weekly mass intentions
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Weekly Parish Activities
Sunday, December 26
St. Mary
8:30 am..…………………..………Confession
9:00 am…….……………....……...Holy Mass
Our Lady of Guadalupe
10:00 am….…….…………...…….Confession
10:30 am……......………….……...Holy Mass
Sacred Heart
11:00 am……………………..……Confession
11:30 am…………….…………….Holy Mass
St. Brendan
4:30 pm………………...…………Confession
5:00 pm…………...……………….Holy Mass
Monday, December 27
8:00 am…...…..……Daily Mass (St. Brendan)
Tuesday, December 28
8:00 am……….…....Daily Mass (St. Brendan)
Wednesday, December 29
6:30 pm……….…...Daily Mass (St. Brendan)
Thursday, December 30
8:00 am…...…..……Daily Mass (St. Brendan)
Friday, December 31
8:00 am…...…..........Daily Mass (St. Brendan)
6:00 pm…...…..……Holy Mass (St. Brendan)
7:00 pm…...…..…….....Holy Mass (St. Mary)
Saturday, January 1
4:30 pm..…………...Confession (St. Brendan)
5:00 pm...………......Holy Mass (St. Brendan)
7:00 pm………………..Confession (St. Mary)
7:30 pm…...…...…........Santa Misa (St. Mary)
Weekly Mass Intentions
Sunday, December 26
5:00 pm……………………….CCM Students
FAMILY LIFE December 26, 2021
Christmas celebrates the Incarnation, the “en-flesh-ment” of God as a human
person. In Jesus, God is bodily present in the human story. Today we honor the
Holy Family, helping us to see that God is active in daily family life. God is near
at hand, amidst the tensions, joys, and uncertainties of family life. As our Gospel
passage describes, even with family miscommunications and with limited
understanding of Jesus’ mission, the Holy Family persevered in their life
together. Like many family conflicts, there was no immediate or clear resolution
of the issues raised by Jesus and by Mary. God’s intentions for the family, and
for Jesus, were still unfolding. They continued to stay connected with each other
and with God. Within the turbulence of family life, they trusted God to actively
sustain and guide them into an uncertain future. We are invited to follow their
example.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Tuesday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18
Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35
Thursday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40
Friday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18
Saturday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21
Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
VIDA FAMILIAR 26 de diciembre de 2021 La Navidad celebra la Encarnación, la “en-carna-ción” de Dios como una
persona humana. En Jesús, Dios está presente físicamente en la historia
humana. Hoy honramos a la Sagrada Familia, que nos ayuda a ver que Dios
está activo en la vida familiar cotidiana. Dios está cerca, en medio de las
tensiones, alegrías y las incertidumbres de la vida familiar. Como lo describe
nuestro pasaje del Evangelio, incluso con la falta de comunicación y con una
limitada comprensión de la misión de Jesús, la Sagrada Familia perseveró en
su vida en común. Como en muchos conflictos familiares, no hubo una
resolución inmediata o clara en los asuntos presentados por Jesús y María. Las
intenciones de Dios hacia la familia y hacia Jesús, seguían desarrollándose.
Ellos eran una familia unida y también lo eran con Dios. Dentro de la
turbulencia de la vida familiar, confiaron en que Dios los sostenía vivamente y
guiaba a un futuro incierto. Estamos invitados a seguir su ejemplo. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Giving: During this challenging time, we depend on donations to keep our parish family going. Please take advantage of
online giving by visiting our parish website at www.stbrendanscc.org and click Donate Now-Online Giving. Prefer Mail? Make
check payable to your parish and mail to 1444 W. Washington St. Stephenville, TX 76401
PRAYER CORNER: Please pray for the different intentions of each person this week for: Janice Schuetz, Rebecca,
Brandon Barker, Afelia Cadena, Manoo, Jason Landry, Teresa Esquivel Garnicia, Rebeka, Sadie, Darlene Vick,
Kendall Osman, Vicky Flores, Carol Caibaiosai, Julietta Landeros-Caibaiosai, Arturo Steve Rodriguez, Clifford
Goble, Elizabeth Ford, Albert & Sandra Olivan, Freddy Pulido, Dan Kernaghan, Shiloh Family, Mike Hill, Sam Pier
Family, JoAnn, Bill Svadlenka, Florin Schlautman, Acuña family, Madeline, Mark, Wendi, Kristina, Mike Roberts,
Bob Haschke’s Mom, Maria Cruz, Eddie Dunn, Julie Vecera, Paul, Gordon, Pelletier Family, Vicki
Rawlings, Richard Petronis, Lou Hinzman, Bill O’Neal, Bole Family, Jody Cornell, Tye Coapland, Neide Gonsalves,
Jackie Demetruk, Natal Mello, Poplin family, Carl Volleman, John McCarthy, Irma Lopez, Jennifer Lancaster and
Family, Della Munson and Husband, Ismael M, Mack McCormick, Ann Blair, Paulette Jones, Amanda Nicholson,
Jocelyn Lewis, Rudy Guerrero, Nursing Home Patients, all the homebound and ill, and for all the souls in purgatory.
The 2022 Annual Diocesan Appeal is now underway
throughout the Diocese of Fort Worth.
Through this annual campaign, the Diocese funds
programs and ministries for the nearly one million
Catholics it serves in 90 parishes and missions
throughout the 28 counties it serves. THANK YOU for
your past support of this effort. Through your generous
support, the Diocese of Fort Worth will continue to
serve the needs of our Diocesan family. Here is the latest
ADA report from the Diocese:
As 12-16-21
Our Lady of Guadalupe…19 donors…Goal $6000
Committed…$5816 (97%) Paid…$4636 (77%)
St. Mary’s…33 donors…Goal $16,700
Committed $14,105 (84%) Paid…$11,135 (67%)
St. Brendan’s…24 donors…Goal $18,000
Committed…$9835 (55%) Paid…$8355 (46%)
Sacred Heart…7 donor…Goal $6300
Committed…$2340 (37%) Paid…$940 (15%)
Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule:
Friday, December 24: UPDATE
• St. Brendan: 6pm
• St. Mary 8pm
Saturday, December 25:
• St. Mary: 9am
• Sacred Heart: 10am
• Our Lady of Guadalupe: 10:30am
• There will not be a 5pm or 7:30pm Sunday
Vigil Mass
Sunday, December 26:
• St. Mary: 9am
• Our Lady of Guadalupe: 10:30am
• Sacred Heart: 11:30am
• St. Brendan: 5pm
Friday, December 31:
• St. Brendan: 6pm
• St. Mary: 7pm
Saturday, January 1:
• No Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother
of God (not a holy day of obligation this year)
• Regular 5pm and 7:30pm Sunday Vigil
Masses
The office will be closed until January 2nd.
On behalf of Father Matthew, Father James, Nathan and Melissa,
we pray you have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
PRAYER OF THE WEEK:
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
O God, who were pleased to give us
the shining example of the Holy Family,
graciously grant that we may imitate them
in practicing the virtues of family life
and in the bonds of charity,
and so, in the joy of your house,
delight one day in eternal rewards.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Reflection question: How can I imitate the Holy Family this week? Collect text from the English translation of The Roman Missal, © 2010, International Commission on English in
the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
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ORACIÓN DE LA SEMANA
La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José
Señor Dios, que te dignaste dejarnos el más perfecto
ejemplo
en la Sagrada Familia de tu Hijo,
concédenos benignamente
que, imitando sus virtudes domésticas y los lazos de
caridad que la unió,
podamos gozar de la eterna recompensa en la alegría
de tu casa.
Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu Hijo,
que vive y reina contigo en la unidad del Espíritu Santo
y es Dios por los siglos de los siglos.
Pregunta de reflexión: ¿Cómo puedo imitar a la Sagrada Familia esta semana? Tomado del Misal Romano, tercera edición © 2014 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops — Conferencia
Episcopal Mexicana. Todos los derechos reservados.
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FAITH CORNER
SAINT THOMAS BECKET (1118-1170)
December 29
To anyone who imagines conflict between religion and politics to be a modern phenomenon, history
witnesses otherwise. Martyred under Henry VIII in 1535, Thomas More declared, “I die the King’s good servant, but
God’s first!” Thomas Becket could have said the same four centuries earlier. As Henry II’s closest friend and trusted
chancellor, Becket, the King presumed, could be counted on, if made Archbishop, to deliver the church to royal
control. But Becket experienced a profound conversion, confirmed by the ordination liturgy’s rich symbolism of the
bishop as Good Shepherd and the church as Bride of Christ. Renouncing secular responsibilities, distributing his
wealth to the poor, Thomas became the church’s uncompromising champion. Faced with this “new” Becket, the
King’s previous friendship turned into a ferocious, almost irrational hatred. As eight centuries later, Archbishop
Romero would be martyred at the altar of Christ’s sacrifice, Becket was slain before the altar of Canterbury
Cathedral by royal agents, neither the first nor last good shepherd to lay down his life as the price of freedom for
Christ’s church and justice for Christ’s sheep.
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.