Friends,
The Rio Grande Valley is home to over 850 thousand Catholics. My hope and dream is to share with you all my thoughts, reflections, meditations and stories of our Catholic faith. Bishop Kevin Farrell captures it well: "If St. Paul were alive today, he would have a Blackberry, a laptop and a Blog...no doubt about it. Paul was a communicator, one of the greatest and he made the best possible use of the communication tools available to him in his day. He kept in touch with his people."
Monday, December 23, 2013
Friends,
From one of my many favorite Catholic authors!
“The swaddling clothes of an infant hid the Son of God in Bethlehem, and the appearance of bread and wine hides the Reality of Christ dying again on Calvary, in the Mass. This concealment of Himself that God effects with us is operative in His use of the Now to hide His will beneath the aspect of very simple, everyday things. We live our lives in dependence on such casual, common benefits as air and water; so Our Lord is pleased to receive from us in return the thousands of unimportant actions and the trifling details that make up our lives – provided that we see, even in our sorrows, ‘the shade of his hand outstretched caressingly.’ Here is the whole secret of sanctity; the method is available to everyone and deserves particular notice from those who ask: ‘What can I do?’ For many good souls are hungry to do great things for God. They complain that they have no opportunities for heroic virtue, no chance at the apostolate. They would be martyrs; but when a meal is late, or a bus is crowded, when the theater is filled, or the dance postponed, or the bacon overdone, they are upset for a whole day. They miss their opportunities for loving God in the little things He asks of them.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Lift Up Your Heart)
From one of my many favorite Catholic authors!
“The swaddling clothes of an infant hid the Son of God in Bethlehem, and the appearance of bread and wine hides the Reality of Christ dying again on Calvary, in the Mass. This concealment of Himself that God effects with us is operative in His use of the Now to hide His will beneath the aspect of very simple, everyday things. We live our lives in dependence on such casual, common benefits as air and water; so Our Lord is pleased to receive from us in return the thousands of unimportant actions and the trifling details that make up our lives – provided that we see, even in our sorrows, ‘the shade of his hand outstretched caressingly.’ Here is the whole secret of sanctity; the method is available to everyone and deserves particular notice from those who ask: ‘What can I do?’ For many good souls are hungry to do great things for God. They complain that they have no opportunities for heroic virtue, no chance at the apostolate. They would be martyrs; but when a meal is late, or a bus is crowded, when the theater is filled, or the dance postponed, or the bacon overdone, they are upset for a whole day. They miss their opportunities for loving God in the little things He asks of them.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Lift Up Your Heart)
Thursday, December 12, 2013
SOLEMN MASS IN HONOR OF OUR BLESSED MOTHER OF GUADALUPE at 7:00 PM, special dance by our beloved Matachines, Danza de Ofretorio.....lots of surprises. Tamales and coffee and pan dulce after mass. JOIN US! Teach your children and your grandchildren of our rich heritage we have inherited from our past generations of CATHOLICS.
Blessings,
Fr. Carlos
Blessings,
Fr. Carlos
Monday, December 9, 2013
Friends,
Thank you for all the 275 + that attended my lecture on the Tilma of Guadalupe. May the ever Blessed Mother of Guadalupe draw us closer to her Son Jesus Our Lord! Let us celebrate with St. Juan Diego what God continues to do for his people. The Apparitions of the Blessed Mother of Guadalupe are the gospel in minituare! God is with us!
San Juan Diego, pray for us!
Blessings,
Fr. Carlos
Thank you for all the 275 + that attended my lecture on the Tilma of Guadalupe. May the ever Blessed Mother of Guadalupe draw us closer to her Son Jesus Our Lord! Let us celebrate with St. Juan Diego what God continues to do for his people. The Apparitions of the Blessed Mother of Guadalupe are the gospel in minituare! God is with us!
San Juan Diego, pray for us!
Blessings,
Fr. Carlos
Friends, you are all invited to tonite's lecture on the Tilma of Guadalupe. It is a marvel of a story of our Hispanic heritage as Catholics. Come find out why the Blessed Mother appeared on Tepeyac Hill, 10 years after the Spaniards conquered Mexico City. What is the theological message of the Apparitions. What is the significance of the stars on her mantle and the moon at her feet. What is the significance of the Nahuatl flowers on her dress. Let us rejoice this ADVENT and celebrate the Blessed Mother of Our Lady of Guadalupe in our lives. Lecture is tonite at 7:00 pm at the Parish Hall of St. Pius X, Weslaco, Tx.
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