MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Daily (Mon-Sat): 8:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS:

Saturday 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Before daily Mass

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

BAPTISMAL INSTRUCTIONS:

First Sunday of every month CHOIR PRACTICE:

Every Wednesday @ 6:15 p.m.

NEW PARISHIONERS WELCOME Registration forms online at www.lourdesvictoria.org

or email: ollvic@lourdesvictoria.org

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Parish Staff Rev. Greg Korenek, Pastor Sr. Valerie Janecka, IWBS - Parish Secretary Janet Weaver, Bookkeeper Martha Nichols, PCL/Safe Environment Coordinator Tammy Fikac, PCL Thomas Santos & Tracie Tibiletti, Music Ministry

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH

105 N. William Street ● Victoria, Texas 77901 Rectory Ph. (361) 575-3813 or (361) 485-0501

Fax Ph. (361) 575-3837

THIS WEEK

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Kathleen Edwards, Helen Schoener, Darren Mikulik, Tina Moya, Cole Ohrt, Ramona Perez, James Rung, Wade Shumbera, Dolores Kilgore, Carly

Walker, Gerald Yankey, Ann Hagel, Piper Eloisa Lara, Bernice Drost, Mae Jean Willemin, Cheryl Flood, Johnnie Bomersbach, Katrina Marbach, Hailey Vasquez, Lillian Kozielski, Bobby Schobel, Patricia Pooley, Samuel Wil-liam Bek, Matt Brown, Marvin Kucera, Milton Greeson, E. J. Bammert, Steve Serrill, Michael Johnson, Mary Ruth Kainer, Bernita Korenek, Michael Krenek, John Correll, Cheryl Barker, Ruben & Frances Espino, Tom Goslin, Larry Vitek

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

On-line contributions can be made through our website: www.lourdesvictoria.org

or by mail to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

105. N. William Street Victoria, Texas 77901

NEXT WEEKEND - September 5/6, 2020 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS of HOLY COMMUNION and LECTORS ,Sat. 4:00 pm - Standby Liz Lemke Sun. 7:30 am - Standby James Novak Sun. 10:00 am - Standby Carol Bludau ALTAR SERVERS (None assigned at this time) USHERS/Door Monitors: Sat. 4:00 pm - John Novak, Norman Schoener Sun. 7:30 am - Kaden Fikac, Michael Fikac, Matt Warwas Sun. 10:00 am - Kaden Fikac, Michael Fikac, Matt Warwas

WEEKEND of August 22/23, 2020 Count - 191 Total Operating Income $ 2,714.00 2nd Collection: St. Vincent de Paul $ 1,924.00

Your Generosity is Greatly Appreciated.

Questions of the Week Looking at the way I lead my life, what aspect do I need to deny myself and in what way can I take up my cross and follow him?

THE CROSS OF JESUS The perception of a cross changed dramatically after Je-sus’ crucifixion. Before that event, death on a cross was not only horrible, it was degrading. It was a penalty re-served only for the most wretched of criminals. The word “glory” would not have found its way into the same sen-tence containing the word “cross.” But all that changed with Jesus. Over time, believers began to venerate and honor the cross. They painted, sculpted, and carved imag-es of it. Many lost their own lives for their association with it. Today our reverence for and relationship with the cross recalls little of the contempt originally associated with it. As it has been through the ages, it is our percep-tion of the cross that determines how we follow Jesus.

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PRESENCE Wherever you see another, there I am. —Rabbinical saying

This Friday, September 4th, is First Friday. We will have Ado-ration beginning after the 8:00 am Mass until 12:30 pm. Adora-tion will conclude with Benediction.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20

SUNDAY - August 30 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am - Dan Erzen 10:00 am - Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family MONDAY - August 31 8:00 am - Hazel Waida TUESDAY - September 1 8:00 am - Chester Lyssy WEDNESDAY - September 2 8:00 am - William Carl Loest Family THURSDAY - September 3 8:00 am - Joe & Adella Mullino, Linda Uthoff FIRST FRIDAY - September 4 8:00 am - Margaret Rogers FIRST SATURDAY - September 5 8:00 am - Angela Petrash 4:00 pm - Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family SUNDAY - September 6 - Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am - Matthew W. Spann 10:00 am - Vincent & Theresa Bianchi

- events ALL around -

BEGINNING SOON (Tentatively, due to COVID) Sunday, September 13 (2020) = 1st Day of Class

Continuing Christian Education - CCE Classes

Kindergarten thru 10th grade 8:30-9:45 am on Sunday

Contacts: Martha Nichols - (361) 571-0337 marthanlourdes@gmail.com

Tammy Fikac - (361) 573-1179 tgfikac@yahoo.com

The 10:00 am Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church continues to be live-streamed on Facebook.

• Parishioners should take their temperatures before com-

ing to Mass and should not attend if exhibiting any signs of sickness.

• Parishioners attending Mass are asked to wear a face mask, bandana, scarf, or other covering for the mouth and nose while on church grounds.

• Please follow all civil orders: www.VictoriaTXOEM.org

Sisters in Christ, please join The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Ct. St. Ann #361 for our first meeting of the new year on August 31, 2020 at the KC Hall starting

at 6:00 pm with prayer and regular business to follow. Due to COVID-19, masks are required and the room will be arranged for social distancing. There will be no refreshments, but feel free to bring your own. Give yourself the Gift of CDA. Hope to see you August 31st. Contact Anne Martin for more information at (361) 648-2008.

ONLINE WORKSHOP 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

(September 2) Register at

www.victoriadiocese.org/amazing-parents

Brochures are available on the ta-ble at the entrance of the Church.

For men interested in a vocation as a Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Victoria, informational meetings will be held at St. Robert Bellarmine (El Campo) on Wednesday, September 16th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the Salon, and at Our Lady of Sorrows (Victoria) on Saturday, September 19th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the Trinity Center. It is only necessary to attend one of the meetings. For more information on the formation program for the Permanent Diaconate, please contact Deacon Churck Glynn - cglynn@victoriadiocese.org.

The Parish Family of Our Lady of Lourdes congratulates the following as recipients of The 2020 Altar Servers' Scholarship: Clayton Easley, David Francis Keyser II, Jace Stevens.

Please be reminded that the weekly parish bulletin is download-ed on the website every week at www.lourdesvictoria.org . In the event someone does not use technology and is unable to ob-tain a bulletin from church, please call the church office at 575-3813 and efforts will be extended to assist.

Saint Gregory the Great (540-604) (September 3)

Imagine, fourteen hundred years after death, boasting a best-selling CD! Yet outside the Church and within, Gregorian chant is enjoying a renaissance. Still, the timeless sacred music that bears his name is but part of Gregory’s legacy. Renouncing civic service for monastic life, Gregory’s administrative and diplomatic skills prompted continual summons from the cloister. Papal ambassador and advisor, he was eventually elected pope himself, renowned as a wise steward of the church’s material possessions, generous benefactor of the poor, sponsor of mis-sionaries, and promotor of monasticism. His liturgical enrich-ment of the Church endures not only in Gregorian chant, but in eloquent homilies still gracing the Liturgy of the Hours, the “Gregorian Canon” (Eucharistic Prayer I), and his spiritual clas-sic, Pastoral Care, once presented to new bishops at ordination. Of countless impressive papal titles—Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles—the title still so cherished that it heads official documents is the one Gregory coined to describe his papal ideal: Servant of the Serv-ants of God. Together with being designated “the Great,” a fit-ting epitaph. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Sign of Grace, Sign of Glory By Bert Ghezzi

Catholics often make the Sign of the Cross casually, just as a nice gesture for beginning and ending their prayers. But when we learn to take this act seriously, signing ourselves frequently with faith and reverence, remarkable results can take place. We find ourselves doing measurably better in our Christian life: praying with more passion, resisting our bad inclinations more effectively, and relating to others more kindly. The Sign of the Cross, after all, is not merely a pious gesture. It is a powerful prayer, a sacramental of the Church.

TRAITS OF A TEACHER All who undertake to teach must be endowed with deep love, the greatest patience, and, most of all, profound humility. The Lord will find them worthy to become fellow workers with him in the cause of truth. —St. Joseph Calasanz

We continue to invite you to browse the selection of books, CDs, and other media that are available in the Parish Hall. These items are at no cost.

Life must be lived forward but can only be understood backward.

At the weekly General Audience of August 28, 2019, Pope Francis said the Church is like “a field hospital” that must care for the sick, even when our actions incite envy and hatred in others.

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