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San Fernando Cathedral
The Oldest Cathedral Sanctuary in the United States-Founded in 1731
Location– 115 W. Main Plaza
Parish Office Mailing Address - 231 W. Commerce
San Antonio, TX 78205
www.catholicearth.com/sfcathedral
Most Reverend Gustavo García-Siller, M.Sp.S Archbishop of San Antonio
San Francesco di Paola Catholic Church
Location - 205 Piazza Italia
Parish Office Mailing Address - P. O. Box 7783
San Antonio, TX 78207
www.catholicearth.com/sanfrancescodipaola
SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
Pastoral Staff/Equipo Pastoral
Office Hours
Very Rev. Tony Vilano, J.C.L - Rector
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Rev. Prasanna Mese-Parochial Vicar
Closed for lunch from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Rev. Krikor Gregory Chahin, PhD- Parochial Vicar
Rev. Raymond Schuster - In Residence
Parish office:
(210) 227-1297
Deacon Ismael Casanova
Fax:
(210) 271-0149
Deacon Doroteo Pedroza
Gift Shop:
(210) 357-5608
Gift Shop Fax:
(210) 223-7854
Deacon Julio Garcia III
Deacon Victor Cepero
Deacon Joe Marroquin
Lupita Mandujano-Director of Religious Ed.
Rick Mc Laughlin-Director of Music Ministries
Janie Vela-Cavazos-Admin. Assistant
Ext. 133
Ext. 154
Ext. 122
Development office:
(210) 576-1365
Fax:
(210) 576-1367
MASSES
Saturday/Sabado - 8:00a.m. (Sabatina Español) & 5:00p.m. (English)
Administration/Administración
Louis Sanchez - Administrator
Ext. 129
Ruben Alvarado - Receptionist/Baptism/Mass Intentions
Ext. 128
Veronica Alvarez - Wedding Coordinator
Ext. 131
Sunday/Domingo - 6:00 a.m (Español), 8:00 a.m. (Español/Televised),
10:00 a.m. (English), 12:00 p.m. (Español), 2:00 p.m. (English),
5:00 p.m. (Bilingual)
Monday/Lunes - 12:05 p.m. (Bilingual)
Arturo Bustamante– Maintenance
Mary E. Garza - Bookkeeper
Ext. 130
Amelia Nieto - Office of Advancement
Ext. 126
Tues/Martes - Fri./Viernes - 6:15 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. (Bilingual)
Confessions/Confesíones
Elizabeth Nunez - Housekeeper
Dora Ramos - Gift Shop Manager
Everyday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Ext. 150
Adoration - Every 3rd Wednesday at 7pm
Marta Figueroa - Sacristan
Development/Desarrollo
Amelia Nieto, CFRE - Executive Director
Ext. 126
Baptism/Bautismos/Marriage/Matrimonio
Please contact the Parish Office /Favor de llamar a la Oficina
Parish Organizations
Organization
Meeting Day
Time
Location
Hijas de Maria
Knights of Columbus
Columbian Squires
Finance Council
ACTS Core Group
Prayer Group
1st Sunday
2nd Sunday
3rd Sunday
Last Thursday
3rd Monday
Every Tuesday
11:00 a.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
La Sala
San Juan Room
San Jose Room
Conference Room
Concepcion Room
Concepcion Room
Please pray for those who are sick and in need of healing graces...John A. Cavazos, Josie Castillo, Mallory Rayne Salazar,
Leo Castillo, Madelyn R. Salazar, Matthew J. Salazar, Elva M. Mc Knight, Lonnie Cantu, Carlos E. Alvarado, Yvette Alizadeh,
Arnulfo Valencia, Sandra Villarreal, Charles Francis Rufe, Elsa Munoz, Ramona Bell, Maria Y. Torres, Josie Lopez, Olga Medina,
Robert Reyes, Victor Cepero, Bea Cepero, Marivic A. Bonto-Kane, John J. Kane, Gloria A. Bonto, Peter Paul Vincent A. Bonto,
Carmen Natal, Lydia Natal, Irene & Glenn Shifflet Sr., Eladio Alvarado Jr, Gloria Menchaca, Frank De Leon, Rylee Ramon,
Raymond Cosme, Ophelia Rios, Ghincea Garay, Robert Anthony Rios, Tony Pecina, Dolores Moreno, Blas Saenz, Guillermo
Zepeda, Dianna Hernandez, Ray Hernandez, Angelita Najara, Manolo Lago, Louis Martin Gutierrez Jr., Linda Garcia Alcorta,
Roberto G. Zapata, John Cano, Phillip Guerra, Cruz Contreras, Emiliano Aparicio, Gasper L. Mendoza, Gilbert Perez, Ms. Eleanor
Quintanilla, Irene Gutierrez, Armando Solis, Fidel & Grace Herrera, Maria Regina Vidal, Laura Martinez, Manuel Castillo Jr., Amy
Webber, Ella Mae Treat, Ty Cline, Alfonso Cazarez, Joel Rivera, Gilbert Rodriguez, Robert Hadley, Armando Diaz, Rodolfo M.
Delgado, Mario Alberto Casarez, Deacon Ismael Casanova, Ruben Alvarado, Kimberly Marie Gutierrez, Connie Concepcion
Winters, Robert & Josephine Martinez, Richard Arredondo, Laura Lopez & Concepcion Vidales
If you would like a name to be put on the prayer list or to remain on the prayer list please call the parish office at 210-2271297 ext 131 Thank you!
SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
A message from Fr. Tony
Un mensaje de parte de Padre Tony
WE LONG TO SEE GOD’S FACE
ANHELAMOS VER EL ROSTRO DE DIOS
“Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face.”
This an phon for today’s responsorial psalm offers the
focus for today’s readings. As we on earth celebrate the
triumph of all the saints—the ones officially canonized
by the Church, and the countless others who have also
reached heaven—we add nothing to their glory. But we
give ourselves reason to hope. We too long to see the
face of God and believe that we can one day be counted
among those whose robes, as John tells us in the book
of Revela on, are washed “white in the blood of the
Lamb.”
“Esta es la raza de los que buscan tu rostro Señor”. Esta an fona
para el salmo responsorial de hoy brinda el tono de la lecturas de
hoy. Cuando en la erra celebramos la victoria de todos los santos, de los que están canonizados oficialmente por la Iglesia y de
los sinnúmero que también han llegado al cielo, no sumamos
nada a su gloria. Sino que recibimos un mo vo más para tener
esperanzas. Nosotros, también, anhelamos ver el rostro de Dios y
creemos que un día podremos estar entre aquellos cuyas túnicas,
como nos dice Juan en el libro del Apocalipsis, han sido lavadas y
blanqueadas “con la sangre del Cordero”.
The passage from John’s First Le er offers further assurance: we are God’s children who will one day see God.
But today’s Gospel pulls us past longing and reassurance
into ac on. Jesus clearly tells us what we must do to be
counted among the saints. We must be poor in spirit,
hungry for holiness, merciful, single-hearted, and peacemakers! Then we too will see the face of God.
El pasaje de la primera carta del apóstol San Juan nos garan za
que somos hijos de Dios y un día veremos a Dios tal cual es.
Pero el Evangelio de hoy nos hace pasar del anhelo y la certeza
a la acción. Jesús nos dice claramente qué debemos hacer para
estar entre los santos. Debemos ser pobres de espíritu, misericordiosos, limpios de corazón, tener hambre y sed de jus cia y
trabajar por la paz. Entonces, nosotros también veremos el rostro de Dios.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TODAY’S READINGS
LECTURAS DE HOY
First Reading — John’s vision of a vast throng from every na on and
people, whose robes had been made white in the blood of the Lamb
(Revela on 7:2-4, 9-14).
Primera lectura — Visión de Juan de una muchedumbre de todos los
pueblos y naciones cuyas ves duras habían sido blancleadas con la
sangre del Cordero (Apocalipsis 7:2-4, 9-14).
Psalm — Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face (Psalm
24).
Salmo — Señor, este es el pueblo que espera ver tu rostro (Salmo 24
[23]).
Second Reading — By God’s love, we may be called God’s children (1
John 3:1-3).
Segunda lectura — Por el amor de Dios podemos ser llamados hijos
suyos (1 Juan 3:1-3).
Gospel — The Bea tudes: your reward will be great in heaven
(Ma hew 5:1-12a).
Evangelio — Las Bienaventuranzas: Su recompensa será grande en el
cielo (Mateo 5:1-12a).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Monday:
Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:3740, or any readings from no. 668 or from the
Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016
Tuesday:
Rom 12:5-16b; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10; Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33
Thursday:
Rom 14:7-12; Ps 27:1bcde, 4, 13-14; Lk 15:1-10
Friday:
Rom 15:14-21; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 16:1-8
Saturday:
Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Lk 16:9
-15
Sunday:
1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mk
12:38-44 [41-44]
Lunes:
Sab 3:1-9; Sal 23 (2):1-6; Rom 5:5-11 o 6:3-9; Jn
6:37-40, o lecturas de entre las Misas para los
difuntos
Martes:
Rom 12:5-16b; Sal 131 (130):1bcde-3; Lc 14:15-24
Miércoles:
Rom 13:8-10; Sal 112 (111):1b-2, 4-5, 9; Lc 14:2533
Jueves:
Rom 14:7-12; Sal 27 (26):1bcde, 4, 13-14; Lc 15:110
Viernes:
Rom 15:14-21; Sal 98 (97):1-4; Lc 16:1-8
Sábado:
Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Sal 145 (144):2-5, 10-11; Lc
16:9-15
Domingo:
1 Re 17:10-16; Sal 146 (145):7-10; Heb 9:24-28;
Mc 12:38-44 [41-44]
SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
Archbishop Gustavo invites EVERYONE to attend:
The Archdiocese of San Antonio 2015 Assembly on:
Date:
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Time:
7:00am - 10:00pm
Location:
St. Mary’s University
One Camino Santa Maria
The theme is:
Encountering Christ Assembly
Please take advantage of this spiritual and formational event to grow as Missionary Disciples of Jesus Christ. This
gathering symbolizes the unity of the Church in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, as it will bring together thousands of
Catholics from diverse ministries, vocations, and disciples to experience a deeper encounter with our Lord as leaders in
service to the People of God.
No registration is required to ONLY attend the 5:00pm Vigil Mass, to be celebrated by Archbishop Gustavo, at the Bill
Greehey Arena. Mass attendees should arrive by 4:00pm - No later than 4:30pm.
___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Due to the Archdiocese of San Antonio 2015 Assembly
there will be no 5:00pm Vigil Mass here at the
San Fernando Cathedral on Saturday, November 7, 2015.
San Fernando Cathedral Knights of
Columbus Council #9463
Currently recruiting new members
The San Fernando Cathedral Knights of Columbus Council #9463 is
actively recruiting. If you are a Catholic man 18 years of age or older
and are interested in joining the Knights, please call or email our
Membership
Director
Robert
Ruiz
Jr.
at
(210)
488-2250/
[email protected], or Grand Knight, Roscoe Ellis at (210) 2271297 ext. 101/[email protected].
San Fernando Cathedral now provides Online Giving—a
convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation. Getting started is easy—just visit our
website,[www.catholicearth.com/sfcathedral], and
click
our Online Giving link. When you participate, your gift
will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank
account. And you won’t have to remember to write a check or stop by
the ATM on Sundays!
REKINDLE YOUR SACRAMENT
We are called to treat one another with the same love and compassion that Jesus gives to us. Let the Lord
strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacrament. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
is January 22-24. For more informaƟon call Rob & Cris Johnson at 361-537-4997 or apply online at
www.mesanantonio.org.
SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
“Gift Shop News”
Looking for that perfect souvenir gift or do you want to give a gift that is
lasting and memorable? Well, stop by our Gift Shop where you will find
a great selection of beautiful and unique merchandise.
GIFT SHOP HOURS
Monday thru Saturday:
9:00am - 5:00pm
(lunch 1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Sunday:
8:30am - 3:30pm
Gift Shop now selling Children’s (English), Youth (English) & Adult
(English & Spanish) Bibles
Just a friendly reminder, please do not bring candles from your home
or outside stores to light inside the church. The chemicals in the
candles destroy the fibers in tapestry and paint in the paintings and statues. Candles may be purchased in our Gift Shop.
Catholic Charities’ Catholic Counseling Services is happy
to announce the addition of a Family Food Pantry to its
services.
Individuals in need of food can visit Catholic
Charities Catholic Counseling Services at San Fernando
Community Center, 231 W. Commerce Street (78205). The
pantry will be open every Friday from 9am to 12pm and
will offer bundles of non-perishable food items. For more
information please call 210-377-1133.
Parish Registration/Forma de Registración
Name:_____________________________________________________________
Nombre
Address:___________________________________________________________
Domicilio
Zip Code:_____________________________________________________________
Codigo Postal
Telephone Number:______________________________________________
Número de telefono
Email:______________________________________________________________
Date:______________________________________________________________
Fecha
If you are not receiving envelopes from San Fernando, you are not registered as a
parish member. There will be a two month process before receiving envelopes.
Please fill out the above form and return it to the Gift Shop to become an official
parishioner.
SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
231 W. Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 576-1365 [email protected]
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 1, 2015
6:00 a.m.
For the Elderly
8:00 a.m.
Parish Community and Television Viewers
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Hijas de Maria, Deceased family members and
family members
Roger Z. Guevara
†Teresa Pineda - Frank & Cecilia Herrera
†Dolores Garcia - Guadalupe Rodriguez
Por los Almas de Purgatorio – Mateusz Garstocki
†Maria Juana Sereno & †Jose Mario Sereno Augustin Sereno
†Fidencia Moncada & †Tiburcio Lopez - Jacinto
Lopez
†Amelia H. Martinez - Family
2:00 p.m.
Please see attached
5:00 p.m.
†Clarence W. Platt & †Isabel B. Serrano - Platt
Family
Rosemary Kowalski-Happy Birthday - Wanda C.
Rohm
Gloria Isabel Martinez - Health - Jesse & Veronica
Martinez
MONDAY – NOVEMBER 2, 2015
12:05 p.m.
Souls in Purgatory - Mateusz Garstecki
†Ynocencio & Lonjina Palomo, †Ruben & Francisca
Enriquez, †Seledonio & Rosie Palomo, †Abertano
Palomo & †Juanita Palomo - Olga Enriquez
†Irene V. Rios - Children
Steve Henning, Elmer Fischbach, Lois Egoraff Henning & Rath Families
†Cirildo Roberto Baceros - Connie Amaya
TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 3, 2015
6:15 a.m.
12:05 p.m.
For those sick in the Parish Community
†Judge Andy Mireles - Mireles Family
†Irene V. Rios - Children
WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 4, 2015
6:15 a.m.
12:05 p.m.
For All Men & Women in the Military & their
families
†Irene V. Rios - Children
Clarissa Nelson - Healing - Frankie Reyna
THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 5, 2015
6:15 a.m.
For All Missing Children and their families
12:05 p.m.
†Irene V. Rios - Children
†Abertano Palomo - Olga Enriquez
Jesus de la Buena Esperanza - Ricardo Y Amparo
Pacini
FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 6, 2015
6:15 a.m.
12:05 p.m.
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINT
Priest’s Intentions
†Irene V. Rios - Children
†Nicolas Mesquiti - Enrique Velasco
Veronica Alvarez - Happy Birthday - Family
†
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 7, 2015
8:00 a.m.
For the Homebound
5:00 p.m.
NO MASS - 2015 ARCHDIOCESE ASSEMBLY
IntenƟons
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
2:00PM MASS INTENTIONS
Requested by:
†Ileen Berenger
Julie Berenger
Joanne Zorda
“
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†Isaac R. Valenzuela, †Jesusa E. Valenzuela,
†Dolores A. Aguilar & †Rosa C. Alvarez
Debra Valenzuela
†Gilbert & Mary Lou Casillas
Children
†Bernard Joseph, Mary Agnes, †Rufina,
†Roberto, †Duizura, †Julian, †Geremiah,
†Rogelio, †Bobbet, †Quirica & †Luis
Mike Plumberg
“
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San Francesco Di Paola
San Antonio, TX
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
San Francesco di Paola Catholic Church
Location - 205 Piazza Italia/Parish Office Mailing Address - P. O. Box 7783, San Antonio, TX 78207
Office: (210) 227-0548
Fax: (210) 226-5086
Lay Ministry
Barbara Bertani
Liturgy Committee
Jo Ann Scrivano
Sick Ministry
Rose Marie Pagonis
Altar and Rosary Society
Cathy Ruffo Aguirre
San Francescani Society
Jay Pantusa
Baptisms/Bautismos
-
Website: www.catholicearth.com/sanfrancescodipaola
Mass Schedule:
Saturday
Sunday
Domingo
5:30pm (English)
11:00am (English)
1:30pm (Español)
Baptism Classes and required documents are needed please contact Ruben Alvarado at
210-227-1297 ext. 128 for more information and dates.
Marriage/Matrimonios & Quinceañera’s - Must be scheduled at least 6 months prior to the wedding or quinceañera date upon
availability of the Parish. Paperwork, documents, and requirements must be met before marriage or quinceañera’s are celebrated.
Please contact Veronica Alvarez at 210-227-1297 ext. 131
For Hall rentals visit: www.ccis-satx.org; phone #223-8284.
Funerals - Contact Ruben Alvarado at 210-227-1297 ext. 128.
Mass Intentions/Names for Prayer of the Sick- can be made at parish during the weekend mass with the envelopes provided or
you may contact Ruben Alvarado at 210-227-1297 ext. 128. Mass Intentions should be made at least three weeks in advance if the
intentions are to be put into the bulletin.
Please pray for those who are sick
and in need of healing graces/
Por favor oren por los enfermos
Finley De Fossett, Angelina & Ivan Hinojosa, Christopher Jackson Bordano, Luke
Bordano, Vencie Bordano, Josephine Garza, Jeff Mc Coy, Alexis Kimberly Garcia,
Mariah Chanel Torres, Ralph B. Torres, Leonard & Regina Lee, Loretta Gutierrez,
Jorge Faria VanDune, Mariana Gaspar, John Tia, Virginia Pantuso, Sher H.
Gonzalez Menchaca, Dolores Pantusa, Rosalie Rizzo, Tamara Lee Young, Joseph
Roberto Moreno, M. del Carmen Sanchez, Mike Casanovan, Chris Johnson,
Adrienna Toscano, Lori Hanzel, Guido Bordano IV, Mario Reyes, Cynthianna
Sunday, November 1, 2015
11:00a.m.
Martinez, Lorene Sirianni, Jacqueline Egidio, Kathy Greco, Janie Miller, Frances
Ponzio, Sue Forestello, Dolores Lopez, Cathy Ruffo Aguirre & Patrick John Meyers
1:30p.m.
†Lucia D. Garcia - Henry F. Garcia
†John Mc Ewen Jr. - John Pantusa
†Mingo Aguirre - Mario & Chris Aguirre
Para la comunidad de la Parroquia
Thursday, November 5, 2015
The Sanctuary Lamp for November will
12:00p.m.
shine for:
†Mingo Aguirre by: Mario & Chris Aguirre
Saturday, November 7, 2015
5:30p.m.
NO MASS - 2015 ARCHDIOCESE ASSEMBLY
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Flowers for November 1st are for:
11:00a.m.
Mr. & Mrs. Arcadio Nazareno, Susan Moral,
Oswaldo Candoy, & Mr. & Mrs. Fausto Mendoza
For those sick in the parish community
1:30p.m.
†John J. Mc Ewen Jr. - John Pantusa
Para la comunidad de la Parroquia
San Francesco Di Paola
San Antonio, TX
Due to the Archdiocese of
San Antonio 2015 Assembly there
will be no 5:00pm Vigil Mass here
at the San Francesco di Paola on
Saturday, November 7, 2015.
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
Building Fund in Memory of:
†Sam Pantuso
By:
Johnny Granieri
If you would like to donate a flower
arrangement to decorate our church for
each week for masses in honor of a Loved
One please call Rose Marie Pagonis at
210-344-4226 or 210-289-9887. The cost of
these arrangement is $30 for two small
vases of flowers. Their name and who
requested them will be acknowledged in the Sunday
bulle n. The check should be made payable to Flowers by
Grace and given to Rose Marie. Thank you for your help in
remembering your loved one and making our church look
beau ful.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Eight hundred years ago, the church’s prac ce of penance
underwent major revision as theologians, called scholas cs,
reflected on the prac ce of their day. By then, penance was
normally a very secret rite, celebrated completely apart from
the community. Public penance had mostly disappeared behind the walls of monasteries and the cloister grills of convents. The scholas cs trimmed penance down to bare essenals, even sweeping aside age old tradi ons like a laying on
of hands and prayers of absolu on. All that was le was the
confessor’s simple statement, “Ego te absolvo,” “I absolve
you.”
In 1614 a new ritual book tried to make penance more public
and solemn. It suggested, but did not require, that the priest
wear a surplice and stole, and hear the confession in a confessional. For the first me, we have the direc ve that the priest
be separated from the penitent by a screen, a rule that some
bishops applied very strictly. By the 1940s, large numbers of
Catholics availed themselves of the sacrament of confession
every Saturday, and most people thought confession was a
prerequisite for Communion. In some urban parish churches,
confessionals were staffed, usually by the junior priest, for
several hours every day, even during the celebra on of Mass.
It is remarkable how quickly things changed, but as we have
seen, the system has collapsed before and what o en comes
next is an impulse of the Spirit, new life, and a fresh start.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.