BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER

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1 BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER

2 Our Lady of Mount Carmel & Saint Therese Parish SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE 7:30am, 9:00am (Español), 11:00am, 1:00pm, 6:30pm (Español). (Discalced Carmelite Nuns at 7am) WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday ~ Friday:12:00pm & 5:30pm (Discalced Carmelite Nuns at 7:00am) Saturday: 8:00am & 5:30pm (Vigil) (Discalced Carmelite Nuns at 7:00am) SPECIAL MASSES Tuesday: 5:30pm Carmelite Community Mass Thursday: 8:30am Little Flower School Mass 1st Friday: 5:30pm Mass for the Sick EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday: 6:00pm~7:00pm Holy Hour Monday ~ Sunday Our St. Elias Chapel is open for Adoration from 8:00am to 6:00pm CONFESSIONS~CONFESIONES Tuesday: 6:00-7:00pm Saturday: 4:00-5:00pm & 7:00-8:00pm By appointment, call the parish office. Spiritual Direction, call the parish office. BAPTISMS ~ BAUTISMOS English: Second Sunday of the month Spanish: Third Sunday of the month For more information: WEDDINGS~ BODAS At least six months prior to wedding date. View requirements on website: VISITING THE SICK Call the parish office (210) BASILICA (210) * Fax: (210) Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX BASILICA STAFF Executive Director: Susana Cantu ext. 114 Business Manager: Laura Cole ext. 105 Senior Secretary: Sylvia DeHoyos ext. 116 Book Keeper: Consuelo Salazar ext. 104 CCD Director: Rita Beltran ext. 110 Records: Cheyenne Cisneros ext.111 Adult Choir Director: Elaine Bir Organist/Children s Choir Dir: Thelma Montez Spanish Choir: Itza Zantella LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL Principal: Mrs. Nora Mozingo 905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX Tel. (210) * Fax (210) A HOLY DAY OBLIGATION Masses: 12pm & 6pm There will be no confessions on this day Archbishop s Appeal Prayer Merciful God, You call us to be your disciples to proclaim the Good News to all we meet. You sent us your Holy Spirit to guide us as we carry out your sacred work. Help us to respond to your people in need through the Archbishop s Appeal, Use our ready hearts and our willing hands to show them the face of your Son Jesus. Unite us as one in mind and heart as we work together to build your kingdom. Bless us as shepherds of your good will and fill us with your Spirit s gifts. Help us to remember that, like Peter and Andrew, James, John, Mary Magdalen, and like the mother of your Son Jesus, we too are called to be your Disciples, Sent by the Spirit! Amen.

3 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 Little Flower Catholic School 91 years doing the ordinary things extraordinarily well An institution under the administration of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers. The educational legacy of Carmelite spirituality has touched many generations of children and remains with them forever. Come join our school family and take part in our history. Enrolling now for the school year! Financial Aid Available Register Today! Pre-K thru 8th Small Classes, High Academic Achievement, Dedicated Teachers. 905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX Call

4 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Carmelite Rummage Sale Tables Office Furniture decoration House furniture Religious articles chairs New Date Sunday, August 13, 8am - 3pm Carmelite Monastery

5 Decimoséptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 30 de julio de 2017 Why Natural Family Planning Differs from Contraception Pope John Paul II In 1998 Pope John Paul II wrote a letter to Dr. Anna Cappella, director of the Center for Research and Study on the Natural Regulation of Fertility at Rome s Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. The occasion was a convention commemorating Humane Vitae, Pope Paul VI s 1968 encyclical. Excerpts are reprinted below. I hope that everyone will benefit from a closer study of the Church s teaching on the truth of the act of love in which spouses become sharers in God s creative action. The truth of this act stems from its being an expression of the spouses reciprocal personal giving, a giving that can only be total since the person is one and indivisible. In the act that expresses their love, spouses are called to make a reciprocal gift of themselves to each other in the totality of their person: nothing that is part of their being can be excluded from this gift. This is the reason for the intrinsic unlawfulness of contraception: it introduces a substantial limitation into this reciprocal giving, breaking that inseparable connection between the two meanings of the conjugal act, the unitive and the procreative, which, as Pope Paul VI pointed out, are written by God himself into the nature of the human being (HV, no. 12). Continuing in this vein, the great pontiff rightly emphasized the essential difference between contraception and the use of natural methods in exercising responsible procreation. It is an anthropological difference because in the final analysis it involves two irreconcilable concepts of the person and of human sexuality (cf. Familiaris Consortio, no. 32). It is not uncommon in current thinking for the natural methods of fertility regulation to be separated from their proper ethical dimension and to be considered in their merely functional aspect. It is not surprising then that people no longer perceive the profound difference between these and the artificial methods. As a result, they go so far as to speak of them as if they were another form of contraception. But this is certainly not the way they should be viewed or applied. On the contrary, it is only in the logic of the reciprocal gift between man and woman that the natural regulation of fertility can be correctly understood and authentically lived as the proper expression of a real and mutual communion of love and life. It is worth repeating here that the person can never be considered as a means to an end, above all never a means of pleasure. The person is and must be nothing other than the end of every act. Only then does the action correspond to the true dignity of the person. (cf. Letter to Families, no. 12). The Church is aware of the various difficulties married couples can encounter, especially in the present social context, not only in following but also in the very understanding of the moral norm that concerns them. Like a mother, the Church draws close to couples in difficulty to help them; but she does so by reminding them that the way to finding a solution to their problems must come through full respect for the truth of their love. It is an outstanding manifestation of charity toward souls to omit nothing from the saving doctrine of Christ, Paul VI admonished (HV, no. 29). The Church makes available to spouses the means of grace which Christ offers in redemption and invites them to have recourse to them with ever renewed confidence. She exhorts them in particular to pray for the gift of the Holy Spirit, which is poured out in their hearts through the efficacy of their distinctive sacrament: this grace is the source of the interior energy they need to fulfill the many duties of their state, starting with that of being consistent with the truth of conjugal love. At the same time, the Church urgently requests the commitment of scientists, doctors, health-care personnel and pastoral workers to make available to married couples all those aids which prove an effective support for helping them fully to live their vocation (cf. HV, no ). Natural Family Planning Program, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops th Street NE Washington, DC Tel: Fax: nfp@usccb.org

6 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower New Parish Office Hours Monday thru Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm Lunch: 12pm - 1pm Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Do you need to complete your Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist)? Are you interested in the Catholic Faith? We invite you to join us in the RCIA process, which will initiate on Sunday, August 13, after the 11:00am Mass, at the Pastoral Center (824 Kentucky). We also meet on Tuesdays at 7p.m. in the same location. We invite you to join us! Eloise S. Moran Save the Date Level 2 Catechist Class in Spanish begins August 22, at the Pastoral Center from 7:00pm-8:30pm. If you are interested, please call Gloria Acosta at The cost is $120 for 8 classes, not including books. The Little Flower Gift Shop This weekend s special is 20% off all Carmelite books. La Cofradía del Escapulario de la Virgen del Carmen Enchiladas plate sale on September 10, from 11am- 3pm in the school cafeteria. Donation is $7 dollars. Cakes and drinks will also be available. Tendremos nuestro próximo reunión el día 20 de Agosto, seguida de la celebración de misa de 9am. La junta se llevara acabo en el centro pastoral ubicado en el 824 Kentucky Ave. Nuevamente se les hace una cordial invitación a hombres y mujeres qué quieran saber más hacerca de la cofradía, el significado del escapulario y nuestra devoción a la Virgen del Carmen. Para más información comunicarse con Elia Cintrón al (210) Muchas gracias por su amable atención; Dios los bendiga. Cofradía de la Virgen del Carmen tendrá su venta de enchiladas! Septiembre 10, 2017 De 11am-3pm en la cafetería de la escuela Costo: $7.00 Además tendremos postres y refrescos. Muchas gracias por su gran apoyo!!! El día 6 de Agosto durante las misas de 9:00 de la mañana y 6:30 de la tarde se estara ofreciendo información sobre la nueva ventanilla del consulado ( VAF) Ventanilla de Asesoría Financiera. Y el día 13 de Agosto se ofrecera un taller de más vale estar preparados a las10:30 de la mañana. En el Centro Pastoral: 824 Kentucky Ave. Este taller le dara la oportunidad de conocer sus derechos en caso de deportacion. Memorial Ads Now Available Memorial ads such as the one below are available in our church bulletin. With a memorial ad, you will honor your loved one and support your parish. A 2-unit Memorial Ad is $ per year and will be in color. These ads will take two to three weeks for processing and typesetting and will run for one full year. For details, please contact Lydia Ramirez at

7 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 Lectors /Commentators SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 5:30pm Yvonne Gunderman, Sylvia Montoya / Rosie Rodriguez SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 7:30am Lilly Berry, Rosa Maria Martinez / Lupe Blanco 9:00am(S) Andrea Villasenor, Orlando Zometa/ Mauro Martinez 11:00am Nick Christilles, Gerard Migeon / Randy Christilles 1:00pm Albert Zepeda, Douglas Dionne / Colleen Ortegon 6:30pm Mirna Martinez, Lilia Barocio / Lucy Torres Extraordinary Ministers of Communion SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 5:30pm Brenda Villarreal, Imelda Garcia SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 7:30am Annie Cadena, Eloise Moran 9:00am(S) Nicole Bañuelos, Ma. Teresa Casas, Cinthia Lazaro 11:00am Laura Christilles, Fred Garcia, Dolores Noriega 1:00pm Imelda Muro, John Cantu 6:30pm Alma Rosa Reyes Second Collection Church Maintenance Fund August 6- St. Vincent de Paul Society Weekly Collection July 23, 2017 First Collection: $ 4, Church Maintenance Fund: $ 2, Online Giving: $ Candles: $ Other: $ Total $ 7, Total online givers: 71 Thank you for your support! Mass Intentions SUNDAY, JULY 30 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30am For Our Parishioners 9:00am(S) Carlos Zaldivar 11:00pm Little Flower Mass Association 1:00pm Special Intention 6:30pm +Gerardo Martinez MONDAY, JULY 31 SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA 12:00pm Louis F. Gonzales, II 5:30pm +George & +Thelma Menne and Family TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI 12:00pm Isabel Medina 5:30pm Benefactors WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 WEEKDAY [17] 12:00pm Norma Gonzales 5:30pm +Alice Campos THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 WEEKDAY [17] 12:00pm Norma Gonzales 5:30pm Kristen Daby - Health FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 SAINT JOHN VIANNEY 12:00pm Norma Gonzales 5:30pm +Elias & +Henrietta Villa SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 THE DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY MAJOR;BVM/ THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD / VIGIL 8:00am For the Spread of the Communal First Saturday s 5:30pm Imelda Tamez Lord, hear our prayers.. The following friends and members of the Parish need your prayers. Please add these names to your prayer list. Contact the Parish Office to have names added to the prayer list. Dora Castro, Rosa Maria Garcia, Louis DeLuna, Sylvia Gutierrez, Candy Reyna, Henry Posos, Christine Hammes, Mary Giles, OCDS, Hector Vallejo, Imelda Tamez, Jenessa Cruz & Family, Ana Zavala, Mateo & Annie Casillas, Esteban Velazquez, Jane Bernal, OCDS, Dorothy Vasquez, Anna Maria Martinez, Deacon James Garza, Julie Vasquez, The Ramirez Family, Clara Ondarza, Arturo Rodriguez, Mary Curiel, Richard Jesse Ortegon, Rodolfo Ruiz, Alice Forehand, Carroll & Alicia Hendrix, Fernando Martinez Sr., Yolanda A. Leos, Ernestina Silva, Kay Shaw, Gloria Shaw, Manuela Hernandez, Kenneth Narendorf, Michael Narendorf, Homer & Maria Idalia Gaytan, Zachary Casarez, Soledad Contreras, James E. Gillette, Gim & Elizabeth Ng, Hermelinda & Raymond Guadiano, Leticia Guadiano, Sue Ruiz, Evangelina Gamboa, George Zentella, Jr., Lucy Phalen, Kim Nester-Atiee, Anne Marie, OCD, Sr. Teresa, OCD, Mary Bustos, Richard Joseph Corbett, Cielo Salinas Sanchez, Deborah Vara, Maria Gamez, Rosamaria Garcia, Michelle Guillen, Nadia Guillen, Renato, Pat Gallaher, Patrick Goldbach, Renato depiccoli, Austin Atiee, Miguel Silva Castillo, Michael Daratt, Virginia Casas, Homer & Annie Cadena, Janie Quintero, Noe Casas, Joab Casas, James Ramos, Julia Posos, Bruce Miller, Chris Garcia, Carlos Garcia & Family, Antonio Zepeda, Sr. Stephanie Morales, Belle, Henrietta Vara, Nancy & Felix Hernandez, Ronnie, Isaac Perez, Mary Solis, Victor Hernandez, Mary Perez, Janet, Chuck, Joann & Family, Jovanni, Rosa, Jeffrey Hernandez, Mary, Rosie, Julie Vasquez, +Librado Rivera & Family, Amelia Moreno, Maria T. Casas, Richard Tietz, Ellen Spengler, Elisa Casanova, Rosa Maria Castilla, Darcy Richardson, Aiden Keller & Family, Darcy Richardson, Carlos Ortiz, Jr., Betty Kelley, James Pina, Linda Felan, Sylvia Tovar, Rosa Garcia, Dora Castro, Juan Pablo Valle, Roger & Larissa Acosta, Belen & John Olguin, Fr. Cris Janson's family, the Valague Family