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HOLY ROSARY
PARISH
The Dominican Friars
serving the Archdiocese
of Galveston -Houston
3617 Milam St. G Houston, Texas
77002 H www.
holyrosaryparish.org
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE
Pastoral Message
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
November 2, 2014
As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of Saint Martin de Porres on
Monday, November 3, I’d like to share with you my devotion, my “long
time relationship”, with the beloved Peruvian Dominican saint. As you
know, my family is from Lima and they have had a devotion to Blessed
Martin even before he was canonized in May of 1962 by Saint John XXIII
at the Vatican. People from Lima call him “Martincito”, basically meaning
dear Martin. My late grandfather, Miguel Torres, was a member of the
Brotherhood of Saint Martin de Porres—an institution sponsored by the
Dominican Order and based at the Basilica of the Most Holy Rosary. The
Brotherhood was in charge, among other things, of the organization of
the annual November procession through downtown Lima.
I remember hearing as a child, “Martincito es muy milagroso”, (“Martin is very miraculous”), by several close relatives. Due to our strong
devotion to Saint Martin, my family has attributed to him many miracles
received through his intercession; so, since an early age, I started “my relationship” with him. I remember going every year with my family to his
procession—dressed in the white and black habit of the Brotherhood of
St. Martin de Porres. My mother always reminds me that my grandfather
vested me with the Brotherhood’s habit at the Basilica of the Most Holy
Rosary, when I was one year old. At home we’ve always had, and still
do, statues and paintings of St. Martin. As I was growing up, throughout
the year, our family made frequent visits to St. Martin at the Basilica in
downtown Lima—visits that I continue to do every time I go to Peru,
now as a Dominican friar.
But it was when I was about ten years old that my mother told me a
story that will be in my memory for the rest of my life. (to be continued
on November 16)
In Christ,
—Fr. Juan, O. P.
Upcoming Events
Fr. Juan will be out of town visiting family from Oct. 27 to Nov. 4.
Market Day is today, November 2.
This fundraiser benefits the Religious Education Program.
Black Bag Collection takes place this weekend, November 1-2.
Parish Assembly Weekend will take place on November 8-9.
MASSES
SATURDAY 5:00 p.m. (Sunday Vigil)
SUNDAY
STAFF DI R ECTORY
English: 8:00, 11:00 a.m., 12:30, 5:00 p.m.
Vietnamese: 3:15 and 6:30 p.m.
Latin: 9:30 a.m.
STAFF DI R ECTORY
WEEKDAYS
12:05 p.m. Mon.– Sat., 5:15 p.m. Mon.–Fri.
RECONCILIATION
WEEKLY
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
11:30 a.m.– noon,
4:00–5:00 p.m.
LITURGICAL
CALENDAR
WEEKDAYS 11:30 a.m.– noon
and 4:40–5:10 p.m. Mon.–Fri.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
ROSARY
4:50 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 4:35 p.m. Sat. and Sun.
STAFF DI RADORATION
ECTORY
EUCHARISTIC
Fridays, 12:45–5:00 p.m. (5:05 Benediction)
STAFF DI R ECTORY
Telephone 713-529-4854, enter an extension:
Fr. Ian G. Bordenave, O.P. (Pastor) 101
[email protected]
Fr.LITURGICAL
Juan M. Torres, O.P. CALENDAR
(Parochial Vicar) 103
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Fr. Isidore V. Vicente, O.P. (Parochial Vicar) 104
Fr. Anthony Hung Tran, O.P. (Chaplain)
Ava Voissem (Parish Secretary) 101
o f f i c e @ h o l y ro s a r y p a r i s h . o rg
Geoff Green (Business Administrator) 109
businessadmin@holyrosaryparish . org
Valerie Chase (Special Projects) 102
Juan Maldonado (Bookkeeper) 108
Laura Chase (Wedding Coordinator) 110
David Paxton (Music Director) 105
Baptism scheduling 101
Anointing of the sick (visitations) 101
Religious Education Center (3535 Louisiana)
Janet Hafernik, C.R.E., 713-526-4389
Priory (Friars in residence, 713-526-6322)
Fr. Richard Williams, O.P. (Prior); Fr. Bryan Fontenot, O.P.; Fr. Martin Iott, O.P.; Fr. Richard Patrick, O.P.
Assistance for those in need
St.Vincent de Paul Society, 713-529-2156
LITURGICAL CALENDAR
NOVEMBER 2–8, 2014
Sun. Wisdom 3:1–9
Romans 5:5–11 or 6:3–9
John 6:37–40
We pray especially for those
named at this week’s Masses:
8:00 For the people of the parish
9:30 † Janell Pustejovsky
11:00 † Stuart Toomey
12:30 † Richard Nevle
5:00 † Cindy Gibbons Skrehot
Mon. St. Martin de Porres, O.P.,
religious
Multiple Readings
12:05 † Rick Doutel
5:15 Flo and Nicholas Chase
Tue. St. Charles Borromeo,
bishop
Phil 2:5-11; Lk 14:15-24
12:05 † Dr. James Considine
5:15 Marion Bell
Wed.Weekday
Phil 2:12-18; Lk 14:25-33
12:05 Marie and Mac Bench
and sons
5:15 Thelma Sanchez
Thu. St. Alphonsus Navarrete,
O.P., priest and companions, martyrs in Japan
Phil 3:3-8a; Lk 15:1-10
12:05 † Michelene G. Toomey
5:15 † Jeannine Stevens Helms
Fri. All Saints of the
Order of Preachers
Multiple Readings
12:05 Anita Rosales and
Charlene Ruiz
5:15 Agnes Shimanek
Sat.Weekday
Phil 4:10-19; Lk 16:9-15
12:05 † Peter Nguyen
5:00 † Sophie and Steve Varnish
Parents: Please use the
breezeway or courtyard
to quiet crying infants
Reflection on the Sunday Scriptures
One of my sacred times when I go on vacation in the summer to a farm town
outside of the city of Salamanca, Spain, is going to the cemetery. My visit primarily
is to spend some time in prayer at the tomb of my parents, but also to walk around
the cemetery and read the different names, many related to our family. Walking
around the tombs, with beautiful granite tombstones, all engraved with dates of
birth and death, plus a loving message of the ones left behind, a flood of memories
come rushing. It is an act of REMEMBRANCE of those who have gone before me
and of so many that I have known in my long life. It feels good being there, praying, remembering their names, their faces, their earthiness, their trust that the earth
would sustain them, their donning of their caps as Church bells tolled the Angelus
at noon. Those earthy folks were HOLY persons.
This act of remembrance which is done by all of us in a special way on this
day, ALL SOULS DAY, is not only a reliving of their lives on earth but also of affirming their innate goodness, their connection with the lives of ALL SAINTS
whose feast we celebrated yesterday. Both days are one. Both days recall lives lived
and now, though dead, live even more fully. They are fully alive in God. They are
now part “of the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us” that St. Paul writes about
(Heb. 12: 1), and making a reality of the great Catholic doctrine of “The Communion
of Saints”, of the union of the Pilgrim Church, the Purging Church and the Triumphant
Church. All as one on earth, in Purgatory and in Heaven praising God.
Who are those SOULS and those SAINTS? They are our HEROS and HEROINES, those that we have known and those from the past, even the ancient past.
This day belongs to all these UNKNOWN SOLDIERS, at whose tomb we come today to render tribute, homage, and thanks. Thanks because from many of them,
our parents, our grandparents, our siblings, a teacher, a priest, a nun, a friend, all
touched us in a very special way, and touched our innermost part, our soul, where
faith, trust, and love reside. They taught us to believe in God and in His Son, Jesus,
and in the Blessed Virgin Mary, teaching us the prayer of love and connection with
the divine.
They are saints. And who is a saint? A football player, was the answer in a Mass
for the second graders in my former Parish in Louisiana. Enough said. Or, you may
go to the Beatitudes and define them as those who have put them into practice. Or,
a definition that I have heard many times: One that does ordinary things extraordinarily well, with love, or, a saint is a recycled sinner, or, a dead sinner revised and edited. I
guess we all could fall into that category.
ALL SAINTS DAY AND ALL SOULS DAY are two of my favorite feasts of the Roman Catholic Calendar. Yes, we have the celebration of the great mysteries of our salvation and the feast of the great saints, Peter, Paul, Augustine, Benedict, Francis of Assisi, Dominic, Catherine, Theresa of Calcutta... But today we remember our dead, the
people that we loved, the members of our ordinary families and other families who
were just saying YES to God and people who constantly performed acts of random kindness to others regardless of who they were. They are dead, but ALIVE in Jesus, “the first
born from the dead” as Paul says (Col. 1: 18).
A few years ago, in the Book of the Saints we used to bring to the Chapel on this
day on the UH Main Campus, I wrote the name of my co-chaplain and co-minister, Mary Comeaux, who died of cancer while serving there with me. She was very
young, fully alive in her faith and preparing to die. She wrote about her imminent
death. She did not like to die, she told God, still she wanted to surrender her life to
the power of God’s Love.
Who could you write as a saint in the empty pages of your Book of Saints? By
the way, you could write your name there too!!!
May God’s peace be with you always.
—Fr. Vicente
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Religious Education News
Baptismal Class for Parents will take
place Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to
noon. Please contact Janet to register.
Lending Library, come visit the REC
or the parish library for uplifting, instructional reading selections or movies especially for an Advent devotion.
November 2: Market Day is today
in the parish hall. We still need volunteers today and in future activities. To find out more about these
activities­—Adopt-a-Family, putting
up the greenery in the church (Nov.
29), St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 7) and
our annual Advent Breakfast (Dec.
14)—please go to the web site, or contact Janet Hafernik at 713-526-4389 or
[email protected].
Adopt-a-Family
We are accepting donations for Adopta-Family for Christmas. Find out more
by contacting Maria Correa at 713-7245262 or email at mcorrea@mlrcentral.
com. Holy Rosary helped approximately seven families the first year to
more than twenty last year. Your generosity made it possible.
Memories of a WWII Soldier
On Wednesday, November 19, World
War II veteran and consummate storyteller Luke McConn shares his personal stories, bringing home a first-hand
view of the sacrifice and valor of the
Allied Forces. For information on ticket prices and location, please contact
Valerie Chase at [email protected]. All proceeds to benefit the formation of young men into
Dominican friars, as well as the care of
the semi-retired and infirm friars of the
Southern Dominican Province.
Young Adult News
Open Houses
November 7: First Friday Devotion and
Fellowship, join us at the 5:15 first Friday Mass and devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. Afterwards, please
gather in the narthex and relocate to
Oporto Café, 3833 Richmond Ave., for
food, drinks, and fellowship!
On Wednesday, November 5, St. Agnes
Academy’s Open House will take place
beginning at 7 p.m. St. Agnes Academy
is an all-girls Catholic college preparatory high school located at 9000 Bellaire Blvd. For more information, visit
st-agnes.org.
November 8: Texas Renaissance Festival,
join us as we meet and carpool from
the parish. Please let us know if you
will be attending so we can plan ahead.
On Sunday, November 9, St. Thomas
High School, located at 4500 Memorial
Dr., invites families of boys in 5th, 6th,
7th, and 8th grades to an Open House
beginning at 1 p.m.
November 13: Luminous Thursday Rosary and Coffee, please join us in prayer.
It is important as individuals and as a
group. We meet in the Religious Education Center at 7 p.m. to pray the Luminous Mysteries. Afterwards, we relocate to Glazed: The Doughnut Café,
1333 Old Spanish Trail, for coffee,
doughnuts, and fellowship
For more information, please email us
at [email protected] or find us
on Facebook.
Centennial Campaign
We began renovations to the sacristy
and candle room. This project should
last 3-4 months and will bring needed modernizations to these areas. We
hope to begin renovation of the church
during Lent of 2015 so we can worship
in a newly renovated church in time for
Easter. If we are unable to begin in Lent
2015, work is likely to begin Lent 2016.
All the centennial campaign pledges
have been made. So many have responded generously and we thank you
for your faith and suppport in the projects. This is absolutely wonderful, and
your pledge payments are both appreciated and critical to getting the project
done. Thank you all for your generosity towards this campaign.
Diocesan Activities
On Monday, Nov. 10, the UST 2015
Thomas Aquinas Lecture will present
Professor Rémi Brague at Jones Hall,
3910 Yoakum at 7:30 p.m. This event is
free and open to the public. For more
information please call 713-525-3591.
For Better and For Ever: An evening with
Fr. Rob Ruhnke on Wednesday, Nov.
12, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Martha
Catholic Church, 702 Woodland Hills
Dr., Kingwood. Please RSVP by Oct. 31
to [email protected] or
call 636-856-0422.
A Cardinal’s Christmas, Saturday, Dec.
13, at the River Oaks County Club. For
additional information, please visit
www.catholiccharities.org/ACC or call
713-874-6649.
Project Rachel
This is the Church’s outreach to women who have had an abortion or been
involved in an abortion decision. Project Rachel offers Christ’s loving mercy, reconciliation, and healing through
counseling and Sacramental Reconciliation. For more information, please call
713-741-8728.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Kevin G. Gardner II, Gloria Guerrero, Kevin Gardner Sr., Bob Reeder, William Beaver,
Alex Jimenez, Joe Kowis, Wayne Andrews, Frank Mustachia, Mary Jo Spurr, Richard Galvan, Angel Davis, Marilyn Hensley,
Hoa Thi Dang, Dr. Hubert Ried, Jean Ried, and Bob Rogers. If you wish to have prayers added to the Bulletin prayer list,
please contact the parish office at 713-529-4854, ext. 101. At every Eucharist, the Church prays for all who are in need.
ALTAR FLOWERS: The flowers on the main altar are offered in remembrance of all the souls in Purgatory.
COLLECTIONS FOR OCTOBER 26: This fiscal year, the weekly parish offertory goal is $24,000. Last week’s
total giving was $20,313.35. For the fiscal year, we are $45,751.983 below our goal. God bless your generosity.
The parish’s 2014 Diocesan Services Fund goal is $125,900. As of this week, we have received $127,692.46 in pledges
towards that goal, and $121,131.41 has been paid.
For all who give sacrificially to support Holy Rosary Parish and its ministries, and who support the Archdiocese
through the DSF as it ministers in ways a single parish cannot, we offer our heartfelt thanks.
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Please come and join us for
Wednesday Lunch
An Outreach Ministry of Holy Rosary
offers a $5.00 lunch
after the 12:05 p.m. Mass
in the parish hall.
(November 5 menu: Baked Chicken)
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Bulletin
Submissions
Thank you to all who submit articles for the bulletin.
Please remember that submissions should be sent to
Valerie Chase at [email protected]
by noon on the Tuesday
prior to Sunday’s date.
Any submissions past the
deadline will be put in the
following week’s bulletin if
applicable.
Holy Rosary
Playgroup
Join us on the first and third
Thursday at 10 a.m. at the
St. George Playground or
in the Religious Education
Center. For more information please contact Annalee
Wagner at [email protected].
Flower
Donations
If you are wish to donate
altar flowers for a Sunday,
please contact the parish
office. The cost is $130.
Sunday Brunch available
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2521 Bagby @ McGowen
Continental & European Cuisine
Prayer for Peace
Lord, the plight of the Middle East is
deep and the suffering of Christians
is severe and frightening.
Therefore, we ask you, Lord, to spare
their lives and to grant them patience
and courage to continue their witness
of Christian values with trust and hope.
Lord, peace is the foundation of life.
Grant them the peace and stability that
will enable them to live with each other
without fear and anxiety
and with dignity and joy.
Glory be to You forever.
713-521-7231
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Black Bag Collection
In last Sunday’s Gospel we
find the truth that loving
God isn’t merely a matter
of fervor in our hearts, but
that it must be expressed in
doing good for the sake of
others. Through your gifts, the Society
of St. Vincent de Paul was able to show
that love to our neighbors by assisting
31 families or single persons, providing
$10, 573.41 for rent, $1,498.84 for utilities,
$186 for transportation, and $310 in food.
Thank you! Call 713-529-2156 for help, or
if you want to help the SVdP Society in
this charitable ministry. The Poor Box (in
the rear of the church) proceeds are used
by SVdP Society to benefit those in need.
Donations may be made at any time.