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) 8:00am-5:00pm

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CLERGY Rev. Jose R. Perez-Martınez, JCD, Pastor Rev. Alfredo Basualdo, In Residence

DEACONS Charles Pope Nestor Huizar

PARISH STAFF Alice Ortiz -Assistant to the Pastor- Dina Ruiz -Pastoral Administrator- Charlotte Keller -Financial Administrator- Yolanda Gutierrez -Parish Bookkeeper- Mary Zavala -Director of Religious Education- Griselda Picaso -Communications & Bulletin Editor- Rafael Torres -Hall Manager- Ignacio Rabago -Campus Maintenance Supervisor- TELEPHONE NUMBERS Parish Of ice Of ice: 210.924.4401 Fax: 210.924.4075 Religious Education Of ice: 210.924.6470 Day Care Of ice: 210.924.4026

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

—Romans 10:8

Jesus was led by the Spirit

into the desert for forty days…

—Luke 4:1

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary time March 10, 2019

Siempre en el primer domingo de Cuaresma es-cuchamos cómo Jesús, en los cuarenta días que pasó en el desierto, fue tentado por el demonio. También nosotros comenzamos hoy un período de cuarenta días durante el cual se nos desafía al arrepentimiento y a reorientarnos hacia Dios. To-dos los días nos enfrentamos con tentaciones que nos distraen de los caminos del Señor o nos alejan de Dios. Que el estar juntos para celebrar la Eucaristía nos inspire y nos nutra en el transcurso de las próximas semanas.

A medida que empezamos nuestro tiempo de oración, limosna y ayuno, la lectura del libro del Deute-ronomio nos recuerda nuestro deber de ofrecer: “Dejarás los frutos en la presencia del Señor tu Dios, te postrarás ante él” (Deuteronomio 26:10). La lectura de la carta a los romanos nos refiere a nuestra

oración, recordándonos que, "La palabra está cerca de ti, en tu boca y en tu corazón . . . todo el que invoque el nombre del Señor se salvará, (Romanos 10:8, 13). Estas palabras son reconfortantes, y nos animan a pedir a Dios aquello que necesitamos y nos ayuda en nuestra oración. Por último, el Evangelio de Lucas nos muestra a Jesús ayunando, siendo tentado así como lo somos nosotros y además él entiendo lo

que significa ser humano. Alguien una vez dijo que la tenta-ción surge cuando se está cansado y rendido; y el mal viene y hace una sugerencia perfectamente razonable. Jesús no muestra que, con su ayuda, nosotros también podemos vencer nuestras tentaciones, tan razonable como pueda sonar.

—Lucas 4:1-5

Mass Intentions for the Weekend

Saturday, March 9, 2019 6:00 pm Naun Delgado† Irma Guerra† Adolfo Martinez, Sr.† Olivia Martinez† Emilio Ortiz† Candi Ortiz† David Ramos† Juan Ramos† Baby Corina Tovar† For the special intentions of the Villegas-Tovar Families

Sunday, March 10, 2019 7:30am

Maria Alvarado† Raul De La Garza† Annabel Gonzales† Richard Gonzales† Abel Ray Huizar† Raymond Kotzura† Felix Salas† Dora Sepulveda† Maria Vidaurri†

9:00am Ofelia Garza† Jose Alfonso Guzman† Ricarda Mendez (salud) Gilberto R. Vasquez† Juan Nino Zavala† 10:30am Aurelio Ayala,† Melvin Boysen† Sylvia Boysen† Peter Czaja† Darren Dominguez† Carol Lin Gonzalez (Health)Proxy Hay† Dan Moczygemba† Charles Pastrano† Armando Talamantez† Carrie Villarreal (Health) For the special intentions of the Wright Family

12:00pm Francisco Anaya† Lillie Anaya† David De Leon† John De Leon† Candelario Ortiz (Sp. Int.) Lino Perez† Donald Reininger† Benito Villegas† Ignacio Zaragoza† Josefa Zaragoza† Romanos 10:8

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Angelita Bustillo Adriana Chavez Gilbert G Chavez Cavazos Family Ruben Cortez Daniel DeHoyos John De Leon De Leon family Annabel Gonzales Cynthia Gonzales Richard Gonzales Eredina Gonzalez Dorothy Guzman Julia Herrera Gloria Izaguirre Jesus Izaguirre Gloria Lambaria Lupe Linan Terry Macias

Carlos Manzanares Valentin Martinez Maria G Pacheco Manuel Palacios Mary Ester Perez Elia Rodriguez Hortencia Rodriguez Timo Rodriguez Delia Ruiz Shelby Skyrn Verastigui Family Diana Villarreal Edmundo Zaragoza Eloise Zaragoza Please pray for all in the armed forces; may Our Lord protect them and all of us!

Jesus invites each one of us to visit Him every Thursday from 3 to 7 pm during Blessed

Sacrament Adoration in our church. Fr. José will be hearing confession from 6 to 7 pm.

Jesús te espera en el San simo Sacramento. Habrá adoración Eucarís ca todos los Jueves

en la Iglesia de 6pm a 7 pm. Padre José estará escuchando confesiones de las 6 a 7 pm.

It’s the perfect season to begin a life-changing habit this season of Lent.

Intentionally set aside a time in your day to stop in and spend some time in prayer and meditation with Jesus

in an intimate, quiet atmosphere. Jesus waits for our little Acts of faith, adoration, love,

thanksgiving, repentance, reparation and charity that we can offer Him as we contemplate…

...His Divine Majesty, in the Blessed Sacrament.

As we begin our season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, the reading from Deuteronomy reminds us of our duty of almsgiving, that we “set [our offerings] be-fore the Lord, [our] God, [and] shall bow down in [God’s] presence” (Deuteronomy 26:10). The reading from Romans refers us to our prayer, reminding us that “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart . . . For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:8, 13). These are comforting words, and encourage us to ask God for what we need and to aid us in our prayer. Finally, the Gospel of Luke shows us a fasting Jesus, who was tempted as we are, and who knows what it means to be human. Someone once said that temptation arises when you’re tired and weary, and the devil comes along and makes a perfectly rea-sonable suggestion. Jesus shows us that, with his help, we too can overcome our tempta-tions, reasonable as they may sound.

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Weekend Collections for March 3, 2019 $ 6,016.31

We appreciate your generosity. Thank you for your support!

Agradecemos su generosidad. ¡Gracias por su apoyo!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Martes: Is 55:10-11; Sal 34 (33):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Miércoles: Jon 3:1-10; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-19; Lc 11:29-32 Jueves: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Viernes: 1 Pe 5:1-4; Sal 23 (22):1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Sábado: Dt 26:16-19; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Domingo: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Sal 27 (26):1, 7-9, 13-14; Fil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lc 9:28b-36

Liturgy is rich in ritual. Ritual establishes the importance of an action through repetition. The Eucharist is an obvious example. So is the ceremony described in the first reading. Parts of it are very familiar: a priest pre-sides at the altar, the people offer their gifts and bow in the Lord’s presence, they recall God’s saving actions. Lent is full of familiar rituals as well: receiving ashes on our foreheads, witnessing the washing of feet, fol-lowing Jesus on the stations of the cross. Through repetition, these actions become ingrained in us, become a part of our being.

Always on the First Sunday of Lent we hear Jesus being tempted by the devil during the forty days he spent in the desert. We too are beginning a forty-day period during which we are challenged to repent and reori-ent ourselves toward God. We face temptations every day that distract us from following the Lord or lead us away from God. May our gathering together to celebrate the Eucharist inspire us and nourish us in the weeks ahead. Often, when a family keeps vigil around a person who is preparing for death, they may notice three interwoven activities. First, the dying person may be-come more prayerful and reflective than ever before, reviewing life’s journey in grati-

tude to God, or seeking forgiveness and making amends for wrongs. Second, as death approaches, the need to eat and drink is lessened until even an ice cube brushed against the lips is satisfying. Third, persons who are dying often make plans to give their possessions away, making bequests, handing treasures down, providing for favorite charities. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving: with these three “pillars” of Lent, we rehearse our death every year in this season, and anticipate the final work we will do in this life. And every year, at the end of our journey, is the joy of Easter and the experience of the victory of Christ over death’s darkness and power. Annually, we re-mind ourselves that the Christian experiences the same power and presence at the end of life’s jour-ney: Christ to the rescue and the lasting joy of heaven.

Is lit for the restored health of Ernest Cano, Jr. Sunday, March 10, 2019 to Saturday, March 16, 2019

(Luke 4:1-13).

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