S t . Ma r y ’ s M i s s i o n 4843 Cynthia St. ~ Corpus Christi, TX 78410

Mailing Address (3901 Violet Rd., Corpus Christi, TX 78410) 361-241-3249

Living God’s Word

The Eucharist is our habitual, public praise and thanks to God.

We give thanks for the gifts of creation and the covenant. We give thanks for the gift of redemption that is ours through Jesus Christ

and for the gifts that the Holy Spirit pours out on us. In the Eucharist

each of us should also give thanks for the gifts of God in our lives.

Mass Schedule Sunday 9:30 AM

PASTOR: Msgr. Michael Heras PRIESTS: Msgr. Seamus McGowan Fr. Patrick Higgins Fr. Joseph Olikkara DEACONS: Allen Cicora Eluterio Farias Richard Lewinski

Oct. 13, 2013 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in

Ordinary Time THE WORD OF GOD UNCHAINED There is no chaining the word of God! But how many times do we attempt to do that very thing? Had the followers of Jesus or the teachers of the law or the Pharisees been asked if the lepers should be cleansed or healed, the answer would most likely have been, "No, they deserve their condition." The lepers would have been, perhaps, a mixed group, Galileans and Samaritans alike, the bond of their awful disease overcoming the pettiness of former religious bickering. Jesus' actions once again illustrate his vocation and ours: to reach out when healing is needed, to challenge when conversion is needed, to con-sole when comfort is needed. He also follows his own advice from last week's Gospel: do what you have been commanded to do. When the cleansed Samaritan has returned to give thanks, Jesus does not take it as an opportunity for self-aggrandizement, but rather offers insight into faith. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Mission Staff Sister Susana Renteria, PCI

Jesus healed ten lepers in today’s Gospel, Only one (10 percent) came back t say thank you.

I, too, have received many blessings from the Lord — indeed, all I am and all I have

is a gift! How and how often have I remembered to

Thank Him?

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Oct. 14-20

Monday 8:00 am Joel & Mary Rosas - 50th Wed. Anniv. Tuesday 8:00 am †Elvira Messer - Eddie & Jean Wednesday Schwirtlich 6:30 pm Fr. Patrick Higgins (B-day) - Gloria Thursday O’Connell 8:00 am †Chris Kaspar - Janette & Ernest Friday Scholz 8:00 am †Frank Roznovsky - Mark Netardus Saturday 6:00 pm †Javier Tanguma - M/M Raymond COLLECTIVE MASSES Tanguma Sunday 8:00 am Living & Deceased Mem. Altar Society 9:30 am †Dominic Roman - Mom 10:00 am †Albert Ayarzagoitia - Family 12:00 am †Maria Torres - Torres & Rangel Fam. †Pablo Flores, Jr. - Raul & Doris Flores Miguel A. Rodriguez (B-day) - Chano †Rosendo & Dionicia Pena - Family National Catholic Daughter Sunday Gabriella Cano (B-day) - Family 6:00 pm People of the Parish

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-6ab; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105:6-9, 42-43; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 -- 4:2; Lk 18:1-8

Pelagia, more often called Margaret, on ac-count of the magnificence of the pearls for which she had so often sold herself, was an actress of Antioch, equally celebrated for her beauty, her wealth and the disorder ofher life. During a synod at Antioch, she passed Bishop St. Nonnus of Edessa, who was struck with her beauty; the next day she went to hear him preach and was so moved by his sermon that she asked him to baptize her which he did. She gave her wealth to Nonnus to aid the poor and left Antioch dressed in men's clothing. She be-came a hermitess in a cave on Mount of Olivette in Jerusalem, where she lived in great austerity, performing penances and known as "the beardless monk" until her sex was discov-ered at her death. Though a young girl of fif-teen did exist and suffer martyrdom at Antioch in the fourth century, the story here-told is a pious fiction, which gave rise to a whole set of similar stories under different names. Her feast day was October 8th.

ST. MARY MISSION - Oct. 6, 2013 Envelopes……………………………………………$ 520.00 Loose………………………………………………….$ 47.00 Raffle………………………………………………….$ 200.00 CCD Cake Bingo……………………………………$ 603.00 Funeral Meals………………………………………$ 25.00 Total……………………………………………………$ 710.05

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CCD Class - Wednesday, 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Confirmation Class - Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Call Sr. Susana at 947-4601 for more information. OCTOBER is the month of the Holy Ro-sary. Come and join us to pray the ro-sary everyday at St. Mary Mission at 6 p.m. in the Church. YOUTH GROUP is having a meeting today, Oct. 13 after Mass, please come and join us. Contact Hilda Gonzales @ 444-4718

Getting together as a Mission community is always

Fun and it builds lasting relationships.

FOR A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY Lord, as I offer you all that is ordinary and everyday

in my life, I ask you to give me the power of your Spirit that I may transform each

day by living with a Positive attitude, looking for the best

In people and situations. Inspire me to Live in your presence each day so that

I may have a full share of the hope only your Spirit can bring; lead me do the ordinary

Things of life in an extraordinary way, To your glory. Amen

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