $6300

Committed…$2340 (37%) Paid…$940 (15%)

Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule:

Friday, December 24: UPDATE

• St. Brendan: 6pm

• St. Mary 8pm

Saturday, December 25:

• St. Mary: 9am

• Sacred Heart: 10am

• Our Lady of Guadalupe: 10:30am

• There will not be a 5pm or 7:30pm Sunday

Vigil Mass

Sunday, December 26:

• St. Mary: 9am

• Our Lady of Guadalupe: 10:30am

• Sacred Heart: 11:30am

• St. Brendan: 5pm

Friday, December 31:

• St. Brendan: 6pm

• St. Mary: 7pm

Saturday, January 1:

• No Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother

of God (not a holy day of obligation this year)

• Regular 5pm and 7:30pm Sunday Vigil

Masses

The office will be closed until January 2nd.

On behalf of Father Matthew, Father James, Nathan and Melissa,

we pray you have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

PRAYER OF THE WEEK:

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

O God, who were pleased to give us

the shining example of the Holy Family,

graciously grant that we may imitate them

in practicing the virtues of family life

and in the bonds of charity,

and so, in the joy of your house,

delight one day in eternal rewards.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Reflection question: How can I imitate the Holy Family this week? Collect text from the English translation of The Roman Missal, © 2010, International Commission on English in

the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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ORACIÓN DE LA SEMANA

La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José

Señor Dios, que te dignaste dejarnos el más perfecto

ejemplo

en la Sagrada Familia de tu Hijo,

concédenos benignamente

que, imitando sus virtudes domésticas y los lazos de

caridad que la unió,

podamos gozar de la eterna recompensa en la alegría

de tu casa.

Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu Hijo,

que vive y reina contigo en la unidad del Espíritu Santo

y es Dios por los siglos de los siglos.

Pregunta de reflexión: ¿Cómo puedo imitar a la Sagrada Familia esta semana? Tomado del Misal Romano, tercera edición © 2014 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops — Conferencia

Episcopal Mexicana. Todos los derechos reservados.

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FAITH CORNER

SAINT THOMAS BECKET (1118-1170)

December 29

To anyone who imagines conflict between religion and politics to be a modern phenomenon, history

witnesses otherwise. Martyred under Henry VIII in 1535, Thomas More declared, “I die the King’s good servant, but

God’s first!” Thomas Becket could have said the same four centuries earlier. As Henry II’s closest friend and trusted

chancellor, Becket, the King presumed, could be counted on, if made Archbishop, to deliver the church to royal

control. But Becket experienced a profound conversion, confirmed by the ordination liturgy’s rich symbolism of the

bishop as Good Shepherd and the church as Bride of Christ. Renouncing secular responsibilities, distributing his

wealth to the poor, Thomas became the church’s uncompromising champion. Faced with this “new” Becket, the

King’s previous friendship turned into a ferocious, almost irrational hatred. As eight centuries later, Archbishop

Romero would be martyred at the altar of Christ’s sacrifice, Becket was slain before the altar of Canterbury

Cathedral by royal agents, neither the first nor last good shepherd to lay down his life as the price of freedom for

Christ’s church and justice for Christ’s sheep.

—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.