4222 SW Loop 410 San Antonio, Texas 78227 | Phone: 210.674.1200 | Fax: 210.674.1640|

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM (Church)

Thursday 6:30 PM (Español)

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM

& 2PM (Español)

PLEASE NOTE: 100 Maximum Capacity.

Overflow to Parish Center with Communion

available only at 12PM & 2PM Mass.

SVDP Sunday Mass will be LIVE

Streamed on our Facebook page:

English at 12PM and Spanish at 2PM

CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:00 PM (Church) or by appointment

Thursday 7:00 PM (Holy Hour & Confessions)

PERSONAL PRAYER TIME MONDAY-THURSDAY

8:30 AM—5:30 PM (CHAPEL)

OFFICE HOURS* MONDAY - THURSDAY

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM

CLOSED FRIDAY - SUNDAY

OUR MISSION: We the faith

community of St. Vincent de

Paul Catholic Church strongly

embrace the charisma of our

patron in serving those in need.

We call upon the Holy Spirit to empower us to

follow the example of our Lord to spread the

Good News. We are a community that is

welcoming, supportive and enabling to all in

every phase of our life. Our mission is to be

disciples in spreading the Good News through

evangelization, education and worship.

SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2020

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

Email: MySVDPparish@gmail.com

Website: www.MySVDPparish.org

Mon-Thurs 9AM-12N

PASTOR Rev. Hugo O. Maese, M.Sp.S.

PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Gerardo Cisneros, M.Sp.S.

DEACON Apolonio “Ed” Garcia

PARISH SECRETARY Grace Hernandez

BUSINESS MANAGER Lucy O’Barr

MAINTENANCE Lucio Camacho

CUSTODIAN Octavio “Tavo” Cisneros

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Saturday, June 27

5:00 PM

Sunday, June 28

8:00 AM For all Parishioners

10:00 AM †Audrey Walls by Carole Henry

12:00 PM †Julia R. Charles by Katherine

2:00 PM

Monday, June 29 8:00 AM †Diane Winter (Birthday) by Carole Henry

Tuesday, June 30

8:00 AM †Harvey Walls by Carole Henry

Wednesday, July 1

8:00 AM †Hazel Derry by Carole Henry

†Karen & Suffering Souls

Thursday, July 2 8:00 AM †Raul Ramon, Jr. by Joe Esther

†Robert Rodriguez, Sr. by Wife

Friday, July 3

8:00 AM †Catherine Frances Masse by Donald Masse †Darsey Brasseaux by Margaret Dupuis Fara, Tony & Jane

Saturday, July 4 ~ Happy 4th of July

5:00 PM †Helen Roberson by Beatrice Rendon †Jose Luis Garcia by Family †Laura Van Pelt by Carole Henry For Jesus by Sanchez Family

Sunday, July 5

8:00 AM †Tays & Idrogo Families by Tays Family †Heribelto Vallesco by Colon Family

10:00 AM †Jesus Cantu by Josie Cantu †Mr. Dan & Ann Fiora by Ray Martinelli †George Geigenmiller & Adela Geigenmiller by Jim & Irene †Rex Derry by Carole Henry

12:00 PM For all Parishioners

2:00 PM †Abigail Alcorta by Parents & Siblings †Delia Garcia by Lucy & Michael O’Barr †Jose Luis Camarena by Olivia Camarena †Evangelina Rodriguez by Olivia Camarena

PARISH STAFF

FAITH FORMATION & MORE RCIA, ADULT CONFIRMATION, MARRIAGE PREP, & LITURGY Fr. Gerardo Cisneros 210.674.4235

MySVDPparish.gct@gmail.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, RCIA FOR CHILDREN Josie Dobroski, Coordinator 210.674.4291 MySVDPparish.re@gmail.com

NUTRITION CENTER M-TH 8A-1P/F 8A-12N Linda Woodring 210.670.1800

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE 210.674.5861 Hours: Tuesday & Thursday—9am-12pm

MASS INTENTIONS

URGENT!

USHERS NEEDED AT ALL MASSES TO COUNT ATTENDANCE AND OTHER DUTIES. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN.

¡URGENTE!

SE NECESITAN UJIERES EN TODAS LAS MISAS PARA CONTAR PERSONAS EN MISA QUE ASISTEN Y OTROS DEBERES. SE INVITA LA JUVENTUD Y ADULTOS JOVENES A PARTICIPAR.

Si desea comprar flores para el Altar para

honrar a sus seres queridos durante 2020, llame a la oficina de la

Parroquia. Gracias.

-NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS-

I am currently one of the Semifinalists of the “You God’s Music

Showcase” and am humbly asking for your support. Voting

starts today, Saturday, 06/13/2020 and ends Saturday,

06/27/2020. 50% of the score will come from judges and 50%

from the general public votes. Votes are $1 with a minimum

of $5 but you can vote for more and as many times as you

wish. This is also a fundraiser in which 20% of my total votes

will go to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

Please go to the following website: https://yougodsmusic.org/

music-video/in-christ-alone-cover-by-letty-lozano/ to see my

new video, testimony and the link to cast your vote or you can

scan the QR Code next to my picture to direct you there. Thank

you in advance for your support and I hope to represent my

parish well. – Letty Lozano

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

FRIENDSHIP HOUSE

The Friendship House pantry is

now open Tuesdays & Thursdays

from 9am to 12pm. The Friend-

ship house helps Parishioners and

people in our area. Call 210-674-

5861 or email

MySVDPparish@gmail.com for more information.

We will continue Holy Hour and confessions

on Thursdays at 7pm. There will also be a

Mass in Spanish at 6:30pm before Holy Hour.

All are welcome!

Continuaremos Hora Santa y confesiones los

jueves a las 7pm. También habrá una misa en

español a las 6:30 pm antes de la Hora Santa.

¡Todos son bienvenidos!

REGISTRATION FOR

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

All Sundays in August! (Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30)

9AM-3PM ~ (210) 674-4291

Registration for Religious Education K-12,

Communion, Confirmation,

Adult Faith Formation,

Adult Confirmation,

RCIA and Adult Bible Study. (After Masses)

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READINGS WEEK OF JUNE 28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42

Monday: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19

Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8 [9a]/Mt 8:23-27

Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24/Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17 [23b]/Mt 8:28-34

Thursday: Am 7:10-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd]/Mt 9:1-8

Friday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 20:24-29

Saturday: Am 9:11-15/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b]/Mt 9:14-17

Next Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1]/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK...

First Reading We hear how the prophet Elisha and his servant Gehazi repaid the Shunammite woman for her generous hospitality. When have you shown excessive generosity to another?

Second Reading Paul taught the Roman Christians that through Baptism, believers fully participate in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. How should this reality impact one’s day-to-day living?

Gospel Reading Jesus continues to teach his followers the challenges of discipleship. What do you find most challenging in following Christ?

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PREGUNTAS DE LA SEMANA…

Primera Lectura Escuchamos cómo el profeta Eliseo y su sirviente Giezi le pagaron a la mujer sunamita por su generosa hospitalidad. ¿Cuándo has mostrado una generosidad excesiva a otro?

Segunda Lectura Pablo enseñó a los cristianos romanos que, a través del bautismo, los creyentes participan plenamente en la muerte, sepultura y resurrección de Cristo. ¿Cómo debería afectar esta realidad a nuestra vida cotidiana?

Lectura del Evangelio Jesús continúa enseñando a sus seguidores los desafíos del discipulado. ¿Qué encuentras más desafiante en seguir a Cristo?

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Observances for the week of June 28, 2020

Sunday: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles Tuesday: The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church Wednesday: St. Junípero Serra, Priest Thursday: Friday: St. Thomas, Apostle Saturday: Independence Day Next Sunday: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Independence Day

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Calling Priests Father

Question: Why do Catholics call priests Father?

Answer: One of the common objections evangelical Christians have to Catholics is our practice of calling priests by the title Father. They will often cite a passage in Matthew’s Gospel in which Jesus tells his followers: “Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Fa-ther in heaven” (23:19). It seems pretty straightforward, but when we put this verse in context, we see that Jesus is speaking out against religious leaders who had forgotten what their proper role was and who were bad examples through their own hypocrisy and elitist attitudes.

In other Gospels, we find Jesus himself using the title father for different characters, such as in the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31]) and the Parable of the Prod-igal Son (Luke 15:11-32). If we put the verse from Matthew into the full scope of Jesus’ teachings, he isn’t saying that we can’t use words like “father,” “rabbi,” or “master.” Rather, he is telling us that we should be mindful of the full meaning of those titles and not to misuse them.

To call a priest “Father” is more than a sign of respect for the office of the priesthood. It goes all the way back to the way St. Paul understood his own work as a missionary and evangelizer. Paul wrote, “I am writing you in this way not to shame you but to ad-monish you as my beloved children … It was I who begot you in Christ Jesus through my preaching of the Gospel. I beg you, then, be imitators of me. This is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful son in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 4:14-17).

Yes, we have God alone as our heavenly Fa-ther, but there are also those here with us who nurture and nourish our faith through their teaching and care. This is why the title of Father has been applied to the church’s pastors in different ways since the earliest days of the Church, including monks and nuns using the title “abbot” and “abbess” (from abba) for their spiritual lead-ers and Christians around the world recogniz-ing the “Holy Father” or “pope” (from papa) as the head of the family that is the Church. The title Father is a reminder that priests have a special responsibility to care for, pro-tect, feed, listen to, and nourish those who have been entrusted to them, all after the example of our Father in heaven who never ceases to give us what we truly need.

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LAS LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA DEL 28 DE JUNIO Domingo: 2 Re 4, 8-11. 14-16/Sal 89, 2-3. 16-17. 18-19 [2]/Rom 6, 3-4. 8-11/Mt 10, 37-42

Lunes: Hch 12, 1-11/Sal 34, 2-3. 4-5. 6-7. 8-9 [5]/2 Tim 4, 6-8. 17-18/Mt 16, 13-19

Martes: Am 3, 1-8; 4, 11-12/Sal 5, 4-6. 6-7. 8 [9]/Mt 8, 23-27

Miércoles: Am 5, 14-15. 21-24/Sal 50, 7. 8-9. 10-11. 12-13. 16-17 [23]/Mt 8, 28-34

Jueves: Am 7, 10-17/Sal 19, 8. 9. 10. 11 [10]/Mt 9, 1-8

Viernes: Ef 2, 19-22/Sal 117, 1. 2 [Mc 16, 15]/Jn 20, 24-29

Sábado: Am 9, 11-15/Sal 85, 9 y 10. 11-12. 13-14 [cfr. 9]/Mt 9, 14-17

Domingo siguiente: Zac 9, 9-10/Sal 145, 1-2. 8-9. 10-11. 13-14 [cfr. 1]/Rom 8, 9. 11-13/Mt 11, 25-30

Contact the Parish Office no later than the 15th of the month

prior to the month you want the Mass Intention said. A MASS

FOR ANY DAY IN AUGUST 2020 SHOULD BE SCHEDULED BY JULY

15TH.

Cuando pida intenciones de Misas por favor asegúrese de que se

ponga en contacto con la oficina parroquial no más tarde del día

15 del mes antes del mes que quiera la intención de misa. UNA

MISA POR ALGÚN DÍA EN AGOSTO 2020 DEBE PROGRAMARSE

ANTES DEL 15 DE JULIO 2020.

Las conmemoraciones de la semana del 28 de junio de 2020

Domingo: 13º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Lunes: San Pedro y San Pablo, Apóstoles

Martes: Los primeros mártires de la Santa Iglesia Romana

Miércoles: San Junípero Serra, sacerdote

Jueves: Viernes: San Tomás, apóstol

Sábado: Día de la Independencia

Domingo siguiente: 14º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

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PRAYER LIST GOSPEL MEDITATION

MEDITACIÓN EVANGÉLICO

Refugees flee their home country due to religious persecution, war, genocide, and death. Catholic Charities welcomes our newcomers with a renewed life of dignity and peace in San Antonio.

On this World Refugee Day we pray for our brothers and sisters to find safe, peaceful homes to live and prosper.

DID YOU KNOW… 70.8 million people around the world

are forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of persecution, con-flict, violence, or human rights viola-tions.

25.9 million people have crossed an international border to find safety in another country.

Children make up 50% of the world's refugees.

The average length of displacement for a refugee is 17 years.

“No one chooses to be a Refugee”

When we were baptized, we were baptized into Christ’s death. Take a moment to pon-der these profound words. We were bap-tized into death. In every sense of the word, we are asked to die. This is not just about our final death but about daily deaths due to inconvenience, discomfort, pain, loss, or others’ needs. This is an incredible epiphany given the way we very often approach our lives. We do everything to avoid death, let alone encounter it! Many avoid pain, dis-comfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, change, interference, and suffering of any kind. We put a lot of energy into finding the easiest and least inconvenient way through many things. Even holding the door open for a stranger or saying hello to someone in the store can be major undertakings.

We are called to die. One of the biggest wake-up calls we can have is realizing that life is not about us! There are millions of other people sharing life on this planet with whom I have a relationship. Does my life celebrate those relationships? The most distracting question we can ask is, “What do I want to do?” The more focused, faith-filled question is, “What do I need to do?”

What I need to do may not be what I want to do. However, asking this question more frequently will teach us how to more pur-posefully and intentionally live so we can be a life giving vessel for others. When we learn to live more sacrificially, to put the needs of others before our own, and to not always seek our own self-interest, we be-come aware of what baptism into Christ’s death is really all about. These are the roots of virtue and the seedbed for justice, toler-ance, solidarity, love, and peace.

Learning how to accept all the “small deaths” and sacrifices life calls us to teaches us how to approach our final death. All deaths ask us to empty ourselves into something or someone else. Whether we empty ourselves into the heart and soul of another human being or empty ourselves into God at the moment of our final death, new life is always received and nurtured. A heart that exclusively seeks its own interest is a heart that is closed to love. A heart that pours itself out to others and is content with being emptied is a heart that has been touched by and open to mercy. It is a heart that overflows with joy.

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Por experiencia sabemos que dar un regalo siempre implica alguien que lo recibe. Dar y recibir está relacionado, están a la par, al dar se extienden los brazos y al recibir el regalo es lo mismo, implica una acción de movi-miento. Cuando Jesús es el centro de nuestra vida, el dar y recibir no se queda ahí, tiene por compromiso principalmente la acción. Al recibir, por ejemplo, la gracia de Dios no es para uno mismo, hay que darla a los que nos rodean. En este Evangelio existe una regla a seguir para comprender el juego de palabras. Hay palabras claves en el mensaje para obte-ner la respuesta que nos ayude a perseverar en la vida cristiana. Amar, cargar, vivir, reci-bir, recompensa, dar, discípulo, agua fresca, por mencionar algunas.

Sin embargo, ¿Qué es lo que te pide Jesús que hagas? ¿Al cumplirlo cuál es la promesa de Jesús? Cargar con su cruz y seguirlo para ser dignos de él. Recibir a Jesús como centro de nuestra vida implica de inmediato recibir a los que nos rodean. Es decir, en otras pala-bras, conversión radical, dar agua de vida que lleve a vivir mejor. El Papa Francisco nos da una pauta para reflexionar mejor en las lecturas de este domingo. “Es tanto el amor de Dios, es tan feo el pecado, que Él nos salva así, con esta identidad en la Cruz. No se pue-de entender a Jesucristo Redentor sin la Cruz. ¡No se puede entender! Podemos llegar a pensar que es un gran profeta, hace cosas buenas, es un santo, pero el Cristo Redentor sin la cruz no se puede entender”. (Radio Vaticano | Septiembre 26, 2014).

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EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS

God Is Love

I was recently at a Catholic conference and had a conversation with someone living in the thick of Hollywood culture. He was Catholic and spoke of how hard it was to live out his faith amid tremendous temp-tation and negativity toward religion. He spoke about how going to daily Mass helped to keep him centered and stay strong in his faith. He was a great witness to living out one’s faith in the face of disbelief.

One thing that he told me stood out above all the rest. He spoke of his engagement to his fiancé and how important it was to him that God was a major part of their relationship and their lives as individu-als as well. He told me he said something to her like, “If you don’t love Jesus more than you love me, this is never going to work.” What an amazing and truly moving witness!

Songs and books are written about the intense longing one human being can have for another. We can describe another as meaning everything to us. We speak of wanting to offer our complete selves to our beloved. However, true love is about more than wanting to be with that person. It is about wanting that person to know a love even greater than theirs: the love of God. No love can last without God. My Hollywood friend knew this to be the case. He showed his true love for his wife-to-be by sharing more than himself — he shared the very One who created love.

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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LA CORRESPONSABILIDAD DIARIA - RECONOCER A DIOS EN LOS MOMENTOS ORDINARIOS

Dios es Amor

Hace poco estuve en una conferencia católica y tuve una conversa-ción con alguien que vivía en la cultura de Hollywood. Él era católico y habló de lo difícil que era vivir su fe en medio de una tremenda tenta-ción y negatividad hacia la religión. Habló sobre cómo ir a la misa diaria le ayudaba a mantenerse centrado y mantenerse fuerte en su fe. Era un gran ejemplo de como vivir la fe de uno frente a la incredu-lidad.

Una cosa que él me dijo se destacó por encima del resto. Habló de su compromiso con su prometida y de lo importante que era para él que Dios fuera una parte primordial de su relación y sus vidas como indi-viduos también. Me comento que le dijo algo como: "Si no amas a Jesús más de lo que me amas a mi, esto nunca va a funcionar." ¡Qué testimonio tan asombroso y verdaderamente conmovedor!

Se escriben canciones y libros sobre el intenso anhelo que un ser humano puede tener por otro. Podemos describir al otro como que significa todo para nosotros. Hablamos de querer ofrecer nuestro ser completo a nuestro ser amado. Sin embargo, el verdadero amor es más que querer estar con esa persona. Se trata de querer que esa persona conozca un amor aún mayor que el de ellos: el amor de Dios. Ningún amor puede durar sin Dios. Mi amigo de Hollywood sabía que este era el caso. Mostró su verdadero amor por su futura esposa al compartir más que a sí mismo: compartió al que creó el amor.

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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