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ST. HYACINTH CATHOLIC CHURCH 2921 Center Street, Deer Park, Texas 77536 (281) 479-4298 www.sthyacinth.org Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) April 28, 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. The Feast of Divine Mercy, celebrated on the Octave of Easter (the Sunday after Easter Sunday), is a relatively new addition to the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar. Celebrating the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ, as revealed by Christ Himself to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, this feast was extended to the entire Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000, the day that he canonized Saint Faustina. During his life, Pope John Paul II had actively promoted the message of St. Faustina. In his 1980 encyclical on God’s mercy, Rich in Mercy, Pope John Paul II developed a scriptural and doctrinal basis for our faith in the mercy of God. In linking the revealed truth about God’s mercy to the Sunday after Easter, The Holy Father illumined the fact that the liturgy already proclaimed the divine mercy. Pope John Paul II goes to says that “The truth has been embedded for two millennia in the worship of the Church: The law of faith is the law of prayer.” On this Divine Mercy Sunday, we see that Christ is alive and shares that risen life with each one of us. Now is our time to encounter the risen Jesus in new ways so that we can continue throughout our lives to be that risen presence for the good of others. People see the risen Christ in our everyday acts of kindness, sensitivity, generosity, patience forgiveness and mercy During the eight Sundays of Easter the first readings are selected from the Acts of the Apostles and deal with the Easter Faith of the early Christian community. Theses selections from the Acts of the Apostles record how those first Christians received the spirit of Jesus and carried the mission of Christ forward. These writings help us move forward with our mission to show love and mercy to the world in light of the risen Christ. STHY is blessed to have an incredible amount of faithful people that are part of our Liturgy for Easter: Altar servers, acolytes, readers, singers, musicians, cantors, ushers, sacristans, greeters, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist and the liturgical environment team members, and all contribute to making the Easter Liturgy here at STHY bear fruit in the lives of so many people. I want to give a special thanks to Mrs. Pamella Pitman, our Director of Liturgy and Music, along with our entire multitude of choir members and musicians who have brought us wonderful songs and music to our Easter celebrations. What makes Easter special in the life of the Church is how the Church itself is prepared for the celebration. I want to thank our Liturgical Environment team and a host of volunteers from various other ministries in our parish, for decorating the Church for our Easter celebrations. I want to give a special thanks to: Margie Gulledge, Linda Cory, Barbara Kelly, John Matula, Xavier Cantu, Alicia Mendoza, Debbie Lambert, Celeste Evans and Rodney Pruett who were among the ones who dedicated their time to make sure that our Church was beautiful for the Eater Celebrations. Today we continue with the last day of our two day annual Parish Spring Festival. This will be our seventh festival for our parish in close to 20 years and only the second time that it is being held over two days. The Springs Festival theme this year is “All Star Weekend”. I hope everyone had fun at our kick off celebration yesterday with Bingo and fun. This weekend is shaping up to be a big weekend for our parish. I want to thank everyone who has been involved in bringing this festival to our parish. Please come out and join us for what is shaping up as great festival for our parish family. I want to give a special thank you to our Spring Festival Chairman, Mrs. Lisa Freeman. Mrs. Freeman has done a wonderful job in bringing a wonderful celebration to STHY. Please, also thank Mr. Raul Turner who stepped up to the plate this year and helped us move forward with the Spring Festival. Finally, I want to say congratulations to all of our young people who were confirmed by Bishop George Sheltz this past Tuesday. I want to thank Mrs. Pamela Johnson, Director of Faith Formation and Evangelization, and Steven Sotelo, our Coordinator of Youth Ministry, along with our team of Catechist and Assistants for their work of religious formation in Confirmation preparations. Once again, I send out my sincere thanks to all who made a pledge for our Building Faith, Family and Future … our Sanctuary… our Home… Capital Campaign. I truly appreciate your generosity and support. Remember, we ask every family to consider an equal sacrifice, not an equal size gift. Thank you for doing your part to help us reach our goal. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels [PAGE 2] Prayers and Devotion Please pray for these members of our parish family and all our MASS INTENTIONS loved ones who are ill. April 29 - May 5 Issac Aguilera James Griffen Rose Reho Jackie Anderson Velma Grimm Erwin Reimers Monday No Mass Trini Arrington Gloria Gutierrez Pauline Reimers Tuesday 8:00 am Carl Waldrip, Jr. † David Barta Gale Hanks Belinda Reyes Wednesday 8:00 am The Holy Souls Robert Bates Cynthia D. Hartwell Leonard Riche Ruth Beran Amy Hazlett-Jones Juanita Risinger Thursday 8:00 am Nancy Aguero Elton Blanchard Mollie Hickey Liam Angel Romero Friday 8:00 am Nancy Steffek † Charles Boudreaux C.C. Holt James Rose Saturday 8:00 am In Honor of Mary Jeanette Bradley Charles Housewright Joanna Rubio 5:00 pm Lucille Triola † Dawn Brays Joshua Howell Richard Rusnak Pam Callaway Tony Humphries Fidela Salazar Sunday 8:00 am Debbie Bourgeois † Tisha Carker Gonzalo Idalgeo Angela Salcedo 10:00 am Parish Intentions Mitch Contreras Debra Jimenez Kathy Sample 12 noon Delaney Family † Dorothy Cooney Alan Johnson Cory Sandoval Mario Cortez Ginger Johnson Mary Sarlls Carissa Cronan Donna Jones Joseph Sarro Please pray for the active duty service members listed Sheila Crocker Michael Knight, Sr. Barbara Shade below and for all our troops and their families. Emma Ella Cuellar Lucy Koonce Teresa Sherman Andrea Dae Riley Koonce Geneva Sistrunk COL Kevin N. Buras, US Army CTT3 Andrew J. Oliver, US Navy Frank S. De Leon, Jr. Jannice Kopeck Lynn Sorge MAJ Joseph A. Michna, US Army Amn Steven A. McLendon, US Navy MAJ Bryan Zesiger, US Army CSSN Hannah Kloesel, US Navy John Delgado Jeanne Kopeck Beth Stahl 1LT Chad R. Littlejohn, US Army Narci Delgado Anne Lantz Virginia Starnes SR Caleb A. Rivas, US Navy SGT Tony Chila, US Army FR Rebecca Milliorn, US Navy Nancy Delperdong Cecilia Lyssy Donna Steuver PV1 Alex Abrego, US Army MAJ Jesse Boyter, USAF Eddie Dominguez Yvonne Maire John Thomas PV1 Justin Perrone, US Army Cpt. Paxton Parker, USAF Hank Donovan Olivia Martinez Louis Thomas PV1 Thomas Perrone, US Army 1Lt. Nicholas Riascos, USAF Lt.Col. Tony Nicolas, USMC SrA Daniel Poncio, USAF Jacob Duchon Dan Masera Cassidy D. Thrash Pvt.Keegan Halsey, USMC SrA Abraham Pulido, USAF Margarita Duron John McCauley Tovar Family Pvt Jacob Perrone, USMC Amado Almazan, USAF Diane Englert Dora McLendon Belinda Turner Pvt Bernardo Rodriguez-Tomas, USMC Jacob Gonzalez, USAF Margaret Escobedo MaryAnn Melton David Turner Send us the name of your active Joseph Perrone, USCG Eva Escuero Beverly Miller Sid Turner, Jr. duty service member to be placed Lydia Farias Deanna Miller Jackson Vandevate on this list in the weekly bulletin. The name must be sent in by a Alva Fossem Diane Mogyorossy Elsa Vargas family member. Call 281-479-4298 or email [email protected] Scott Fossem David Moore Chris Vega Juanita Garcia Miriam Moore Mary Vera Robert Garcia, Jr. Tracy Moore Starlie Verastegui Juan Garza Patty W. Moreno Evelyn Vidos SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Rosa Garza Roberto Munoz Jerry Vidos Sandra Genoway Annie Myer Lenard Walla Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter Tracy Glover Susan O’Keefe Mary Ellen Walsh (or Sunday of Divine Mercy); Claudio Gomez David Owen Molly Walsh Monday: St. Catherine of Siena Juanita Gomez Joe Painter Mary Louise Welsh Tuesday: St. Pius V Georgia Gonzales Rita Patterson Jason Williams Gilbert Gonzales Linda Peak Easton Wilson Wednesday: St. Joseph the Worker Maria Gonzales Rosalinda Pena Jackie Wituski Thursday: St. Athanasius; National Day of Prayer Patricia Gonzales Steven Petty Joyce Womack Friday: Ss. Philip and James; First Friday Alicia Gonzalez Gayle Phillips Rodolfo Zertuche, Jr. Saturday: First Saturday Nicole Gonzalez Ronald Piotrowski Rodolfo Zertuche, Sr. Kathy Green David Porter Karen Zink TODAY'S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK First Reading -- A large number of people gathered, Monday: Acts 4:23-31-37; Ps 2:1-4, 7-9; Jn 3:1-8 bringing the sick, and all were cured (Acts 5:12-16). Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Psalm -- Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 or (for the memorial) Gn 1:26 -- 2:3 or is everlasting (Psalm 118). Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90:2-4, 12-14, 16; Second Reading -- Do not be afraid. I am the first and the Mt 13:54-58 last, the one who lives Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 (Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19).