HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH—AZLE, TEXAS Fifth Sunday of Lent—

APRIL 2, 2017

OFFERTORY March 26, 2017

Regular Collection ...... $3,172.10

Maintenance ................... $ 37.00 CCD Mass. ...................... $42.21 Black & Indian Mission .... $ 1.00

Eastern Europe .................. $ 1.00 Catholic Relief Serv ... $ 1,408.05 Altar Flowers ................. $251.00

Coffee & Donuts ............. $ 39.30

TOTAL…….. ........... $ 4,951.66

THIS WEEK’S READINGS & MASS SCHEDULE Monday, February 27, 2017 NO MASS Weekday Sir 17:20-24; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Weekday NO MASS Sir 35:1-12; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday, March 1, 2017 6:30pm MASS Ash Wednesday Fr. Sushil Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; † Jenny Catuzzo

Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 † Michael Catuzzo † Paul Catuzzo M/M Catuzzo

Thursday, March 2, 2017 9:00am MASS Thursday after Ash Wednesday Fr. Mathew

Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25 Friday, March 3, 2017 6:00pm Mass Friday after Ash Wednesday † Eugene & Edith Lampkin St. Katharine Drexel, Virgin M/M Lampkin

Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15

Saturday, March 4, 2017 NO MASS Saturday after Ash Wednesday Saint Casimir5:27-32

Is 58:96b-14; Lk Sunday, March 5, 2017 9:00 AM MASS FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT Fr. Mathew Is 49:14-15 † 1 Cor 4:1-5 M/M Lampkin

Mt 6:24-34

11:00 AM SPANISH MASS

Pastor’s Corner………. Last Week’s Pastor’s corner was about praying the psalms. In this article, I would like to speak about different types of prayer. “Prayer”, says St. John Damascene,” is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or requesting of good things from God “. It is a form of communication with God”. Just as we cannot hold a conversation with another person unless he can hear us. The very act of praying is an implicit recognition of the presence of God, which draws us closer to him. That is why the Church recommends that we pray frequently or that we make it an important part of our daily lives. There are two types of Prayer, mental prayer and Vocal Prayer. Men-tal Prayer is a form of prayer where one loves God through dialogue with him, meditating on his words and contemplating him. It is a time of silence focused on God and one’s relationship with him. Mental Prayer is divided into meditation (active mental Prayer) and contem-plation (Passive mental prayer). Vocal prayer is made by some approved forms of words, like the sign of the cross, liturgy of the hours, Angelus, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be or the Apostles Creed. Among the Vocal Prayers one finds the prayer of adoration or wor-ship. This is acknowledging God’s power, goodness and greatness and acknowledging our dependence on him. It implies the deepest rever-ence for God and our dependence on God for everything. It presup-poses faith in God and hope in his goodness. This is what we do when we are at the Mass. We offer prayers of blessing when we express praise and honor to God. We acknowledge that we are just creatures before our Creator. Praise is the prayer which recognizes that God is God. It lauds God for his own sake and gives him glory. When we are in God’s presence we are aware of our unworthiness and we acknowledge our sinfulness, and beg for God’s mercy and for-giveness. It is generally done at the beginning of the Mass when we express sorrow for our sins. Then we have the prayer of petition. It is asking God for the things we need, both spiritual and Physical. Even though we pray for different needs, we express our own willingness to accept God’s will, whether God answers our prayers or not. The "Our Father" is a good example of a prayer of petition. By saying "thy will be done", we are acknowl-edging that God’s plans are more important than ours. Intercessory prayer is kind of petitionary prayer where we are not con-cerned with our own needs, but with the needs of others. We intercede through our prayers for our fellow men asking God to shower his mer-cy on them. Prayer of thanksgiving is a prayer to thank the Lord for the good things he has done in our lives. There are so many things we need to

thank God for. We are grateful to God for all his blessings, big and small.

Fr. Mathew Kavipurayidam, TOR

Rincón del Pastor….. La semana pasada la esquina de pastor hablaba acerca de los Salmos. En este artículo, me gustaría hablar sobre los diferentes tipos de oración. «Oración», dice San Juan Damasceno, "es la elevación de la mente y el corazón a Dios o pedir cosas buenas de Dios». Es una forma de co-municación con Dios". Asi como no podemos mantener una conversación con otra persona a menos que él pueda oírnos. El acto mismo de la oración es un reconocimiento implícito de la presencia de Dios, que nos acerca a él. Por eso la iglesia recomienda que oremos con frecuencia o que hagamos de esta una parte importante de nuestra vida cotidiana Hay dos tipos de oración, oración mental y oración Vocal. La oración mental es una forma de oración donde uno ama a Dios a través del diálogo con él, meditando sobre sus palabras y contemplandolo. Es un momento de silencio que se centra en Dios y su relación con él. Oración mental se divide en meditación (oración mental activa) y la contem-plación (oración mental pasiva). Oración vocal se hace por algunas formas aprobadas de palabras, como la Señal de la Cruz,Horas de Liturgia, Angelus, Padre Nuestro, Ave María, Gloria o el Credo de los Apóstoles. Entre las oraciones vocales se encuentra la oración de adoración o culto. Reconociendo el poder, bondad y gran-deza de Dios y reconociendo nuestra dependencia de él, implica la reverencia más profunda para Dios y nuestra de-pendencia de Dios para todo. Presupone la fé en Dios y esperanza en su bondad. Esto es lo que hacemos cuando estamos en Misa. Ofrecemos oraciones de bendición cuan-do expresamos alabanza y honor a Dios. Reconocemos que somos simplemente criaturas ante nuestro creador. Alabanza es la oración que reconoce que Dios es Dios. Ala-bar a Dios por su propia causa y le da gloria. Cuando estamos en presencia de Dios somos conscientes de nuestra indignidad y reconocemos nuestros pecados y pedimos misericordia y perdón de Dios. Generalmente se realiza al principio de la Misa cuando expresamos arrepenti-miento por nuestros pecados. Despues tenemos la oración de petición. pidiendo a Dios por las cosas que nece-sitamos, tanto espiritual como físicas. Aunque oramos por diferentes necesidades, expresamos nuestra disposición a aceptar la voluntad de Dios, si Dios contesta nuestras ora-ciones o no. El "Padre Nuestro" es un buen ejemplo de una oración de petición. Diciendo "hagase tu voluntad", Estamos reconociendo que los planes de Dios son más importantes que el nuestro. La oración intercesora es una clase de oración donde no estamos preocupados con nuestras propi-as necesidades, pero con las necesidades de los demás. Intercedemos a través de nuestras oraciones por nuestros compañeros pidiéndole a Dios por sus bendiciones sobre ellos Oración de acción de gracias es una oración de gracias al Señor por las cosas buenas que ha hecho en nuestras vidas. Hay tantas cosas que tenemos que agradecer a Dios. Estamos agradecidos a Dios por todas sus bendiciones, grandes y pequeñas. Fr. Mathew Kavipurayidam, TOR

THIS WEEK’S READINGS & MASS SCHEDULE

Monday, April 3, 2017 No Mass Lenten Weekday Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62 Jn 8:1-11

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 No Mass Lenten Weekday Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Nm 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 6:30pm Mass Lenten Weekday Fr. Mathew

Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest † Bill Buntin Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Jacque Buntin

Jn 8:31-42

Thursday, April 6, 2017 9:00am MASS Lenten Weekday Fr. Sushil

Gn 17:3-9; Jn 8:51-59 † Peggy McGough M/M Earls

Friday, April 7, 2017 6:00pm Mass Lenten Weekday Stations of Cross Following Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest Fr. Mathew Jer 20:10-13; Jn 10:31-42 Gina Stevens M/M Vitolo

Saturday, April 8, 2017 NO MASS Lenten Weekday Ez 37:21-28; Jn 11:45-56

Sunday, March 9, 2017 9:00 AM MASS PALM SUNDAY OF THE Fr. Sushil PASSION OF THE LORD Fr. Mathew Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; † Dave Walter Mt 26:14—27:66 or 27:11-54 Vicki Walter

11:00 AM SPANISH MASS † Michael Broderick M/M Stipanovic

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Today, 4/2 9:00am Mass Breakfast Burrito in Hall by Hispanic Minis-try 11:00am Spanish Mass 12:15-1:45pm Confirmation I & II 2:00-4:00pm Choir Practice 7:00pm Spanish Parish Mission Mon, 4/3 8:30am-3:30pm Office Open 7:00pm Spanish Parish Mission Tues 4/4 8:30am-3:30pm Office Open 7:00pm Spanish Parish Mission 7:30pm-Visionary Mtg @ J. Wilkes Residence

Wed, 4/5 8:30am-3:30pm Office Open 6:30pm Mass 7:00-7:45pm—CCD Classes Thurs, 4/6 8:30am-3:30pm Office Open 9:00am-Mass with Benediction “Coffee with Father” following 10:00-10:30am Sing to the Lord 7:00pm Spanish Choir Practice Friday 4/7 Office Closed 6:00 Mass with Stations of Cross & Soup supper following Sunday, 4/9 900am Palm Sunday Mass 11:00am Palm Sunday Spanish Mass

The Annual Easter Egg Hunt will again be held after the 9am Mass on Easter Sunday morning for ALL children 2-12 years old. We are in need of candy items for prizes such as Choco-late Bunnies, Chocolate Crosses, Chocolate bars, and small toy items as well as bags of

small candies for filling eggs. Please leave your items at the church office as soon as possible, but no later than April 9, PALM SUNDAY. Thank you, Bob & Carolyn Ravaioli (817)236-5442

2017 NORTH TEXAS CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE

Register to attend the 2017 North Texas Catholic Men’s Conference!

All men 18 years or older are invited to attend the sixth annual North Texas Catho-

lic Men’s conference, “Salt and Light: Embracing Christ’s Love.”

Hosted by the North Texas Catholic Brothers For Christ, the conference will take place Saturday, April 22 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Grapevine from

8am—5pm. This year, 1,000 men throughout Dallas and Fort Worth Diocese are expected to attend. Registration cost is $45 at www.ntxcmc.org.

(See BROCHURES on the front foyer window table And back Hall info table)

Catholic conference speakers include Fr. Dwight Longnecker; Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, award-winning composer/musician Curtis Stephan; and local speakers.

Attendees will experience a day of fun, food, fellowship, uplifting music, reconcilia-tion, praying and Divine Mercy Chaplet, Eucharistic adoration and conclude the day

with a community Mass at 5pm. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is located at 861 Wildwood Lane, just south of

the Gaylord Texan Hotel.

A heartfelt thank you to all for the cards, meals, visits, and prayers after my surgery. I am progressing well and am currently in cardiac rehab. That is helping me a lot as are the continued prayers. I have been cleared to drive again and in another couple of weeks I should be released from my 10-pound lift, push, pull restriction. That will be another major mile-stone. This has all been made possible due to your thoughtfulness and prayers . Thank you very much, Jeanne O’Connor

GOOD NEIGHBORS—BUILDING COMMUNITY TOGETHER #SERVOLUTION 5 HOMES in 2 days!

April 7 & 8…….Volunteer with our Holy Trinity’s representative Linda Dority: 817-233-0518

MISIÓN PARROQUIAL ESPAÑOLA HOY, DOMINGO, 2 DE ABRIL, LUNES, 3 DE ABRIL Y MARTES, 4 DE ABRIL - 7:00 pm- Iglesia Católica de Trinity Holy