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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 23, 2017 “ Blessed are you, Father, Lord of and Earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.” MT 13: 24-43

SAT. July 22, 2017 - 8 a.m. + Minerva Carrillo Gonzalez (Familia) 5 p.m. + Jose F. Maldonado (Maldonado Family) 7 p.m. QUINCEAÑERA— Yitzel N. Hattem

SUN. July 23, 2017– SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8 a.m. ACCION de GRACIAS— Lyli y Ruben Cantu Jr. + Raul Treviño (Familia Lopez) St. & St. Anne, + Maria Elena Aranda (Familia) + Padre Alberto Mota (Comunidades de Evangelizacion) Parents of the 10 a.m. INTENCION ESPECIAL 12 p.m. FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP Each year the venerates the memory of + J. Raul (Portillo Alexander Family) Anne & Joachim on July 26th. An ancient + Isidro Garcia (Rosalinda Herrera & Son) story dating to the first centuries of the Church’s + San Juana Sanchez 1st Anniversary (Children) life recalls how Saints Anne & Joachim, like 2 p.m. INTENCION ESPECIAL and , were scorned by their 4 p.m. + Cesar A. Castillo Jr. (Familia Quintero) neighbors because they had no children. Years of 6 p.m. FOR ALL PARISHONERS longing did not weaken their trust in , but grief eventually drove Saint Joachim into the MON. July 24, 2017 – SAINT SHARBEL MAKHLUF wilderness to fast and pray. , 7 a.m. INTENCION ESPECIAL remaining at home, dressed in mourning clothes 6 p.m. + Carmelita Mendiola de Poblanno (Family) and wept because she had no child of her own.

TUE. July 25, 2017– SAINT JAMES 7 a.m. + Adolfo Campero Estrada (Familia) Seeing her mistress distressed, a servant girl 6 p.m. + Rogelio Salinas (Family) reminded Anne to put her trust in God. Saint WED. July 26, 2017— SAINT JOACHIM AND ANNE Anne washed her face, put on her bridal clothes 7 a.m. + Jerry Rodriguez (Familia) and went to a garden to plead with God for a 6 p.m. SPECIAL INTENTION – (FATHER WOJCIECH) child. appeared to Saint Anne in her

THU. July 27, 2017— WEEKDAY garden and Saint Joachim in the desert, 7 a.m. + Ana Maria Mendive 1er Aniversario promising that, despite their old age, they would 6 p.m. IN THANKSGIVING - Beatriz Davalos give birth to a child who would be known throughout the world. The new parents FRI. July 28, 2017— WEEKDAY ran to meet one another at ’s Gold- 7 a.m. + Hortencia Salinas -Cumpleaños (Cynthia Synder y Familia) en Gate, and with a kiss rejoiced in the new life 6 p.m. + Sr. Oscar Fernandez Navarro (Family) which God had promised would be theirs. 7 p.m. WEDDING— Ninett & Salinas

SAT. July 29, 2017– SAINT Saints Anne and Joachim are powerful interces- 8 a.m. INTENCION ESPECIAL sors for all married couples, expectant mothers 5 p.m. + Hart Raesch (Family) and married couples who are having difficulty 7 p.m. WEDDING — Jacqueline Castillo & Misael Rodriguez conceiving, as well as all who have grown old. 23 DE JULIO DE 2017 16º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Seguimos en el Evangelio la secuencia iniciada el domingo pasado con la parábola del sembrador. Hoy, se nos narran tres parábolas. La buena semilla y la cizaña, el grano de mostaza, y la levadura. La primera lectura destaca la paciencia y el amor de Dios hacia su pueblo. En el Nuevo Testamento, Jesús, excelente narrador, inicia su predicación con tres comparaciones del Reino de Dios. Sus JULY 23, 2017 palabras muestran la presencia de Dios entre 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time nosotros. La primera parábola habla sobre el discernimiento, se ve en el diálogo sostenido "The weeds are the children of the one, and entre el dueño del campo y sus servidores, the enemy who sows them is the ." This is not "¿Quieres que vayamos a arrancarla?" a pretty picture. shares a parable in today's Respondió el patrón, "No. No sea que al that reminds us of a truth would rather arrancar la cizaña, arranquen también el trigo". forget: evil is real, and is at work. The La segunda parábola habla sobre crecimiento, y bountiful harvest of our faith is something that Jesús narra de la siguiente manera: "Es la más Satan wants to destroy. And he has a host of pequeña de todas las semillas, pero cuando diabolical tactics to help him carry out his wicked crece, llega a ser más grande que las hortalizas". plans. But there is one strategy in particular that La tercera parábola habla sobre la we must be on guard against. transformación, y dice así: "Un poco de levadura que tomó una mujer y la mezcló con tres As the French poet Charles Baudelaire put it, medidas de harina, y toda la masa acabó por "The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he fermentar" (Mt 13, 24-33). does not exist." Sneaky as it may be, this approach is effective! And, unfortunately, the attitude of our Discernir, crecer y transformar, son palabras modern era is very conducive to buying the lie. claves para el crecimiento en la vida de fe. Sin Too often we dismiss the idea of the invisible olvidar que el trigo esta revuelto con la cizaña y spiritual reality of angels and . It doesn't que nuestro enfoque siempre debe ser el seem "scientific" enough for us because it can't be trabajar por un Reino que luche siempre seen or "proven." But neither can our faith! We promoviendo la paz y la concordia entre los believe in a host of invisible realities starting with pueblos. Muchas veces la separación entre los God himself. We should not be fooled into buenos y los malos está más allá de nuestro thinking that the devil is a make-believe cartoon esfuerzo. Eso, solo le toca a Dios. "Entonces los character with horns and a pitchfork on his justos brillarán como el sol en el Reino de su shoulder. Alas, no. As the Catechism of the Padre. El que tenga oídos, que oiga" (Mt 13, 43). reminds us, "Scripture witnesses to the disastrous influence of the one Jesus calls 'a murderer from the beginning'" (CCC 394) and, as we read in the , "Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the Devil"(1 Jn 3:8). This is not pretend, and so it must be taken seriously. But so too, the reality of Satan must be situated within the broader context of God's supreme power. The devil "cannot prevent the building up of God's reign" (CCC 395). The influence of evil can never defeat the power of our faith, unless we let it do so. Movimiento Cristiano Católico

Te invita a ser parte de la gran familia Jesús, María, y José. La Sagrada Familia son nuestros ejemplo, ven acompañarnos a ser como ellos. ¿Que pretende el M.F.C.C. ?  Matrimonios y Familias mas unidas.  Mayor comprensión entre Padres e Hijos  Hogares mas felices.  A las reuniones vamos todos en familia. Para mayor información, Carmen y Vielma — Presidentes 956 -775-9854/898-2090. Santiago y Lupita Jasso Vicepresidentes 956-231-7167/231-7168

Diocese of Laredo Institute cordially invites all of the Diocesan Community to Faith Formation courses that will be offered in different St. Patrick’s Men’s Club will be having a Parishes within our Diocese For more information please contact: meeting on July 27th at 7 p.m. in Room #12. Adult Faith Formation/Pastoral Institute Office at (956) 727-2140

New members are welcome to attend ! Please

contact Mr. Eveland at (956) 286-2118

for more information.

Confirmation Registration for 1st & 2nd Year Students Important Adoration Meeting for all, August 2nd at 6:30 p.m.  Must be registered Parishioners (Bring your donation envelope or the number) in Room #2. Hourly Leaders  Copy of Baptismal & First Holy Communion Certificates for and Six hourly Captains will all incoming 1st Year preparation students.  Youth returning for 2nd year preparation need to register as be assigned. Please make plans soon as possible in order to hold your place. (No copy of to attend. nor First Holy Communion Certificates required if student was here last year)  Registrations will be held Monday thru Wednesday ONLY beginning on Monday, July 10 thru Wednesday July 26 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please see Mrs. Herrera in the Confirmation Office. 1st - 5th Grade C.C.D. Registration fee is $75.00 for 1 student and $10.00 Registrations additional for each Sibling. Thank You!

 Must be registered parishioners (bring a donation envelope or the number)  Copy of Baptismal certificate for all children in 1st year preparation (no exceptions)  Children returning for 2nd year preparation need to July 15th & July 16th, 2017 register as soon as possible in order to hold your place. Total Sunday’s Offering $ 22,294.55 (No copy of Baptism certificate required if student was here last year)  Registrations will begin in the C.C.D. office, Sunday, The Sanctuary Lamp is burning July 23rd from 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.  Registration will also be held July 24–26, Monday thru this week for : Wednesday 6:00p.m.– 8:00 p.m. The Diaz Family

Help us pray for our Brothers and Sisters in - Adolfo De Luna Francisco Velasquez Richard Camacho Alex de la Garza Rene San Miguel Frances Rizo Aurora González Rosa Vidaurri ‘Mikey’ Leija Jr. Dora L. Singer Refugio ‘Cuco' Escobedo Adolph Puig Jesse Rodríguez

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. O’ dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God,we place our worries in Your hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.