SAT. AUGUST 19, 2017— St. John Eudes 8 a.m. Erika Perez — Cumpleaños (Abuelitos) 3 p.m. WEDDING— Megan T. Korrodi & Andrew T. Ochoa

5 p.m. + Florencio Gonzalez (Wife Olivia & Family)

SUN. AUGUST 20, 2017— 20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8 a.m. + Maria Elena Aranda (Familia) + Sr. y Sra. Mario Cortez (Familia) + Juan Luis Serna Garcia (Familia) 10 a.m. Father Wojciech Kosowicz– For his health (Raesch Family)

12 p.m. Lewis & Catherine Woodul— Birthday (Family) Fr. Tom Davis - For his health (Marcel & Nora Notzon)

Laura Salinas de Melhem– For her health (Ana Covarrubias) Vanessa McAllister— For her health (Ana Covarrubias) Brenda Moreno— For her Health (Ana Covarrubias)

+ Gloria G. Saldaña 1st Anniversary (Saldaña & Lopez Family)

+ Jose Gabriel Av edillo 4th Anniversary (Family) + Enrique Gomez Avila 31st Anniversary (Family) + Carlos “Chuck” Gonzalez (Lombraña Family) + Julia Novoa Perez (Jose L. & Dee Ann Novoa) + Salias Perez Saldaña 2 p.m. + Filiberto Martinez (Familia) 4 p.m. PARA TODOS LOS PARROQUIANOS 6 p.m. + Sylvia Isabel Escobedo Chacon (Family) MON. AUGUST 21, 2017— St. Pius X, Pope 7 a.m. 350

Aniversario de Boda– Flavio y Yvonne Castañeda 6 p.m. In Thanksgiving— Beatriz Davalos (Family) TUE. AUGUST 22, 2017— The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7 a.m. + Genoveva Martinez (Family) 6 p.m. + Manuel Estringel (Family)

WED. AUGUST 23, 2017— St. Rose of Lima 7 a.m. + Daniel & Eloisa David (Familia) 6 p.m. + Filiberto Martinez (Family)

THU. AUGUST 24, 2017— St. Bartholomew, Apostle 7 a.m. + Dr. Jose E. Molina (Denise Molina & Family)

6 p.m. Tony Martinez— Birthday (Godparents)

FRI. AUGUST 25, 2017— St. Louis , St. Joseph Cala 7 a.m. Fr. Tom Davis- For his health

6 p.m + Gloria F. Compean (Family) SAT. AUGUST 26, 2017— WEEKDAY 8 a.m. + Pepe y Gloria Compean (Familia) 5 p.m. Jose, Christina, & Gerardo Sanchez-15th Birthday (Mom & Dad) 7 p.m. QUINCEAÑERA– Fryda Zuñiga

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2017

“ Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom

and cured every disease among the people.”

MT 15: 21-28

St. Rose of Lima, Spanish Santa Rosa de Lima, original name Isabel Flores de Oliva (born April 20/30,

1586, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru [now in Peru]—died August 24, 1617, Lima; canonized April 12, 1671;

feast day August 23, formerly August 30), patron saint of Peru and of all South America. St. Rose of

Lima was the first person born in the Western Hemisphere to be canonized by the Roman Catholic

Church.

Born into a noble family, Rosa (the name by which she was always known) was drawn to penitential practices and a spiritual life at a young age. Her mother wanted her to marry and initially refused to allow her daughter

to pursue religious life. To deter suitors, Rosa cut off her hair and blistered her skin with hot peppers. The

struggle between them lasted 10 years, during which time Rose made a perpetual vow of virginity, taking St. Catherine of Siena as her model. In 1606 her mother relented and allowed Rosa to become a Dominican of the Third Order, though her parents did not permit her

to live in a convent. Instead, Rosa chose strict enclosure and contemplation and withdrew to the seclusion of a hut in the family garden, where she

endured a life of severe austerity and asceticism. She regularly wore a crown of thorns, practiced fasting, slept

only a few hours a night on a bed of potsherds, self-flagellated, and experienced numerous visions,

particularly of the Devil. Though she was largely a recluse, Rosa was devoted to the sick and hungry in her community and often brought them to her hut to

care for them. She was skilled in needlework and sold her fine lace and embroidery and the flowers that she

grew in her garden to help her family and to raise funds for the poor. Her funeral was an occasion of public

honour, and many miracles were said to have occurred after her death.

She was beatified in 1668 by Pope Clement IX and declared patron of Lima; she was canonized by Pope

Clement X, who proclaimed her patron saint of South America, the Indies, and the Philippines.

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." This woman was an outsider.

She was a Canaanite, not an Israelite, and as such she would have been considered ritually

unclean. But she approached Jesus nonetheless and asked for his help. And Jesus used this

opportunity to teach his disciples an important lesson. In the verses directly before today's

passage, Jesus had told Peter that what defiles a person comes from the heart, not from

ignoring external purity practices. Then, Jesus traveled with his disciples from Galilee to the

region of Tyre and Sidon where they were much more likely to encounter someone considered to be unclean. At first it appeared that Jesus wasn't going to acknowledge the woman who begged for help. His comment, "It is not right

to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs," was a common comparison between Jews (the children) and Canaanites (the dogs).

But, in fact, Jesus said this only to go right ahead and break this social code! He showed by

his actions that it did not matter whether someone was Jewish or not, what mattered was the faith in a person's heart. And this woman

proved to Jesus and the doubting disciples that she had great faith. How many others would have even approached Jesus to ask for his

help? How many others would have persevered when he appeared unresponsive? By pausing in his response, and first mentioning the standard reply, Jesus gave this woman the opportunity to demonstrate her great faith. And then, he

answered her request and praised her extraordinary faith. What a lesson for his

prejudiced disciples! And what a lesson for us, both to persevere in faith, and never to judge

others on mere appearances.

20º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

De acuerdo al diccionario la palabra “persistir” significa: "Mantenerse firme en algo,

especialmente en una idea o en una actitud". En nuestra experiencia todos tenemos dificultad para mantenernos firmes en

nuestros propósitos, especialmente en lo que toca a la persistencia en la oración, los buenos

hábitos y cambios en cualquier disciplina espiritual. En el Evangelio de hoy la mujer

cananea nos recuerda que el mantenerse firme en su petición de que su hija sanara de los

tormentos que la aquejaban y el buen trabajo, y la disciplina espiritual pueden llegar a ser oración. Nada ni nadie detuvo a la mujer, ni vergüenza le dio el persistir con sus gritos al

Señor. "¡Señor, hijo de David, ten compasión de mí! Mi hija está terriblemente atormentada por

un demonio" (Mt 15, 22). ¿Cuántas veces en la vida hemos hecho lo que esta mujer hizo? ¿Cuál ha sido la respuesta de Dios para los tormentos que nos acosan? Las respuestas deben ser motivos de firmeza y petición en nuestra oración. La siguiente

postura de la mujer aparte de pedir en alta voz fue el arrojarse de rodillas al Señor. Su gran fe

fue lo que motivó al Señor Jesús a tener compasión sobre su situación. Postrémonos

ante el Señor en la hora santa, en el sagrario y en nuestras devociones en casa. No tengamos

vergüenza de ser católicos, no temamos el velar por los derechos de los demás. Todos

estamos invitados a alabar y adorar al Señor, para que podamos escuchar palabras de

consuelo en la oración como la mujer: "Mujer,

¡qué grande es tu fe! Que se cumpla lo que deseas" (Mt 15, 28). ¡Que así sea!

The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this in memory of:

Mr. & Mrs. Mario Cortez

August 12th & august 13th, 2017

Total Sunday’s Offering $22,937.77 St. Patrick Catechists

Save the date, Sunday September 17th

beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. followed by a

Luncheon after Mass at 11 a.m. in the Parish

Hall. Please make plans to attend. Blessings!

Comunidades de Evangelizacion

Invita a la comunidad de St. Patrick a registrarse para

su Retiro annual de Evangelizacion programado el 8

al 10 de Septiembre despues

de todas las Misas apartir del

13 de Agosto. Para mas

informacion favor de

comunicarse con Bertha Serna

al (956) 612-7500. Bendiciones.

Lord, Teach Me To Pray

is a prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, “Praying Christian Virtues”, helps deepen prayer life, and

discover what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also introduces the different methods of Ignatian prayer,

meditation, contemplation and Consciousness Examen. A small group will meet with 2 trained facilitators for 1 - 2 hours once a week for 12 weeks to pray and faith share.

Pt. 1 for Women begins date: August 29, 2017. Place: St. Patrick’s Parish Hall Room 5 Time: 6:30 P.M. To register contact Cynthia Snyder at 956-763-5065 or

Ada Montalvo 956-236-9377

The Choice Wine

The Choice Wine: “7 Steps to a Superabundant Marriage”

is an online marriage program that consists of video

sessions over 9 weeks and teaches couples ways of “divorce-

proofing” their marriages. After each video, the couples

break up into groups to analyze and discuss content.

Sessions are faith-based. The program is free of charge.

Fall session starts on September 5th on Tuesday’s starting at

7:00 pm and ending at 8:30 pm at St. Patrick Parish Hall.

For more information and to register, please visit https://

stpatricklaredo.org/the-choice-wine

Attention Adults lacking Sacraments. Registration

for Adult Sacrament Classes will begin Monday

08/11/2017 in the Parish Office. Anyone 18 yrs. of

age or older are welcome to attend. For any

questions please call Tina at (956)722-6215 or

Email: reception@stpatricklaredo.org

Tips to have a reverent attitude at Mass

Punctuality– It is important to arrive before

the beginning of the Mass to prepare ourselves

spiritually with our personal prayer. Let’s always

leave after the last song of praise; never before

the priest’s final blessing.

Attention all Certified Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Communion of St. Patrick Church.

There will be a Day of Reflection on Saturday August 26th from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

Please make plans to attend. Blessings! From the Finance Council

As required by the Diocese of Laredo, the

Annual Parish Financial Report must be

made available to parishioners. It includes

the following: 1) Balance Sheet as of June

30, 2016, 2) Profit & Loss Statement FYE June 30, 2016 and

3) Budget for new fiscal year 2016-2017. These reports will be

posted in the parish office from August 22-26, 2016 during

regular business hours. You are welcome to stop by and view.

AUGUST 22ND

THE QUEENSHIP OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

MARY MOST IMMACULATE,

PLEASE PRAY FOR US.

Help us pray for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the

sick, we turn to You in this time of illness. O’ dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate

our worry and sorrow with Your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God,we place our worries in Your hands. We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that You restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to

acknowledge Your holy will and know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.

Adolfo De Luna Richard Camacho Rene San Miguel Aurora González Michael ‘Mikey’ Leija Jr. Refugio ‘Cuco' Escobedo Jesse Rodríguez

Francisco Velasquez Alex de la Garza Frances Rizo Rosa Vidaurri Dora L. Singer Adolph Puig