Mass Schedule Saturday 6:00 pm Bilingual Sunday 8:00 am Español 10:00 am English 12 noon English Monday, 8:30 am Communion Service Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 am

Wednesday 11:00 am

Confessions Saturday - 5:00 - 5:45 pm or appt.

Pastor Rev. Patrick K. Seitz Ext 117

Deacon Lorenzo Valdez (210)630-9334

Director of Religious Education Sister Maria Romero, HJ Ext. 121

Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Veronica Tapia Ext. 110 Secretary@holyfamilysa.com

Bookkeeper Sara Tavitas Ext. 115 Bookkepper@holyfamilysa.com

Maintenance/Groundskeeper Rudy Garcia

Spiritual Director Jay Tavitas (210)279-5859 Jay.tavitas@yahoo.com

Youth Minister Audrie Martinez (210)433-8216

Parish Office Hours** Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed 12:30 pm -1:30 pm For Lunch Thursday’s Office is closed from

12:30 pm to 5:30pm St. Vincent De Paul

438-8477 9:30 am - 11:30 am Tuesday & Thursday

Parish Hall For Rent (Capacity 299) For Information Call (210) 433-8216

BAPTISMS Registration in Parish Office is required.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Saturday 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm or appointment

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Consult with priest six months prior to the pro-posed wedding date.

GRUPO DE ORACION en nuestra Iglesia cada Miércoles a las 7:00 de la Noche.

HOLY HOUR every first Friday of the month in the church from 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm

QUINCE AÑOS * Registered parishioners only (must have received first communion) Debutant must be attending religious education classes & attending Mass one full year before Quinceañera. Call at least nine (9) months prior to proposed date.

Holy Family Catholic Church 152 Florencia Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78228

Phone (210) 433-8216 Fax (210) 433-0090 www.holyfamilysa.com

Facebook: HolyFamilyParishSA

There are no strangers here, only friends who have not met.

January 13, 2019/13 De Enero, 2019

Feast of the Baptism of the lord

Fiesta del Bautismo del Senor

The heavens were opened and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, listen to him.

Se abrió el cielo y resonó la voz del Padre, que decía: “este es mi Hijo amado; escúchenlo”.

FINDING GOD The splendid magi, all sparkle and dash and solemnity, march right up off the pages of Matthew’s Gospel and into our churches today. Matthew alone tells us this grand and seductive story so that we might see the light and know that the child these magi visited is the fulfill-ment of prophecy, the king of the world that stretches to the magi’s home country and beyond, right down the ages to us. We too see and understand anew. Like the magi, our patron saints for this day, we see in the newborn child the king of the universe and light of the world. Like the magi, we find in ourselves a new faith and a new life. Like them, we return to our home by a new route. We are asked to come away from this festive season ourselves renewed and awake to the presence of God among us. We are asked to find God where God is to be found, to be attentive and surprised and ready to bow down in adoration and to offer our gifts. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ENCUENTRO CON DIOS Los espléndidos Reyes Magos –destellantes, majestuoso y solemnes–, salen hoy de las páginas de Mateo y van rumbo a nuestra iglesia. Solamente Mateo nos habla de esta grande e interesante historia para que podamos ver la luz y saber que el niño que visitaron los Reyes Ma-gos era el cumplimiento de la profecía, el rey cuyo mensaje llega hasta la tierra natal de estos magos y mucho más allá, hasta nuestra época. Nosotros también nuevamente podemos ver y entender. Al igual que estos magos, nuestros santos patrones en este día, vemos en el niño recién nacido al rey del universo y la luz del mundo. Como los Reyes Magos, encontramos dentro de nosotros una nueva fe y una nueva vida. Como ellos, regresamos a casa por una nueva ruta. Se nos pide terminemos esta temporada festiva renovados y consientes de la presencia de Dios entre nosotros. Se nos pide encontrar a Dios donde se le puede encontrar, que estemos atentos y listos para, con asombro, inclinarnos en adoración y ofrecer nuestras ofrendas. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

AUTODISCIPLINA

El más grande de todos los guerreros en el asedio a Troya no tenia la preeminencia porque la naturaleza le había dado fuerza y llevaba el arco más grande, sino que debido a la autodisciplina el sabía cómo doblar el arco.

—Daniel Webster

Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Se postraran ante ti, Señor, todos

los pueblos de la tierra.

GLORIA F. GALINDO

September 21, 1932

“ A smile never to be forgotten!

SELF-DISCIPLINE

The greatest of all warriors in the siege of Troy had not the preeminence because nature had given him strength and he carried the largest bow, but because self-discipline had taught him how to bend it.

—Daniel Webster

Mass Schedule-Horario de las Misas

Saturday, January 12

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord-Fiesta del Bautismo del Señor

6pm Mass

† Deacon Pedro Castillo † Lucia Valdez † Danny Cortez

Sunday, January 13

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord-Fiesta del Bautismo del Señor

8am Mass

† Deacon Pedro Castillo 10am Mass

† Gloria F. Galindo † Ronald Barrou † Pilar Canales † José R. Hinojosa † Leonardo Espinoza † Darline Escamilla 12pm Mass

† Jason A. McGraw † Concepcion Sanchez

Monday, January 14

8:30am Communion Service

Tuesday, January 15

8:30am

† V. Flores

Wednesday, January 16

11am

For the Homebound

Thursday, January 17

Saint Anthony, Abbot

8:30am

For the Mentally Ill

Friday, January 18

8:30am

† Concepcion Sanchez

SANCTUARY LIGHT

VELADORA DEL SANTUARIO

†Margaret Escobedo by Altar Society

†Eloise Hernandez by Altar Society

Please contact Terry Flores at (210)436-0428 to

request the Sanctuary Light for a loved one.

“John answered them all, ‘I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier

than I is coming…he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit...’” (Luke 3:16)

The Catholic Catechism states that “Jesus’ immersion in the water is a sign

for all human beings of the need to die to themselves to do God’s will.” In

other words, as baptized Catholics there is only one gift that we need to

give to Jesus – the gift of ourselves. Surrender yourself to God, place your

trust in Him and allow the Holy Spirit to work through you for the greater

glory of God.

"respondió Juan a todos, diciendo: «Yo os bautizo con agua; pero viene el

que es más fuerte que yo, y no soy digno de desatarle la correa de sus

sandalias. Él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego»." (Lucas 3:16)

El Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica afirma que "la inmersión de Jesús en el

agua es una señal para todos los seres humanos de la necesidad de morir

para hacer la voluntad de Dios". En otras palabras, como católicos bautiza-

dos solo hay un regalo que debemos dar a Jesús - el don de nosotros mis-

mos. Ríndete a Dios, deposita tu confianza en Él y permite que el Espíritu

Santo trabaje a través de ti para la mayor gloria de Dios.

SUNDAY OFFERINGS

1st Collection $4,943.39

2nd Collection $1,133.88 (Building Fund)

Young People $60.47

Bldg. Fund $34,859.50

This weeks 2nd collection is for St. Vincent de Paul

Next weeks 2nd collection : Parish Upkeep. God bless you for your generosity!

¡Dios te bendiga por tu generosidad!

Lector & Eucharist Minister Schedule for the January 19 & 20, 2019

Horario para Lectores y Ministros Extra Ordinarios de la Eucaristía para el 19 y 20 de enero

**Please arrive 20 minutes before mass. **Por favor de llegar 20 minutos antes de la misa.

LECTORS

SATURDAY 6PM BRENDA DELGADO & TERRY GUERRERO

SUNDAY 8AM JOSIE H. GONZALEZ, RAUL B. PEREZ

10AM ROGER PLACIDO & ROBERT MEJIA

12PM JUAN CHARO & CATHLEEN GARICIA-MARTINEZ

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

SATURDAY 6PM YOLANDA SANCHEZ & ROSA DE HOYOS

SUNDAY 8AM LUZ VALENZUELA, MARIA ZAPATA

SERGIO ARAIZA, MARIA CRUZ

10AM REY & GABRIELA CAVAZOS

ELIZABETH MEJIA, JENNIFER DELEON-RIOS

12PM ED DURAN, TERRY LARA

RUDY & BERNICE GARCIA

READINGS FOR THE WEEK/LECTURAS DE LA SEMNA

Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20

Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28

Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39

Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45

Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12

Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17

Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11

Lunes: Heb 1:1-6; Sal 97 (96):1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mc 1:14-20

Martes: Heb 2:5-12; Sal 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mc 1:21-28

Miércoles: Heb 2:14-18; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 6-9; Mc 1:29-39

Jueves: Heb 3:7-14; Sal 95 (94):6-11; Mc 1:40-45

Viernes: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Sal 78 (77):3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mc 2:1-12

Sábado: Heb 4:12-16; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mc 2:13-17

Domingo: Is 62:1-5; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11;

Jn 2:1-11

Offering Envelopes Are Here!

The offering envelopes are in and can be picked up after each Mass this weekend outside the Church. If you were never assigned an envelope number and would like to receive envelopes we will have them available.

¡Los sobres de la ofrenda han llegado!

Los sobres de la ofrenda han llegado y pueden ser recogidos después de

cada Misa afuera de la iglesia. Si nunca fueron asignados a un numero de

sobre y gustaría recibir sobres los tendremos disponibles después de cada

misa este fin de semana.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE La costumbre del bautismo infantil debe ser mucho más que un acto social o una tradición cultural, donde el ropón y los regalos son más impor-tantes que la doctrina cristiana, y los padrinos se escogen no por su buen ejemplo sino por su cuenta bancaria. Según los Hechos de los Apóstoles, familias enteras se bautizaban cuando el padre de familia decidía hacerse cristiano. Esta práctica de bauti-zar, no solo al nuevo creyente sino también a su mujer y a sus hijos, poco a poco, quedó solo en bautizar los niños del original creyente. El mundo en aquel tiempo estaba basado sobre la familia así como muchas culturas lati-nas de hoy. El bautizo infantil nació en la Iglesia primitiva y al pasar de los siglos llegó a transformarse en un rito religioso muy importante en la catequesis del nuevo cristiano. El niño viste de ropita blanca que recuerda la presencia de Cristo en su alma, se le regala una vela que lo invita a brillar con la luz de Cristo y se le da una madrina o un padrino que le enseñará a vivir en Cristo. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Merry Christmas! Share that cheerful greeting with some folks today. They may wonder if you have had any Elvis sightings lately, attended Star Trekkie conventions, or were Cleopatra in a previous lifetime. Despite the skeptics, today is solidly within the Christmas season. In fact, in some strands of the Christian tradition it represents the clearest manifestation of the mys-tery of the Incarnation. On Christmas Day, for example, the Gospel reading is the Prologue of John’s Gospel, which reveals the glory of Christ shining through our humanity precisely in his baptism. At any rate, this is an ancient feast, celebrated first in Egypt sixteen cen-turies ago. More than most other ancient people, the Egyptians understood the life‑giving properties of water. On this day, they drew water from the Nile, so central in the history of their people, and reserved it in honor. Many other places copied the custom, so that St. John Chrysostom wrote of people in Antioch gathering at midnight to collect flowing water into vessels they brought from home since “today there is a blessing on the water.” At home for dinner tonight, decorate the table with beautiful bowls of water and white candles, toast one another with goblets of sparkling water, and light a Christ-

mas candle in the window one last time. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Breakfast this weekend will be served by C.Y.O.

Next week the breakfast will be served by

St. Vincent de Paul.

We would like to Thank everyone who donated items for the Homebound

Elderly Gift Bags. Also, thank you to the ladies that gave of their time to

help sort and fill the gift bags, and those who delivered them.

Together, we have helped to bring a little joy to a Homebound Elderly in our

community. May God bless each of you abundantly!

Faith Sharing Group, Yolanda Sanchez & Liz Garcia.

St. Vincent Upper Council awarded Volunteer Ser-

vice Pins to the following Holy Family Volunteers-

Sulema Hernandez –10 yrs. Janie Gonzales—20 yrs.

Kathleen Cummins—10 yrs. Esther De Luna—20 yrs.

Yolanda Vallejo—10 yrs. Celia Rodriguez—25 yrs.

Obdulia “Lula” Garza—15 yrs. Juanita Duran—25 yrs.

Eva Esparza—15 yrs.

Pope Frances’ Prayer Intentions for January 2019

Evangelization-Young People

That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and re-

spond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the World.

Intenciones de oración del Papa Francisco para enero de 2019

Evangelización-Jóvenes

Para que los jóvenes, especialmente los de América Latina, sigan el ejemplo de María y

respondan al llamado de Nuestro Señor y comuniquen el evangelio jubilosamente a

todo el mundo.