W ! P , F V BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH

DIOCESE OF LAREDO 2219 Galveston St., Laredo, TX 78043‐3002 • Phone: (956) 722‐1231 • FAX: (956) 722‐2823

Website: www.blessedsacramentlaredo.org Bulle n announcements e‐mail: bulle n@blessedsacramentlaredo.org 

Reverend Fr. Wojciech Przystasz, Administrator Deacon Roger Mar nez, Jr., Permanent Deacon Reverend Msgr. Stanley A. Sliwiak, Ph.D., Re red Deacon Dennis R. Garza, Permanent Deacon

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M to 12:00 N.N.

and 1:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M.

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday: 6:00 P.M. Sunday: 8:00 A.M. (Español) 10:00 A.M. 12:00 N.N. 5:00 P.M.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents MUST be registered parishioners (considered registered parishioners if have actively been attending Sunday Masses prior to baptism). Baptisms are administered on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Baptismal instruction is offered on the preceding Thursday.

PARISH STAFF Mrs. Josie R. Arellano, Bookkeeper

Ms. Gloria B. Sandoval, Parish Secretary Mrs. Consuelo M. Perez, Bulletin Editor

Mr. Manuel Ponce, Director of Music

DAILY MASS Mon., Tue., Thu. and Fri. 7:00 A.M. Wednesday 7:00 A.M. & 6:00 P.M.

FIRST FRIDAY: 5:30 P.M. FIRST SATURDAY ONLY: 9:00 A.M.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY

Couples should inquire about premarital prepa-ration and available church dates at least six (6) months prior to planned wedding date. Do not make any arrangements before contact-ing the parish office.

BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL Mrs. Selma J. Santos, Principal

1501 North Bartlett Avenue Laredo, TX 78043

Phone: (956) 722-1222 Fax: (956) 712-2002

NOVENA TO

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Wednesday after the 6:00 P.M. Mass.

ADORATION OFTHE BLESSED SACRAMENT First Friday 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Third Thursday of each month 7:00 A.M . - 6:00 P.M.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday, 4:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.

Wednesdays, 30 min. before the evening Mass OR

by appointment (Please call the Parish Office)

ACTS CORE Blas A. Martinez 722-1231 ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Miss Hope Gonzalez 722-1231 ALTAR SERVERS (Training on Saturday mornings at 9:30AM in the church) Miss Suzie Schafer 722-1231 ALTAR SOCIETY (Meet 2nd Monday at 3:30PM in the parish hall) Mrs. Rosie Cavazos, President 722-1231 ADULT & CHILDREN’S CHOIR Mr. Manuel Ponce 722-1231 CUBMASTER FOR PACK 192 Mr. George Valdez 645-0675 COMMUNION FOR HOMEBOUND Call the Parish Office 722-1231 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Mr. David Treviño, Scheduling 712-6294 GIRL SCOUT TROOP 9150 Mrs. Naomi C. Arredondo 236-8672 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #10939 (Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 P.M.) G.K. Mr. Blas A. Martinez (956) 744-0867

FOURTH DEGREE K.C. ASSEMBLY (Meet 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 P.M. in the parish hall) Mr. Javier Martinez (956) 251-3720 LECTORS Mr. David Treviño, Scheduling 712-6294 PARISH COUNCIL Mr. George P. Kazen, President MEN’S FAITH SHARING Meet every Mon. at 7:00PM in the p. h. LADIES’ FAITH SHARING Meet every 1st & 3rd Tue. at 6:30PM in the p. h. QUINCEAÑERA COORDINATOR Mrs. Patsy Salinas 722-1231 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (CCD) Mrs. Maria Teresa Hinojosa, Coordinator 286-2842 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Miss Yolanda Valdez 722-1231 YOUTH GROUP “LIFE IN CHRIST” (Meet every Wed. @ 7PM in the P.H.) Mr. & Mrs. Felipe & Lali Martinez 722-1231 YOUTH LECTORS Deacon Dennis R. Garza 722-1231

Saturday, January 27, 2018 - Weekday [3]; St. Angela Merici, Virgin & Religious Founder; Blessed Virgin Mary 6:00PM †David C. Leyendecker By Wife & Family Sunday, January 28, 2018 – FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00AM All the Souls in Purgatory By Cruz Family 10:00AM †Manuel & Paula Escamilla By Manuel G. Escamilla 12:00PM For Parishioners 5:00PM †Rogerio Tijerina (A) & Juanita Martinez (A) By Tijerina Family Monday, January 29, 2018 - Weekday [4] 7:00AM †Carlos G. Garza By Family Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - Weekday [4] 7:00AM All The Souls In Purgatory By E. C. Juarez Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - St. John Bosco, Priest 7:00AM †Dr. Sigifredo Perez (B) By Wife & Family †Olivia R. Cavazos (A) By Family 6:00PM †Minerva G. Ibarra By Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Ibarra Thursday, February 1, 2018 – Weekday [4] 7:00AM †Irene M. Aguilera (A) By Romie Vargas & Family Friday, February 2, 2018 - THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD; First Friday 7:00AM All The Souls In Purgatory By Cruz Family 9:00AM †Raul Rodriguez (A) By Sergio & Edna Rodriguez 5:30PM †Nicola Lanese, Sr. By Lanese Family Saturday, February 3, 2018 - Weekday [4]; St. Blaise, Bishop & Martyr; St. Ansgar , Bishop; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday 9:00AM †E.H. Corrigan By Anthony Leyendecker, Jr. 6:00PM †Candelario Solis (B) By Solis Family †E. James Kazen (A) By George P. Kazen & Fam. †Raul & Olga Prevost By Narcisa Valdez †Ida Leyendecker (A) By Family †David C. Leyendecker By Wife & Family Sunday, February 4, 2018 – FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00AM †Andres Francisco Segovia (B) By Andres & Martha C. Segovia 10:00AM †Delia R. Perez (B) By Perez Hinojosa Family 12:00PM †Maria L. Contreras (A) By Mr. & Mrs. Felipe Contreras 5:00PM For Parishioners

The Sanctuary Lamp will be burning this week in Loving Memory of:

Manuel, Irene & Joe Aguilera

Mass Intentions for the Week

TRUE PROPHETS

In Deuteronomy today we hear that God’s very words will fill the mouth of a true prophet, but a false prophet will, in a manner of speaking, put mere mortal words into God’s mouth. In Mark’s Gospel, we see Jesus teaching and healing as a true prophet, one filled with the authority of God’s own voice. The whole history of our church is filled with both true and false prophets. Some false prophets were extremely popular and quite well-versed in scrip-ture, and even held positions of authority. But in today’s Gospel we learn that Jesus’ fame spread because he taught with authority; he wasn’t an authority because he was popular or famous. Elsewhere, we also learn from him, in his desert temptation confrontations with Satan, that anyone can quote scripture, even against God’s purposes. Today we hear that his authority was not like that of the scribes, who held the official positions of religious authority in his day. Our work is to do our best to discern the true prophets in our midst, and to be true prophets as well. The psalmist tells us how to do this: by not hardening our hearts when God speaks. If we truly listen to God, it will be God’s very words filling our mouths. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

PROFETAS VERDADEROS

Hoy en Deuteronomio oímos que las palabras de Dios llena-rán la boca de un profeta verdadero, pero un profeta falso pondrá, por así decirlo, palabras meramente humanas en boca de Dios. En el Evangelio según san Marcos, vemos a Jesús enseñando y curando como un profeta verdadero con la autoridad de la voz de Dios. La historia de nuestra Iglesia está llena de ambos tipos de profetas. Algunos profetas falsos fueron extremadamente popula-res y eran muy versados en la Sagrada Escritura, incluso ocupa-ban puestos de autoridad eclesial. Pero en el Evangelio de hoy descubrimos que la fama de Jesús se extendió porque enseñaba con autoridad; no era una autoridad porque fuera popular o famo-so. En otra parte, descubrimos con él, cuando es tentado y enfren-ta a Satanás en el desierto, que cualquiera puede citar la Sagrada Escritura, incluso si estos van en contra de los propósitos de Dios. Hoy oímos que su autoridad no era como la de los escribas, que eran la autoridad oficial religiosa en su época. Nuestra tarea es hacer todo lo posible por saber identificar a los verdaderos profetas que están entre nosotros y también a ser verdaderos pro-fetas. El salmista nos dice cómo hacerlo: no debemos endurecer nuestros corazones cuando escuchamos a Dios. Si realmente escuchamos a Dios, Dios pondrá sus palabras en nuestra boca.             Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. 

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 28, 2018

Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the L who made us. — Psalm 95:6

Our Lady of Guadalupe Candles

will be burning this week in Loving Memory of:

Aurelia Martinez Manuela Lopez

BIRTHDAY WISHES . . . and God’s many blessings to all those celebrating a birthday or anniversary this week.

Romeo Farias 28-Jan Maria De Hoyos 28-Jan Rosina U. Martinez 28-Jan Jason L.Kromminga, Jr. 29-Jan Nena Botello 30-Jan Katherine Craddock 31-Jan David Ramon 31-Jan Marissa Treviño 31-Jan Candelaria S. Guerra 02-Feb

Juanita A. Delgado 02-Feb Patricia Jacaman 02-Feb Alfonso Juan Hinojosa02-Feb Frank Diaz 03-Feb Rebecca Silva 03-Feb Jessica Cavazos 03-Feb Frank Reyes 03-Feb Martha Cuellar 03-Feb Rebecca Silva 03-Feb

Collection for the Weekend of: January 20 & 21, 2018

Envelopes $8,315.45 Loose 1,135.09 School 148.15

CCD 78.96 TOTAL $9,677.65

Thank you for your continued support & generosity! ¡Gracias por su continuo apoyo y generosidad!

Lupita Benavides Magdalena Benavides Berry Family Amelia Y. Cantu Pedro Cantu, Jr. Wayo Cavazos Alicia M. Charles Pamela M. Cortez Patsy Dees Lillian Dickinson William Dickinson

Manuel E. Escamilla Christian Flores Adolfo Garcia Elida Garcia Gilberto Garcia Ma. Dalia Garcia Lydia Garza Jesus Gonzalez Maria Yolanda Gonzalez Megan Gribble Yvonne Gribble Baby Emiliano Ibarra Anthony Leija, Jr. Gilberto Maldonado Nora McCain Joesi M. Perez

Maria Przystasz Baby Gabriel E. Rodriguez Laura V. Rodriguez Victoria Rodriguez Eduardo Alfonso Santos Baby Jose Alberto Serna Jim Switzer Adriana Valdéz Ana Laura Valdéz Francisco H. Valdéz Luz Maria Valdéz Marcelo Villescas Raymond S. York Zulie York

P ray For. . .

We especially pray every Wednesday after the evening Mass during the Novena of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Let us pray also for those whom God has called home recently especially Arturo Ivan Gonzalez, Josefa Martinez Ramos, Dora San Juanita Martinez & Roberto Amaya. As we mourn their passing, let us rejoice at their birth to eternal life.

Altar Server’s “Bake Sale”“Bake Sale” To benefit their Summer trip

to Fiesta Texas

Saturday, February 3rd ● 6 p.m. Mass Sunday, February 4th ● All Sunday Masses

Lots of homemade goodies will be available Outside West entrance of the church Thank you for your support! ¡Gracias por su apoyo!

Will you be celebrating your 25th or 50th

Anniversary of Catholic Marriage? ~Gold or Silver Wedding Anniversaries~

Mass at San Agustín Cathedral

Saturday, February 10, 2018 ●11:00 a.m. Please register for this special event by calling the Parish Office at (956) 722-1231 or the Family Life Office of the Diocese of Laredo at (956) 727-2140.

Registration deadline: Tomorrow Monday, January 29, 2018

First Friday Holy Hour & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Please join us Friday, February 2nd - after 5:30 p.m. Mass

The Presentation of the Lord - February 2nd “Día de la Candelaria”

Please bring your unused candles for a special blessing! ¡Traigan sus velas que no han sido usadas

para que sean bendecidas!

First Saturday Devotion to Our Lady Please join us at Holy Mass for this beautiful devo-tion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Saturday, February 3rd at 9:00 a.m.

For The Memorial of St. Blaise, February 3rd

We will have blessing of throats at this 9:00 a.m. Mass. Blessed Sacrament Church Women’s ACTS Community

B I N G O

Sunday, February 11, 2018 ● 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. 2219 Galveston St. ● Parish Hall

10 games each paying $100 gift cards & 3 great specials

Tickets are $20 for 10 games Specials will be $1 per card

Lots of food and great door prizes!!!

Get your tickets from any of the Women’s ACTS Sisters in Christ. For more information contact Ida Gutierrez (956) 206-8116, Gloria Tellez (956) 645-8928 or Mary Garcia (9560 744-4170.

NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK JANUARY 28, 2018 THRU FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The annual observance of National Catholic Schools Week starts on Sunday, January 28, 2018 and runs all week. Blessed Sacrament School will commence the celebrate with the Mass at San Agustin Cathedral at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 28th . Our school will have Open House, and other activities during the week.

CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA Second Collection This Weekend: January 27 & 28, 2018