Our Lady of Sorrows
Catholic Church
(210) 732-6295 [email protected] www.olssa.org Parish Office Hours: Mon 10AM—3PM Tues-Fri 10AM—4:30PMWeekdays 8AM - English
Thursday 7PM - Spanish Saturday 8AM - English
5:30PM - English (Vigil) (Live stream)
7PM - Polish (1st Saturday) Sunday 8AM - Polish
9:30AM - English
11AM - English (Live stream)
12:30PM - Spanish
Mass Times Our Parish Staff
Adoration Confession Times Thursday 9AM - 7PM First Friday 5 - 6PM Thursday 6-7PM Saturday 5-5:30PM
Fifteen minutes before Mass or by appt.
Parish Administrator: Rev. Fr Martin Leopold [email protected] Parochial Vicars: Rev. Fr Dennis Venegas
[email protected] Rev. Fr Agustín Estrada [email protected] Polish Catholic Mission: Rev. Fr Marian Piekarcyzk,SDS
210-730-1234
Deacon: Jesse Fraga (retired)
Pastoral Coordinator: Amada Briones
[email protected] Parish Secretary: Vanessa Guevara
Bookkeeper: Daisy Erspamer
Maintenance: Paul Frisch
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Mass Intentions
SUN 31 8:00AM Polish intentions
9:30AM For the souls in purgatory
11:00AM In thanksgiving for answered prayers
12:30PM +Jesus Herrera Lerma MON 1 8:00AM +Rudolph and Frances Kalcic
TUES 2 8:00AM For the Souls in Purgatory
WED 3 8:00AM +Mary Lou Salinas
+ Jose Luis Rodriguez
THUR 4 8:00AM Thanksgiving to Our Lady of the Rosary
7:00PM + Fr. Leo Slatterie FRI 5 8:00AM +Sarita Lopez Solis SAT 6 8:00AM Our Lady of San Juan
de Los Lagos
5:30PM Special Intention of President Trump
UPCOMING PARISH ACTIVITIES
Tuesday, February 2 Feast Day of the
Presentation of the Lord. 8am Lumen Gentium Reward (to be confirmed).
Thursday, February 4 Adoration 9am-7pm,
5:30 Devotion to seven sorrows of Mary, 7pm Spanish mass
CCD Director: Darlene Jimenez 210-771-5757 RCIA Director: Kimberly Brietske
[email protected] 210-737-2203
210-422-5502 210-732-1945 210-259-3897 Parish Sacristan: Antonio Morales
Ministry Personnel
Thank you for your support! Collection January 16-17 First Collection $1,827.46 Second Collection $507.45 Candles $83.57 Mass Intentions $315.00 Donations $85.00 Rental income $150.00 Second Collections:
January 30/31 For the building fund
February 6/7 For the Church
maintenance fund
Readings for the Week
Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39
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All are welcome to the
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
Exposition begins every Thursday immediately following the 8:00am Mass until 7:00pm. If you would like to sign up for an hour of Adoration
please contact the parish office 210.732.6295 or [email protected]
Come and pray with us
Estimados feligreses:
Celebramos este domingo el cuarto domingo de tiempo ordinario. El tema principal es: Jesús salva. El Evangelio (Marcos 1: 21-28) presenta a un hombre habitado por un espíritu maligno. Imagínese cómo se habría sentido este hombre después de este evento en el que Jesús lo liberó de los malos espíritus. ¡Qué agradecido estará! No lo poseemos, pero todos tenemos nuestros dolores y tentaciones, a menudo están ocultos, y parecen tener un poder misterioso sobre nosotros, así como Satanás tenía poder sobre este hombre - hasta que vino Jesús. Quizás mientras este hombre poseído escuchaba a Jesús en la sinagoga, sintió la
agitación del espíritu maligno. Tal vez sintió que el Diablo se sentía amenazado. De repente, Satanás ejerce su fuerza habitual, apoderándose del cuerpo y los sentidos del hombre para atacar a Cristo. El hombre es arrojado al suelo con una última pizca de furia maligna, luego silencio. Sus ojos se encuentran con los ojos de Cristo. ¡Qué gratitud que llena su corazón al ver el amor y el gozo que emana del rostro de su Salvador! Jesucristo vino para traer nueva vida y nueva esperanza a cada corazón humano, y se regocija cada vez que le
permitimos obtener lo que quiere.
A diferencia de otras creencias religiosas, el cristianismo no ofrece riqueza, éxito, placer y popularidad en esta vida. Jesús dijo que seguirlo incluye llevar nuestra cruz todos los días - el sufrimiento viene con el nombre de un cristiano. El cristianismo ofrece una amistad verdadera, personal y duradera con Dios a través de
Jesucristo. Esta amistad incluye el perdón de los pecados, la sabiduría y la paz del corazón en medio de las luchas de la vida y la esperanza del cielo. Hace que los misterios de la vida tengan sentido al ayudarnos a verlos como Dios los ve.
Este Jesús que salva no es un héroe del pasado, como Sócrates o Julio César. Siempre que necesitamos permitir que el poder de Su gracia fortalezca nuestras almas cansadas y vulnerables, podemos hacerlo aquí. Jesús está presente en la confesión a través del ministerio de su sacerdote. Siempre que necesitemos limpieza, perdón y sanidad con Su gracia, podemos encontrarlo allí, el mismo Jesús que expulsó demonios y asombró a la multitud. Jesús también se encuentra en la Biblia, y es el único libro del mundo inspirado directamente por el Espíritu Santo. Jesús está presente entre nosotros en esta liturgia, porque prometió que dondequiera que dos o tres se reunieran en su nombre, él estaría allí. Tenemos al mismo Cristo presente en todas estas formas, todo el tiempo. Esta semana renovemos nuestro compromiso con Jesucristo. Pongamos nuestras esperanzas de felicidad, significado y fecundidad en su sincera gracia, no solo en nuestros esfuerzos.
¡Que abramos todos nuestros corazones al poder salvador de Jesús! Padre Dennis Venegas
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Lumen Gentium Award
2021
We invite you to join us during mass to present the Lumen Gentium Award to the nominee. This award is bestowed upon an individual Catholic member of your parish who has demonstrated by their life, service, and ministry a participation in the mission of Christ Jesus and the Church. The award will be bestowed
February 7th at the 11am mass by
Father Dennis Venegas in the name of Archbishop Gustavo Siller Garcia.
Parish Updates
RCIA
Registrations for our RCIA Program are still open. Please contact Kimberly Brietske at
Baptism
Baptisms are celebrated every second and fourth Saturday or every month at 11:00 a.m. Baptismal Preparation Class will be held the last Thursday of every month, at 6:00 pm. You must be registered a week before the class begins.
Weddings
For Marriage, please kindly contact the office at least six months in advance, and before any plans for reception halls have been made. We will be happy to help you prepare to enter into the Sacrament of Marriage!
Quinceañeras
Please kindly contact the office at least six months in advance.
Mass Intentions Update
Please make sure to schedule your Mass intentions no later than a week in advance. You
are more than welcome to schedule intentions ahead of time.
To schedule a Mass intention, you may call the office, send a letter in the mail, fill out the online
form (https://www.osvhub.com/
ourladyofsorrows-sa/forms/mass-request), or put a note in the offertory. A $5 donation is suggested for requesting a Mass at our parish.
Dear Parishioners:
We celebrate this Sunday the fourth Sunday in a regular theme. The main topic is: Jesus saves. The Gospel (Mark 1: 21-28) presents a man inhabited by an evil spirit. Imagine how this man would have felt after this tragic event in which Jesus cast off evil spirits and freed him from this terrible situation. How thankful he will be! We do not suffer possession by an evil spirit, but we all have our pains and temptations, they are often hidden, and seem to have a
mysterious power over us, just as Satan had power over this man - until Jesus came. Perhaps while this possessed man was listening to Jesus in the synagogue, he felt the agitation of the evil spirit. Perhaps he felt that the Devil felt threatened. Suddenly, Satan exercises his usual strength, seizing the man's body and senses to attack Christ. The man is thrown to the ground in a final dash of evil fury, then silence. His eyes meet the eyes of Christ. What gratitude that fills his heart as he sees the love and joy emanating from the face of his Savior! Jesus Christ came to bring new life and new hope to every human heart, and he rejoices whenever we allow him to get what he wants for us.
Unlike other religious beliefs, Christianity does not offer wealth, success, pleasure, and popularity in this life. Jesus said that following Him includes carrying our cross every day - suffering comes with a Christian's name. Christianity offers a true, personal, and lasting
friendship with God through Jesus Christ. This friendship includes forgiveness of sins, wisdom and peace of the heart amidst life's struggles, and the hope of heaven. It makes life's secrets make sense by helping us see them as God does.
Jesus Christ who saves is not a hero from the past, like Socrates or Julius Caesar. Whenever we need to allow the power of His grace to fortify our weary and vulnerable souls, we can do so here. Jesus is present in confession through the ministry of his priest. Whenever we need cleansing, forgiveness, and healing with His grace, we can find him there, the same Jesus who drove out demons and astonished the crowd. Jesus is also found in the Bible, and it is the only book in the world directly inspired by the Holy Spirit. Jesus is present among us in this liturgy, because he promised that wherever two or three gathered in his name, he would be there. We have Christ himself present in all of these ways, all the time.
Today, let us place our hopes for happiness, meaning and fruitfulness in his sincere grace, not in our efforts alone. May we open all our hearts to Jesus' healing strength and saving power! Fr. Dennis Venegas
Saint Blaise unknown – 316(February 3)
Saint Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea and a doctor. The first known record of the saint's life comes from the medical writings of Aëtius Amidenus, where he is recorded as helping with patients suffering from objects stuck in their throat. Many of the miraculous aspects of St. Blaise's life are written of 400 years after his martyrdom in the "Acts of St. Blaise." Saint Blaise is believed to begin as a healer then, eventually, became a "physician of souls." He then retired to a cave, where he remained in prayer. People often turned to Saint Blaise for healing miracles. In 316, the governor of Cappadocia and of Lesser Armenia, Agricola, arrested then-bishop Blaise for being a Christian. On their way to the jail, a woman set her only son, who was chocking to death on a fish bone, at his feet. Blaise cured the child, and though Agricola was amazed, he could not get Blaise to renounce his faith. Therefore, Agricola beat Blaise with a stick and tore at his flesh with iron combs before beheading him.
