February 24, 2019 1 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Preparing for Lent Fr. Steve Gruno, CEO of www.WordOnFire.org 6646 Addicks Satsuma Road In two weeks, the Church begins the penitential practices of Lent. Houston, TX 77084 Penitential practices are virtuous works through which we demon- 281-463-7878 strate the sincerity of our profession of faith and discipline our desires so that we might better serve the mission of the Church. Lent is an extended period of time during which the Church prepares herself to celebrate the great mysteries of Holy Week. www.SeasCatholic.org www.SeasCatholic.org Continued on page 12... February 24, 2019 2 Mass Schedule Monday—Friday 6:30 a.m. English 9:00 a.m. English 7:00 p.m. English On Friday, the evening Mass Is in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) 7:30 p.m. Miércoles en Español The First Friday devotion arose from a private revelation to St. Margaret Saturday Mary Alocoque in the seventeenth century. 9:00 a.m. English The devotion involves participating in the Holy Mass and receiving Holy Anticipated Masses Communion on nine consecutive first Fridays of the month. It is like a 5:00 p.m. English novena which is prayed over consecutive months rather than over con- 6:30 p.m. Español secutive days, and is offered for the particular intention of reparation to 8:00 p.m. Tiếng Việt the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sunday Masses Devotion to the Sacred Herat is call to the faithful to “stand in the gap” 7:00 a.m. English by doing penance for sinners. 8:30 a.m. English “Reparation” refers to the spiritual healing that is needed because of 10:30 a.m. English the effects of sin. The small penance we receive in confession is an act 12:15 p.m. English of reparation, that helps to repair the evil consequences of our unfaith- 2:00 p.m. Español fulness. We can make acts of reparation in other ways: through prayer, 5:30 p.m. English fasting, sacrifice and self-denial. 7:30 p.m. Español In the Gospel, Jesus says that some demons “can only be driven out by prayer and fasting” (Mark 9:29). Jesus refers not only to literal demons, Confession but also to the figurative demons of sin and the inclination to sin. Acts of reparation are powerful spiritual weapons that can drive away the Tuesday—Thursday influence of evil from ourselves and others. 7:00 a.m. Wednesday Uniting our prayers, works and sufferings to those of Jesus, we can make 5:45 p.m.—6:45 p.m. some reparation for our offenses and those of others. Because we ae Friday members of Christ through Baptism, our offerings become part of the 5:45 p.m.—6:45 p.m. work of the Lord—His suffering and death—which was undertaken to Saturday make reparation for the sins of the world. 3:00 p.m.—4:30 p.m. First Friday St. Paul explained, “Now I rejoice in my suffering for your sake, and in 8:00 a.m.—8:45 a.m. my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of 5:45 p.m.—6:45 p.m. His Body, that is the Church” (Cf. Colossians 1:24; 2 Corinthians 1:5f; Ephesians 3:1, 13 ). Altar Flowers What is lacking in the suffering of Christ? Only our participation. Through Call Patti at 281- 463-7878 to ar- acts of reparation, we enter into the redemptive suffering of Christ, and range to sponsor in a certain sense, become co-redeemers through Him. the altar flowers one Sunday. Continued on page 5... www.SeasCatholic.org February 24, 2019 3 St. Joseph Altar The St. Jo- seph Altar originated in Sicily during a period of famine. The people prayed to St. Jo- seph asking for intercessions and promising to prepare a feast in his honor to which eve- ryone, especially the poor, would be invited. The SEAS Italian Club will be hosting a St. Joseph altar in the CLC, on Sunday, March 10 be- ginning at 10:30 a.m. with the blessing and feeding of the “saints” followed by a tradition- al pasta dinner from 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Donations accepted in ex- changed for the meal but there is a charge for dessert. To-go orders are accepted. Proceeds go to feed the poor in our community. Scholarship Opportunity SVDP SEAS Knights of Columbus and SEAS Ladies Auxiliary are again offering The St. Vincent de Paul Society scholarships to our parish's graduating high school seniors. Applications monthly report for January may be are available in the Church office. found on page 9. If you are a graduating high school senior pursuing a post-secondary education at a university, community college or technical school, you Parish Festival are eligible to apply. The festival team is now accepting Application deadline is Friday, April 19, 2019 - no exceptions. prize and supply items. Please refer to the application for further details. More info. on p. 10. www.SeasCatholic.org February 24, 2019 4 Parish Apostolates and Announcements Knights of Columbus Council 8096 work to coordinate care for parishioners in their time If you are a Catholic man and you are not a mem- of need. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the ber of the Knights of Columbus, you are missing a month. Please feel free to call Wyona (281-433-5365) wonderful opportunity to transform your life. As a or Kim (832-746-1135) if you have health questions or Knight, you have the opportunity to support your par- would like to join this growing ministry. ish, give back to your community, grow in your faith plus many more benefits. We meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 7:30pm, with a small meal served @ R.C.I.A. 7pm, in the Community Life Center (CLC). The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is for people who are thinking about the possibility of be- Contact Grand Knight Clint Porche @ coming Catholic. It is for the un- baptized, people of [email protected] or Membership Director, other faiths or people who have been baptized Mike Jackson @ [email protected]. Visit us Catholic but did not complete the sacraments of @ KofC8096.org Initiation. We explore the beliefs of the Catholic Church and discern, over a period of many months, if they desire to become Catholic. Cursillo—Northwest Ultreya Cursillo is a Catholic lay movement that offers an op- If you are interested, or have a relative, friend or co- portunity to meet Christ in a more intimate way. worker who has expressed this interest, please call: Cursillo provides a lifetime plan for following Christ Nadia Jara: 281- 463-7878 ext. 337 or at nja- through prayer, study and action, in friendship with [email protected]. others. As a part of Cursillo, our monthly Ultreya meet- ing brings the community together to encourage each other by sharing and witnessing to our life in Respect Life Committee Christ. We meet at 9:45 AM on the third Saturday of For information about upcoming pro-life activities, each month in the Family Life Center. Questions? you are invited to contact James Pinedo at his per- Contact Duane King 281-615-8942 DE COLORES! sonal e-mail: [email protected]. Helping Hands Ministry Free English Language Classes We assist families in pre-planning for funerals. To English class on Mondays, Sept. 10 - May 20, 2019, schedule an appointment, please call Beth Wood at 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Copperfield Church, 8350 Highway 281-413-9682. Bereavement support in the form of 6 North #C-8 (behind Wings ‘N More). Contact Jan printed Carenotes specific to a family’s need is pro- Garza 832-443-4248, or at [email protected]. vided at the time of a Funeral or Memorial Mass. You must be 18 or older. (NO baby-sitting provided). Join us any week! Nursing Ministry The Parish Nursing ministry is comprised of health care LỚP HỌC TIẾNG ANH MIỂN PHÍ professionals and others who have the health of our Các ngày THỨ HAI, Ngày 10 tháng 9/2018 - Ngày 20 parishioners at heart. They are nurses, therapists, edu- tháng 5/2019, từ 9:00-11:00 sáng & 7:00 - 9:00 chieu’ cators, and experts in the fields of health promotion. Tại nhà Thờ Copperfield, 8350 Highway 6 North #C-8 Some work in home health, elderly assistance, aging, (ở sau Wings 'N More). Xin liên lạc JAN GARZA 832- hospice, general medicine, surgery, oncology, ob- 443-4248 [email protected] stetrics, domestic violence and intensive care. They www.SeasCatholic.org February 24, 2019 5 Continued from page 2… First Friday Devotion Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alo- coque (1647-1690), a French nun of the Visitation Order, and gave her the special task to spread de- votion to His Most Sacred Heart at a time when reli- gion was growing cold in the hearts of mankind. He said to her: “Behold this heart which, not withstanding the burning love for men with which it is consumed and exhausted, meets with no other return from most Christians than sacrilege, contempt, indif- ference and ingratitude, even in the sacrament of my love [the Eucharist]. But what pierces my heart most deeply is that I am subjected to these insults by persons especially consecrated to my service.” Jesus asked for special prayers and practices to make amends (reparation) for this great neglect to the proper reverence owed to God.