APRIL 1ST, 2018 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

555 E. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo, TX 78041 |(956) 722-6215 |www.stpatricklaredo.org

CONFESSIONS

Half hour before Mass

Saturday 4:00-4:45 p.m.

DAILY MASS TIMES

Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. (Spanish) &

6:00 p.m. (English)

Saturday

8:00 a.m. (Spanish)

WEEKEND MASS TIMES

Saturday - Vigil Mass

5:00 p.m. (English)

Sunday

8:00 a.m. (Spanish)

10:00 a.m. (English)

12:00 p.m. (English)

2:00 p.m. (Spanish)

4:00 p.m. (Spanish)

6:00 p.m. (English)

*NEW OFFICE HOURS*

MONDAY

8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.

TUESDAY - FRIDAY

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

OFFICE

(956) 722-6215

FAX

(956) 722-6266

WEBSITE

www.stpatricklaredo.org

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION

Office Closed

PASTOR Very Rev. Anthony Mendoza

franthonym@dioceseoflaredo.org PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Jacinto Olguin

frolguin@dioceseoflaredo.org PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Francisco Stodola

frstodola@dioceseoflaredo.org PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Luis Mares

frluismares@dioceseoflaredo.org DEACONS

Rev. Deacon Juan Mercado deaconjuanmercado@dioceseoflaredo.org

Rev. Deacon Joe Longoria

Rev. Deacon Miguel Robles

SUNDAY, APRIL 01, 2018 EASTER SUNDAY OF

THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

8:00 AM + Maria Elena Aranda (Familia)

+ Jose Aranda (Familia)

+ Soledad Valadez (Familia Briseño)

+ Felipe Eliud Aguero (Familia)

+ Juan Garcia (Ma Antonieta Garcia)

+ Mario y Aurora Cortez (Familia)

+ Rogelio G. y Hermelinda Rios (Familia)

10:00 AM For all Parishioners

12:00 PM For all living & deceased St. Patrick

Men’s Club Members

+ Ramon Alberto Peña Jr. (Family)

+ Jesus Holguin–1st Anniversary (Family)

2:00 PM + Juan Luis Serna Garcia (Familia)

4:00 PM + Gerardo Castellanos Guajardo–

4o

Aniversario (Familia)

6:00 PM + Esperanza Echevarria (Ana Ceci

Covarrubias)

MONDAY, APRIL 02, 2018 MONDAY WITHIN

THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

7:00 AM Almas vivas y fallecidas de la Familia

Sanchez Urbina

6:00 PM + Maria H. Benavides

TUESDAY, APRIL 03, 2018 TUESDAY WITHIN

THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

7:00 AM Dora Silva (Familia)

6:00 PM +Rolando “Roli & Mauricio Gerardo

Garcia (Family)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 04, WEDNESDAY WITHIN

THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

7:00 AM + Daniel Guevara (Wife, Agnes)

6:00 PM + Antonieta Lara Tellander -

20th

Anniversary (Daughter)

THURSDAY, APRIL 05, 2018 THURSDAY WITHIN

THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

7:00 AM + Maria C. Molina– Birthday

(Irma Moncivais & Family)

6:00 PM + Enrique Serna Jr. (Wife & Children)

FRIDAY, APRIL 06, 2018 FRIDAY WITHIN

THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

7:00 AM Almas vivas y fallecidas (Familia Tedesco)

6:00 PM All members of Vasquez de Lara Chavez

SATURDAY, APRIL 07, 2018 SATURDAY WITHIN

THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

8:00 PM+ Alfonso & Raul Casso(Yvonne Casso & Family)

3:00 PM WEDDING-Jessica Carrizales & Juan Banda

5:00 PM+ Daniel Guevara (Mr.& Mrs. B.A. Puig III)

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STAFF

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIRECTOR

Viridiana Nevarez Mellado ext. 221

aom@stpatricklaredo.org RECEPTIONIST

Cristina Garza ext. 210

reception@stpatricklaredo.org SECRETARY

Karla Xiomara Fernandez ext. 220

sec@stpatricklaredo.org DATA ENTRY CLERK

Karla Torres ext. 223

data@stpatricklaredo.org MINISTRIES DIRECTOR

Lilia L. Salinas ext. 216

ministries@stpatricklaredo.org CCD COORDINATOR

Javier Compean ext. 215

cre@stpatricklaredo.org CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR

Sylvia Herrera ext. 214

creconfirmation@stpatricklaredo.org FACILITIES & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Vicente Salinas

The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week in memory of :

Diana M. Laurel

St. Patrick - 1st Annual Ministries Raffle June 17, 2018

1st Prize: $1,500.00 AE Gift Card 2nd Prize: $1,000.00 AE Gift Card 3rd Prize: $750.00 AE Gift Card 4th Prize: $500.00 AE Gift Card 5th Prize: $ 500.00 AE Gift Card

*Raffle will take place on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17th after 6:00 pm Mass in the Parish Hall. Winner need not be

present to win. 100% proceeds got to Ministries.*

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From the Pastor

The Resurrection Means Everything for Us! “This is the night,

when Christ broke the prison-bars of death and rose victorious from the underworld.”

-from the Exsultet, Easter Vigil Mass Our belief in the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead on Easter Sunday is absolutely vital to our Catholic faith. What if Jesus had not risen from the dead? If death was the end of Jesus, then all of us who follow Him could only expect our physical death to be the end to our lives. In fact, St. Paul told the early Christians that if our hope in Christ is only for this earthly life, then we are the most pitiable of all people! (1 Cor. 15:19) Our belief that Jesus rose from the dead is a matter of faith, but it is

not a blind faith, it is not an unreasonable faith. On the contrary, here is some of the very good evidence to support our belief that Jesus truly rose from the dead. 1.There was no denial of the empty tomb where Jesus had been buried, even from those who were most opposed to for the empty tomb (Mt. 28:11-15), but even they admitted the body of Jesus was no longer in the tomb. 2. We don’t know what, if Christianity. The Jewish leaders and the Roman soldiers tried to come up with an explanation anything, happened to the Roman soldiers who were guarding the tomb, who claimed they fell asleep when the body was taken. But the soldiers would have had every reason to guard the tomb well from robbers, for fear of severe penalties if they failed. 3.If the apostles had simply invented the story of the Resurrection, they would not have said that Mary Magdalen was the first person to witness the empty tomb (John 20: 1-9). In that time and culture, the testimony of women was not considered to be reliable, much less a woman of her reputation. 4. When Jesus was arrested and crucified, almost all of the apostles, the closest followers of Jesus, proved to be total cowards. Peter denied Jesus three times. All the apostles except John fled the scene of the crucifixion. If they were such cowards before He died, how could we expect them to have found the courage to steal His body after He died? And if they did not themselves come to believe Jesus had risen from the dead, how could they have found the courage to risk imprisonment, persecution and death, proclaiming the Gospel of the Risen Jesus against severe threats from both the Jewish and the Roman authorities? 5. If Jesus had not risen from the dead, it is incredible that thousands of early Christians risked imprisonment, the loss of their property, torture and death, for their belief in the Risen Jesus. 6. The early followers of Jesus, whose faith was rooted in Judaism, did something that was unthinkable if Jesus had not risen from the dead. They changed the Day of the Lord, the Sabbath Day, from the ancient Jewish tradition of being observed on Saturday, to the day of the Resurrection, Sunday, which we still observe today! Of course this and other evidence does not prove the Resurrection of Jesus, but they provide good support for our faith. Our brother Jesus has truly risen from the dead and He lives today! He has overcome all sin, suffering and death itself! And so we who follow Him can share in His great

victory! Alleluia!

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PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS

Attention St. Patrick Parishioners. Parish

Office will be closed in observance of Easter on Friday, March 30th and

Monday, April 2nd. Regular office hours will

resume on Tuesday, April 3rd from 8am - 6pm. Easter

Blessings to you and your Family!

Visit our Adoration Chapel anytime day or night. 24/7!

Attention Extraordinary

Ministers of Holy Communion.

There will be a meeting for new

and current Extra Ordinary

Ministers of Holy Communion

on Tuesday, April 3rd from

7pm-9pm in the Church.

Please make plans to attend.

Chapel Adoration Petitions

Parishioners, bring a monthly

petition, (One per Family) to be placed

in the Adoration Chapel. Please bring

your typed or nicely written petition on

Friday’s before noon to the Parish Office .

We will type, laminate, and change our

petitions once a month. Monthly

Adoration Chapel petitions are at no

cost. God Bless!

ADORATION 101

Other reasons to Adore The Blessed Sacrament?

Solemn exposition is a profound experience of the

presence of Christ in the midst of His people.

Our adoration lets us:

Express our love for Jesus in the most concrete way.

Give Him thanks for the gift of Himself.

Encounter Jesus and grow in intimate friendship with

Him.

In adoration Jesus renews spiritually and fill us with

graces of love, light, strength and consolation. We

learn to place all of our trust in the Sacred Eucharistic

Heart of Jesus and this trust drives away our fears, our

doubts and our sadness.

PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS

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Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and

for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical suffering may they find consolation in

your healing presence. Show your mercy as you close wounds, cure illnesses, make broken

bodies whole and free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and

deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through

Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen

Adolfo De Luna

Richard Camacho

Rene San Miguel

Aurora Gonzalez

Micheal “ Mikey” Leija Jr.

Jesse Rodriguez

Alex de la Garza

Norma S. Martinez

Clara Barrera

Frances Rizo

Rosa Vidaurri

Dora L. Singer

Adolf Puig

Francisco Velasquez

Gilbert P. Sanchez

Thomas Allred

Javier Compean

Rudy Gonzalez Jr.

Launching New Adoration Management Program

Our new online database will hold all the names of adorers, captains,& leaders. The new Adoration Management Program will not only enhance the adoration community by making things more efficient and easy, but it will also bring St. Patrick’s to a modern system, the first of its kind in the state of Texas. Still, we need your help. To make this as up-to-date as possible, we ask that you please re-register. Registration forms can be found inside the adoration chapel. After filling your registration form out, you can drop it off next door at the St. Patrick’s Office. For more information call Ariel Gomez at (956) 740-9567. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we appreciate your help and effort. God Bless.

Reminder: Mercy Sunday is the Sunday after Easter. In order to gain a Plenary Indulgence, start The Divine Mercy

novena on Good Friday and continue daily until Mercy Sunday with Mass and Communion on Mercy Sunday, and confession either a week before or a week after in order to

gain the Plenary Indulgence.

HIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Please take note of the following important dates to remember.

April 2nd, Easter Monday - *NO CLASSES* April 7th, Saturday, 8am-5:30pm, The Diocesan Conference at LISD performing Arts Center (Old Civic Center), $30 per person ($35 if you register after March 30. Registration is online at www.dioceseoflaredo.org) *ALL WHO ATTEND WILL RECEIVE 10 COMMUNITY HOURS.* April 9th thru April 30th, 2PM to 5PM, *MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND WEDNESDAYS ONLY* Confirmation Ceremony Gown Rental $10. Please see Mrs. Herrera to pick up your Confirmation Ceremony Gown (Must be returned right after Ceremony). May 19th, Saturday, 9am-12 NOON, Confirmation Conference/ Practice for all 2nd Year Confirmation students, Parents, & Godparents in the Church.

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MINISTRY LEADERS

ADORATION Ariel Gomez (956) 740-9567

BEREAVEMENT Lucy Cardenas (956) 763-9145

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Dody Foster (956)723-6119

HOSPITAL E. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Angeles Guajardo (956) 436-2540 ALTAR SOCIETY Karla Torres (956) 282-7535 ALTAR SERVERS Marilu Gorecki (956) 625-8300

LECTORS (English) Jo Ann Otero (956) 285-1925

MUSIC Lupita Chapa (956) 763-6724 USHERS (English) Luis Lopez (956) 206-3639

MEN’S CLUB Dennis Eveland (956) 286-2118

JAIL MINISTRY Eduardo/ Gina De la Miyar - (956) 237-3226 Rodolfo/ Maru Portillo (956) 235-4382

GEO JAIL MINISTRY Polo Ramirez (965) 237-3290

ACTS CORE Monica Robledo (956) 729-7038

LIFETEEN & EDGE Gwen Garza (956) 729-7090

CHALLENGE & CONQUEST Rosalba Montemayor (956)286-5997

QUINCEAÑERA Barbara Villa (956)744-4441

GOD IS LOVE Claudia Noriega (956) 237– 2667 LECTORS (Spanish) Chelly De la Garza (956) 725-1911

USHERS (Spanish) Billy Lozano (956) 235-5318

COMMUNIDADES DE EVANGELIZACION Javier Santana (956)462-9792

CHOICE WINE Javier Compean (956)337-5284

MARRIAGE COUNSELING Velma Martinez (956) 744-2679

DISCOVER THE BIBLE Carlos Guzman (210) 316-5950

LORD TEACH ME TO PRAY Cynthia Snyder (956) 763-5065 STA. TERESITA Karla Torres (956) 282-7535 Sandra Hernandez (956) 242-9332

LIFETEEN Fire & Ice 2nd Yr. Confirmation Retreat

Friday, April 13th from 5:30pm-9:00pm and

Saturday, April 14th 8:00am-6:00pm in the Parish

Hall. The retreat’s goals are to allow an

opportunity for high school teen boys & girls to

focus on their faith and it’s application during their

daily lives, to build purpose in their prayer life,

introduce them to the Holy Spirit they will receive

in Confirmation, to increase their presence at the

liturgy, and cultivate friendship among members

of the church community.

THIS IS NOT AN OVERNIGHT RETREAT!

Cost for each retreatant is $50.00 Please register

and pay online by Monday, March 26th

FIRE & ICE RETREAT

Attention CCD Parents. First Holy

Communion Reconciliation Retreat will be on April 14th from 8am to 12noon.

1 parent needs to attend with child. First Holy Communion will be on Saturday,

April 28th at 10:00 am & another ceremony at 2:00 pm.

CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

ONE NIGHT and SEVEN

CHURCHES

Lifeteen Highschool Youth Ministry

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Mass on Thursday, March 29th, at St.

Patrick Church and will travel to St. John

Newman, San Martin de Porres, San Luis

Rey, Blessed Sacrament, St. Joseph, and

Christ the King Church. We will eat dinner

and return to St. Patrick

Church at midnight. All teens must complete

permission slip to attend.

Attention Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Parents

Looking forward to seeing you at registration for returning children and siblings on Tuesday, April 17that 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church Classrooms# 9 & 10. Please note the following information:

Please have the registration form(s) completely filled out with the needed information (one registration form per

child registered).

Go to parish office to verify your parishioner information and have registration form(s) signed by designated parish office personnel.

Bring registration form(s), a copy of baptismal certificate of sibling(s), and registration fee to Registration Night on April 17th.

Teen Holy hour at 7pm on Thurs-day, April 5th in the main Church.

Everyone is invited to attend.

“Could you not watch one hour with me?” MK 14:37

Del parraco

¡La Resurrección significa todo para nosotros! "Esta es la noche

en que Cristo ha vencido la muerte y del infierno retorna victorioso.” -del Exsultet, Misa de la Vigilia Pascual

Nuestra creencia en la Resurrección de Jesús de entre los muertos en el Domingo de Pascua es absolutamente vital para nuestra fe católica. ¿Qué pasaría si Jesús no hubiera resucitado de entre los muertos? Si la muerte hubiera sido el final de Jesús, entonces todos los que lo seguimos solo podríamos esperar que nuestra muerte física sea el final de nuestras vidas. De hecho, San Pablo les dijo a los primeros cristianos que si nuestra esperanza en Cristo es solo para esta vida terrenal, ¡entonces somos las personas más infelices! (1 Corintios 15:19)

Nuestra creencia de que Jesús resucitó de entre los muertos es una cuestión de fe, pero no es una fe ciega, no es una fe irracional. Por el contrario, aquí hay algunas pruebas muy buenas para apoyar nuestra creencia de que Jesús realmente resucitó de entre los muertos.

1. No hubo negación de la tumba vacía donde Jesús había sido sepultado, incluso de aquellos que más se oponían más al cristianismo. Los líderes judíos y los soldados romanos trataron de encontrar una explicación para la tumba vacía (Mateo 28: 11-15), pero incluso ellos admitieron que el cuerpo de Jesús ya no estaba en la tumba.

2. No sabemos qué les pasó a los soldados romanos que custodiaban la tumba, quienes afirmaron que se quedaron dormidos cuando se llevaron el cuerpo. Pero los soldados tendrían todas las razones para proteger bien la tumba de los ladrones, por temor a severas penalidades si fallaban.

3. Si los apóstoles hubieran simplemente inventado la historia de la Resurrección, no habrían dicho que María Magdalena fue la primera persona en presenciar la tumba vacía (Juan 20: 1-9). En ese tiempo y cultura, el testimonio de las mujeres no se consideraba confiable, y mucho menos una mujer con su reputación.

4. Cuando Jesús fue arrestado y crucificado, casi todos los apóstoles, seguidores más cercanos de Jesús, demostraron ser uno completos cobardes. Pedro negó a Jesús tres veces. Todos los apóstoles, excepto Juan, huyeron de la escena de la crucifixión. Si fueron tan cobardes antes de su muerte, ¿cómo podríamos esperar que hayan encontrado la valentía para robar su cuerpo después de su muerte? Y si ellos mismos no llegaron a creer que Jesús había resucitado de entre los muertos, ¿cómo podrían haber tenido la valentía para arriesgarse a ser encarcelados, a la persecución y a la muerte, proclamando el Evangelio de Jesús resucitado contra las severas amenazas de las autoridades judías y romanas?

5. Si Jesús no hubiera resucitado de entre los muertos, es increíble que miles de los primeros cristianos se arriesgaran al encarcelamiento, a la pérdida de sus propiedades, a la tortura y a la muerte por su creencia en el Jesús resucitado.

6. Los primeros seguidores de Jesús, cuya fe estaba arraigada en el judaísmo, hicieron algo que era impensable si Jesús no hubiera resucitado de entre los muertos. Cambiaron el Día del Señor, el día de reposo, de la antigua tradición judía de ser observado el sábado, para el día de la Resurrección, el domingo, ¡que todavía observamos hoy! Por supuesto, esta y otras pruebas no prueban la Resurrección de Jesús, pero proporcionan un buen apoyo para nuestra fe. ¡Nuestro hermano Jesús verdaderamente ha resucitado de entre los muertos y vive hoy! ¡Él ha vencido todo pecado, sufrimiento y muerte! ¡Y entonces nosotros que lo seguimos podemos compartir su gran victoria!

¡Aleluya!

AVISOS Y EVENTOS

ADORACION 101Otras razones para adorar al Santísimo Sacramento.La exposición solemne es una experiencia profunda de la presencia de Cristo en medio de su pueblo.Nuestra adoración nos permite:• concreta.• • tad íntima con Él.•

nos llena de las gracias de amor, luz, fuerza y consue-

lo. Además aprendemos a poner toda nuestra con-

fianza en el Sagrado Corazón Eucarístico de Jesús y

esta confianza aleja nuestros temores, nuestras dudas

y nuestra tristeza.

Nuestra nueva base de datos en línea tendrá a todos los adoradores, capitanes y líderes. El nuevo Programa de Administración de Adoración no solo mejorará la comunidad de adoradores haciendo que las cosas sean más eficientes y fáciles, sino que también llevará a San Patricio a un sistema

moderno y primero en implementarse en el estado de Texas. Aún así, necesitamos de su ayuda. Para hacer que esto esté lo más actualizado posible, necesitamos que se registre nuevamente. Las formas de registro se pueden encontrar en la capilla de adoración. Después de completar su forma la puede dejar en la Oficina de San Patricio (a un lado de la capilla). Para obtener más información, llame a Ariel Gómez al (956) 740-9567. De antemano les pedimos una disculpa si esto llegara a ser inconveniente, pero apreciamos su cooperación y esfuerzo.

Lanzamiento de un nuevo programa de administración de la Capilla de Adoración

LLEGA SIEMPRE PUNTUAL. Es importante llegar antes del inicio de la Misa, para prepararnos espiritualmente con nuestra oración personal. Y salgamos siempre después de terminar la última alabanza, nunca antes.

CONSEJOS PARA TENER UNA ACTITUD ADECUADA EN MISA