July 22, 2018 ~ 22 de Julio de 2018 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Decimosexto Domingo Ordinario

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1 BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE of the LITTLE FLOWER Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Thérèse Parish Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio Administration Office 824 Kentucky Ave, Tel. (210) ~ Fax (210) Established 1926 July 22, 2018 ~ 22 de Julio de 2018 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Decimosexto Domingo Ordinario MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (Español), 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. (Español) Monday-Friday: 12 p.m., 6 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m. (Vigil) Daily: 7 a.m. (Carmelite Nuns: 6301 Culebra at St. Joseph Way) EVENING PRAYER (VESPERS) Saturday: 5 p.m. Thursday: 6 p.m. SPECIAL MASSES Tuesday: 6 p.m. Carmelite Community Mass 1st Friday: 6 p.m. Mass for the Sick EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Holy Hour Daily: St. Elias Chapel is open for Adoration 8 a.m.-6 p.m. BAPTISMS ~ BAUTISMOS English: 2nd Sunday of the month Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month For more information call the office. CONFESSIONS ~ CONFESIONES Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturdays: 4-5 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. By appointment, call the parish office. For spiritual direction, call the parish office. WEDDINGS ~ BODAS At least six months prior to wedding date. Call office for requirements before your appointment with the pastor. VISITING THE SICK Call the parish office. LITTLE FLOWER PARISH OFFICE 824 Kentucky Ave, Tel. (210) Fax (210) Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m. 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. STAFF Executive Director: Susana Cantu Business Manager: Laura Cole Secretary: Cheyenne Cisneros Book Keeper: Consuelo Salazar Records: Sylvia DeHoyos Development Director: Anna Migeon CCD Director: Rita Beltran Little Flower English Choir Director: Elaine Bir Little Flower Children Choir & Organist: Thelma Montez Spanish Choir: Itza Zentella Maintenance: Tony Dominguez & Jorge Martinez LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Principal: Jackie Castro 905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX Tel. (210) Fax (210) LITTLE FLOWER ORGANIZATIONS Brown Scapular: Elia Cintron Altar Society: Delores Cox Holy Name Society: Ralph de la Rosa St. Vincent de Paul: Homer Cadena Lectio Divina: Lilia Barocio EMHE & Lectors: Brenda Villarreal MESC & Lectores: Carmen Leija Stewardship: Colleen Ortegon RCIA: Eloise Moran RICA: Maria Luisa Villalon STAY CONNECTED fb.com/littleflowerbasilica twitter.com/lilflwrbasilica

2 WELCOME WELCOME TO THE BASILICA! We are excited that you are here! Find more information about upcoming events, special Masses, and more within our bulletin or on our website at: If you are new and plan on calling the Basilica your home parish, please register at the parish office or online through our website! Are you giving online? Three reasons to sign up: Online giving is the gift that keeps on giving. It s a winwin for you and your parish. Let our online giving system streamline the process! 1. It means less for you to think about. Setting up automatic recurring gifts means no more forgetting to write a check, put in it your envelope, bring it to church, or put it in the offering plate. Fewer checks to buy. Instead, our system automatically and safely debits your bank account or credit card on the dates you choose. 2. It means less effort for parish staff and volunteers. Online gifts are automatically counted, recorded and deposited. Less to count, record, and take to the bank. No danger of putting anybody out of a job, but online giving conserves our precious human resources. 3. It helps you stick to your plan. Once you ve decided to donate to your parish, automating it online means that at the end of the year, you ve carried out your good intentions. Sign up today at: littleflowerbasilica

3 SAVE THE DATE BENEFIT CONCERT WITH FR. RAY KELLY Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Fr. Ray Kelly is a 64-year-old parish priest at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Old Castle, Ireland, who loves to sing. He became an overnight internet star in 2014 when an amateur video was posted on YouTube. While presiding at a wedding, Fr. Ray sang Leonard Cohen s iconic song Hallelujah with the lyrics personalized for the couple. The video has since reached over 61 million views. Fr. Kelly will give a concert here at the Basilica on Saturday, Sept. 29 to benefit the Basilica restoration project. VIP tickets will include premium seating and entrance to a post-concert reception with Fr. Ray, who will greet guests and sign CDs. Please plan to attend, mark your calendars, and help spread the word! Stayed tuned for ticketing information. After his big break online, Fr. Ray went on to record a couple of CDs. This spring he appeared on Britain s Got Talent, where he thoroughly wowed Simon Cowell, who declared Fr. Ray s rendition of REM s Everybody Hurts to be one of his favorite ever auditions. How did this concert come about? A friend of ours from St. Brigid s Catholic Church in San Antonio who s also a member of the Irish Society here sent an to Fr. Ray last year. She wanted to know if he would be doing a USA concert tour in 2018 and where he would be performing. In 2015, he had done a concert in New York City for the Irish Society on St. Patrick s Day. She wanted to know if he was going to do that again. She never expected to hear from him, but several weeks later he responded and said he would like to come to San Antonio during his September 2018 US concert tour. All parties agreed that the best place for the concert was the Basilica. She also talked to the priest at a church in Toledo, OH, where Fr. Ray gave a concert last year after a member of the Irish Society there invited him to come. The priest told us that Fr. Kelly put on a superb concert, that it was ten times better than seeing him on the internet, and that we would not regret inviting him to San Antonio. Since suddenly hitting the big time at 60 years of age, Fr. Ray has: - Had a certified platinum album in Ireland - Headlined his own concert at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. - Reached #1 Christian album in the US - Performed Danny Boy on Fox News on St Patrick s Day - Performed on TV shows all over the world from the US to Germany to Australia

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5 COMMUNITY NEWS Altar Society News We hope your Summer is blessed! It is almost time for our Executive Board meeting! All officers and Committee Chairpersons are expected to attend this important meeting on Sunday, July 22 at 9:15 a.m. We will meet at the Parish Administration Office, 824 Kentucky Ave. If you are unable to attend, yet would like to offer ideas or suggestions for our Board Members, please call Delores Cox at (210) or her at Our first meeting for the year is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 26 at 9:15 a.m. at the Parish Administration Office. Another reminder will be sent next month. New members welcome! God bless you and thank you, Darlyne Cox, Publicity Call to Holiness Conference ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT! Coming to Prince of Peace Catholic Church, a Dynamic Catholic Conference, "Call to Holiness" featuring staff apologist for Catholic Answers, Trent Horn. Saturday, August 4, 8:30am-4pm. Trent Horn will give two talks: Why be Catholic? And Defending the Real Presence, the Holy Eucharist. Also, in concert, recording artist, David Kauffman and a special guest. The conference will be hosted by Father Rodolfo and tickets are only $ 20 each, which includes a box lunch from Jason's Deli. To purchase your tickets, go to: Music For the Soul Music for the Soul explores the evolution of music from negro spirituals to gospel, blues, R&B, soul, funk, and contemporary gospel. The Josephine Theatre is designated as an official Tricentennial Community Partner. Join us on Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. July 20 Aug. 5 & Aug. 17 Aug. 26. Tickets: $20 Adults $18 Seniors & Military $15 Students $10 Children 12 & under Group rates available. The Josephine Theatre: 339 W. Josephine St. Call (210) for reservations. Little Flower School At Little Flower School, we assist the church in its mission of developing committed Catholic Christians. Little Flower Catholic School is now enrolling students PK3-8th grade for the new school year! Visit their website or call the office for more information and details: JULY Generations of Love Humanae Vitae ( ) Celebrate God's Gift of Married Love! "Celebrate and reverence God's vision of human sexuality." (210) Doing the ordinary things, extraordinarily well. - St. Therese of Lisieux National NFP Awareness Week Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is a national educational campaign. The Natural Family Planning Program of the USCCB develops a poster each year with basic supportive materials. It is the individual dioceses however, that offer a variety of educational formats in the local church to focus attention on Natural Family Planning methods and Church teachings which support their use in marriage. The dates of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week highlight the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (July 25) which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenthood. The dates also mark the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26), the parents of the Blessed Mother. Project Cool Attention Seniors 60+ BEAT THE HEAT! FREE box fans to seniors to prevent heatrelated illness. Pick up your FREE box fan between June 1 Sept. 30 at Guadalupe Community Center, 1801 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. Questions? Call (210) *Bring valid photo identification*

6 FEATURED ARTICLES Thank you for your donations to help us replace our AC units! You may have noticed something going wrong at church, but may not have understood the cause. For some time, the AC units in the sacristy and altar areas of the church haven t been functioning. The loss of function in these areas impacts the performance of the main units: the system can t regulate itself. As the main units struggle to compensate for the overheating in the front of the church, out in the pews you may be freezing while the priests are roasting in their vestments behind the altar rail. $ 15,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000 Five years ago the heater units went out in the Basilica. We asked for donations, and many of you responded generously, coming together to raise over $50,000 to replace the units. This time, we needed a smaller amount, to replace the two smaller units that serve the front of the church,. A generous anonymous parishioner issued a challenge for the parish with a donation of $2,000. He believed that at least 13 other families in the parish are able to contribute $1,000 or at least 26 families could contribute $500 each to meet this goal. On Monday, July 9 another anonymous parishioner came in and presented a check for $10,000 toward this goal! And, this past week a couple families contributed a total of $3,000! We are moving forward with ordering the units, and are grateful for YOU taking us to the finish line. If you are interested in helping with other restoration projects around the Basilica, please contact the parish office and ask for Anna Migeon, or send her an at amigeon@littleflowerbasilica.org!

7 GENERAL INFORMATION Basilica Donations Second Collection: Church Maintenance Fund The church maintenance fund provides for the regular maintenance and housekeeping of the Basilica. It includes repairs and maintenance of equipment, furniture, sound system, music equipment, lighting, and grounds keeping. July 29: Church Maintenance Fund Weekly Collection: July 15 First Collection: $ 5, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: $ 1, Other: $ Online Giving: $ 1, Total $ 9, Total online givers: 103 Thank you for your support! Try online giving, a quick and secure way to support the Basilica at: Lord, hear our prayers The following family, friends and members of Little Flower Parish need your prayers. Contact the parish office to have names added to the prayer list. Sylvia Gutierrez Sandra Hage Hector Vallejo Susan Richter Homer & Annie Cadena Juan Pablo Valle Mateo & Annie Casillas Dorothy Vasquez Deacon James Garza Imelda Dorado Cielo Salinas Sanchez Homer & Maria Idalia Gaytan Gracie Bernal Soledad Contreras James E. Gillette Gim & Elizabeth Ng George Zentella, Jr. Alice & Carrol Hendrix Mary Bustos Richard Joseph Corbett Deborah Vara Kay Shaw Michelle Guillen Nadia Guillen Austin Atiee Lucy Phalen Antonio Zepeda Nancy & Felix Hernandez Mauro C. Martinez Jose Angel Alfaro Jr. Michael Garcia Juanita Gutierrez Maricela Gauna Stephanie Aramio Salazar Family Gina Gonzalez Laiche Family Marcy Vega Marie Tillman Roger Acosta Gloria Sosa Antonia E. Reyes Antonio Zepeda Josefina M. Carrera Cesaer Aguilar Roberto Luciano Discalced Carmelite Friars Pastor & Rector: Rev. Luis Gerardo Belmonte-Luna, OCD Community: Fr. Marion Bui, OCD, Fr. Henry Bordeaux, OCD, Fr. Luis Joaquin Castañeda, OCD, Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, OCD, and Fr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, OCD Mass Intentions Would you like a Mass to be said for yourself or a loved one? Mass intentions may be arranged at the parish office. Donation is $10 per Mass, and one intention per Mass. Call or visit the parish office to schedule your Mass! Sunday, July 22: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 a.m. For the Living & Deceased Members of the Secular Order 10 a.m. Juan Pablo Valle 12 p.m. Little Flower Mass Association 2 p.m. Marisa & Luigi Russo 6 p.m. For Our Parishioners Monday, July 23: Weekday [16] 12 p.m. + George & + Thelma Menne & Family 6 p.m. Vina Warren Tuesday, July 24: Weekday [16] 12 p.m. + Horacio Guerra Sr. 6 p.m. + Irma Avalos Wednesday, July 25: St. James, Apostle 12 p.m. Nicole Bañuelos 23 rd Birthday 6 p.m. + Maria Garcia Thursday, July 26: St. Joachim & St. Anne 12 p.m. + Francisco Martinez 6 p.m. + Gabriel Garcia Friday, July 27: Weekday [16] 12 p.m. + Herlinda Garcia 6 p.m. Enedelia Mata Saturday, July 28: Blessed Virgin Mary/ Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time [VIGIL] 8 a.m. + Rodolfo Ruiz 5:30 p.m. Darcy Richardson for health