SAINT MARY CATHEDRAL MASS SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday………….6:30am, 12:05pm

Saturday…………………………..12:05pm

Sunday……………Vigil: Saturday 5:30pm;

8:00am, 9:30am, noon,

1:45pm Español,

3:30pm Extraordinary Form/

Traditional Latin,

& 5:30pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday-Friday………….11:00am-11:50am

Saturday………………...11:00am-11:50am

& 4:30pm-5:20pm

CLERGY AND STAFF Most Rev. Joe S. Vásquez, STL, DD,

Bishop of Austin

Very Rev. Daniel Liu, Rector

Rev. Everardo Cazares, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Antony Savarimuthu, Priest in Residence

Deacon Vince Boyle and

Deacon Guadalupe Rodriguez

Louis Barron……………Director of Development/

Facility Operations

Marc Bedell………………………Facility Services

Yvonne Bedell…….Director of Operations/Finance

Jessica Burrola……..Receptionist (church calendar)

Jaeson Drummond

Director of Catholic Faith Formation

Judy Henschen

Administrative Assistant (church bulletin)

Dr. Jeffrey Jones-Ragona…Director, Sacred Music

Robert LeGros………...Cathedral School Principal

Jeremiah Reyna………………….Facility Services

Yvonne Saldaña…………Sacramental Coordinator

Kathy Thomas

Liturgical Coordinator & EIM Administrator

Dr. Brooks Whitmore………….Cathedral Organist

OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm

(512) 476-6182 Fax (512) 476-8799

203 E. 10th Street, Austin, TX 78701

www.smcaustin.org

BAPTISMS: Parents should visit the Cathedral website: www.smcaustin.org,

for Baptism guidelines; then submit completed application with required documents to schedule Baptism.

Bautizos: Si usted desea bautizar a su hijo, lea los requisitos detallados en nuestro sitio web: www.smcaustin.org. Luego, para fijar una fecha para el bautizo, entregue el formulario de solicitud con los documentos necesarios.

MARRIAGE: See Cathedral website: www.smcaustin.org, for detailed

information.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Registration forms are available on the table at

the entrance of the church; in the Cathedral office, or on our website.

CATHEDRAL SCHOOL OF SAINT MARY

910 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, Texas 78701

(512) 476-1480 ● www.smcschoolaustin.org

Enrolling PreK3-Grade 8

AVE MARIA GIFT SHOP Hours of Operation

Tues., Wed.-Sat. 11:00am-1:00 pm Sundays 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Phone 512-617-5880

Saint Mary Cathedral volunteer ministry

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Weekly Calendar

MONDAY, AUGUST 5 6:30pm.. Merton Book Study, Sheehan

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 6:00pm...RCIA Class, DC Cafeteria 6:15pm... Knights of Columbus Council 14055 Meeting, Bishops Hall

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 7:30pm…St. Augustine Choir rehearsal, Sheehan

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 6:30pm... TOV Ministry, DC Cafeteria 6:45pm.. .Catholic Scripture Study, Library

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 4:30pm.. CSSM PTC Officer Meeting, Bishops Hall

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 8:30am-2:30pm..Pastoral Council Retreat, Bishops Hall 9:00am….Baptism Class (Spanish), DC Cafeteria 10:30am.Legion of Mary Meeting, Library

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 8:00am.. Sunday coffee & fellowship, Bishops Hall 10:30am-1:30pm.CFF Catechist/Mentor Training, Library 10:45am.. Organ Demonstration, Cathedral choir loft 5:00pm..St. Augustine Youth Choir rehearsal, Sheehan & CSSM Music Room

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 12:13-21

The cake is frosted, the guests have arrived, and the gifts are piled high. One by one, the packages are opened, and one by one, the child reaches for another. Who among us hasn't seen a child who appears crestfallen when the gifts run out? Even the abundance isn't quite enough. Today's Gospel tackles a key question in the spiritual life - grateful or greedy?

"There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest." We all recognize the need to be practical. Raising a family, there's need to save for all sorts of things beyond normal day-to-day costs - medical bills, family vacations, private school, rainy day funds, retirement. Jesus doesn't critique the rich man for simply having an abundant harvest. It's his mentality. Does the rich man sell off the extra to make the needed repairs to the back fence or to invest in some additional livestock to grow the business? Perhaps donate some of the excess to the poor? No. "You have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!" The man wants to hoard and indulge with no concern for others.

Jesus doesn't condemn prudent saving or owning necessary items. He calls us to purify our attitudes. "Guard against all greed... one's life does not consist of possessions." We are called to be good stewards. This means being practical. It also means remaining open to God's invitation with our resources. Are we tithing to our parish? Do we give alms to the poor? Does our weekly entertainment far outstrip what we offer to others? Life is not about "stor[ing] up treasure for [our]selves." The more we grow in gratitude and generosity, the more we become "rich in what matters to God." ©LPi ______________________________________________________________

18º domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lc 12, 13-21

Seguimos avanzando en la enseñanza del Evangelio de Lucas. Poco a poco nos lleva hacia Jerusalén y Jesús proclama el Reino de Dios con sus enseñanzas y curaciones. Vale que recordemos la frase tan repetida en muchas ocasiones para nosotros: "Donde está tu tesoro, allí estará también tu corazón." (Lucas 12:34). La vida no nos impide el poseer, sino el no saber compartir lo que Dios, con su infinita misericordia, nos da por medio de nuestro trabajo cotidiano. A lo largo de la existencia, esta ha sido la lucha del ser humano que acumula tanto que no haya donde ponerlo. Hace planes, proyectos y sueños pensando que vivirá en esta tierra para siempre. Sin embargo, no es así. Mira lo que dice el ejemplo de este domingo: "¡Pobre loco! Esta misma noche te reclaman tu alma. ¿Quién se quedará con lo que has preparado?" (Lucas 12:20).

Hoy reflexionemos en lo importante de la experiencia humana. Con el paso de los años, continuamente tenemos falsas expectativas sobre lo que es la vida. La vida es un suspiro y pasa de prisa. Por lo tanto, debemos pensar que todo lo que vivimos es pasajero y que lo verdadero es acumular para el cielo. No hay que asustarse sino proponerse al cambio girando el corazón a Dios. El reto es ser rico en lo que vale a los ojos de Dios. ¿Cómo? Bueno, comenzando con algo simple: trabajar con honradez, no hacer trampas, ser fieles, tender la mano al que lo necesita sin esperar recompensa por todo. La partici-pación en la Eucaristía nos abre la mente a lo verdadero, que es la sabiduría revelada por Dios. ©LPi

Gospel Meditation

Mission Appeal Weekend: As part of the

Diocesan Missionary Cooperative Plan, the Dominican Sisters of Houston will give a mission appeal for their mission school, San Vicente de Paul Bethania, which is located in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Guatemala City. The second collection the weekend of August 24-25 will benefit the sister s’ mission school. El próximo fin de semana estará dedicado a la ayuda Misionera: como parte del Plan Cooperativo Misionero Diocesano, las Hermanas Dominicas de Houston estarán visitándonos durante para pedir su coopera-ción para ayudar a su escuela misionera San Vicente de Paul Betania, que se encuentra en uno de los barrios más pobres de la ciudad de Guatemala. La segunda colecta del fin de semana del 24 y 25 de agosto beneficiará a la escuela misionera de las hermanas.

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Mass Intentions

Monday, August 5 6:30am………………….Madere family 12:05pm.………… Jesse Arellano, Jr.†

Tuesday, August 6 6:30am…………………..Mike Gillean† 12:05pm………………...Madere family

Wednesday, August 7 6:30am….....................Samuel Dillahey† 12:05pm…………………………Sam N

Thursday, August 8 6:30am……………….Faithful Departed 12:05pm…..Geneva & William Peterson

Friday, August 9 6:30am…………….Dr. Patrick K. Kelly 12:05pm…….Connie & Wayne Patrick†

Saturday, August 10 12:05pm………………...Madere family 5:30pm………….Msgr. Peter A. Noble†

Sunday, August 11 8:00am………Tony & Dolores Casarez† 9:30am ………………….Dominic Kress Noon …………...Cathedral Parishioners 1:45pm…….Dcn. Guadalupe Rodriguez 3:30pm……………………..Arias family 5:30pm……………………..Edith Neal†

Stewardship & Development

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Offertory Collection (week of 7-28-19)

Sunday Coll. Last Month Year to Date 7/28/19 June 2019 7/1-28/2019

Income

Expenses

Budget Excess/(Deficit)

Second Collection Cathedral Maintenance $ 1,646

Attendance ........................................... 1,358

Encounter Christ Campaign a/o 6-19-19 $1,036,715 pledged—75% of goal

Saint Mary Cathedral Catholic Endowment (as of 5/31/2019) $ 43,519

For questions, concerns, or comments, contact the Director of Advancement, Louis

Barron, 512-476-6182 ext. 172; email lbarron@smcaustin.org.

those who have died;

those in need of healing: * Paul Ancira, Rose Berkowitz, Jessica Burrola, Juan Burrola, Sr. & Yolanda Burrola, Judith Constantine, Carmel DiCarlo, Abel Duarte, Ronald Erickson, Joshua Escalona, Glenn Gardner, Claire Hernandez, Rebecca Huang, Chuck Jehlen, Guadalupe Jimenez, Hee-Jung Kim, Molly Lane, Mrs. Lucio, Clarisa Marcée, Vanessa Matocha, Gary Porfirio, Bill Scott, Dolores Thompson, Bernard Vasek, Vicente Zavala

and those serving in the military: HR Shelby D. Aparicio HN5 Jinuel Jehlen LCPL Eric E. Muñoz 1LT Kyra Barone 1 LT Patrick Kuiper Capt. Nicholas Naquin Capt. Mary E. Boyle Major David McGuire 1SG Kenneth A. Saffell A1C Paige Derry Capt. Lawrence McNamara Capt. Sean Snook PFC Andrew DiCarlo Christopher Mercado, USAF Sgt. William Speer PFC Rick German Capt. Chris Morrow Spec 4 Chris Trevino 1LT Cory Houck Ensign Evan Moses Christopher Ty Trevino

Lt. Sigifredo Homero Huerta, Jr. LT Shane Moses

*Unless requested otherwise, names will appear for three weeks.

Please pray for...

SANCTUARY CANDLE In Thanksgiving

The Madere family August 4 to August 17, 2019

SUNDAY SECOND COLLECTIONS

August 10-11, 2019 Cathedral Maintenance

August 17-18, 2019 Cathedral School of Saint Mary

$ 13,076 $ 82,887 $ 101,648

$ 23,038 $ 98,290 $ 92,150

$ (9,962) $ (15,403) $ 9,498

2020 MASS INTENTION BOOK is open. Call the parish office, 512-476-6182, to schedule a Mass intention. You can also schedule a Sanctuary Candle dedication for next year.

There are dates still available for intentions and candle dedications in 2019.

Thursday, Aug. 15—Assumption of Mary, holy day of obligation Masses: Wednesday—7:00pm Vigil (bilingual); Thursday—6:30am, 8:30am School Mass (public welcome), 12:05pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm (Traditional Latin). El 15 de agosto-día santo de obligación: La Solemnidad de la asunción de la Santísima Virgen María al cielo es el jueves, 15 de agosto. Se celebrará la santa misa miércoles a las 7:00pm Vigilia (bilingüe); jueves— 6:30am, 8:30am (misa escolar, todos son bienvenidos); 12:05, 5:30pm, 7:00pm (tradicional en Latín).

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Faith Formation/Formación de Fe

Announcements/Anuncios

Talleres de Oración y Vida del Padre Ignacio Larrañaga tendrán inicio en la parroquia Saint Mary el día jueves 8 de agosto. El taller consiste de 15 sesiones semanales de 2 horas. Las sesiones serán de 7:00-9:00pm, en la cafetería del Centro Donahue. Los Talleres de Oración y Vida es un servicio que te ayuda a:

Aumentar tu relación con Dios, aprendiendo y profundizando el arte de orar.

Afianzarte en la fe para superar angustias y ansiedades, miedos y tristezas, recuperando la paz interior y la alegría de vivir.

Dar sentido y eficacia a tu labor apostólica. iAprender a orar para aprender a vivir!

Para más información llamar al (512) 563.7714 con Jesús Velásquez. You are invited to register your family for Religious

Education in Bishops Hall after Mass today. Sessions are on Sundays beginning Sept. 8. Be sure to register for Sacrament Preparation by the Sept. 30 deadline. For more information, call 512-476-4801.

Estas invitado a inscribir a tu familia en Religiosos. Educa-ción en el Salón de los Obispos después de la misa de hoy. Las sesiones están en los domingos a partir del 8 de septiembre. Asegúrese de registrarse para la Prepara-ción del Sacramento antes de la fecha limite del 30 de Septiembre. Para mas información, llame al 512-476-4801.

R. C. I. A.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults welcomes

those who want to become Catholic or are seeking full communion in the Catholic faith through the sacraments of initiation: Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. If you are interested in coming into the Church or would like more information, contact Deacon Vince, 512-576-4788.

New Book Study! On Aug. 12, we will study the shor t

story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Catholic author Flannery O'Connor, part of Flannery O'Connor's monumen-tal contribution to American fiction. Starting Aug. 19, we will begin a 10-week study of the book The Second One Thousand Years edited by Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, assembled by the editors of the journal First Things. The book explores religious and social development of the West during the past one thousand years by looking at 10 people who defined the millennium.

Catholic Scripture Study: Thursdays, 7:00-9:00pm,

For questions email LJSmith78704@yahoo.com.

Faith Enrichment

El grupo de la Legión de Maria de la Catedral presentara un show gratis de la amada película de 1943 “La Canción de Bernadette” acerca de las apariciones de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes a Sta. Bernadette en 1858. La aproximada película de 2 ½ horas (en Ingles con subtítulos en Español) será mostrada en el Salón de los Obispos el Sábado, el 17 de Agosto a las 7:00 p.m. Sencillos refrescos serán servidos. Esta es una gran oportunidad para niños y aquellos que no han visto esta hermosa e inspiradora película.

Our Parish Legion of Mary Ministry will host a free showing of the beloved 1943

movie The Song of Bernadette about the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette in 1858. The 2 ½ hour movie (English with Spanish subtitles) will be shown in Bishops Hall Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7:00pm. Light refreshments will be served. This is a great opportunity for children or anyone who has not seen this beautiful and inspiring film.

La Cruzada del Rosario de Austin lo invita a usted y a su familia a un retiro el sábado 17 de agosto, de 7:45 a.m. a las 4:00 p.m., en el Centro Donahue de la parroquia de la Catedral. El programa consiste en la Exposición del Santísimo Sacramento, un servicio de sanación, un desayuno ligero, el Rosario, dos charlas, misa y confesio-nes. La Platica 1 es “Los 10 mandamientos”; La Platica 2: “La Santa Misa”. Habrá estacionamiento gratuito en el garaje de la Torre Capital detrás del campus. Se solicita una donación de $5 por adulto. Niños menores de 10 anos gratis. Para mas información llamar a: Rosa Cervantes

512-619-0724.

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Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for August: That

families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly “schools of true human growth.”

How preoccupied and anxious are you over preserving and maintaining a particular standard of wealth? It is easy to develop an unhealthy relationship with our possessions and invest ourselves more in their protection and growth than in our relationship with God. Greed can overtake us, often without our immediate notice. Anxiety of heart can find us living more with sorrow and grief than with freedom and joy. We can never allow things to replace God, and we always have to keep our possessions and wealth in proper perspec-tive. Once they begin to control us, we have a problem. Anxiety and worry can become our greatest sins. There is a joyful life to be discovered when we discover true faith! ©LPi

¿Qué tan preocupado y ansioso está tu por preservar y mantener un nivel particular de riqueza? Es fácil desarrollar una relación malsana con nuestras posesiones e invertirnos más en su protección y crecimiento que en nuestra relación con Dios. La avaricia nos puede alcanzar, a menudo, sin darnos cuenta. La ansiedad del corazón puede encontrarnos viviendo más con tristeza y dolor que con libertad y gozo. Nunca podemos permitir que las cosas reemplacen a Dios, y siempre tenemos que mantener nuestras posesiones y riquezas en una perspectiva apropiada. Una vez que comienzan a controlarnos, tenemos un problema. La ansiedad y la preocupación pueden convertirse en nuestros más grandes pecados. ¡Hay una vida gozosa por descubrir cuando descubrimos la verdadera fe! ©LPi

Live the Liturgy/Vivir la Liturgia

Public Square Rosary Rally: Join parishioners

Saturday, Aug. 17, to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Our Lady’s fourth apparition to three children in Fatima, Portugal, which occurred August 19, 1917. We begin with 12:05pm Mass at the Cathedral, then gather out in front to walk together to the sidewalk in front of the State Capitol building. We will pray for the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, peace in the world, and for an end to abortion. All are welcome to participate!

Beyond our Parish

Knights of Columbus Casino Night: Join us at Saint

William Parish Evangelization Center, Round Rock Saturday, Aug. 17, 6:00-10:30pm. Tickets are $30 per person which includes dinner, bar drinks, and $10,000 gaming chips for entertainment. Social hour and dinner are between 6:00pm and 7:00pm. Ages 18 and over are welcome. For tickets contact the church office 512-255-4473, Greg Castro 512-217-4717 or purchase online at www.kofc9368.org

Catholic Charities of Central Texas is in need of

material assistance items to support our clients and their families. Please consider donating diapers (sizes 4, 5 and 6) and wipes. Any brand and any quantity will be accepted. Donations will help provide a happy, healthy start to our clients’ children. Items may be delivered or shipped to Catholic Charities at 1625 Rutherford Ln., Austin, TX 78754 or 1410 Cavitt Ave., Bryan, TX 77801. Thank you for your generosity!

Catholic Charities of Central Texas necesita objetos de asistencia material para apoyar a nuestros clientes y a sus familias. Por favor, considere donar pañales (tallas 4, 5 y 6) y toallitas húmedas. Cualquier marca y cantidad será acep-tada. Las donaciones ayudan a proveer un comienzo feliz y saludable a los hijos e hijas de nuestros clientes. Los objetos pueden ser entregados o enviados a Catholic Charities a 1625 Rutherford Ln., Austin, TX 78754 o a 1410 Cavitt Ave., Bryan, TX 77801 ¡Gracias por su generosidad!

Congratulations to Juanita and Eliseo Tovar, recipients of the 2019 Lumen Gentium Award! Rector Fr. Daniel Liu was on hand at the diocesan-wide ceremony July 16, in Temple to see the Tovars receive their award. “Eliseo and Juanita have volunteered at the parish for about 25 years. During their tenure, they served in many different ministries and are always willing to assist, lead and encourage other parishioners to become involved.” Thank you, Juanita and Eliseo, for living your baptismal call to “make the Church present and fruitful in those places and circumstances where it is only through them [the laity] that she can become the salt of the earth.” (Lumen Gentium) ¡Felicitaciones a Juanita y Eliseo Tovar, por su

merecido reconocimiento del Premio Lumen Gentium 2019! Nuestro Rector, el Padre Daniel Liu estuvo presente en la ceremonia diocesana en Temple, TX acompañando a los Tovar a recibir su reconocimiento. “Eliseo y Juanita han sido voluntarios en la parroquia desde hace 25 años. Durante su todo ese tiempo han servido en diferentes ministerios y siempre están dispuestos a ayudar, dirigir y alentar a otros feligreses a participar”. Gracias, Juanita y Eliseo, por vivir su llamado bautismal de tal manera que su ejemplo y ayuda a la Iglesia ha llegado a aquellos lugares y circunstancias donde solo a través de ustedes [los laicos] se ha convertido en la sal de la tierra” (Lumen Gentium).

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Come experience the ancient traditions and music of the Church. Propers for the Mass are in the Saint Edmund Campion Missal & Hymnal located in the pew.

August 11, 3:30pm—Sung Mass—Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Thursday, August 15, 7:00pm—Sung Mass—The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. August 18, 3:30pm—Sung Mass—Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. Blessing of religious items after Mass.

Latin phrase of the week: Eripe me de inimicis meis, Deus meus: et ab insurgentibus in me libera me. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: and defend me from them that rise up against me. Psalm 58:2

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Traditional Latin Mass Traditional Latin Mass

READINGS FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 5: Mon ....... Nm 11:4b-15/Ps 81:12-17/Mt 14:13-21 Tues ...... Dn 7:9-10,13-14/Ps 97:1-2,5-6,9/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36 Wed ...... Nm 13:1-2,25—14:1,26-29a,34-35/Ps 106:6-7b, 13-14,21-23/Mt 15:21-28 Thurs .... Nm 20:1-13/Ps 95:1-2,6-9/Mt 16:13-23 Fri ......... Dt 4:32-40/Ps 77:12-16,21/Mt 16:24-28 Sat ........ 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2,5-9/Jn 12:24-26 Sun ....... Wis 18:6-9/Ps 33:1,12,18-22/Heb 11:1-2,8-19/Lk 12:32-48

OBSERVANCES FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 5: Mon ....... The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Tues ...... The Transfiguration of the Lord Wed ...... St. Sixtus II, Pope, & Companions, Martyrs; St. Cajetan, Priest Thurs .... St. Dominic, Priest Fri ......... St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin & Martyr Sat ........ St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr Sun ....... 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time ©LPi

God Gives Us What We Need

A few months back, my wife and I helped move my oldest son into his first real apartment. He was moving to start his first real job and was excited and cautious at the same time. Moving him in reminded me of when his mother and I were first starting out. We received an old couch from her aunt, some kitchen supplies from my mom, and many other things from friends and relatives so we could begin this new journey in our lives. We didn't have much. But we had one another, and we had love. Looking back, those were great times.

Sometimes, we think material possessions give evidence of a life lived well. Artifacts from our travels, collections that take time to amass and provide clues to our interests, and various pictures and prints that adorn our walls. However, those who have lived lives of hardship and pain have many of the same items. Not only doesn't all our stuff amount to real evidence of what our life has really been like, but it doesn't make our lives better either.

What makes a life well lived will be the love and compas-sion that we have experienced, primarily with God who loves us so deeply. Due to that love, God gives to us what we need, not always what we want. More stuff will never amount to anything in comparison to what God provides to us. If we reflected on that truth more, perhaps we would spend less time accumulating things and more time simply loving.

On that moving day, I wanted to give my son more material things than was possible. However, what he really needs then, now, and always is my love. -Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

Everyday Stewardship

La Corresponsabilidad Diaria

Dios nos da lo que Necesitamos

Hace unos meses, mi esposa y yo ayudamos a mi hijo mayor a mudarse a su primer apartamento verdadero. Se estaba mudando para comenzar su primer trabajo de verdad y estaba emocionado y cauteloso al mismo tiempo. Instalarlo a él me recordó cuando su madre y yo estábamos empezando. Recibimos un viejo sofá de su tía, algunos artículos de cocina de mi madre y muchas otras cosas de amigos y parientes para que pudiéramos comenzar ese nuevo viaje en nuestras vidas. No teníamos mucho. Pero nos teníamos el uno al otro, y teníamos amor. Mirando hacia atrás, fueron tiempos grandiosos.

A veces, pensamos que las posesiones materiales dan evidencia de una vida bien vivida. Artefactos de nuestros viajes, colecciones que llevan tiempo para acumular y que proporcionan pistas sobre nuestros intereses, y varias fotografías e imágenes que adornan nuestras paredes. Sin embargo, aquellos que han vivido vidas de dolor y dificulta-des tienen muchos de los mismos artículos. No solo nuestras cosas no constituyen una evidencia real de cómo ha sido realmente nuestra vida, sino que tampoco hacen mejor nuestras vidas.

Lo que hará que sea una vida bien vivida será el amor y la compasión que hayamos experimentado, principalmente con Dios que nos ama tan profundamente. Debido a ese amor, Dios nos da lo que necesitamos, aunque no siempre lo que queremos. Más cosas nunca equivaldrán a nada en comparación con lo que Dios nos proporciona. Si reflexioná-ramos más sobre esa verdad, quizás gastaríamos menos tiempo acumulando cosas y más tiempo simplemente amando.

En ese día conmovedor, quería darle a mi hijo más cosas materiales de las que era posible. Sin embargo, lo que realmente necesitaba el entonces, necesita ahora, y necesitara siempre, es mi amor. -Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

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Word of Life—August 2019

“Precisely in an age when the inviolable rights of the person are solemnly proclaimed and the value of life is publicly affirmed, the very right to life is being denied or trampled upon, especially at the more significant moments of existence: the moment of birth and the moment of death.”

Pope Saint John Paul II, Evangelium vitae © 1995, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

Bulletin Ads

Thank You, Sponsors! Because of you, we

are able to receive our bulletins at no charge to our parish from LPi. Tina from LPi is working to increase our bulletin sponsorship. Feel free to contact Tina @ 512-431-9413 or twatson4@lpi.com. Place a business sponsorship; “In Loving Memory” blessings, or “Thank You” acknowledgements in the bulletin.

¡Agradecemos a nuestros patrocinadores! Gracias a ellos, recibimos nuestros boletines parroquiales sin costo de LPi. Tina, la represen-tante de LPi está trabajando con nuestra parroquia para aumentar patrocinio del boletín. Para poner un anuncio para su negocio o un anuncio "En memoria de" para su sus seres queridos fallecidos, comuníquese con Tina al 512-431-9413 o al twatson4@lpi.com.

Vocations Discernment

Pray for those from the Cathedral currently discerning vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Sister Maria Paula (Amanda Fuentes), novice, Dominican Sisters

of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI Deacon Miguel Flores, St. Louis King of France, Austin, TX Maxwell Garrison, Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest Nathan Leonard, Our Lady of Clark Creek Abbey Alex Odom, seminarian, Creighton University, Omaha, NE Br. Sawyer Sellers, Our Lady of Clark Creek Abbey Br. Augustine Marie Peter (Ryan Schultz), Canons Regular of St. Thomas Aquinas Ladd Spears-Saint Mary of the Assumption, Taylor, TX

Texas Vocation Day: If you are a young woman between the ages

of 18-32, you are invited to join the Dominican Sisters of Mary Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8:15am-4:30pm, for a retreat, to discern if God is calling you to the religious life. This retreat will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Priory in Georgetown and will include prayer, Adoration, Mass, discernment talks and time to get to know the sisters! Registration fee is $30. For more information, please visit https://www.sistersof mary.org/events/2019-texas-vocational-discernment-retreat/ or contact Sr. Maria Rosario, O.P. at mao-tx@sistersof mary.org.

Seminarian Convocation: The seminarians of our diocese, led by

our Vocation Director Rev. Jonathan Raia, will gather in early August for their annual convocation before their fall semester classes begin. Please pray for these men who are in various stages of formation for the priesthood and religious life.