MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Sunday Liturgy)………………..6:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 (EN), 10:30 (EN) & 12noon (EN) 9:00 (SP) Daily Mass…………………………………. 8:30 a.m. Mon & Wed & Fri (EN) and Tue & Thu (SP)

CONFESSIONS Monday thru Friday……………….by appointment Thursday……………………………….6:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday………………………………..5:00-5:50 p.m.

WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday……………………………….3:00-7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday (Adoration Chapel) 8:00a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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CLERGY

Rev. José R. Peréz-Martínez, JCD, Pastor

Rev. Alfredo Basualdo, In Res.

DEACONS

Adam Garza Nestor Huizar Charles Pope

PARISH STAFF

Alice Ortiz Assistant to the Pastor

Dina Ruiz Pastoral Administrator

Charlotte Keller Financial Administrator

Yolanda Gutierrez Parish Bookkeeper

Griselda Picaso Communications & Bulletin Editor

Mary Zavala

Director of Religious Education

Faith Zavala Youth Director

Rafael Torres Hall Manager

Ignacio Rabago Campus Maintenance Supervisor

Linda Ramos Gift Shop Coordinator

TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Of ice

Of ice: 210.924.4401 Fax: 210.924.4075

Religious Education Of ice: 210.924.6470

OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Of ice closed for lunch from

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

ST. LAWRENCE The MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH

236 E. PETALUMA BLVD • SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 210.924.4401 • Email: stlawrpastoral7@hotmail.com

Website: www.stlawrencesa.org

Hebrews 12:12-13

Ya casi nos hemos acostumbrado a ver fotografías en las redes sociales e historias en los periódicos de inmigran‐tes latinoamericanos y refugiados sirios escapando de la

violencia y la destrucción de sus propios países, intentando hacer una vida me‐jor en un lugar más seguro. También nos ha tocado ver las reacciones de las per‐sonas que intentan mantenerlas lejos de sus países, que se oponen a ayudar a los extranjeros y a los niños indefensos. ¿Se nos ha olvidado la enseñanza de Je‐sús de ayudar a los desamparados y a los extranjeros? “Traerán todos a sus her‐manos y hermanas de todas las naciones . . . a Jerusalén, a mi monte santo, dice el Señor”. En las tres lecturas de hoy, se nos dice que debemos ser hospitalarios con los extranjeros, dar la bienvenida a los discípulos del Señor, lo cual nos lleva a la paz, y a “entrar por la puerta que es angosta” a la gloria del reino de Dios.

Twenty-first Sunday In Ordinary Time August 25, 2019

Mass Intentions for the Weekend

Saturday, Aug. 24,2019

6:00 pm Naun Delgado† Ernest Flores† Tony Gonzales† Irma Guerra† Delilah Jeter (Health) James C. McDaniel† Rosalinda Mireles† Candi Ortiz† Emilio Ortiz† David Ramos† Juan Ramos†

Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019

7:30am Maria Alvarado† Raul De La Garza† Modesto Huriega† Jane M. Rodriguez† Felix Salas† Maria Vidaurri†

9:00am Ma. Elena T. Gonzalez† Gilberto R. Vasquez†

10:30am Francisca Gonzalez (Health) Bianca Herrera (Sp. Int.) Delilah Jetter (Health) Clarisa Pena (Health) Everardo Villarreal† Carrie Villarreal†

12:00pm Lillie Anaya† Francisco Anaya† Leticia Diaz† Maria Alicia Diaz† Andrew L. Garcia†

¡ Jesús te espera! Ven a Adoración Eucarística todos los jueves de 3 de la tarde a las 7 p.m. en la Iglesia. También de Lunes a Vier es de

8am-5pm en la Capilla dent o de la oficina par oquial. Jesus is waiting for you! Come to Eucharistic Adoration ever Thurs-day, om 3pm to 7pm in the Church. Spend some intimate time with our Lord Jesus. You can also visit the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel located inside the parish office, Monday thr Friday om 8am-5pm.

"The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on

it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is the

light." -Revelation 21:23 Is lit for the eternal rest of

ꝉEmilia Ruiz from Aug. 25, 2019 through Sept. 31, 2019

Imaginémonos si todos los antiguos presi-dentes de los Estados Unidos fuesen honra-dos con un banquete en la Casa Blanca y los comensales escogidos no fueron ni los ricos ni los poderosos, sino los refugiados, los que viven en la calle, los prisioneros y otras per-sonas desamparadas. No es menos sorpren-dente lo que Jesús describe hoy en el Evan-gelio. Abraham, Isaac y Jacob comen en compañía de paganos de todos los rincones de la tierra mientras que los residentes de las ciudades y los pueblos alrededor de Jerusa-lén sólo miran desde afuera. ¡Qué atrocidad! ¡Los marginados codeándose con los líderes mientras que los personajes importantes quedan excluidos y echados afuera! No en balde habrá llanto y desesperación. Hace más o menos un mes que oímos la pa-rábola del buen samaritano, que Jesús utilizó para contestar la pregunta: “¿Quién es mi prójimo?” (Lucas 10, 29). Pero la conversa-ción había comenzado con la pregunta: “¿Qué debo hacer para obtener la vida eter-na?” (10, 25). Ahora tenemos una visión de la vida eterna. Los rechazados dicen: “Hemos comido y bebido contigo y tú has enseñado en nuestras plazas” (13, 26). En otras palabras, “¡somos tu prójimo!” Ellos han malentendido totalmente lo que signifi-ca ser un prójimo.

Jesús dice que los que no logran entrar no son lo suficientemente fuertes. El pasaje de la carta a los hebreos sugiere una manera de lograr fortaleza: la corrección. Es posible que sea la mejor manera de aprender. Des-pués de todo, dejarse corregir es una disci-plina, lo cual significa enseñanza o instruc-ción. También es la raíz de la palabra “discípulo”, que todos nos esforzamos por ser. Un verdadero discípulo ha aprendido que el verdadero prójimo es aquel que trata a todos con amor, gentileza y misericordia, en particular a aquellos que probablemente nunca serán invitados a un banquete.

— Hebreos 12:12‑13

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Mary Alvarado

Maria del Socorro Beltran-Newton Angelita Bus llo Eladio Caban, Jr. Adriana Chavez

Gilbert G. Chavez Cavazos Family Ruben Cortez

Daniel DeHoyos Melba Delagarza De Leon family

Dn. Arturo Garcia Robert Garcia Johnny Gomez

Annabel Gonzales Cynthia Gonzales Richard Gonzales Julian Gonzales

Edward Gonzalez Eredina Gonzalez Eddie Gu errez

Freddie Gu errez Rick Gu errez

Dorothy Guzman Herlinda Hernandez

Julia Herrera Gloria Izaguirre Jesus Izaguirre

Gloria Lambaria Lupe Linan

Janeth Lopez Lopez family Terry Macias

Carlos Manzanares Ethan Mar nez

Yolanda Mar nez Valen n Mar nez

Angel Mata Henry Mesa

Maria G Pacheco Manuel Palacios

Clarisa Peña Yolanda Perales Mary Ester Perez Graciela Rivera Elia Rodriguez

Hortencia Rodriguez Timo Rodriguez

Delia Ruiz Shelby Skyrn CB Tomlinson Uriegas Family

Veras gui Family Mia An one e

Villarreal Diana Villarreal

Edmundo Zaragoza Eloise Zaragoza

Let us pray for the eternal rest of those who recently passed away. Especially...

Oremos por el eterno Descanso de las personas que fallecieron recientemente. Especialmente…

† Ronald Pisana & † Roman Broll Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

Dales, Señor, el descanso eterno. Brille para ellos la luz perpetua.

Descansen en paz. Amén.

Maybet Garcia celebrated her Quinceañera, Mass of Thanksgiving for the Gift of Life, on

August 24th at 4pm. May the Almighty bless you in a special way

today and remain with you always. Prayers and best wishes.

Imagine if all the living former presidents of the United States were honored at the White House with a state dinner, and the guests chosen to dine with them were not the rich and powerful but refugees, homeless people, prisoners, and others who are neglected. No less surprising a picture is Jesus pain ng today in the Gospel. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are dining with people from the ends of the earth, Gen les, while the residents of the towns and villages around Jerusalem are on the outside looking in. The outrage! Outsiders hobnobbing with leaders while VIPs are excluded and called names! No wonder there is wailing and gnashing of teeth. A month or so ago we heard the parable of the good Samaritan, which Jesus used to answer the ques on, “Who is my neigh-bor?” (Luke 10:29). But the conversa on had started with the ques on, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (10:25). Now we have a vision of that inheritance. Those who are rejected say, “We ate and drank in your com-pany and you taught in our streets” (13:26). In other words, “We’re your neighbors!” They have totally misunder-

We have become accus-tomed to seeing pictures

in the media and stories on the news about immigrants from Latin America and refugees from Syria fleeing violence and destruction in their own countries, trying to make their way to a safe place. We have also seen the reactions of people who want to keep them away from their countries, who fail to welcome the stranger and the help-less children. Have we forgotten Jesus’ call to comfort the homeless and the stranger? “They shall bring all your brothers and sisters from all the nations . . . to Jerusalem, my holy mountain, says the L .” In the three readings for this day, we are told that we are to wel-

come these strangers, to welcome the disci-pline of the Lord, which leads to peace, and to “strive to enter through the narrow gate” into the glory of God’s own homeland, the reign of God.

St. Lawrence is now offering Music les-sons for all age groups, especially all youth, every Tuesday from 6:30pm-8:30pm in the Pope Francis Center. Mr. Hiram Limon will be instructing on topics like, reading music, singing skills, funda-mentals for playing an instrument of your choice (piano, guitar, etc.). Classes will require a small donation of $20.

Nuestra Iglesia esta ofreciendo Classes de Musica para todas las edades, especial-mente para jovenes, cada martes de 6:30pm-8:30pm en el salon Pope Francis. El Sr. Hiram Limon estara instruyendo te-mas como, leer musica, canto, como tocar instrumentos (Guitarra, Piano, etc.). La Clase tendra un pequeño costo de $20.

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August 25-Ultreya September 8-KC’s

September 15-ACTS September 22-Danza

August 25-Ultreya September 8-KC’s

September 15-ACTS September 22-Danza

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-6; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 71:1-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab, 17; Mk 6:17-29 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22- 24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Jue 2:11-19; Sal 106 (105):34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 Martes: Jue 6:11-24a; Sal 85 (84):9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 Miércoles: Jue 9:6-15; Sal 21 (20):2-7; Mt 20:1-16 Jueves: Jue 11:29-39a; Sal 40 (39):5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14 Viernes: Rut 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Sal 146 (145):5-10; Mt 22:34-40 Sábado: Ap 21:9b-14; Sal 145 (144):10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Domingo: Is 66:18-21; Sal 117 (116):1-2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lc 13:22-30

The Weekend Collections for August 17-18, 2019: $6,292.24

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES...I never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a great deal about their acts. —Horace Mann

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WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Festival Committee needs our help with dona-tions that will off-set the cost of festival expenditures. Check out this list and when you’re ready, bring all donations to the parish office. We thank you in advance for your generosity and for helping us have a successful Festival/ Annual Fund raiser.

500 16 oz. Foam Cups 5000 Napkins

300 Straws 600 Nacho Trays 1000 Paper Boats 1 lb

1000 Paper boats 2 lb 500 Foil Sheets

4 Heavy duty rolled foil 2 Box Menu Paper 500 ea. 2000 Gloves

10 sm. bottles Hand Sanitizer 50 lb. Sugar

12 Ricos Nacho Cheese Concentrated (6 lb. can)

3 (16 oz.) Picante Sauce 2 Gal Mayonnaise 2 Gal Mustard 1 Gal Ketchup

60 Cases Soda Water Cans 60 Cases Bottled Water

New Toys/Prizes New Stuffed Animals Rummage Sale Items Silent Auction Prizes

...The Altar Society would greatly appreci-ate any donations for the Silent Auction. You can bring items like Home décor, Kitchenware, Jewelry, Glassware, any kind of appliances, garden décor, automo-tive supplies, Beauty products, Gift Cards, Lottery Scratch-off tickets, etc. All pro-ceeds will benefit our largest annual fund-raiser, the parish festival. If you would like more information please call Ms. Sally at 210-422-7564.