PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St

St. Peter, Prince of the

Apostles Church

3901 Violet Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78410 Parish Office: 361.241.3249 Religious Education Office: 361.241.3372 www.stpeterprince.net Fax: 361.241.0533

VERY REVEREND RAJU D. THOTTANKARA PASTOR

REV. ERIC CHAPA PAROCHIAL VICAR

PRIEST: Msgr. Seamus McGowan

DEACONS: Allen Cicora Eluterio Farias

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 6:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM

Confessions are heard on Saturday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM and by appointment. August 18, 2013 St. MaryTwentieth Mission Sunday Mass, In10:00 Ordinary AM Time

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church is a welcoming community dedicated to promoting a devout life of prayer and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ through living the sacraments in a spirit of generous service. Page 2 St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles `táá \ÇàxÇà|ÉÇá June 10 - 14 Wednesday 6:30 pm †Faustino Falcon - Family †Susie Diaz Thursday 8:00 am Rosalie Kocurek - John Zdansky, Jr. Friday 8:00 am Gerald Sherman - Barbara Sherman Saturday 6:00 pm People of the Parish Sunday 8:00 am †Ramona Rodriguez - Ricardo & Elma 10:00 am †Romeo Cano - Nancy & Gerald 12:00 pm †Paul Alvarez - Alvarez Family GRACE AND ETERNAL LIFE 6:00 pm Julian Galloway - Chano Rodriguez Moses is a man after our own hearts, for Francis Kaspar - Ernest & Janette haven’t we all dealt with more than our share of Scholz stiff-necked people? Indeed, haven’t we all got- Carlos Rodriguez (B-day) - Mom ten a little stiff-necked ourselves at times? Complaining . . . impatient . . . quick to anger. How lucky for Moses—how lucky for all of us— that God is exactly the opposite! And we don’t St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Parish 05/31/2020 even have to guess about it. The Lord tells us so directly. Accordingly, Moses does what we all Envelopes ...... $7,992.00 need to do. Even with the tablets in hand, he Loose ...... $179.70 bows down and asks for God’s forgiveness and Total ...... $8,171.70 grace. Online Giving ...... $4,040.00 Encouraging us to live together in Total ...... $12,211.70 peace—and in God’s favor—the Apostle Paul knows all about this grace, joyfully invoking Christ’s grace on us along with God’s love and the Holy Spirit’s. “Rejoice,” he says. And when St. Mary’s Mission 05/31/2020 it comes to rejoicing, John offers us the glad- dest words of all: the assurance of eternal life Envelopes ...... $515.00 through Jesus. extw|Çzá yÉÜ à{x jxx~ Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1bc-8; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5: 13-16 ft|Çàá tÇw fÑxv|tÄ buáxÜätÇvxá Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 Monday: Tenth Week in Ordinary Time Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 65:10-13; Tuesday: St. Ephrem. Mt 5:20-26 Wednesday: Mass 6:30 pm. Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Ps 27:7-9abc, Thursday: Mass 8:00 am. St. Barnabas. 13-14; Mt 5:27-32 Friday: Mass 8:00 am. Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-10; Saturday: Confession 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Mt 5:33-37 Vigil Mass 6:00 pm. St. Anthony Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, of Padua 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

Online Cityof.com/goodnews Saint Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) April 16

With Immaculate Mary’s “Ave Maria” for its refrain, Andy Williams’ “Village of Saint Bernadette” peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Top 40 at Christmas 1959, airing on radio stations all over America. Imagine! April 16 marks the feast of Bernadette Soubirous, the teenager who, combing a refuse heap for firewood, saw a “beautiful lady” who identified herself in words Bernadette faithfully reported to the bishop, though she did not understand their meaning: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Relentlessly interrogated, she never wavered in her story or sweetness. Chronically ill all her life and dead at thirty-five, Bernadette left behind the shrine at Lourdes where healing waters still flow from the spring that her “beautiful lady” pointed out to her.

The Most Holy Trinity On A Summer’s Day Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass God so loved the world that he gave his under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the only Son. water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is no means — John 3:16a A waste of time. —John Lubbock

God’s words to Moses and the very life of Jesus show us that when we do so, we can still The Most Holy Trinity Rely on God’s mercy and kindness, because Throughout the liturgical cycle of Sun- love is God’s very nature. days and seasons, there are certain days that invite us to focus on particular aspects of our faith. Today is such a day, when we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. On this Called to be like God Sunday after Pentecost, we reflect on the mys- tery of our Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy We might consider this testimony to the Spirit. From the moment of creation, through the life and love of God and think to ourselves, so encounter of Moses with God on the mountain, what? Knowing that God loves us is reassuring, through Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, and may help us place our faith and trust in the with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, our under- Lord, but something more naturally follows—as standing and appreciation of God’s very life has followers of Jesus, we are called to become unfolded and deepened. Jesus came into the more like him. When others look at us, they world to make God’s life and love known, the should be able to say that we are “merciful and love of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the gracious, slow to anger and rich in kindness and love of God that brings us peace. fidelity.” This gets at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. Our daily decisions, words, God is Merciful and Gracious and actions are to reflect the merciful gracious- ness of God. We are able to do this through the At moments in our lives we may wonder indwelling power and presence of the Holy Spir- how we know who God is or what God is like. To- it. In what ways are you becoming more Christ- day’s readings help us to feel secure in placing like? May the grace of the Lord, love of God, and our faith in God and being assured of God’s un- fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you as you failing love. When Moses went up the mountain renew your commitment to show and share as the Lord had commanded him, God powerful- God’s kindness to others! ly described himself, “The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in Today’s Readings: Ex 34:4b - 6, 8 - 9; Dn 3:52, kindness and fidelity.” Jesus shows us the 54, 55; 2 Cor 13:11 - 13; Jn 3: 16 - 18 depths of this life of God. He came not to con- demn the world but to save it. As people in rela- tionship with God, we often fail. We walk away from God’s ways, fall into sinfulness, and then, with the Lord’s grace, come to our senses and return. Trinity Sunday Page 4

On Thursday, June 11, 2020, the Diocese of Cor- pus Christi will celebrate its feast day at the Corpus Christi Cathedral. The celebration will air Live on the Diocese website at DiocesesCC

Details are the following:

 The Feast of Corpus Christi is not a Holy Day of Obligation. It is a day of Celebration  We will adhere to the Directives for Re-opening Parishes Prayer for Spiritual Communion is included for those unable to attend in person  Due to social distancing measures, we predict an overflow; therefore, designated areas will accommodate for overflow  Hand sanitizing stations will be available  Wearing a mask is highly encouraged  There will be no procession; There will be no food or fellowship afterwards

Knight’s Corner

8 members of Council #7290 with their families worked with other KC’s in the Corpus area to help box Emergency Disaster Boxes for future distributions by Coastal Bend Food Bank. Below are pictures from last Saturday’s event.

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