Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower

Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Blessing of the Cornerstone 1929-2019

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 22

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel & St. Thérèse Parish • Discalced Carmelite Fathers of San Antonio 1715 N. Zarzamora St., San Antonio, TX 78201

Upcoming Events

For more events, visit our website: littleflowerbasilica.org

Sunday Breakfast Sundays, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Join us every Sunday for breakfast with the parish in the Little Flower School Cafeteria! Tacos, special plates, desserts and drinks available!

Altar Society Meeting Sunday, Sept. 22, 9:15 a.m. Meeting at the Basilica administration office. The Altar Society will be participating in the several autumn events planned to bring together parishioners and visi-tors in an atmosphere of faith and fellowship! New and current members are invited to worship together at the Saturday, Sept. 21, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Novena to St. Thérèse Sunday, Sept. 22-Monday, Sept. 30 Novena prayers to St. Therese will be said daily after masses (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; 6:00 p.m. Sunday and weekdays).

Welcome to the Basilica of the Little Flower

90th Anniversary Mass of the Basilica’s Cornerstone Blessing

Saturday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m.

This year at the Basilica, we are celebrating 90 years since the blessing of the cornerstone, on October 15, 1929. It was also the Feast Day of St. Teresa of Avila, who founded the Discalced Carmelite Order with St. John of the Cross. The first National Shrine in the US dedicated to St. Therese, the Basilica was dedicated in 1931. Find out more about the 90th Anniversary, the Basilica, the Restoration Project, the Carmelites, and St. Therese at: littleflowerbasilica.org

Pre-Rose Festival Raffle

Congratulations to Roman Lopez, winner of Week 1’s $50 gift card!

This week’s winner is Brody Gaston!

Don’t forget to turn in your ticket stubs early for a chance to win!

Total contributed on Sept. 15: $6,988.50 Total needed per week: $11,166.00

Thank you for giving!

Online Giving Register for online giving today! You won’t have to worry about forgetting your envelope, cash, or check! There’s no need to worry about dropping off your donation if you miss Mass or leave for vacation! Online donations are credited to your tax statement for the end of the year (except when made anonymously), and you can change your account preferences and donation amounts at any time. Visit or call the Basilica administration office for help on setting up your recurring gift, or visit our website at littleflowerbasili-ca.org/online-giving/

SHORTFALL

$ 4,177.50

Sunday Collection $ 5,255.50

Online Giving $ 1,733.00

Second Collection Sept. 22: St. Thérèse Roses Fund The St. Thérèse Roses Fund helps the parish defray the cost of roses used for the altar, the Mass of Roses, and the reception that is held on the saint’s feast day. All are welcomed to attend the Mass of Roses, which will be held on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m., the reception will follow the Mass.

Sept. 29: St. Thérèse Feast Day The St. Thérèse Feast Day Fund helps the parish defray the costs associated with the Mass of Roses and reception. All are welcomed to attend the Mass of Roses, which will be held on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m., the reception will follow the Mass.

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Restoration Fund Interested in donating to the Basilica’s Restora-tion Project? The Basilica is showing its age, with structural cracks and other deterioration. According to an engineer’s assessment, structur-al repairs amounting to approximately $14 million are necessary to adequately address the problems of water infiltration. Following that is interior remodeling, estimated at an additional $5.6 million. To read more about this project and donate, visit: littleflowerbasilica.org/restoration-project

Parish Donations Help to support the needs and operation of the Basilica through the first

Sunday collection, church maintenance fund or online giving!

Festival Raffle Tickets

Our 93rd Annual Rose Festival is

fast approaching. Our goal is to raise

$10,000.

This year, we’re excited to announce

that there will be four $50 gift card

drawings that will include the raffle ticket stubs that have been

turned in. First drawing begins, Sunday, Sept. 15, and will run

through thru Oct. 6. Be sure to get your ticket stubs in!

Please support the Little Flower Basilica

Rose Festival Raffle! In the past few

weeks, we have mailed to your homes a

packet of 15 raffle tickets with a re-

quested donation of $3 per ticket, $45

total. You may return your stubs and

donation in the provided envelope to

the Basilica administration office or

drop the envelope in the Sunday collec-

tion basket. If you did not receive your

raffle tickets in the mail or would like

more tickets, please contact the Basilica

administration office at (210) 735-

9126 ext. 100.

Festival Raffle Prizes

Grand - $2,000 Gift Card

2nd - $1,000 Gift Card

3rd - $500 Gift Card

4th - $250 Gift Card

5th - $200 Gift Card

6th - $150 Gift Card

7th - $100 Gift Card

8th - $100 Gift Card

9th - $100 Gift Card

10th - $100 Gift Card

Lord, hear our prayers… The following family, friends and members of Little Flower Parish need your prayers.

Contact the parish office to have names added to the prayer list.

Sandra Hage Kay Shaw Susan Richter Mary Curiel Mr. & Mrs. Cadena Dorothy Vasquez Deacon James Garza Homer & Maria Gaytan Elizabeth Ng George Zentella, Jr. Elizalde Family Richard & Pocahontas Corbett Nadia Guillen & family

Mr. & Mrs. Phalen Antonio Zepeda Darlyne Cox Casas Family Ubaldo Cortez Nodal Roger Acosta Michael Villarreal, Jr. Kenneth Narendorf Diana Valague Henrietta Vara Joyce Zurovec Alexander Salazar Dora Villarreal

Jimmy Joe & family Judy Gardner Helen Murphy Maxine Cadena Mario & Rosa Alfaro Amalia Moreno Ricardo Luna Margarita Villarreal Ed Zoller Andy Nicolau Jonathan Diaz & Xavier Ann Garza Zane & Jennifer Narro

Angela Salinas Peggy Moore Angela Gonzales & family Jessica McCann Audra Carter Gilette Family Isaac Gonzalez Jimmy Joe & family Rita & Larry Cantu Steve Borrego Victoria Kosub Pam McCluskey Brody Gaston

Share Your Time

and Talent with Little Flower Organizations!

Faith Formation: Cameron Galvan

Brown Scapular: Maria Medina

Altar Society: Dolores Cox

St. Vincent de Paul: Richard Aguilar

English Choir: Elaine Bir

Spanish Choir: Janeth Villaseñor

Children’s Choir: Thelma Montez

Eucharistic Ministers & Lectors English: Brenda Villarreal Spanish: Carmen Leija

Homebound: Rosemary Saucedo

Ushers: Fred Garcia

Altar Servers: Charles Luevano

Arts & Crafts: Rosie Cardenas

Interested in joining an organization? Find out more about these organizations on the

Basilica’s website.

Contact the Basilica administration office:

(210)735-9126 ext. 100 824 Kentucky Ave., 78201

littleflowerbasilica.org/organizations

Community News We invite you to get involved at the Basilica!

RSVP BY PURCHASING A TICKET:

DONATION: $100

CALL OR VISIT THE OFFICE:

824 KENTUCKY AVE.

(210) 735-9126 EXT. 102

ONLINE AT:

EVENTBRITE.COM

SEARCH: LITTLE FLOWER CORNERSTONE GALA

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Community News We invite you to get involved at the Basilica!

Faith

Upcoming Events

− Lectio Divina (in Spanish) Mondays at 7 p.m. Reflection with Fr. Luis Belmonte, OCD, at Casa del Carmen (828 Kentucky Ave.)

− Novena to St. Thérèse Sunday, Sept. 22– Monday, Sept. 30 Novena prayers to St. Thérèse will be said daily after Masses (Saturday 5:30 p.m.; 6 p.m. Sunday and weekdays).

For more events, visit the Basilica’s website: littleflowerbasilica.org

The Basilica is a center of spiritual and apostolic activity, where we invite you to renew your

commitment to God and begin a new journey in faith.

Extraordinary Ministers Needed

Form a closer relationship with Jesus Christ through the Eu-charist! Volunteer with the church as an Extraordinary Minis-ter of Holy Communion (EM). EMs assist our Carmelite Fa-thers by helping distribute Holy Communion at Mass and by visiting the sick and home bound.

A short training session teaches ministers about the handling of the Eucharist and special situations that sometimes arise. Training for this ministry is being offered soon.

To join this Ministry text: Brenda (210) 325-2117 or Colleen (210) 317-4456

Faith Formation Program

Life Teen has come to Little Flower! All high school age parishioners are invit-ed to celebrate the 2 p.m. Mass on Sundays and join us for Life Night fol-lowing mass.

Are you a Confirmed teenager at Lit-tle Flower? We are seeking Junior Core Members to be part of Life Teen! If interested, contact:

Contact Cameron Galvan, Director of Religious Education (DRE), at:

(210) 735-9126 ext. 110 or dre@littleflowerbasilica.org

littleflowerbasilica.org/faith-formation

Apostolate of the Little Flower Magazine Are you interested in learning more about Carmelite spirituality? The Apostolate of the Little Flower is a nonprofit publication and ministry of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of San Antonio. Its purpose is to spread devotion to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, “The Little Flower,” and to support the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower’s restoration project. Established as part of our first apostolate, The Little Flower Magazine reached over 100,000 subscribers in 1923. Recognizing the great devotion of subscribers from all over the country, the friars took as their mission to spread devotion to Thérèse, to prepare for her canonization in 1925, and to build a national shrine in her honor. The fall issue of The Apostolate of the Little Flower is scheduled to come out this Sep-tember! Subscription is free! Subscribe today on the Basilica’s website at: littleflowerbasilica.org/apostolate-magazine/

Mass Schedule

Sunday: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. (Spanish), 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 6 p.m. (Spanish) Monday-Friday: 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (Vigil) Daily: 7 a.m. at the Carmelite Nuns Convent, 6301 Culebra.

SPECIAL MASSES

Tuesday: Carmelite Community Mass at 6 p.m.

1st Friday of the Month: Mass for the Sick at 6 p.m.

RELIC VENERATION Tuesday: after the 6 p.m. Mass, First-class relics of the Little Flower available to the public to touch and venerate.

Confessions

Tuesday: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday: 4-5 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. For appointments call the administration office.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION For appointments to meet with a Carmelite priest call the administration office.

EVENING PRAYER (VESPERS)

Saturday: 5 p.m.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursday: 6:30-7:30 p.m. (Holy Hour) Daily: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Elias Chapel

Mass Intentions Masses are often offered in celebration of anniversaries, re-membrance, birthday, and graduation. They might also be offered for souls in purgatory, for health and spiritual well-ness, and other intentions. Suggested donation is $10. Call or visit the Basilica administration office to schedule your Mass!

Sunday, Sept. 22: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 a.m. For Our Parishioners 10 a.m. Justino Belmonte 12 p.m. Little Flower Mass Association 2 p.m. + Rebecca Cuellar 6 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse Monday, Sept. 23: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 12 p.m. + Myong & + Jeannie Williams 6 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse Tuesday, Sept. 24: Weekday [25] 12 p.m. + Patricia Ann Malone 6 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse Wednesday, Sept. 25: Weekday [25] 12 p.m. + Charles J. Lorea, III & + Arthur A. Lorea, Sr. 6 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse Thursday, Sept. 26: Weekday [25] 12 p.m. Willie & Enedelia Mata 6 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse Friday, Sept. 27: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest 12 p.m. Michael Huerter 6 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse Saturday, Sept. 28: Weekday [25]/ Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time [Vigil] 8 a.m. Kamilla Josefina Rivera 5:30 p.m. Novena to St. Thérèse

Mass Enrollments The Discalced Carmelite friars would like to invite you to en-roll your loved ones, living or deceased, in the Little Flower Carmelite Mass Association, named in honor of our beloved patroness. As a token of your love, we will send an enroll-

ment certificate to your loved one to be enrolled. Enrollments are for one year and $25 per individual or family. Enroll your loved ones by visiting the Basilica website: littleflowerbasilica.org/mass-association/ or the administration office.

General Information

Province of St. Thérèse Basilica Administration Office

824 Kentucky Ave, 78201 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Tel. (210) 735-9126 ~ Fax (210) 735-1389

Discalced Carmelite Friars Pastor & Rector: Fr. Luis Belmonte-Luna, OCD

Community: Fr. Marion Bui, OCD Fr. Henry Bordeaux, OCD

Fr. Bonaventure Sauer, OCD Fr. Emmanuel Nnadozie, OCD

Staff Front Office ext. 100

Executive Director: Susana Cantu ext. 114 Business Manager: Laura Cole ext. 105 Bookkeeper: Consuelo Salazar ext. 104

Records: Sylvia DeHoyos ext. 102 Faith Formation: Cameron Galvan ext. 110

Facility Coordinator: Colleen Ortegon ext. 108 Maintenance: Tony Dominguez

Little Flower Gift Shop 920 Kentucky Ave., 78201

Tel. (210) 736-3889