Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe P.O. Box 10471047---- 620 Dunlap Mission, Texas 78572 (956) 585585----26232623 Misioneras Padres Oblatos Sisters Catequistas olgmissiontexas.org of St. Dorothy de los Pobres SATURDAY / SÁBADO, 3 DE MARZO MONDAY /LUNES, 5 DE MARZO ST. KATHARINE DREXEL 6:55 A.M. LITURGIA DE LA PALABRA Y COMUNION / 7:30 A.M. SABATINA LITURGY OF THE WORD W/ COMMUNION 4:00 P.M. MASS (ENGL) +Guadalupe Villanueva (6th Anniv)- Cathy Palacios +Guillermo Compean– Lourdes Reyna TUESDAY, MARTES, 6 DE MARZO +Carlos Garcia– A. Ryan 6:55 A.M. LITURGIA DE LA PALABRA Y COMUNION / +Maximo Diaz, Jr.– Wife & Children LITURGY OF THE WORD W/ COMMUNION +Rip Halverson– H.B.R. +Gloria Kenison– Fam. WEDNESDAY / MIERCOLES, 7 DE MARZO +Robert Joseph Meylor– Jim Westcott +Rafaela Salazar– M/M Leonel Reyna ST. PERTPETUA +Thomas Allen– Fam. ST. FELICITY A/G 15th Birthday of Alyssa Marie Gonzales 6:55 A.M. MASS 5:30 P.M. MASS (ENGL) +Ma. Rosa Moreno & Maria Rodriguez– Jose G. Moreno, Sr. +Felix Garcia– Jesusita Ramirez A/G Virgen de Guadalupe– Domingo Jr. +Sostena Navarro– Brothers & Sisters +Ralph Obenauf– Mary Obenauf +Irma Ozuna (10th Anniv)- Lupe Ozuna & Fam. THURSDAY / JUEVES, 8 DE MARZO +Sacramento Delgado, Sr.– Fam. ST. JOHN OF GOD +Juan & Sacramento, Jr. Delgado– Fam. 6:00 P.M. CONFESSIONS +Manuel Guerra– Fam. 7:00 P.M. MASS +Jose E. Gonzalez (B-day)- Fam. +Robert J. Meylor– Teresa Westcott 7:00 P.M. MASS (SPAN) +Jose Montoya Sandoval– Fam. +Elva Yzaguirre Martinez– Fam. Martinez +Lupita Garcia (2nd Anniv)- Fam. +Juanita Evangelista (1 month) +Aniceto Lara Villarreal– Fam. Palacios +Alicia C. Sandoval (7th Anniv)- David & Lupita Sandoval +Jose C. Angel Lara Lopez– Fam. Palacios For the Health of Corina & Rosalinda Cantu +Jose Guadalupe Aniceto Lara Lopez– Fam. Palacios Guadalupanas Vivos y Difuntos +Jose Juan de Dios Lara Lopez– Fam. Palacios +Ignacio Montelongo– Fam. +Miguel A. Rivera (9th Anniv)- Esposa & Hijos FRIDAY / VIERNES, 9 DE MARZO +Heleodoro Guerrero Salazar– Esposa, hijos, y nietos ST. FRANCES OF ROME 6:55 A.M. MASS SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, 4 DE MARZO +Adam Montgomery– Fam. 7:30 A.M. MASS (SPAN) Special Intention for Susana Gates– Sr. Madonna +Maria Rosa Moreno & Maria Rodriguez– Jose G. Moreno, Sr. 6:00 P.M. VIA CRUCIS +Rosalinda Hinojosa (20th Anniv)- Sr & Sra. Jesus Gaitan +Camila de la Fuente (b-day)- Family SATURDAY / SÁBADO, 10 DE MARZO +Simon de la Cruz– Fam. 7:30 A.M. SABATINA +Olga Moreno– Porfirio Moreno 2:00 P.M. WEDDING OF RUBEN & LAURA DE LEON +Luis Cuellar (10th Anniv)- Fam. 4:00 P.M. MASS (ENGL) Legion de Maria Vivos y Difuntos +Guillermo Compean– Frank & Delia Sanchez 9:00 A.M. MASS (ENGL) +Juanita Casas– Casas Fam. +Betty Bellert– Husband, Richard Bellert +Concetta Melone– Family +Heraclio & Petra R. Olivarez– Fam. +Florence Powell– Carl Powell +Arnulfo Canales– Esposa e Hijos +Josefina Flores– Ramiro Flores +Mark Davidson– Friends +Robert Joseph Meylor– M/M Elmo Martin +Celia Cavazos (15th Anniv)- Benito Cavazos & Fam. +Rafaela Salazar– M/M Leonel Reyna +Clarence Novitzke- Viola Novitzke +Thomas Allen– Fam. +Tichean Mancar– Pat +Pedro Marroquin– Esposa e Hijos +Bert “Betito” Lozano (6 mnths)– Parents 5:00 P.M. WEDDING OF ROGELIO & LOURDES RAMIREZ +Hilda Navarro– Daughters 5:30 P.M. MASS (ENGL) For the Health of Corina Murillo– Cortez Fam. +Ralph Obenauf– Mary Obenauf 10:30 A.M. MASS (ENGL) +Msgr. Robert E. Maher– G.M. FOR THE PEOPLE/ POR EL PUEBLO +Guillermo Castañeda, Sr.– G.M. +Lita Trdla Haider– Fam. 12:30 NOON MASS (TEX-MEX) +Gerald Farley– Mike & Elvia Kahman +Andy Guajardo– Socorro Guajardo Hernandez 7:00 P.M. MASS (SPAN) +Amelia Femat & Elsa Garcia– Mrs. Anna D. Hinojosa +Elva Yzaguirre Martinez– Fam. Martinez +Joe Corpus, Sr.– Wife & Fam. +Steven & Juan David Rivera– Mother, Gloria Rivera +Zachary Hinojosa (B-day)- Mom, Bro & Sis +Oralia Rivera– Rivera Fam. +Acisla Rodriguez– Esposo & Hijos +Armando Cano (2nd Anniv)- Fam. +Ramon Rodriguez– Esposa & Familia For the health of Panchita Tanguma– Asso. Guadalupana +Carlos Badillo Villarreal (1st Anniv)– Rafaela C. Villarreal A/G for St. Joseph– Mericelda Garcia +Octavio Ismael del Canal Romero (1st Anniv)– OLG Parish +Edmundo Sanchez (18th Anniv)- Yolanda Sanchez +Santiago Sanchez (2nd Anniv)- Hijos & Esposa +Dolores Moreno– Hoffman Fam. Bishop Daniel’s 5:30 P.M. MASS (TEX-MEX) Second Annual Appeal +Esperanza Tamez (2nd Anniv)- Tamez Fam. is off & running! +Warren Quigley (1st Anniv)- Wife, Mary Quigley Please be generous! +San Juana Salinas– Fam.

OUR LORD GIVES US SOME GLIMPSES OF THE DAZZLING MYSTERY OF HIS LOVE WORKING IN OUR LIVES. WE CAN “SEE GOD TODAY!” WE PRAY TO BE AWAKE AND APPRECIATE WHEN HE GRANTS US THESE “TRANSFIGURATIONS.” THEY NOURISH OUR SENSE OF WONDER AND INSPIRE US AS WE “KEEPONKEEPINON” THROUGH THE JOURNEY OF OUR LIVES ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN.

Persevering Through Failure and Success La perseverancia del fracaso y el éxito Fr. Eusebio Kino, S.J. began evangelizing the Indian people who Por el año de 1696, el padre Eusebio Kino, S.J., empezó a evangelizar a lived at Bac in the desert southwest of the United States around 1696. los indios que vivían en el poblado de Bac, en el desierto del sureste de los He named the settlement St. Francis Xavier. He wanted to build a Estados Unidos. Le puso el nombre de San Francisco Javier a la misión. El church there but other commitments kept him from doing so. When the quizo construir una iglesia allí, pero otros compromisos se lo impidieron. Jesuits were suppressed as a religious order in 1763, it looks as if Fr. En el año de 1763, cuando a los jesuitas se le impidió el progreso como Kino’s dream would never become a reality—until the Franciscan Fri- orden religiosa, parecía que el sueño del padre Kino nunca llegaría a ser ars took over the missions in the new world. They built a church at Bac realidad. Pero cuando los franciscanos se pusieron a cargo de evangelizar el seventy-five years after the death of Fr. Kino. Today Tucson, AZ has nuevo mundo, pudieron construir una iglesia en Bac—setenta y cinco años después de la muerte del padre Kino. La ciudad de Tucson, Arizona, se grown near that mission and one of the principal thoroughfares in Tuc- encuentra cerca de la misión y una de sus calles principales se llama Kino son is called Kino Blvd. Boulevard. We should never be discouraged by adversity. In fact, we can learn to Nunca debemos perder las esperanzas ante la adversidad. De hecho, pode- see it as opportunity. “Moses’ rod on the ground was a frightful ser- mos aprender a verla como una oportunidad. “El bastón de Moises era una pent; in his hand, it was a marvelous wand. Thus, are tribulations. Con- horrible serpiente; en su mano era una bastón maravilloso. Las tribulaciones sidered in themselves, they are terrible; considered in the will of God,, también son asi. Por sí solas son terribles; a la luz de voluntad de Dios son they are honors and pleasures” (St. Francis de Sales, quoted in Spiritual honores y placeres” (San Francisco de Sales, citado en el Spiritual Diary, Diary, April 27-28) 27 y 28 de abril). We know that we cannot allow adversity to stop us from striving to Sabemos que no podemos permitir que las adversidades nos impidan que do good. But we must be equally cautious about successes that make us tratemos de hacer el bien. Pero tenemos que tener el mismo cuidad en cuan- believe we can relax our efforts. When several monks told St. Anthony to a nuestros triunfos, ya que pueden hacer que nos esforzemos menos. that they had nothing but praise for a young monk who had performed Cuando varios monjes le dijieron a San Antonio que ellos sólo tenían cosas a miracle, Anthony replied: “This monk seems to me to be a ship buenas que decir de un monje joven que había hecho un milagro, Antonio loaded with goods, but I do not know if he will reach harbor.” (Sayings les respondió: “Me parece que este monje es un barco lleno de cosas, por no of the Desert Fathers) sé si va a llegar a un puerto.” (Saying of the Desert Fathers).

“From my youth, my grandparents & parents cultivated in me a great appreciation for the dignity and richness of the border communities of Texas.

This appreciation lives in the deepest part of me.”—Bishop Daniel E. Flores This is the Second Sunday of our trip through Lent. We ponder the mystery of the transfiguration in the light of our own experiences and stories. If we’re perceptive, we do get some glimpses of the wonder of God’s love illuminating our pilgrimage through “the mud, the blood, and the beer.” (Johnny Cash) “Here in the real world” (Alan Jackson) it doesn’t always work out like we wish it would, but every now and then He gives us some sense of that love that never dies if we’re watching! We “don’t know we’re beautiful,” (Kenny Chesney) but he does show us now and then.

Jesus’ transfiguration and the experience of Peter, James & John was unique, but we can be transfigured and see transfigurations in the light of the Father’s love. The intensity of our “religious experience” is not as important as how we respond to God-whether we let Him transfigure us or show himself to us. While it may “feel” easier to ignore the invitations or calls of the Spirit, it will really backfire because we were made to respond! God doesn’t give up easy! Lord help us catch those “glimpses” you give us of “how good it is for us to be here!”

We hope that what we do or “give up” during Lent “sensitizes” or enhances our perception of the glimpses of His love that we get here on Earth. We wouldn’t want to be so wrapped up in ourselves that we’d miss such a “wonder-full” sense of “how good it is to be here!” Like the apostles would, we do too, sometimes get that “knock your socks off glimpse” in HINDSIGHT. At the time we were too busy, fatigued, frustrated, fired up (angry), foolish to notice that amazing presence of the love of God incarnated in our own story, but like those apostles, as we “Remember When” (Alan Jackson), we pick up on it and we sure are impressed! It does help to realize that the thing we will remember with a profound sense of wonder and gratitude might be happening right here and now, before our eyes even as we speak! We might be making amazing memories right now, without even know it! We might be “seeing God today!” ¡Que cosas!

SPEAKING OF MAKING SACRIFICES…WE KICKED OFF OUR 2ND ANNUAL APPEAL FOR BISHOP DANIEL LAST WEEKEND! With our fine new, young bishop, we hope we can really “knock their socks off!” All GOOD STUFF! You probably know that among the many things we’re known for here at the old Guadalupe, one of them is our GENEROSITY. It’s pretty heartwarming! Let’s hope and pray and sacrifice for a real good success on BISHOP DANIEL’S SECOND ANNUAL APPEAL! Bishop Daniel Flores, Fr. Roy, Fr. Jim, & Fr. Phil thank you for your love for the family of the Church and generosity to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Your gift will go a long way towards building up God’s Kingdom throughout the Diocese in a hearty, healthy way! The best is yet to come! We don’t have the words to tell you how much we appreciate you’re great-hearted generosity!

Diocese of Brownsville Game Night with the Vipers basketball team at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo on Monday, March 12th. The pre-game tailgate begins at 5 P.M. and the game starts at 7 P.M.. Bishop Daniel will speak at the game’s half time. Get your tickets here! Half of the money goes to the Parish and half to the Bishop’s Appeal. Get your tickets TODAY!

THE PALM SUNDAY (APRIL 1ST) RAFFLE HAS ALSO KICKED OFF! WE HOPE EVERY FAMILY CAN SELL OR BUY AT LEAST ONE OR TWO BOOKS. The raffle money goes to cover our Catholic School expenses. We sure need & appreciate your help!

The BIG PALM SUNDAY MARCH to la Lomita is FOUR weeks away! Maybe we’ll be slimmer by then and the march will be less of a strain!? (You reckon?) We’ll have a good parish picnic there, say farewell to our Winter Texans and Migrants and hear confessions till sunset. It’ll be a beautiful day in the neighborhood! We’ll also have the now traditional Palm Sunday Raffle then to help us with our school bills. The tickets ought to be ready by now. IF YOU WIN ONE OF THOSE ELECTRIC BIKES, YOU’LL REALLY HAVE SOME FUN! We hope every household can sell one or two books. It’s a smaller type raffle than the big Guadalupe Raffle, but it’s fun and helps out with the school bills! LENT---A GOOD TIME

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Bendito (New Year’s 2012) AWARENESS OF AND RESPONSE TO GOD’S GOODNESS IN YOU & AROUND YOU! Según la ley de la Iglesia, la obligación de ayunar pertenece a todos de la edad de 21 años hasta 60 años y el deber de abstinencia a todos de 14 años y más. El miércoles de Ceniza y viernes Santo, son días de abstinencia y ayuno. Todos los viernes de Cuaresma son días de abstinencia (no se come carne). Todos los católicos deben guardar estas tradiciones por el amor de nuestro Señor Jesucristo quien murió por amor a nosotros.

According to our noble Catholic tradition, we fast and abstain during Lent in general, we observe the tradition of abstaining from red meat at least on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent, and for sure those from 21-60 years of age fast (eat a lot less!) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The obligation to abstain from meat applies to everyone 14 years old and up. It’s a fine old tradition. With God’s help, you need to figure out how you can apply and keep it best for yourself and your household. Work something out for your own good and the healthier you are, the better it will be for the rest of us.

We’re praying and meditating together on the “Way of the Cross” on Fridays at 6:00 p.m.. It’s a great old traditional prayer. If you prefer to meditate and pray the Way of the Cross alone you can get a book from us to help you with that. We have them in English and Spanish, and for adults, jovenes, and kids!

There’s an opening for the position of principal for Immaculate Conception School in Rio Grande City. Call 784-5051 for more info.

St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Mission is currently advertising for the position of Director of Religious Education. For more information call 956-585-2701.

St. John of the Fields Chalupa Bingo, Sunday March 4, 2012 from 4-6 P.M.

You can pick up your Sunday envelopes at the back of the church. Please write your correct address and phone number on your envelopes so we can check and update our computer list. If you haven’t used envelopes and would like to, that would tickle us plumb to death! You can get a box and register at the parish office, open seven days a week: Monday-Friday, 9:30 A.M.-6 P.M., Saturday, 9:00 A.M.-7 P.M. & Sun 8:30 A.M.-2 P.M. The coffee is always on!

We’re on the pull tab drive again. Bring ‘em in anytime! Thanks!

SINGLE YOUNG ADULTS The Diocese of Brownsville Family Life Office is sponsoring P.I.C.K., a partner Program “Pre-Marital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge” Based on Jan Van Epps How to Avoid Marrying or Dating a Jerk/ette. A five week program held weekly Monday evenings at UTPA (Catholic Ministry Center) 1615 W. Kuhn St. Edinburg, Texas. For registration, call the Family Life Office, 784-5012 or 542-2501, ext. 412.

How ‘bout this? Our good neighbors at La Parilla Restaurant, right across Magna Street from our Conway parking lot on the South side, offer delicious, nutritious meals, and on Sunday will donate to us 20% of the income from people who dine there from O.L.G.. So, you could go have a fine dining experience at La Parilla and be making a donation to our sweet, old Parish at the same time! How ‘bout that?

If you’re looking for a Mass with a little more room, try the 5:30 P.M. mass on Saturdays. We’ll be having that Mass all of February and March, and up to the eve of Palm Sunday, March. 31st. April Fool’s Day is the BIG Palm Sunday march to La Lomita! It’ll be a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

JUAN DIEGO ACADEMY Regional Catholic High School is registering for 9th & 10th grades. *Tuition Scholarships Available* Call 589-2752 or visit juandiegoacademy.org.

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION: $17,188.28

We will tenderly and lovingly remember all our sick friends and parishioners at all our masses this weekend. Our old friend in San Antonio, Fr. Richard Beck, is recuperating & getting better all the time. Thanks be to God! Also please remember in your prayers, +Julia de la Cruz, +Ricardo Olivarez & +Agustin Lopez, Sr., who died last week, and their families in their great sorrow. Que brille para ellos la luz perpetua.

Our good old friend & pastor of St. Joseph Church in Edinburg, Vicar General, +Msgr. Bob Maher, died last Wednesday night, Feb. 29th. A viewing will be held from 6 P.M.-9 P.M., Sunday, March 4 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen & Funeral Mass will be there at 10 A.M. Monday, March 5th, with a burial to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Edinburg.

George Strait sings a real sweet song about those “Transfigurations” that we see and might miss if we were too distracted, disgusted, disappointed, fatigued or angry. We pray and “adjust” during Let to be tuned in to, amazed by, and grateful for those times we can say, “I Saw God Today!” “I Saw God Today”—George Strait Just walked down the street to the coffee at 5:08, and she had that glow, I just look down and stop and stare, shop, I saw God today, Yea, I couldn't help, open my eye and then I swear, Had to take a break, but I noticed that she was starting to show, I Saw God Today, I've been by her side for eighteen hours I've been to church, stood there for a minute, straight, I've read the book, taking in the sky, Got my face pushed up against the nursery saw a flower growing in the middle of the I know He's there, lost in that sunset, glass, sidewalk, But I don't look, a splashing down from mounting in shades she's sleeping like a rock, pushing up through the concrete, near as often as I should, of red, my name on her wrist, wearing tiny pink socks, Like it was planted right there for me to His fingerprints are everywhere, I've been to church, see, I've read the book, she's got my nose, I just look down and stop and stare, she's got her Mama's eyes, The flashing lights, open my eyes and then I swear, I know He's there, The honking horns, but I don't look, my brand new baby girl, I Saw God Today, she's a miracle, All seem to fade away, Saw a couple walking by, near as often as I should, but in the shadow of the hospital, I Saw God Today they were holding hands, His fingerprints are everywhere,