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DIOCESE OF LAREDO 2219 Galveston St., Laredo, TX 78043‐3002 • Phone: (956) 722‐1231 • FAX: (956) 722‐2823

Website: www.blessedsacramentlaredo.org Bulle n announcements e‐mail: bulle n@blessedsacramentlaredo.org 

Reverend Fr. Wojciech Przystasz, Administrator Deacon Roger Mar nez Jr., Permanent Deacon Reverend Msgr. Stanley A. Sliwiak, Ph.D., Re red

ACTS CORE Blas A. Martinez 722-1231 ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Miss Hope Gonzalez 722-1231 ALTAR SERVERS (Training on Saturday mornings at 9:30AM in the church) Miss Suzie Schafer 722-1231 ALTAR SOCIETY (Meet 2nd Monday at 3:30PM in the parish hall) Mrs. Veronica Villarreal, President 722-1231 ADULT & CHILDREN’S CHOIR Mr. Manuel Ponce 722-1231 CUBMASTER FOR PACK 192 Mr. Ernesto Elizondo 722-1231 BOY SCOUT TROOP 192 Mrs. Nora Peñaloza 722-1231 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Deacon Roger Martinez Jr., Scheduling 722-1231 GIRL SCOUT TROOP 9150 Mrs. Naomi C. Arredondo 236-8672 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #10939 (Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 P.M.) G.K. Mr. Baltazar Vichareli (956) 763-4968

FOURTH DEGREE K.C. ASSEMBLY (Meet 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 P.M. in the parish hall) Mr. Ernesto Ferrara 441-8008 LECTORS Deacon Roger Martinez Jr., Scheduling 722-1231 Ext. 13 PARISH COUNCIL Mr. Blas A. Martinez, President MEN’S FAITH SHARING Meet every Mon. at 7:00PM in the parish hall LADIES’ FAITH SHARING Meet every 1st & 3rd Tue. at 6:30 PM in the parish hall QUINCEAÑERA COORDINATOR Mrs. Patsy Salinas 722-1231 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Mrs. Patricia Lopez, Coordinator 722-1231 Ext. 21 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Miss Yolanda Valdez 722-1231 YOUTH GROUP “LIFE IN CHRIST” (Meet every Wed. @ 7PM in the P.H.) Mr. & Mrs. Felipe & Lali Martinez 722-1231 YOUTH LECTORS Deacon Roger Martinez Jr. 722-1231 Ext. 13

Our Lady of Guadalupe Candles will be burning this week in Thanksgiving:

Cristina Rodriguez

Saturday, December 25, 2021 - THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) 12:00 AM All the Souls in Purgatory By Mr. & Mrs. Roberto J. Santos 10:00 AM †Celedonio Perez (A) By Perez-Hinojosa Family 12:00 PM †Rodolfo Requejo (A) By Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Josie Arellano & Family †Raul Hinojosa (B) Por La Familia Ponce †Beatriz C. Perez By Adriana Nunemaker †Judge George P. Kazen By Gloria B. Sandoval Sunday, December 26, 2021 – THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH 8:00 AM †Mr. & Mrs. Carlos V. Cruz & Mr. Arturo I. Gonzalez By Family 10:00 AM †Helen Herrera By Manuel G. Escamilla & Family 12:00 PM †Valentin, †Maria & †Robert Padilla By Adriana Padilla 5:00 PM For Parishioners Monday, December 27, 2021 - ST. JOHN, APOSTLE, EVANGELIST 7:00 AM †E. James Kazen (B) By †George P. Kazen & Family Tuesday, December 28, 2021 THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS 7:00 AM All the Souls in Purgatory By Mr. & Mrs. Roberto J. Santos Wednesday, December 29, 2021 - FIFTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY; St. Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr 7:00 AM †Emma G. Ramirez (B) By Veronica Ramirez 6:00 PM †Henry Edward Gutierrez (A) By Wife & Children German & Tamara Guajardo Jr. (Wedding Anniv.) By Amelia Yolanda G. Cantu †Roberto L. Perez By His Daughters & Son †Jose Luis Morales Sr. (A) By Sons Jose Luis Morales Jr. & Diego Morales †Benjamin Botello By His Wife, Daughters and Sons Thursday, December 30, 2021 - SIXTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY 7:00 AM †Vidal M. Trevino (A) By David & Marissa Trevino & Family Friday, December 31, 2021 - SEVENTH DAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY 7:00 AM †Francisco & Antonia Ramirez (A) By Palacios Family 6:00 PM For All Parish Benefactors Living and Deceased Saturday, January 1, 2022 - SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord 9:00 AM †Susana Lopez (A) By Husband & Family 6:00 PM †William J. Stewart By Wife & Family †Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Stewart By Esther L. Stewart & Family †Priest Rev. Arthur J. Olsen By Yen Khang Van †Lauro Barrera Jr. (A) By Mr. & Mrs. Roberto J. Santos & Family Sunday, January 2, 2022 – THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 8:00 AM All the Forsaken Souls in Purgatory By E. C. Juarez 10:00 AM †Aida F. Cruz By Dalia G. Hernandez 12:00 PM For Parishioners 5:00 PM †Alfonso Perez Sr. (A) By Carlos Perez & Family (B)=Birthday (A)=Anniversary

The Sanctuary Lamp will be burning this week in

Loving Memory of: Mr. & Mrs. Raul T. Ramirez

Consecration To The Holy Family How to prepare In preparation for a Consecration to the Holy Family, your family should not only decide to dedicate itself to the Holy Family’s intercession but also acknowledge that the family is sacred. The decision to consecrate your family needs to be intentional, free and a process through which you completely surrender to God through the Holy Family. You are accepting the truth that salvation history was changed forever by a family, and that through your domestic church, you are called to live their example.

Consecration of the Family to the

Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary (Done on the Feast of the Holy Family)

Most Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, united in perfect love, as You look upon us with mercy and caring, we consecrate our hearts, our lives, our family to You. We know the beautiful example of your home in Nazareth was meant to be a model for each of our families. We hope to have, with your help, the unity and strong, enduring love You gave to one another. May our home be filled with joy. May sincere affection, patience, tolerance and mutual respect be freely given to all. May our prayers be filled with the needs of others, not just ourselves and may we always be close to your sacraments. Bless those who are present, as well as those who are absent, both the living and the dead; may peace be among us and when we are tested; grant us the Christian acceptance of God's will. Keep our family close to Your Hearts, may your special protection be with us always. Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, hear our prayers. Amen.

Consagración de la Familia a los Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y María

(Hecho en la Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia) Santísimos corazones de Jesús y María, unidos en el amor perfecto, como nos miráis con misericordia y cariño, consagramos nuestros corazones, nues-tras vidas, y nuestras familias a Vosotros. Conocemos que el ejemplo bello de Vuestro hogar en Nazaret fue un modelo para cada una de nuestras familias. Esperamos obtener, con Vuestra ayuda, la unión y el amor fuerte y perdurable que Os disteis. Qué nuestro hogar sea lleno de gozo. Qué el afecto sincero, la paciencia, la tolerancia, y el respeto mutuo sean dados libremente a todos. Qué nuestras oraciones incluyan las necesidades de los otros, no solamente las nuestras. Y qué siempre estemos cerca de los sacramentos. Bendecid a todos los presentes y también a los ausentes, tantos los difuntos como los vivientes; qué la paz esté con nosotros, y cuando seamos probados, conceded la resignación cristiana a la voluntad de Dios. Mantened nuestras familias cerca de Vuestros Corazones; qué Vuestra protección especial esté siempre con nosotros. Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y María, escuchad nuestra oración. Amén.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Our Mother of Perpetual Help Candles

will be burning this week in Loving Memory of: Vidal M. Trevino

BIRTHDAY WISHES . . .... and God’s many blessings to all those celebrating a birthday or anniversary this week.

Please contact the Parish Office at 722-1231 to add your name or the name of a family member in our birthday list.

P ray For. . .

Jeffrey A. Jones 26-Dec Zulema De Llano 26-Dec Cristina Rodriguez 26-Dec Kathy Marie Castillo 26-Dec Ramiro A. Martinez 26-Dec Alma V. Romero 27-Dec Carmen Rubio 27-Dec Melita Rodriguez 27-Dec Raymundo Valenciano, Jr. 27-Dec

Blas M. Martinez, Jr. 28-Dec Joseph Gage, Jr. 29-Dec Ernie Cavazos 30-Dec Eloy A. Cantu, Jr. 30-Dec Rosie Mendoza 30-Dec Lourdes Zapata 31-Dec Florencio “Wayne” Garcia, III 31-Dec Julia Nelly Chapa 01-Jan Maria Hinojosa 01-Jan

For the weekend of:

Sunday Collection December 11 & 12, 2021 & Mail & Deposit Box Envelopes $6,153.00 Loose $522.00

TOTAL $6,675.50 Immaculate Conception of the BVM $1,002.00 Online Giving: Dec. 7—Dec. 13, 2021 $2,337.78 Thank you for your continued support & generosity!

We especially pray every Wednesday after the evening Mass during the Novena of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Let us pray also for those whom God has called home recently especially Rodolfo A. Lozano Sr. As we mourn their passing, let us rejoice at their birth to eternal life. Please Note: This list will be updated on December 31st and every 90 days thereafter. We ask that you contact the Parish Office at 722-1231 if you would like for the name of your family member to remain on the “Pray for the Sick” list.

Wayo Cavazos Hugo Adolfo Cipres Pamela M. Cortez Estela Del Valle Manuel E. Escamilla Sharon Theriot Ferrera Dorothy Theriot Hutchinson Mason Knaub Anthony Leija, Jr. Nancy K. Leyendecker

Joshua Lopez Alicia C. Martinez Cynthia Martinez Paul Mobley Fr. Jose Ramon Perez-Martinez Justin R. Perez Rolando E. Perez Mary Prevost Jose Luis Requejo Maria Elena Requejo Gabriel E. Rodriguez Laura Rodriguez Samantha Rodriguez

Raymundo O. Salinas Jr. Susie Schafer William R. Scribner Baby Jose Alberto Serna Maca Del Valle Simpson Msgr. Stanley Sliwiak Esther L. Stewart Nora G. Urbach Adriana Valdéz Ana Laura Valdéz Francisco H. Valdéz Luz Maria Valdéz Frances C. Wawroski Barbara Zepeda

ATENCION FELIGRECES REGISTRADOS SOBRES DE OFRENDA 2022

¡RECORDATORIO! Ya están disponibles los sobres de ofrenda del 2022 en la entrada oeste de la iglesia. Por favor asegúrese de que recoja su caja de sobres y lleve a casa. Las cajas de sobres no serán enviadas por correo a nadie. Por favor tenga en cuenta que el uso de los sobres es prueba de que usted es un miembro registrado en la parroquia.

December 26, 2021 Feast of the Holy Family

GROW: Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my dad lead-ing my three sisters and me in song as we made the hour-long drive to visit my grandparents every other weekend. Granted, On Top of Spa-ghetti and Hey, Good Looking don’t qualify as “singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,” as Paul advised the Colossians, but I do think they reveal that my dad took to heart Paul’s advice about family and faith. Paul writes that in putting on holiness, kindness, gentleness, and forgiving one another, we “put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.” Whatever we do, in word or deed, we ought to do in the name of the Lord Jesus. Fathers, mothers, and children are to love one another, seeking and choosing the good for one another, and helping each other along life’s journey – whether for an hour in the car, a three-day hike, or a lifetime in every situation. On this feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we honor their perfect holiness and love, and pray that God may continue to perfect us in holiness and love within our own families, that we may bear good fruit for the Kingdom. GO: Three Days? Mary and Joseph couldn’t find Jesus for three days! Any parent who has had a child missing for a few seconds under-stands the anxiety Mary and Joseph experienced in three long days of searching for Jesus. In the end, though, all is well – they find him, and the peace of Christ casts out their fears. It is a remarkable scene: Jesus’ parents are astonished to see him teaching in the temple, and Jesus is curious as to why they were looking for him – did they not know where he would be? This event marks a sort of milestone in their lives together, as Jesus has hinted at his future public ministry, and his parents have experienced that first bit of soul-piercing that Mary will later fully undergo. For each of them, love is what directed their actions. Joseph and Mary put aside everything to search for their son; Jesus put aside everything to serve his Father; and they joined togeth-er in humble obedience to God’s will for them. The Holy Family mod-els a way of living for us to imitate, and to witness to others in that imitation. SERVE/STUDY: Perhaps you have some down time in this coming week between Christmas and New Year’s. As a family, choose an activity that allows you to think outside yourselves and serve others. Donate to the food pantry or visit an elderly relative who is home-bound. Or make a plan to read the Scripture for each day of the up-coming week; have each person choose a favorite verse to memorize each day. You may be surprised how often these verses enter your mind throughout the week.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God New Year 2022 (not a Holy Day of Obligation this year)

Saturday, January 1st (First Saturday of the month) Mass at 9:00 a.m. (bilingual) Our Parish Office will be closed on Thurs-day, December 30, 2021 (afternoon) and Friday, December 31, 2021 (all day).

On behalf of Msgr. Stanley, Deacon Roger, Parish Staff and myself,

Best wishes for a Safe & Prosperous New Year!

Calendars for the New Year are now available for each family to take one.

Prayer for Peace Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is ha-tred, let me sow love where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is dark-ness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Amen

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