SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 ~ HOLY CROSS AUSTIN, TX. TWENTY- SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Invest just five minutes a day, and your trail.” “It was to me the image of God’s The other is the simple T-shaped tau Faith will deepen and grow, a day at a grace shedding its light across the path cross, made of wood—reminding us to Time the little white-sailed vessel had to be flexible and humble—which is the travel.” She committed herself to final letter of the old Hebrew alphabet Sunday, Sep 29, 2019 following Jesus “in order to travel (as omega is in Greek, when we say TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN peacefully towards the eternal shore." Christ is “Alpha and Omega”). Francis ORDINARY TIME What image would you use? And how loved the tau and used it as his seal. Try a little tenderness do you experience God with you along The prophet said that those We hear folks wish out loud for more the way? faithful to God at the end would be patience. In church circles, many voice TODAY'S READINGS: Zechariah 8:20-23; marked with a tau. Remember this the ambition to be more devout, loving, Luke 9:51-56. “I too will go to seek the Lord.” Beatitude: Those who are last will be or kind. Cultivating a spirit of gentleness, first with God. however, is rare on the wish list. Why Wednesday, Oct 02, 2019 TODAY'S READINGS: Baruch 1:15-22; Luke the oversight? Gentleness makes it onto MEMORIAL OF THE HOLY GUARDIAN 10:13-16. “Will you be exalted to heaven?” a lot of Paul’s checklists, including ANGELS Stand by me his nine fruits of the Holy Spirit. Paul Today the church gives a shout-out to Saturday, Oct 05, 2019 was sensitive to this virtue, perhaps guardian angels. “Beside each believer MEMORIAL OF BLESSED FRANCIS because he could be pretty rough on stands an angel as protector and XAVIER SEELOS, PRIEST fellow Christians who disappointed him! shepherd leading him [or her] to life,” is Good medicine What would happen if you spent one how the Catholic catechism puts it. Born in Bavaria, Seelos day choosing the softer look, the more Whether you picture a comforting joined the to serve as a careful word, the gentler touch? Try it winged angel at your shoulder,or see to German immigrants in the and find out. your guardian angel as more of a United States. By all accounts he TODAY'S READINGS: 6:1a, 4-7; 1 metaphor for God’s loving care, great flourished in ministry—and did so with a Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 (138). comfort can be found by relaxing into kind and cheerful attitude. After being “Pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, this protection. stationed in , however, he patience, and gentleness.” TODAY'S READINGS: Nehemiah 2:1-8 contracted yellow fever caring for the ill Matthew 18:1-5, 10 "See that you do not Monday, Sep 30, 2019 despise one of these little ones, for I say to and died at the age of 48 in 1867. MEMORIAL OF , PRIEST, you that their angels in heaven always look Imagine the suffering that could have upon the face of my heavenly Father." been avoided if the yellow fever vaccine Consider the source had been available then. So it is When you make a photocopy of a Thursday, Oct 03, 2019 disconcerting today to see the anti- photocopy, the original becomes harder MEMORIAL OF THEODORE GUERIN, vaccine movement grow so strong. The to see, read, and understand. Saint RELIGIOUS (SAINT THEODORA) World Health Organization identifies this Jerome, the great linguist, experienced Discipleship with backbone movement as one of the top 10 global this with the Septuagint, a Greek version “Sisters, let’s pack our bags,” Mother health threats of 2019, all the more of the Hebrew Old Testament. As the Guerin’s community responded when a troubling given the overwhelming use of Latin spread with the Holy clueless bishop locked her up and tried scientific consensus about the safety Roman Empire—edging out the Greek to excommunicate her for challenging and efficacy of vaccines. God gave us used by early Christians—the church his need to control. Guerin inspired intelligence so that we might use it to began to rely on Latin translations of the loyalty; the first sisters bonded after alleviate suffering in the world. Get the Septuagint. Jerome thought we could do landing on the raw Indiana frontier, facts and talk to those who have been better. He went back to the original speaking only French. As if hunger, swayed by baseless claims. Hebrew, mining the texts as Jesus and overturned stagecoaches, financial TODAY'S READINGS: Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29; Luke 10:17-24 (460). “Blessed are the eyes other Jews knew them. Not everyone hardships, and terrible health weren’t trials enough, the bishop believed he that see what you see.” agreed with Jerome. Saint Augustine preferred the Greek. Arguments ensued; owned them. After epic battles, Guerin finally triumphed. A simple frame shed Invest Next Sunday a compromise evolved. A strength of Sunday, Oct 06, 2019 church teaching that benefits us today: eventually became Saint Mary-of-the- TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY Differences of opinion can birth a better Woods, the country’s oldest Catholic TIME Valuing all of life outcome. liberal arts college for women. Learn how Guerin’s college empowers TODAY'S READINGS: 1:2-3; 2:2-4; 2 TODAY'S READINGS: Zechariah 8:1-8; Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14; Luke 17:5-10 (141). “Why do Luke 9:46-50 (455). “An argument arose students at the website: smwc.edu. you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery?” among the disciples.” TODAY'S READINGS: Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5- 6, 7b-12; Luke 10:1-12 (458). “The harvest is Catholic Social Teaching Corner abundant but the laborers are few.” Tuesday, Oct 01, 2019 Sept. 28-29, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

MEMORIAL OF THÉRÈSE OF THE Today’s Gospel continues the lesson Friday, Oct 04, 2019 CHILD JESUS, , DOCTOR OF from last Sunday. Comfort and wealth MEMORIAL OF , THE CHURCH made the rich man blind to poor Lazarus RELIGIOUS Sailing toward the eternal shore lying on his doorstep and also blind to Faithful to the end How would you describe your life’s he own need for God. Before God we Saint Francis of Assisi gave us two journey? Thérèse of Lisieux —Carmelite are all as poor and needy as Lazarus. kinds of crosses. One is the San nun, saint, and doctor of the church— Since God has given us love, grace and Damiano Cross, depicting the imagined her life journey as sailing the mercy so freely are we not called to give Crucifixion and its witnesses. It sea. Reflecting one evening on the sun to the materially poor the material gifts replicates the cross Francis prayed to setting across the sea at Trouville, she God has given us? wrote of how the sun left a “luminous when God said, “Rebuild my church.”

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 ~ HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH AUSTIN, TX. TWENTY- SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS IGBO MASS SEPT 29, 2019 IGBO Mass, Sunday, September 29, SATURDAY SEPT 28, VIGIL MASS 2019, 1:30pm. For all the sick and shut in of our parish.

SUNDAY,SEPT 29, 8:00AM PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN Repose of the souls of Henry , Jr., and Thea Williams-Douglas, The Church celebrates your requested by Jennifer Brooks ANNUAL FAMILY APPRECIATION presence at Mass and is greatly Sunday, October 13th is our 2019 enriched by families who give Annual Family Appreciation Day. Please SUNDAY, SEPT 29, 10:00AM glory to God. As we continue Happy 11th Birthday to, A. J. Lemon, save the date. IF you have any requested by mommy, Daddy and Don. suggestion on how we can celebrate to cultivate an awareness of this year’s event, see the office. care and protection of children Healing Grace for our Choir Master, in the Church, please Dekarlos Blackmon and his family, that HOUSE KEEPING 1. On the first Sunday of each month accompany them when they God will restore him to good health. step out of Mass to use the Father blesses all birthdays. If you want a special blessing for your birthday, SUNDAY SEPT 29, 2019 restroom or get a drink of Mass 8:00AM anniversary, child’s birthday or any other water. Your important ministry Rosary 9:30AM blessing, please contact the church as parents helps our priests and Mass 10:00AM Secretary, and have it entered into IGBO Mass 1:30PM the Mass intention book. Please do parishioners in their ministry of Byzantine 5:00PM not ask the Celebrant or Craig for a supporting the families of our Blessing as they are entering church for parishes. Together, we help Weekend Sept 21/22, 2019 Mass. form our littlest ones in wisdom ATTENDANCE VIGIL MASS 5:30 PM 25 2. In order to respect the privacy of all and holiness in the safety of SUNDAY 8:00 AM 43 Parishioners, please call or have a God’s Church. 10:00 AM 229 family member call the church office, if you or a family member are Weekend Sept 21/22, 2019 hospitalized, and in need of a priest.

3. Please do not schedule any event in OFFERTORY $4052.00 the Family Life Center until you have Children 32.00 checked with the church office and SVDP 137.00 please make sure when you leave, the E-GIVING 1589.13 FLC is clean and ready for the next SVDP(E-GIVING) 35.00 meeting. MSP(E-GIVING) 10.00 Needs of Parish 641.00 4. In the case of a Parishioner’s death, Needs of Parish(E-GIV) 40.00 please do not call the family and advise DR 25.00 them of the services provided by the Home Mission 30.00 Church, or what a ministry provides. CCD 110.00 Please ask them call the church. The GIFT STORE 20.00 church will notify all ministries, and will instruct the family on Holy Cross’s policy DEBT RETIREMENT and procedures. COLLECTION 2ND SUNDAYS Please support our Debt Retirement 5. The church office is open from Collection every 2nd Sunday of the 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday thru Friday, if you are requesting a meeting, Month to pay down our Diocesan Loan for the FLC. Our monthly target is appointment or any special event in the $4000.00 church, please contact the office CONSIDER HOLY CROSS IN YOUR between these times. WILL Call the Church Office 512 472 3741 BLUE AND WHITE SCHOLARSHIP DANCE IGBO MASS SEPT 29, 2019 The Knights of and Ladies IGBO Mass, today, Sunday, September Auxiliary are sponsoring the 3rd Annual 29, 2019, 1:30pm. Blue and White Scholarship Dance in the Family Life Center, on Saturday, To sign up for the Traveling Chalice, October 19, 2019 at 8:00pm. Food will please contact Bernadette Cay. be provided. This is a BYOB event. Proceeds will benefit youth scholarships for the Knights of Peter Claver Junior Divisions. Tickets are $25.00 presale and $30.00 at the door and can be purchased after Mass.