May 6, 2018 ~ 6 de Mayo de 2018

Sixth Sunday of Easter ~ Sexto Domingo de Pascua

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday: 8 am, 10 am (Español), 12 pm, 2 pm, and 6 pm (Español)

Monday-Friday: 12 pm, 6 pm

Saturday: 8 am, 5:30 pm (Vigil)

Daily: 7 am (Carmelite Nuns)

EVENING PRAYER (VESPERS)

Saturday: 5 pm

Thursday: 6 pm

SPECIAL MASSES

Tuesday: 6 pm Carmelite Community Mass

1st Friday: 6 pm Mass for the Sick

BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE of the LITTLE FLOWER

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Thérèse Parish Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio

Administration Office 824 Kentucky Ave, 78201

Tel. (210) 735-9126 ~ Fax (210) 735-1389 Established 1926

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Thursday: 6:30-7:30 pm Holy Hour

Daily: St. Elias Chapel is open

for Adoration 8 am-6 pm

CONFESSIONS ~ CONFESIONES

Tuesdays: 6:30-7:30 pm

Saturdays: 4-5 pm and 7-8 pm

By appointment, call the parish office.

For spiritual direction, call the parish office.

VISITING THE SICK

Call the parish office.

LITTLE FLOWER PARISH OFFICE

824 Kentucky Ave, 78201

Tel. (210) 735-9126 - Fax (210) 735-1389

Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:30 am–12 pm & 1 pm–4:30 pm

www.littleflowerbasilica.org

STAFF

Executive Director: Susana Cantu

Business Manager: Laura Cole

Secretary: Cheyenne Cisneros

Book Keeper: Consuelo Salazar

Records: Sylvia DeHoyos

Development Director: Anna Migeon

CCD Director: Rita Beltran

Little Flower English Choir Director: Elaine Bir

Little Flower Children Choir & Organist: Thelma Montez

Spanish Choir: Itza Zentella

Maintenance: Tony Dominguez & Jorge Martinez

BAPTISMS ~ BAUTISMOS

English: 2nd Sunday of the month

Spanish: 3rd Sunday of the month

For more information call the office.

WEDDINGS ~ BODAS

At least six months prior to wedding date.

Call office for requirements before

your appointment with the pastor.

LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL

Principal: Jackie Castro

905 Kentucky Ave., San Antonio, TX 78201

Tel. (210) 732-9207 - Fax (210) 732-3214

www.littleflowercatholicschool.org

LITTLE FLOWER ORGANIZATIONS

Brown Scapular: Elia Cintron

Altar Society: Delores Cox

Holy Name Society: Ralph de la Rosa

St. Vincent de Paul: Homer Cadena

Lectio Divina: Lilia Barocio

EMHE & Lectors: Brenda Villarreal

MESC & Lectores: Carmen Leija

Stewardship: Colleen Ortegon

RCIA: Eloise Moran

RICA: Maria Luisa Villalon

STAY CONNECTED

fb.com/littleflowerbasilica

twitter.com/LilFlwrBasilica

This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.

Stewardship Sunday

Join us!

May 6, 9am-4pm

Little Flower Parish Hall

There are many ways to serve your parish: Lectors

Extraordinary Ministers of the

Holy Communion

Ushers

Choir

Altar Severs

Altar Society

Cofradía de la Virgen del Carmen

St. Vincent de Paul

Lectio Divina

“La cosa no está en pensar

mucho, sino en amar mucho”.

WELCOME

WELCOME to the BASILICA

We are excited that you are here! Find more

information about upcoming events, special

Masses, and more within our bulletin or on

our website at: www.littleflowerbasilica.org

If you are new and plan on calling the Basilica

your home parish, please register at the parish

office or online through our website!

Lord, hear our prayers…

The following family, friends and members of Little

Flower Parish need your prayers. Contact the Parish

Office or visit: littleflowerbasilica.org/prayer-request/

to have names added to the prayer list.

Sylvia Gutierrez

Sandra Hage

Hector Vallejo

Candy Reyna

Homer & Annie Cadena

Juan Pablo Valle

Mateo & Annie Casillas

Dorothy Vasquez

Deacon James Garza

Clara Ondarza

Mary Curiel

Carroll & Alicia Hendrix

Fernando Martinez Sr.

Kay Shaw

Kenneth Narendorf

Michael Narendorf

Homer & Maria Idalia Gay-

tan

Phillip Campos

Soledad Contreras

James E. Gillette

Gim & Elizabeth Ng

Sue Ruiz

George Zentella, Jr.

Lucy Phalen

Mary Bustos

Richard Joseph Corbett

Cielo Salinas Sanchez

Deborah Vara

Maria Gamez

Michelle Guillen

Nadia Guillen

Patrick Goldbach

Austin Atiee

Janie Quintero

Antonio Zepeda

Sr. Stephanie Morales

Henrietta Vara

Nancy & Felix Hernandez

Mauro C. Martinez

Gary Davila

Michael Garcia

Juanita Gutierrez

Maricela Gauna

Eloisa Harkrider

Brother Alexander Chung,

MIC

Mario Costanza

Caroline Marie Gavin

SUNDAY READINGS

John 14:22-23

22 Judas, not the Iscariot,* said to him, “Master, [then] what

happened that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the

world?”

23 Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will

keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will

come to him and make our dwelling with him.

Are you interested in joining

Sunday Readings Meditations

with Fr. Marion Bui, OCD? If so,

call the parish office to register!

Meetings will be held on Fridays

after the 6 pm Mass, at the par-

ish office. More details to come.

TOUR MEXICO CULTURAL

¡Ultima oportunidad! Quedan seis lugares! Last chance! Five spaces left!

A trip with Fr. Luis July 24-31

Visitando la ciudad de México (Basilica de Guadalupe-Pirámides), Taxco (Santa Prisca), Valle de Bravo (Casa de ora-

ción Maranatha de los Padres Carmelitas), Oaxaca (Centro histórico, zona arqueológico, la Guelaguetza), y Puebla.

Visiting Mexico City (Basilica of Guadalupe-Pyramids), Taxco (Santa Prisca), Valle de Bravo (House of Prayer Marana-

tha of the Carmelite Fathers), Oaxaca (Santo Domingo-Zona Arquelogica - La Guelaguetza) and Puebla.

Informes y Reservaciones con

(for more information and res-

ervations call)

Carmen Leija (210) 317-5122

10 Días y 9 Noches Habitación doble en Hotel de 4*-5* Boleto de avión incluido Transportación terrestre Desayunos, 6 comidas y 7 cenas Entradas a los logares turísticos y espectáculos

¡CUPO LIMITADO! $1,780.00 Por persona Deposito $360.00 1er Pago $535.00 (1 de Mayo) 2do Pago $535.00 (1 de Junio) 3er Pago $350.00 (1 de Julio)

10 Days & 9 Nights Double Occupancy in 4*-5* Hotel Roundtrip Air Included Local Transportation Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners Entrance fees to tourist attractions and shows

LIMITED SEATS!

$1,780 Per person Deposit: $360.00 1st Payment: $535.00 (May 1) 2nd Payment: $535.00 (June 1) 3rd Payment: $350.00 (July 1)

SAVE THE DATE

Little Flower Basilica

Día de las Madres Mother’s Day

Mariachi Mass Sunday, May 13 at 10 am

Special Blessing for all mothers present

Bendición especial para todas las mamás presentes

HIGH SCHOOL

“Ask Jesus what He wants from you and be brave.” -

Pope Francis

Retreats for High School Students:

Day of Discernment for Women

Saturday, June 9, 9 am – 6 pm

Day of Discernment for Men

Saturday, June 16, 9 am – 8 pm

Assumption Seminary, 2600 W Woodlawn, 78228

Registrations are open at

www.archsa.org/vocations

For more information, call Sr. Ana Cecelia, FSpS at (210)

735-0553 or anacecilia.montalvo@archsa.org

Volunteer Positions Open

Many hands make light work more fun!

Volunteer Coordinator: We need an organized leader to help

parishioners get joyfully involved in the Little Flower community.

You would lead in collaboration with parish staff, oversee, and

coordinate our volunteer efforts and improve processes for par-

ish organizations and events. You would support volunteer lead-

ers and help improve communications and recruitment to en-

gage parishioners as volunteers.

Assistant Volunteer Coordinator: This person will assist and support the Volunteer Coordinator.

Spanish translators: Are you a native speaker with excellent written Spanish? As we work to improve our

communications, we frequently need translations.

Special Events Committee Members: Opportunities continue to increase for the Basilica to host special

events and concerts. We can raise funds, enhance the Basilica’s public profile, support local arts and cul-

ture, and serve the community through these events. This committee will help establish event policies,

develop efficient processes, evaluate opportunities, and coordinate with outside organizations.

If you are interested in being included on our committees, please email Anna Migeon

at: amigeon@littleflowerbasilica.org

WHAT’S NEW

FIRST COMMUNION

For your information:

Our Little Flower CCD First Com-

munions will be next Sunday, May

13 at 2 pm! Thank you for your

consideration.

The Faith Formation department

asks that you

please pray for our

students as they

prepare for this

Holy Sacrament.

LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL

We at Little Flower School assist the church in

its mission of developing committed Catholic

Christians.

Little Flower Catholic School is

now enrolling students PK3-8th

grade for the new school year!

Visit their website or call the

office for more information and details:

(210) 732-9207

www.littleflowercatholicschool.org

“Doing the ordinary things,

extraordinarily well.”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

FIESTA MEDALS

The 2018 Little Flower

Fiesta Medals are availa-

ble for purchase at the

parish office and Little

Flower Gift Shop!

Limited edition.

$10 Each.

Contact the parish office

or Gift Shop for more

information.

COMMUNITY NEWS

GIFT SHOP

Little Flower Gift Shop is now selling Mother’s Day items!

Be sure to stop by to find the perfect gift for your mom

this Mother’s Day!

(210) 736-3889

920 Kentucky Ave

Gift Shop Hours: Monday-Friday 9

am–4 pm, Saturday 10 am–3 pm,

Sunday 9 am–3 pm

Come to Me!

Feast of Corpus Christi Procession

Eucharistic Procession led by Archbishop

Gustavo Garcia– Siller

Save the date and bring your families to the Archdiocsean Wide

Eucharistic Procession to be held the weekend of June 3.

Final details to be announced soon. For more info please check

the following: archsa.org, sfcathedral.org and your local church

bulletin.

Bring flower petals to decorate the path for Jesus along the

procession route as we sing songs of praise to Our King! Our

Lord and Savior Jesus requests your presence!

FEATURED ARTICLE

Fr. Marion was born into a Catholic family in

central Vietnam in 1966; he was named Thanh

Quang Bui. His parents had moved to the

South from the Communist North in 1954

when the divided country signed a peace

agreement. As peace turned to war, his father

joined the army in 1960 and spent the next 15

years on the front.

Thanh Quang never saw his father until after

the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam

War in 1975. While the end of war brought

the return of his father, it led to the young

boy’s own desperate escape from the country

just a few years later.

Already as a child, Thanh Quang had a calling

to the priesthood, but in the reunified Vi-

etnam under the Socialist Republic, the first

of many obstacles arose. All seminaries in the

country were closed down. Then by the late

70s, the government had begun drafting

young men for military service in the war

against Cambodia. His mother looked for a

way for him to leave the country to pursue his

calling…

…“God’s providence has been with me

throughout my entire life to make it possible

for me to become a priest and to strengthen

and heal me from the difficulties I encoun-

tered,” Fr. Marion said. “I thank Him for the

wonderful years I’ve had with the Carmelite

community and for the future I now have of

serving Him through the Carmelite mission.”

Read Fr. Marion’s full story at:

littleflowerbasilica.org/fr-marion/

Fr. Marion Bui: Discalced Carmelite among

‘boat people’ to escape post-war Vietnam

to pursue vocation.

Fr. Marion Bui, one of the six Discalced Carmelite Friars of San Antonio

who serve the community at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the

Little Flower, celebrates 32 years in the religious life in August

2018. Fr. Marion has a great deal to celebrate in achieving this hard-

won anniversary: survival, freedom, and God’s providence.

Discalced Carmelite Friars

Pastor & Rector: Rev. Fr. Luis Gerardo

Belmonte-Luna, OCD

Community:

Fr. Marion Bui, OCD, Fr. Henry Bordeaux, OCD,

Fr. Luis Joaquin Castañeda, OCD, Fr. Bonaventure

Sauer, OCD, and Fr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, OCD

Mass Intentions

Would you like a Mass to be said for yourself, a fam-

ily member, a friend, or someone else? Mass inten-

tions may be arranged at the parish office. Donation

is $10 per Mass, and one intention per Mass. Call or

visit the parish office to schedule your Mass!

Sunday, May 6: Sixth Sunday of Easter

8 am + Josephine Merla

10 am For Our Parishioners

12 pm Little Flower Mass Association

2 pm Angela Gonzales

6 pm + Salvador & + Luisa Campos

Monday, May 7: Easter Weekday [6]

12 pm Fr. Ralph Reyes, OCD

6 pm + Efrain & + Nolida Trevino

Tuesday, May 8: Easter Weekday [6]

12 pm + George & + Thelma Menne & Family

6 pm Arthur A. Lorea, Sr. & + Charles J. Lorea, III

Wednesday, May 9: Easter Weekday [6]

12 pm + George & + Thelma Menne & Family

6 pm Alice Gonzales

Thursday, May 10: The Ascension of the Lord

8:15 am Little Flower School

12 pm + Trini & + Marcelo Maldonado

6 pm + Jimmy Marsch

Friday, May 11: Easter Weekday [6]

12 pm + Vidal Tejeda

6 pm + Efrain & + Nolida Trevino

Saturday, May 12: Blessed Virgin Mary/ Seventh

Sunday of Easter [VIGIL]

8 am Tomasa Vasquez: Happy Birthday!

5:30 pm + Beatrice Hernandez

Basilica Donations

Second Collection:

St. Vincent de Paul Society Begun in 1833 in Paris, France, St. Vincent de Paul offers kind-

ness, respect and compassion to the poor. Little Flower’s chap-

ter helps the less fortunate members of our parish community

through food, financial help with rent or utilities, but most of all,

helps them grow spiritually and know that Christ is with them

and loves them.

May 13: For Catholic Charities

WEEKLY COLLECTION: APRIL 29

First Collection: $ 6,291.05

Catholic Home Missions: $ 1,206.80

Online Giving: $ 1,069.00

Candles: $ 57.00

Other: $ 255.00

Total $ 8,878.85

Total online givers: 91

Thank you for your support!

Try online giving, a quick and secure way to sup-

port the Basilica at: http://giving.parishsoft.com/

littleflowerbasilica

Minister’s Schedule

Lectors/ Commentators Saturday, May 12

5:30 pm Sylvia Montoya, Alexa Guerrero/ Rosie Rodriguez

Sunday, May 13

8 am Dolores Cox, Lilly Berry/ Luis Rodriguez

10 am (S) Martha Martinez, Maribel Martinez/ Lucy Torres

12 pm Belle Quesnell, Gerard Migeon/ Carolyn Valek

2 pm Children’s Mass/ Marlowe Romero

6 pm (S) Hortensia Ortega, Maria Rojas

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Saturday, May 12

5:30 pm Yvonne Gunderman, Sylvia Montoya

Sunday, May 13

8 am Eloisa Moran, Eva Martinez

10 am (S) Gloria Acosta, Alma Rosa Reyes, Anita Parral

12 pm Richard Cantu, Lucy Cantu, Jelica Heinrich

2 pm Gloria Ibarra, Cynthia Reyes, John Cantu

6 pm (S) Tere Casas

GENERAL INFORMATION