The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, December 31, 2017 · 12/31/2017  · Ambrosio Salazar, Teresa Zapata . We pray for Prayers for the sickthe following who need healing: Roberto Ramos,

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Saturday: December 30, 2017-5:30pm

†Manuel C. Garza

De parte de Imelda C. Garza y familia

†Ricky Vasquez

De parte de su familia

†Juan Rodriguez y Teresa Martinez

De parte de su hija, Virginia y familia

†Noel Pena Jr.

De parte de Bobbie Nix

†Ted Byington (6th Ann.)

De parte de Dora Byington

†San Juanita Gaytan (En memoria de su cumpleaños)

De parte de su familia

†Emilio Calzada

De parte de Sr. y Sra. Pete y Diana Rodriguez

†Maria Byington

De parte de Dora Byington

†Homer Odell Christian Jr.

De parte de Carlos Martinez

†Roberto y Maria Byington

De parte de Mr & Mrs Pedro Hernandez

En acción de gracias a Jesus y la Virgen Maria por las

bendiciones recibidas

De parte Hilda G. Garza

Sunday: December 30, 2017 – 7:30am

†Arnoldo Perez

De parte de la familia Perez, Guevara y Garza

†Manuel Carrillo

De parte de Sr. y Sra. Vern Crocker

†Homero P. Garza

De parte de su familia

†Maria Olga Sanchez

De parte de Angel Ramos y Familia

†Jose Angel Cantu

De parte de Sr. y Sra. Al Luera

En acción de gracias por las bendiciones recibidas en el

año 2017

De parte de Sr. y Sra. Al Luera

SUNDAY: December 24, 2017 – 10:00am

†Robert Eric Garza (8th Ann.)

Requested by his Family

†Jose Jesus Silbas

De parte de Nilda H. Silbas

Sunday: December 30, 2017 – 12:00 Noon

†Sylvestra Bárcenas

Requested by the family

†Manuel Flores

Requested by his Family

†Dr. Grace Salazar

Requested by Camarrillo Family

†Jose Rene Cantu

Requested by the Family

For the health of Cecilia Garcia

Requested by her family

Monday: January 1, 2018, 2017

10:00am Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God

(Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year in the USA)

Tuesday: January 2, 2018, 2018 – 6:30am

For those who are grieving

Wednesday: January 3, 2018 - 6:30am

†Manuel Carrillo

Requested by David Mata

Thursday: January 4, 2018 6:30am

For those who are ill

First Friday: January 5, 2018-6:30am

†Manuel Carrillo

Requested by David Mata

First Saturday: January 6, 2018

For those who are unemployed

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary,

and Joseph

December 31, 2017 My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the

sight of all the peoples.—Luke 2:30-31

Last week offering:

Loose: $4,196.11

Envelope: $2,773.00

Total: $6,969.11

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Prayers for the sick We pray for the following who need

healing: Roberto Ramos, Tana Torres,

Matilde Mayorga, Lou Ann Reyes, Vangie

Longoria, Elva G. Rodriguez, Maria Nury

Zapata, Edna Morales, Grace Morales,

Robert Morales, Nilda G. Loera, America

Crouse, Sarita Mendietta, Lela Guzman,

Carmen Rios, Cissy Cortez, Joey M. Rios,

Alex Olivarez, Mary Castro, Irma Zamora,

Mary Lou Garza, Consuelo Perez, Joe Garza,

Petrolino Esquivel, Clarissa De La Paz,

Marcus Alonzo Castilla, Annette Galvan

Espinoza, Omelia Tijerina. Yolanda De La

Paz. Joel Salazar, Israel Mendietta, Martina

Constante, Daniel Cavazos Jr. & Carolina

Ruiz, Audelia Vargas, Carmen Arredondo, Al

Luera, Toni Garcia, George Perez, Max

Arriaga, Juan Trejo Sr., Emma Garza,

Adelmo Luera Jr, Adelmo Luera, Diana

Serna, Margarito Olivarez, Middy Munoz,

Adan Munoz Jr, Hector & Maria Trevino,

Norma Gonzalez, Sylvia Muniz, Horacio R.

Solis, Lisa Munoz, Joel Rivera, Angie

Moreno, Elvira Molina, Rosa Moya,

Ambrosio Salazar, Teresa Zapata .

We pray for all those who are sick on our

list and for those whose names are written

on the heart of Our Lord Jesus.

Sanctuary Candle Donated in memory of

Armando C. Jaimes

From his family &

In memory of

Juan, Maria, Lupita, Anita &

Manuel Carrillo &

Santiago & Ascension Garcia

January 6th & 7th

Lectors & Commentators: 5:30pm 7:30am

10:00am

Noon

Altar Servers

5:30pm

7:30am

10:00am

Noon

Extra-Ordinary Minsters

5:30pm Mary Del Bosque, Mary Ann Colin

7:30am Margot Rosales, Terry Avelar

10:00am Sister, Rosario Barrera

Noon Carmen Mayorga

Ushers/Hospitality

5:30pm Adolfo Silva

7:30am Mon Aguilar, Roque Loera, Frank Najera, Alejandro Deleon

10:00am Diana Ochoa, Eddie Ochoa & Youth

Noon Patsy Rios

December 30th & 31st

Lectors & Commentators 5:30pm TBA 7:30am Manuel Ramirez

10:00am Greg Hopper

Noon Felipe & Irma Leal

Altar Servers

5:30pm Christian, Diego

7:30am Danielle, Debra

10:00am Jordan, Jacob, Jason

Noon Diane, Sofia, Joey

Extra-Ordinary Minsters

5:30pm Emma Ramos, Sister

7:30am Griselda Trevino, Benita Sanchez

10:00am Connie Herrera, Carmela Alvarez

Noon Carmen Mayorga

Ushers/Hospitality

5:30pm Adolfo Silva

7:30am Mon Aguilar, Roque Loera, Frank Najera, Alejandro Deleon

10:00am Diana Ochoa, Eddie Ochoa & Youth

Noon Patsy Rios & Youth Group Members

We thank all our Ministries for Loving God, Growing in Grace and Serving His People!

Monday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3,

5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4;

Jn 1:19-28

Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps

98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34

Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-

9; Jn 1:35-42

Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-

5; Jn 1:43-51

Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-

15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-

28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38]

Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8,

10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-

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SPENDING TIME WITH GOD WEEKLY & DAILY DEVOTIONS AT ST. MARTIN

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

EVERY THURSDAY

6:00PM IN THE CHAPEL

PARISH OFFICE

WILL BE CLOSED

JANUARY 1 & 2

FOR THE NEW

YEAR’S HOLIDAY

WE WILL RETURN

ON WED. JAN. 3

CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

EVERY DAY

3:00PM IN THE CHURCH

†

JMJ

THE HOLY FAMILY, JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

Nazareth is the school where the understanding about the life of Jesus begins. It is the school where the knowledge of the

Gospel starts.

Here we learn to observe, to listen, to meditate, and penetrate in the profound sense of the simple, humble and loving

manifestation of the Son of God. Living in the midst of human beings, and we learn from this family, perhaps in a manner

almost insensible, to imitate their life.

It is from the home of Nazareth that is revealed to us, the method by which we can discover who is Christ. Here we will

comprehend the importance of the environment that surrounded His life, while He lived amongst us and the necessary

knowledge of the places, the times, the cultures, the languages as well as the religious practices, in other words, all that

Jesus used to reveal Himself to the world. Here everything talks, and everything has a meaning.

In the school of Nazareth we understand the need of a spiritual discipline, if we want to follow the teachings of the

Gospel, and be Disciples of Christ.

We would want to be children again and come back to this humble yet sublime school of Nazareth. Here we would like to

begin again, close to Mary and Joseph… our beginning to the true science of life and to the highest wisdom of the divine

truth!

But we are here as pilgrims and we ought to renounce the desire to continue in the house, the study, never ended, of the

knowledge of the Gospel. But we should take with us some teachings of the lesson from Jesus’ home in Nazareth.

Their first lesson is SILENCE. Silence can be admirable and indispensable as a habit from the spirit, needed for us in order

to communicate more easily with our God. We can learn to love silence when necessary, because we are bombarded by

so much noise, so many voices of our most noisy, and agitated modern life… The silence of Nazareth teaches us to be

recollected and thus have an interior silence in order to be always ready to listen to the good inspirations and doctrine of

the true Teachers.

The Holy Family teaches us the need and value of a convenient formation from the study and meditation of an intense

interior life, where we can often call the Lord and communicate with Him, in our personal prayer that only God sees and

hears.

We are also invited by the Holy Family to have a familiar lesson for life. We pray that Nazareth teaches us the true

meaning of the family, their communion of love, her simple and sacred and inviolable character, the sweet and

comfortable function that it has in the families and society.

Here we also hear the lesson of work… Nazareth, the house of the son of God and the Son of a carpenter. We can also

learn the hard, but redeemer law of human work and learn its dignity.

We want to show the great model of our divine Brother, the defender of all just causes, in other words to Christ, our Lord.

(Taken from some teaching of Pope Paul V1)

Sister Celia Gpe. Campoy

SCRIPTURE &

COFFEE 9:00am

Every Thursday

This week at

Hilda Garza’s home

611 E. Aislie Apt E #1

(South Park Apts) All Are Welcome!

December Dates

to Remember

CCD classes are on

holiday break.

Sunday classes

resume on Jan. 7

and Wednesday

classes resume on

Jan. 10.

NEW YEAR’S DAY MASS

SCHEDULE

JAN 1, 2018

10:00AM

This year the Solemnity of

Mary the Holy Mother of God

is not a Holy Day of Obligation

but it would be nice if we

attended Mass in her honor.

Thank you!

As parish staff we are always humbled by the graciousness and generosity of our parishioners. Every year you remember us with Christmas well wishes, goodies and gifts. We are profoundly grateful that you take the time to think of us at such a special time of the year.

We would also like to take this time to thank all our parish ministries and organizations that helped organize or contribute to all our December activities. From the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Advent Retreats, Posadas and Christmas Masses. If you helped in any way we thank you! If you were able to attend any or all these events we thank you! We hope you grew in your faith and we pray you found comfort and peace and fellowship by attending. Your active participation in parish activities and celebrations is always encouraging to us. May God bless all as we end this year and may he bring

you abundant blessings in the year 2018.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTER

MEETING SET FOR TUESDAY,

JANUARY 2, 2018 AT ST.

MARTIN PARISH HALL

ROSARY WILL BEGIN AT 6PM

AND MEETING WILL FOLLOW

ALL MEMBERS ARE

ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND

AND NEW MEMBERS ARE

ALWAYS WELCOME!

CHALUPA

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7,

2018

3:00PM – 5:00PM

IN THE PARISH HALL

JOIN US FOR AN

AFTERNOON OF FUN &

FELLOWSHIP

VACATION TIME

Fr. Naul will leave for vacation on January 8 and return on January 25. He will be visiting his family in Colombia. We pray for a safe trip and a restful vacation.