Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo A Franciscan Mission Founded February 20, 1720 * Established as a Parish September 23, 1932.

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Fr. Rogelio Martinez Ruteaga, O. F. M., Pastor Deacon F. J. “Chip” Perry, Deacon George Wunderlich

Deacon Santiago Rodriguez (Retired)

701 East Pyron Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78214 Office (210) 922-0543 Fax: (210) 932-2271

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Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.,

Mission San Jose Catholic Church was founded and established to proclaim the Gospel mission of Jesus for our time and place by becoming a faith community of God’s people. Through a commitment to prayer, study, fellowship and ministry, we strive to become a

community of hope to all around us and a living mission to the many who choose to come to Mission San Jose.

Ps.98:5-6,7-8,9

Saturday, November 16

5:00pm Brittany Brewer—healing

Sunday, November 17 8:00 am † Ramiro & Bertha Cortez, † Gloria Maravilla, 10:00 am † Rudy Rivera, † Richard Lawson, † April Van Hecke, Gary Cox– healing 12:00 pm † Nicolas Casas

Monday, November 18 8:00 am † Robert Martinez

Tuesday, November 19 8:00 am For grace to accept change in transition—PB

Wednesday, November 20 8:00 am For the safety of all travelers

Thursday, November 21 8:00 am For all poor souls in purgatory

Friday, November 22 8:00 am For priest vocations

Saturday, November 23 5:00pm

Our Mass, Reconcilia on and Eucharis c Adora on Schedule

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. (English), in the Saint Juan Diego Chapel

Saturday (Main Church) : 5:00 pm (English)

Sundays (Main Church) 8:00 am (Spanish); 10:00 am (English); 12:00 pm -Mariachi Choir (English)

Eucharis c Adora on - Every 1st Friday of the Month in the St. Juan Diego Chapel 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Reconcilia on -Saturday - 4:00 pm in the St. Juan Diego Chapel

Sunday, November 17 8:45 am—11:00 am Religious Education (PC) 12:00 pm—5:00 pm Secular Franciscan Order (PC) 5:00 pm—9:00 pm Little Finger Prints of God (PC)

Monday, November 18 5:00 pm Parish Council (CR) 6:30 pm—9:00 pm Grupo de Oracion (Chapel) 6:30 pm—9:00 pm Spanish Woman's ACTS (PC)

Tuesday, November 19 6:30 pm—8:00 pm Grief & Holidays (PC)

Wednesday, November 20 6:30 pm 9:30 pm Men’s Prayer Group (MC) 6:30 pm—9:00 pm Tri Centennial Committee (CR)

Thursday, November 21 5:30 pm—6:30 pm Spanish Women’s ACTS sendoff (PC)

Friday, November 22 No activities

Saturday, November 23 8:30 am—11:30 am Coffee w/ the Saints (PC) 12:00 pm—3:00 pm ACTS Men’s reunion (PC)

Sunday, November 17 8:45 am—11:00 am Religious Education (PC) 5:00 pm—9:00 pm Little Finger Prints of God (PC)

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Prayers for the sick: Dorothy Narendorf, Susise Huizar, Mark Castro, Aurora Castro, Noelia Rodriguez, Newton Meyer, Susan Ford, Frances Bustos, Joann Bronder, Homer Joseph Cadena, Thomas E. Gomez, Lolly Byington, Ellen Lopez, Clarisa Pena, Mary Lou Aguilar, Edward Casias, Ila Hutzler, Carmen Aldape, Leonardo Aponte, Mary Molina, Dora & Luke Duett, Yolanda Talamantez, Gloria O. Herrera, Irene Sanchez, Manuel Caballero, Carmen Martinez, Freddy Ortiz, Gaynell Proa, Clarissa Solis Rodriguez, Rebecca Tejeda, Patricia Shaw, Nicolas Taylor, Maria Montoya-Chavez, Kathy Mclain, Miguel Garcia, Lillian Gasca, Joshua, Mi-chael A. Cantu, Jesusa Marie Ruiz, Gerald “Willie” Hub-bard, Issac Silva, Julio Martinez, Irene Godinez, Albert Villegas, Brittany Brewer, Yolanda Resendez, Carlos “Chale” Vidaurri, Norma D Leal, Fr. LambertLeykam

T H A N K Y O U F O R Y O U R D O N A T I O N S !

1st collection $3,346.00

2nd collection:$384.90 Chapel renovation

This Sunday: No scheduled breakfast 2nd Collection: Chapel Renovation

Next Sunday: No scheduled breakfast 2nd Collection: Campaign for Human Development

“Grief & the Holidays” Presentation

Offered through the Ministry of Consolation

Tuesday, November 19 6:30pm - 9:00pm in the Parish Hall

The holidays are an especially hard time when grieving the loss of a loved one. The season renews memories, family ties and traditions. We become painfully aware that our special loved one is no longer present. This is often difficult for families. The pain of the loss is con-fused with the spirit of the season.

“Grief and the Holidays” is a workshop de-signed to help those who are grieving and their families to better understand the grief process, how it affects us during the holidays and how we can use this special time to continue to heal. Anyone is invited, but we ask that you RSVP through the parish office

210-922-0543

From Finance Council Kathy Brown Chairperson

*Christmas Dance on Dec. 21, 2019 has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances*

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Retiro de ACTS para Mujeres en Espanol

Con la Mision de San Jose

21-24 de Noviembre, 2019

Cordi Marian Retreat Center

Invitamos a todas la mujeres a asistir a este retiro. Sera un fin de semana maravillosa. Para mas informacion, por favor de llamar a Mary Lou Sandoval 210-279-8086 o Sandra Garcia 210-725-1591

Coffee With The Saints

All women of our Parish Community are invited to a Pot Luck Breakfast for pray-er and fellowship as we celebrate our Saints. Our next gathering will be held

on Sat., Nov. 23rd from 8:30 – 10 a.m. in

the Parish Center. Please bring your Ro-sary. We are also be collec ng the fol-lowing items for our homeless commu-

nity: gloves, scarves, caps, socks, jackets, blankets, warm clothing, etc. If you'd

like to help, please bring your dona ons to this gathering or the church office. We look forward to seeing you. For

more info. call, Rosemary Jimenez (210) 912-4152

Advance Directives The United States Conference of Bish-ops urges Catholics to consider Designating a proxy decision maker to make health care de-cisions for them should They become incapaci-tated and unable to decide for themselves. They urge the use of Advance Directives to ap-point a health care agent who understand and shares Catholic values, and can help to apply them to the medical situation at hand.

Many of us have taken care of having a directive and have possibly given a copy to your doctor.

If you need a blank copy that has the approval of the United States Bishops, please come by the office for a copy or we can email you a copy.

*We will NOT fill it out this form for you, you must do this on your own.*

LIFE IS HARD, BUT HAVE NO FEAR

Today’s readings take a fearless look at re-ality and reach a conclusion that we all know: life is hard. The prophet Malachi preaches fire and brimstone, warning us that evildoers will perish in flames. Saint Paul offers his own warning to the Thessalonians: keep busy, but never become a busybody. He reminds Chris-tians that the apostles themselves worked in “toil and drudgery” as a model for how we ought to contribute to our community. The Gospel returns to the apocalyptic tone of Mal-achi, describing the utter chaos of the end-times. We will know the end is near when vio-lence, catastrophe, and hatred dominate the earth. But we must not fear! God’s saving plan brings peace to our hearts. Malachi speaks of the sun’s “healing rays,” and Jesus himself promises to protect every hair on our heads. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Mission San Jose a moment of History…

Roofing systems – Thatched roofs cont.… Smaller structures of thatched roofs would have a one-piece ridge beam while longer buildings would have a series of rafter units with ridged beams connecting them. Light rafters running from the wall top to the ridge beam supported the roofing between each raft-er unit. Horizontal poles fastened to these light rafters formed a framework to which the thatching was attached. Frequently a second set of horizontal poles would be lashed on top of the thatching to aid in securing it to the roof structure. Thatching consisted of bundles of grass or reeds. Principle joints in the roof structures were formed by fitted notches, peg-ging, or nails depending on available resources and expected lifetime of the building. Source: Of Various magnificence James E. Ivey

Submitted by: tri centennial committee.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

We are faced with strong and disturbing read-ings today that hold a certain fascination, since they seem at first glance to be blueprints for future inevitable wars and hardship. A fundamentalist in-terpretation focuses on this aspect. Yet we hear them at our Sunday celebration of the Eucharist, which infuses them with hope and optimism. Ra-ther than dreading the future, today’s liturgy as-sures us that God is with us in all of life’s inevitable trials, and that we have a role in shaping the out-come of human history. Occasionally, some Chris-tians have attempted to decode these readings for an exact measure of the world’s end, but they have thus far been disappointed.

“Nothing lasts forever” is a lyric from a Broad-way show. Stars fall from the sky, leaves wither and fall, mountains wash into the sea, human projects and governments totter and collapse with great reg-ularity. Today’s liturgy opposes this idea as incom-plete, reminding us that Christ has made a perma-nent change in human history, and that life in him is life forever. Rather than inviting us to throw in the towel, today’s liturgy strengthens us for acts of goodness and grace in our families, communities, and world. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Thursday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Friday: St. Cecilia

Saturday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro; Blessed Virgin Mary