April 26 2020 mdash Third Sunday of Easter Year A

ST MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 606 North Bonham St Mexia TX 76667 Phone(254)562-3619 Fax(254)562-6377

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

St Marys is a community of believers dedicated to the living worship of God As the only Catholic Church in Limestone County our faith commu-nity reflects the ethnic diversity of the towns in which we live We gather to fulfill our mission as disciples of Jesus Christ we hear His Word we cele-brate the Sacraments and we witness His love to others Our Christian wit-ness consists of sharing our spiritual gifts with the grace of God and the ex-ample and prayers of our patron saint the Immaculate Conception among us and with others - striving to grow in Holiness

OFFICE HOURS HORARIO DEL DESPACHO PARROQUIAL

Sunday 930AM - 1130AM (off 4th Sunday) Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday1000 - 400 PM

Wednesday 200 PM - 800 PM (Summer 1000 AM ndash 400PM)

PARISH CLERGY STAFF VOLUNTEERS

Pastor Rev Pius T Mathew email piusth63yahoocom stmarysmexiayahoocom

Follow us on Facebook St Maryrsquos Catholic Church Mexia

Deacon Richard Johnson Finance Manager Mary Seale email seatrek76msncom email stmarysmarygmailcom

Deacon Dwight Mahoney CCE Director Deacon Dwight Mahoney

Phone (254) 729-2573 Parish Council Chairman Michael Gragg

Deacon Gordon Lee Finance Council Chairman Don Altland Phone (254) 625-2733

Deacon Daniel Ramirez Administrative Assistant Juanita Rodriguez Cervantes

(903) 388-7710

Bulletin Deadline Tuesdays by noon via email to juanaperico26yahoocom

If you like to invite Fr Pius to visit and Bless your house

Please call the church office to schedule an appointment

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS

Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

Saturday Vigil Mass 600pm (Bilingual)

Sunday Masses 800am amp 1000am (English)

1200 pm Spanish

Weekday Masses Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday amp Friday 1210 pm

Sacrament of Penance

Sunday 715-745am 915-945am 1115-1145am

Wednesday 500 pm ndash 600 pm

During office hours or by Appointment

Sacrament of Baptism

During Sunday Masses

English PrendashBaptismal by appointment

Sacrament of Matrimony

Contact the office at least 6 months in advance

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

Contact the priest immediately if you or your family

members are seriously ill will have a major surgery

are old aged or in danger of death

Devotion Adoration (English) Every Friday 1100 am

Rosary 30 minutes before Sunday Masses

Si gusta invitar al Paacuterroco Piacuteo a visitar y Bendecir su casa Por

favor llame al despacho parroquial para programar una cita

CELEBRACIOacuteN DE LOS SACRAMENTOS

Sacramento de la Santa Eucaristiacutea

Saacutebado Misa de Vigilia 600pm (Bilinguumle)

Misas Dominicales 800am amp 1000am (Ingles)

1200 pm Espantildeol

Misas entre Semana Martes Mieacutercoles

Jueves y Viernes a las 1210 pm

Sacramento de Penitencia

Domingo 715-745 am 915-945 am 1115-1145 am

Mieacutercoles 500 pmndash 600 pm Durante el horario del despacho parroquial que este abierta o con cita

Sacramento de Bautismo

Durante las Misas Dominicales

Clase Pre-Bautismal en Espantildeol

Tercer Domingo de cada mes para los padres y padrinos

900 am-1100 am

Sacramento de Matrimonio

Comunicasen con el despacho parroquial con 6 meses anticipoacute

Sacramento de Uncioacuten de los Enfermos Comunicasen con el Paacuterroco mediatamente si usted o

un familiar esta grabe va tener una operacioacuten seria o de la tercer edad

o peligro de muerte

Devocioacuten

Adoracioacuten (Espantildeol) El tercer Saacutebado de cada Mes 700 pm

Rosario 30 minutes antes de la Misa Dominical

Catholic Social Teaching Corner April 25

th amp 26

thmdash

Third Sunday of Easter In todayrsquos Gos-

pel the disciples recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread

How do we recognize the Lord in our midst In his exhorta-

tion The Joy of the Gospel Pope Francis reminds us that one

important way to see the Lord in our midst is through personal

encounters with the poor (199) As important as it is to share

our resources it is in sharing ourselves our time and our pres-

ence with the poor that we can have the experience which the

disciples had ndash that we know the Lord in the breaking of the

bread

Rincoacuten de Ensentildeanza Social Catoacutelica Abril 25-26 Tercer Domingo de Pascua En el Evangelio de

hoy los disciacutepulos reconocen a Jesuacutes en la fraccioacuten el pan

iquestCoacutemo reconocemos al Sentildeor en medio de los sucesos de

nuestra vida En su exhortacioacuten El Gozo del Evangelio el Pa-

pa Francisco nos recuerda que una manera importante de ver a

Dios en medio de los sucesos de la vida es a traveacutes de encuen-

tros personales con los pobres (199) Tan importante como

compartir nuestros recursos es el compartirnos a nosotros mis-

mos nuestro tiempo y nuestra presencia con los pobres de

manera que podamos tener la experiencia que tuvieron los

disciacutepulos ndash conocer al Sentildeor en la fraccioacuten del pan

An Act of Spiritual Communion My Dearest Jesus I believe that You are pre-

sent in the Most Holy Sacrament I love You

above all things and I desire to receive You

into my soul Since I cannot at this moment

receive You sacramentally come at least spiritually into my

heart I embrace You as if You were already there and unite

myself wholly to You Never permit me to be separated from

You Amen

Un Acto de Comunioacuten Espiritual Mi amado Jesuacutes creo que

Tuacute estaacutes presente en el Santiacutesimo Sacramento Te amo sobre

todas las cosas y deseo recibirte en mi alma Ya que no pue-

do en este momento recibirte sacramentalmente ven al me-

nos espiritualmente a mi corazoacuten Te abrazo como si Tuacute estu-

vieras ya ahiacute y me uno a mi mismo completamente a Ti Nunca

me permitas estar separado de Ti Ameacuten

PRAYER LIST Please keep in prayer all of those in our community who are

sick in the hospital homebound or coping with health issues

Por favor mantenga en oracioacuten a todos aquellos en nuestra co-

munidad que estaacuten enfermos en el hospital confinados en sus

hogares o confrontando problemas de salud

Let us pray for the sick Oremos por los enfermos V

Estrada Bobby Pelton Adrian Mendoza Fausto Gonzalez

Mary Rodriguez Jorge Casas Jim Keally Albert Gallegos

Tonya Rodriacuteguez Tristan Serrano Kristine McClinton Dea-

con Dwight Mahoney Mildred Burrow Tracy Staton

Teresa Salazar Walter amp Florence Smith and Kay Martin

We pray to the Lord Roguemos al Sentildeor

Let us pray for the deceased Oremos por los difuntos Fili

Zapatero Trejo Donald Earl Edward Davis John Dumes-

nil Louise Willett Edmund John Schuster Delbertha Lued-

ke and Ethel Marie Goolsby

We pray to the Lord Roguemos al Sentildeor Please call the parish office to update the list

Por favor llame al despacho parroquial para actualizar la lista

Third Sunday of Easter Tercer Domingo De Pascua

Saturday April 25h Saacutebado 25 de Abril

700PM St Maryrsquos Parishioners

Los Feligreses de Sta Mariacutea

Sunday April 26th Domingo 26o de Abril

1000AM +Alfredo Ortiz

Ladies Altar Guild Living amp +Deceased Members

Tuesday April 28th Martes 28o de Abril

1210PM +Souls In Purgatory

Wednesday April 29th Mieacutercoles 29o de Abril

1210PM Harley Hooper Family

Thursday April 30th Jueves 30o de Abril

1210PM Harley Hooper Family

Friday May 1st Viernes 1o de May

1210PMndash Harley Hooper Family

Let us pray for All Service Members

Oremos por todos Los Miembros del Servicio

Tony Contreraz Caleb Arrington Adam Robles Tony Ve-

negas Ramiro Rodriguez and Karina Rivera

Question of the week When have I acutely realized the

Lordrsquos presence In the Eucharist In listening to scripture

When we gather in his name In my day-to-day life

Pregunta de la Semana iquestCuaacutendo me ha dado cuenta de una

manera intensa de la presencia del Sentildeor iquestEn la Eucaristiacutea

iquestAl escuchar las Escrituras iquestReunidos en su nombre iquestEn

mi vida cotidiana

This week we patronize our bulletin sponsor

McCain Construction amp Remodeling

Esta semana patrocinamos a nuestro patrocinadores del

McCain Construccioacuten y Remodelacioacuten

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

Month of Mary May is fast approaching and it is a month

dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary We encourage to re-

cite daily the rosary with your family

Ashes to Easter (Lenten Box) Please return Lenten boxes to

the parish office as soon as possible

Frequently Asked Questions about the Blessed

Virgin Mary

How does our veneration of Mary and the saints relate to

our worship of God The honor we give to God alone is

properly called adoration the highest honor we can give The

honor we give to Mary and the saints is called veneration

Proper veneration of the saints does not interfere with the

worship due to God but rather fosters it Our communion

with those in heaven provided that it is understood in the

fuller light of faith according to its genuine nature in no way

weakens but conversely more thoroughly enriches the latre-

utic worship we give to God the Father through Christ in

the Spirit With this understanding we see that proper ven-

eration of Mary does not detract from worship of God Even

as the Mother of the Savior Mary has a place that is in every

way subordinate to and dependent upon that of her Son who

is the one mediator between God and humanity The mater-

nal role that Mary fulfills toward us as Mother of the Church

in no wise obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of

Christ but rather shows His power The Second Vatican

Council explained very clearly that Mary can be said to ful-

fill a mediating role only in a secondary and derivative man-

ner For no creature could ever be counted as equal with the

Incarnate Word and Redeemer Just as the priesthood of

Christ is shared in various ways both by the ministers and by

the faithful and as the one goodness of God is really com-

municated in different ways to His creatures so also the

unique mediation of the Redeemer does not exclude but

rather gives rise to a manifold cooperation which is but a

sharing in this one source What Mary does for the salvation

of the human family does not come from her own power but

from a gift of divine grace that is bestowed on her through

her Son All the salvific influence that she bestows on us is

produced not from some inner necessity but from the di-

vine pleasure It flows forth from the superabundance of the

merits of Christ rests on His mediation depends entirely on

it and draws all its power from it38 Mary in no way re-

places Christ Rather her role is to bring us to Christ as is

illustrated in Marys admonition at the wedding feast of

Cana Do whatever he tells you (Jn 25) Excerpts from Popular

Devotional Practices Basic Questions and Answers Copyright copy 2003 United

States Conference of Catholic Bishops Inc Washington DC All rights re-

served No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by

any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by

any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from

the copyright holder

Si desea dejar su contribucioacuten semanal o donacioacuten a la

Parroquia hay un buzoacuten frente del despacho parro-

quial O lo puede mandar por correo a

Parroquia Sta Mariacutea Contribucioacuten

606 N Bonham St Mexia Texas 76667

iexcliexcliexclGracias y Dios te bendiga

ANUNCIOS EN ESPANtildeOL

El Mes de Mariacutea se acerca raacutepidamente y es un mes dedicado a

nuestra Santiacutesima Madre Mariacutea Lo alentamos a recitar diariamen-

te el rosario con su familia

De Cenizas a la Pascua Por favor devuelva las cajitas cua-

resmales la despacho parroquial lo mas pronto posible

Preguntas frecuentes sobre la Bienaventurada

Virgen Mariacutea iquestCoacutemo se relaciona nuestra veneracioacuten a Mariacutea y los santos

con nuestra adoracioacuten a Dios El honor que le damos a Dios

solo se llama propiamente adoracioacuten el maacutes alto honor que po-

demos dar El honor que le damos a Mariacutea y a los santos se llama

veneracioacuten La veneracioacuten adecuada de los santos no interfiere

con la adoracioacuten debida a Dios sino que la fomenta Nuestra

comunioacuten con los que estaacuten en el cielo siempre que se entienda

a la luz maacutes plena de la fe de acuerdo con su naturaleza genuina

de ninguna manera debilita sino que por el contrario enriquece

maacutes a fondo el culto latreacuteutico que damos a Dios el Padre a

traveacutes de Cristo en el Espiacuteritu Con este entendimiento vemos

que la veneracioacuten adecuada de Mariacutea no resta valor a la adora-

cioacuten a Dios Incluso como Madre del Salvador Mariacutea tiene un

lugar que estaacute subordinado y dependiente en todos los sentidos

del de su Hijo quien es el uacutenico mediador entre Dios y la huma-

nidad El papel maternal que Mariacutea cumple para con nosotros

como Madre de la Iglesia de ninguna manera oscurece o dismi-

nuye esta mediacioacuten uacutenica de Cristo sino que muestra su poder

El Concilio Vaticano II explicoacute muy claramente que se puede

decir que Mariacutea cumple una funcioacuten mediadora solo de manera

secundaria y derivada Porque ninguna criatura podriacutea ser conta-

da como igual con el Verbo Encarnado y el Redentor Asiacute como

el sacerdocio de Cristo es compartido de diversas maneras tanto

por los ministros como por los fieles y como la uacutenica bondad de

Dios se comunica realmente de diferentes maneras a sus criatu-

ras tambieacuten la mediacioacuten uacutenica del Redentor no excluye sino

maacutes bien da lugar a una cooperacioacuten muacuteltiple que no es maacutes que

compartir esta fuente Lo que Mariacutea hace por la salvacioacuten de la

familia humana no proviene de su propio poder sino de un don

de la gracia divina que se le otorga a traveacutes de su Hijo Toda la

influencia salviacutefica que nos otorga se produce no por alguna

necesidad interna sino por el placer divino Fluye de la super-

abundancia de los meacuteritos de Cristo se basa en su mediacioacuten

depende completamente de ella y obtiene todo su poder de ella

38 Mariacutea de ninguna manera reemplaza a Cristo Maacutes bien su

papel es llevarnos a Cristo como se ilustra en la advertencia de

Mariacutea en la fiesta de bodas de Cana Haz lo que eacutel te diga (Jn

2 5) Extractos de praacutecticas devocionales populares preguntas y respuestas baacutesicas

Copyright copy 2003 Conferencia de Obispos Catoacutelicos de los Estados Unidos Inc Was-

hington DC Todos los derechos reservados Ninguna parte de este trabajo puede repro-

ducirse o transmitirse de ninguna forma ni por ninguacuten medio electroacutenico o mecaacutenico

incluida la fotocopia grabacioacuten o cualquier sistema de almacenamiento y recuperacioacuten

de informacioacuten sin el permiso por escrito del titular de los derechos de autor

If you would like to drop off your weekly contribution

or donation to the church there is a dropbox in

front of the church officehellip or mail to

St Maryrsquos Catholic ChurchContribution

606 N Bonham St Mexia Texas 76667

Thank you and God Bless

(469)531-7284 Belenrsquos Beauty

Salon

208 E Commerce

Mexia Texas Horario Lunes ndash Cerrado

M - V 11 AM ndash 8 PM

Sabado 9 AM ndash 8 PM

Domingo 9AM ndash 2 PM

CECI

Parishioner

469-531-7284

one

Complete Funeral Services Pre-Arrangements Monuments

McKinney at Glendale Streets

P O Box 309 Mexia Texas

(254) 562 ndash 2131

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wwwblair-stubbscom

President Cathy Martin

(254) 729-8055

Vice-President Kathy Satsky

(254) 625-0511

Secretary Melissa Holt

(254) 625-1193

Treasurer Jane Schlitt

(254) 729-2167

ALL LADIES ARE WELCOME WE MEET EVERY 2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

EACH MONTH

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

In Service To One In Service To All For more information John Schaefermdash GK (325) 642-7677 Frank ContrerasmdashDGK (903) 388-8323 Parishioners

Janice Davis amp Ray Zies Parishioners

P

Old Fashioned Homemade

Yeast Rolls

312 E Milam

Mexia Texas

562-5035

Catholic Social Teaching Corner April 25

th amp 26

thmdash

Third Sunday of Easter In todayrsquos Gos-

pel the disciples recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread

How do we recognize the Lord in our midst In his exhorta-

tion The Joy of the Gospel Pope Francis reminds us that one

important way to see the Lord in our midst is through personal

encounters with the poor (199) As important as it is to share

our resources it is in sharing ourselves our time and our pres-

ence with the poor that we can have the experience which the

disciples had ndash that we know the Lord in the breaking of the

bread

Rincoacuten de Ensentildeanza Social Catoacutelica Abril 25-26 Tercer Domingo de Pascua En el Evangelio de

hoy los disciacutepulos reconocen a Jesuacutes en la fraccioacuten el pan

iquestCoacutemo reconocemos al Sentildeor en medio de los sucesos de

nuestra vida En su exhortacioacuten El Gozo del Evangelio el Pa-

pa Francisco nos recuerda que una manera importante de ver a

Dios en medio de los sucesos de la vida es a traveacutes de encuen-

tros personales con los pobres (199) Tan importante como

compartir nuestros recursos es el compartirnos a nosotros mis-

mos nuestro tiempo y nuestra presencia con los pobres de

manera que podamos tener la experiencia que tuvieron los

disciacutepulos ndash conocer al Sentildeor en la fraccioacuten del pan

An Act of Spiritual Communion My Dearest Jesus I believe that You are pre-

sent in the Most Holy Sacrament I love You

above all things and I desire to receive You

into my soul Since I cannot at this moment

receive You sacramentally come at least spiritually into my

heart I embrace You as if You were already there and unite

myself wholly to You Never permit me to be separated from

You Amen

Un Acto de Comunioacuten Espiritual Mi amado Jesuacutes creo que

Tuacute estaacutes presente en el Santiacutesimo Sacramento Te amo sobre

todas las cosas y deseo recibirte en mi alma Ya que no pue-

do en este momento recibirte sacramentalmente ven al me-

nos espiritualmente a mi corazoacuten Te abrazo como si Tuacute estu-

vieras ya ahiacute y me uno a mi mismo completamente a Ti Nunca

me permitas estar separado de Ti Ameacuten

PRAYER LIST Please keep in prayer all of those in our community who are

sick in the hospital homebound or coping with health issues

Por favor mantenga en oracioacuten a todos aquellos en nuestra co-

munidad que estaacuten enfermos en el hospital confinados en sus

hogares o confrontando problemas de salud

Let us pray for the sick Oremos por los enfermos V

Estrada Bobby Pelton Adrian Mendoza Fausto Gonzalez

Mary Rodriguez Jorge Casas Jim Keally Albert Gallegos

Tonya Rodriacuteguez Tristan Serrano Kristine McClinton Dea-

con Dwight Mahoney Mildred Burrow Tracy Staton

Teresa Salazar Walter amp Florence Smith and Kay Martin

We pray to the Lord Roguemos al Sentildeor

Let us pray for the deceased Oremos por los difuntos Fili

Zapatero Trejo Donald Earl Edward Davis John Dumes-

nil Louise Willett Edmund John Schuster Delbertha Lued-

ke and Ethel Marie Goolsby

We pray to the Lord Roguemos al Sentildeor Please call the parish office to update the list

Por favor llame al despacho parroquial para actualizar la lista

Third Sunday of Easter Tercer Domingo De Pascua

Saturday April 25h Saacutebado 25 de Abril

700PM St Maryrsquos Parishioners

Los Feligreses de Sta Mariacutea

Sunday April 26th Domingo 26o de Abril

1000AM +Alfredo Ortiz

Ladies Altar Guild Living amp +Deceased Members

Tuesday April 28th Martes 28o de Abril

1210PM +Souls In Purgatory

Wednesday April 29th Mieacutercoles 29o de Abril

1210PM Harley Hooper Family

Thursday April 30th Jueves 30o de Abril

1210PM Harley Hooper Family

Friday May 1st Viernes 1o de May

1210PMndash Harley Hooper Family

Let us pray for All Service Members

Oremos por todos Los Miembros del Servicio

Tony Contreraz Caleb Arrington Adam Robles Tony Ve-

negas Ramiro Rodriguez and Karina Rivera

Question of the week When have I acutely realized the

Lordrsquos presence In the Eucharist In listening to scripture

When we gather in his name In my day-to-day life

Pregunta de la Semana iquestCuaacutendo me ha dado cuenta de una

manera intensa de la presencia del Sentildeor iquestEn la Eucaristiacutea

iquestAl escuchar las Escrituras iquestReunidos en su nombre iquestEn

mi vida cotidiana

This week we patronize our bulletin sponsor

McCain Construction amp Remodeling

Esta semana patrocinamos a nuestro patrocinadores del

McCain Construccioacuten y Remodelacioacuten

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

Month of Mary May is fast approaching and it is a month

dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary We encourage to re-

cite daily the rosary with your family

Ashes to Easter (Lenten Box) Please return Lenten boxes to

the parish office as soon as possible

Frequently Asked Questions about the Blessed

Virgin Mary

How does our veneration of Mary and the saints relate to

our worship of God The honor we give to God alone is

properly called adoration the highest honor we can give The

honor we give to Mary and the saints is called veneration

Proper veneration of the saints does not interfere with the

worship due to God but rather fosters it Our communion

with those in heaven provided that it is understood in the

fuller light of faith according to its genuine nature in no way

weakens but conversely more thoroughly enriches the latre-

utic worship we give to God the Father through Christ in

the Spirit With this understanding we see that proper ven-

eration of Mary does not detract from worship of God Even

as the Mother of the Savior Mary has a place that is in every

way subordinate to and dependent upon that of her Son who

is the one mediator between God and humanity The mater-

nal role that Mary fulfills toward us as Mother of the Church

in no wise obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of

Christ but rather shows His power The Second Vatican

Council explained very clearly that Mary can be said to ful-

fill a mediating role only in a secondary and derivative man-

ner For no creature could ever be counted as equal with the

Incarnate Word and Redeemer Just as the priesthood of

Christ is shared in various ways both by the ministers and by

the faithful and as the one goodness of God is really com-

municated in different ways to His creatures so also the

unique mediation of the Redeemer does not exclude but

rather gives rise to a manifold cooperation which is but a

sharing in this one source What Mary does for the salvation

of the human family does not come from her own power but

from a gift of divine grace that is bestowed on her through

her Son All the salvific influence that she bestows on us is

produced not from some inner necessity but from the di-

vine pleasure It flows forth from the superabundance of the

merits of Christ rests on His mediation depends entirely on

it and draws all its power from it38 Mary in no way re-

places Christ Rather her role is to bring us to Christ as is

illustrated in Marys admonition at the wedding feast of

Cana Do whatever he tells you (Jn 25) Excerpts from Popular

Devotional Practices Basic Questions and Answers Copyright copy 2003 United

States Conference of Catholic Bishops Inc Washington DC All rights re-

served No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by

any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by

any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from

the copyright holder

Si desea dejar su contribucioacuten semanal o donacioacuten a la

Parroquia hay un buzoacuten frente del despacho parro-

quial O lo puede mandar por correo a

Parroquia Sta Mariacutea Contribucioacuten

606 N Bonham St Mexia Texas 76667

iexcliexcliexclGracias y Dios te bendiga

ANUNCIOS EN ESPANtildeOL

El Mes de Mariacutea se acerca raacutepidamente y es un mes dedicado a

nuestra Santiacutesima Madre Mariacutea Lo alentamos a recitar diariamen-

te el rosario con su familia

De Cenizas a la Pascua Por favor devuelva las cajitas cua-

resmales la despacho parroquial lo mas pronto posible

Preguntas frecuentes sobre la Bienaventurada

Virgen Mariacutea iquestCoacutemo se relaciona nuestra veneracioacuten a Mariacutea y los santos

con nuestra adoracioacuten a Dios El honor que le damos a Dios

solo se llama propiamente adoracioacuten el maacutes alto honor que po-

demos dar El honor que le damos a Mariacutea y a los santos se llama

veneracioacuten La veneracioacuten adecuada de los santos no interfiere

con la adoracioacuten debida a Dios sino que la fomenta Nuestra

comunioacuten con los que estaacuten en el cielo siempre que se entienda

a la luz maacutes plena de la fe de acuerdo con su naturaleza genuina

de ninguna manera debilita sino que por el contrario enriquece

maacutes a fondo el culto latreacuteutico que damos a Dios el Padre a

traveacutes de Cristo en el Espiacuteritu Con este entendimiento vemos

que la veneracioacuten adecuada de Mariacutea no resta valor a la adora-

cioacuten a Dios Incluso como Madre del Salvador Mariacutea tiene un

lugar que estaacute subordinado y dependiente en todos los sentidos

del de su Hijo quien es el uacutenico mediador entre Dios y la huma-

nidad El papel maternal que Mariacutea cumple para con nosotros

como Madre de la Iglesia de ninguna manera oscurece o dismi-

nuye esta mediacioacuten uacutenica de Cristo sino que muestra su poder

El Concilio Vaticano II explicoacute muy claramente que se puede

decir que Mariacutea cumple una funcioacuten mediadora solo de manera

secundaria y derivada Porque ninguna criatura podriacutea ser conta-

da como igual con el Verbo Encarnado y el Redentor Asiacute como

el sacerdocio de Cristo es compartido de diversas maneras tanto

por los ministros como por los fieles y como la uacutenica bondad de

Dios se comunica realmente de diferentes maneras a sus criatu-

ras tambieacuten la mediacioacuten uacutenica del Redentor no excluye sino

maacutes bien da lugar a una cooperacioacuten muacuteltiple que no es maacutes que

compartir esta fuente Lo que Mariacutea hace por la salvacioacuten de la

familia humana no proviene de su propio poder sino de un don

de la gracia divina que se le otorga a traveacutes de su Hijo Toda la

influencia salviacutefica que nos otorga se produce no por alguna

necesidad interna sino por el placer divino Fluye de la super-

abundancia de los meacuteritos de Cristo se basa en su mediacioacuten

depende completamente de ella y obtiene todo su poder de ella

38 Mariacutea de ninguna manera reemplaza a Cristo Maacutes bien su

papel es llevarnos a Cristo como se ilustra en la advertencia de

Mariacutea en la fiesta de bodas de Cana Haz lo que eacutel te diga (Jn

2 5) Extractos de praacutecticas devocionales populares preguntas y respuestas baacutesicas

Copyright copy 2003 Conferencia de Obispos Catoacutelicos de los Estados Unidos Inc Was-

hington DC Todos los derechos reservados Ninguna parte de este trabajo puede repro-

ducirse o transmitirse de ninguna forma ni por ninguacuten medio electroacutenico o mecaacutenico

incluida la fotocopia grabacioacuten o cualquier sistema de almacenamiento y recuperacioacuten

de informacioacuten sin el permiso por escrito del titular de los derechos de autor

If you would like to drop off your weekly contribution

or donation to the church there is a dropbox in

front of the church officehellip or mail to

St Maryrsquos Catholic ChurchContribution

606 N Bonham St Mexia Texas 76667

Thank you and God Bless

(469)531-7284 Belenrsquos Beauty

Salon

208 E Commerce

Mexia Texas Horario Lunes ndash Cerrado

M - V 11 AM ndash 8 PM

Sabado 9 AM ndash 8 PM

Domingo 9AM ndash 2 PM

CECI

Parishioner

469-531-7284

one

Complete Funeral Services Pre-Arrangements Monuments

McKinney at Glendale Streets

P O Box 309 Mexia Texas

(254) 562 ndash 2131

blairstubbssbcglobalnet

wwwblair-stubbscom

President Cathy Martin

(254) 729-8055

Vice-President Kathy Satsky

(254) 625-0511

Secretary Melissa Holt

(254) 625-1193

Treasurer Jane Schlitt

(254) 729-2167

ALL LADIES ARE WELCOME WE MEET EVERY 2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

EACH MONTH

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

In Service To One In Service To All For more information John Schaefermdash GK (325) 642-7677 Frank ContrerasmdashDGK (903) 388-8323 Parishioners

Janice Davis amp Ray Zies Parishioners

P

Old Fashioned Homemade

Yeast Rolls

312 E Milam

Mexia Texas

562-5035

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS

Month of Mary May is fast approaching and it is a month

dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary We encourage to re-

cite daily the rosary with your family

Ashes to Easter (Lenten Box) Please return Lenten boxes to

the parish office as soon as possible

Frequently Asked Questions about the Blessed

Virgin Mary

How does our veneration of Mary and the saints relate to

our worship of God The honor we give to God alone is

properly called adoration the highest honor we can give The

honor we give to Mary and the saints is called veneration

Proper veneration of the saints does not interfere with the

worship due to God but rather fosters it Our communion

with those in heaven provided that it is understood in the

fuller light of faith according to its genuine nature in no way

weakens but conversely more thoroughly enriches the latre-

utic worship we give to God the Father through Christ in

the Spirit With this understanding we see that proper ven-

eration of Mary does not detract from worship of God Even

as the Mother of the Savior Mary has a place that is in every

way subordinate to and dependent upon that of her Son who

is the one mediator between God and humanity The mater-

nal role that Mary fulfills toward us as Mother of the Church

in no wise obscures or diminishes this unique mediation of

Christ but rather shows His power The Second Vatican

Council explained very clearly that Mary can be said to ful-

fill a mediating role only in a secondary and derivative man-

ner For no creature could ever be counted as equal with the

Incarnate Word and Redeemer Just as the priesthood of

Christ is shared in various ways both by the ministers and by

the faithful and as the one goodness of God is really com-

municated in different ways to His creatures so also the

unique mediation of the Redeemer does not exclude but

rather gives rise to a manifold cooperation which is but a

sharing in this one source What Mary does for the salvation

of the human family does not come from her own power but

from a gift of divine grace that is bestowed on her through

her Son All the salvific influence that she bestows on us is

produced not from some inner necessity but from the di-

vine pleasure It flows forth from the superabundance of the

merits of Christ rests on His mediation depends entirely on

it and draws all its power from it38 Mary in no way re-

places Christ Rather her role is to bring us to Christ as is

illustrated in Marys admonition at the wedding feast of

Cana Do whatever he tells you (Jn 25) Excerpts from Popular

Devotional Practices Basic Questions and Answers Copyright copy 2003 United

States Conference of Catholic Bishops Inc Washington DC All rights re-

served No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by

any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by

any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from

the copyright holder

Si desea dejar su contribucioacuten semanal o donacioacuten a la

Parroquia hay un buzoacuten frente del despacho parro-

quial O lo puede mandar por correo a

Parroquia Sta Mariacutea Contribucioacuten

606 N Bonham St Mexia Texas 76667

iexcliexcliexclGracias y Dios te bendiga

ANUNCIOS EN ESPANtildeOL

El Mes de Mariacutea se acerca raacutepidamente y es un mes dedicado a

nuestra Santiacutesima Madre Mariacutea Lo alentamos a recitar diariamen-

te el rosario con su familia

De Cenizas a la Pascua Por favor devuelva las cajitas cua-

resmales la despacho parroquial lo mas pronto posible

Preguntas frecuentes sobre la Bienaventurada

Virgen Mariacutea iquestCoacutemo se relaciona nuestra veneracioacuten a Mariacutea y los santos

con nuestra adoracioacuten a Dios El honor que le damos a Dios

solo se llama propiamente adoracioacuten el maacutes alto honor que po-

demos dar El honor que le damos a Mariacutea y a los santos se llama

veneracioacuten La veneracioacuten adecuada de los santos no interfiere

con la adoracioacuten debida a Dios sino que la fomenta Nuestra

comunioacuten con los que estaacuten en el cielo siempre que se entienda

a la luz maacutes plena de la fe de acuerdo con su naturaleza genuina

de ninguna manera debilita sino que por el contrario enriquece

maacutes a fondo el culto latreacuteutico que damos a Dios el Padre a

traveacutes de Cristo en el Espiacuteritu Con este entendimiento vemos

que la veneracioacuten adecuada de Mariacutea no resta valor a la adora-

cioacuten a Dios Incluso como Madre del Salvador Mariacutea tiene un

lugar que estaacute subordinado y dependiente en todos los sentidos

del de su Hijo quien es el uacutenico mediador entre Dios y la huma-

nidad El papel maternal que Mariacutea cumple para con nosotros

como Madre de la Iglesia de ninguna manera oscurece o dismi-

nuye esta mediacioacuten uacutenica de Cristo sino que muestra su poder

El Concilio Vaticano II explicoacute muy claramente que se puede

decir que Mariacutea cumple una funcioacuten mediadora solo de manera

secundaria y derivada Porque ninguna criatura podriacutea ser conta-

da como igual con el Verbo Encarnado y el Redentor Asiacute como

el sacerdocio de Cristo es compartido de diversas maneras tanto

por los ministros como por los fieles y como la uacutenica bondad de

Dios se comunica realmente de diferentes maneras a sus criatu-

ras tambieacuten la mediacioacuten uacutenica del Redentor no excluye sino

maacutes bien da lugar a una cooperacioacuten muacuteltiple que no es maacutes que

compartir esta fuente Lo que Mariacutea hace por la salvacioacuten de la

familia humana no proviene de su propio poder sino de un don

de la gracia divina que se le otorga a traveacutes de su Hijo Toda la

influencia salviacutefica que nos otorga se produce no por alguna

necesidad interna sino por el placer divino Fluye de la super-

abundancia de los meacuteritos de Cristo se basa en su mediacioacuten

depende completamente de ella y obtiene todo su poder de ella

38 Mariacutea de ninguna manera reemplaza a Cristo Maacutes bien su

papel es llevarnos a Cristo como se ilustra en la advertencia de

Mariacutea en la fiesta de bodas de Cana Haz lo que eacutel te diga (Jn

2 5) Extractos de praacutecticas devocionales populares preguntas y respuestas baacutesicas

Copyright copy 2003 Conferencia de Obispos Catoacutelicos de los Estados Unidos Inc Was-

hington DC Todos los derechos reservados Ninguna parte de este trabajo puede repro-

ducirse o transmitirse de ninguna forma ni por ninguacuten medio electroacutenico o mecaacutenico

incluida la fotocopia grabacioacuten o cualquier sistema de almacenamiento y recuperacioacuten

de informacioacuten sin el permiso por escrito del titular de los derechos de autor

If you would like to drop off your weekly contribution

or donation to the church there is a dropbox in

front of the church officehellip or mail to

St Maryrsquos Catholic ChurchContribution

606 N Bonham St Mexia Texas 76667

Thank you and God Bless

(469)531-7284 Belenrsquos Beauty

Salon

208 E Commerce

Mexia Texas Horario Lunes ndash Cerrado

M - V 11 AM ndash 8 PM

Sabado 9 AM ndash 8 PM

Domingo 9AM ndash 2 PM

CECI

Parishioner

469-531-7284

one

Complete Funeral Services Pre-Arrangements Monuments

McKinney at Glendale Streets

P O Box 309 Mexia Texas

(254) 562 ndash 2131

blairstubbssbcglobalnet

wwwblair-stubbscom

President Cathy Martin

(254) 729-8055

Vice-President Kathy Satsky

(254) 625-0511

Secretary Melissa Holt

(254) 625-1193

Treasurer Jane Schlitt

(254) 729-2167

ALL LADIES ARE WELCOME WE MEET EVERY 2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

EACH MONTH

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

In Service To One In Service To All For more information John Schaefermdash GK (325) 642-7677 Frank ContrerasmdashDGK (903) 388-8323 Parishioners

Janice Davis amp Ray Zies Parishioners

P

Old Fashioned Homemade

Yeast Rolls

312 E Milam

Mexia Texas

562-5035

(469)531-7284 Belenrsquos Beauty

Salon

208 E Commerce

Mexia Texas Horario Lunes ndash Cerrado

M - V 11 AM ndash 8 PM

Sabado 9 AM ndash 8 PM

Domingo 9AM ndash 2 PM

CECI

Parishioner

469-531-7284

one

Complete Funeral Services Pre-Arrangements Monuments

McKinney at Glendale Streets

P O Box 309 Mexia Texas

(254) 562 ndash 2131

blairstubbssbcglobalnet

wwwblair-stubbscom

President Cathy Martin

(254) 729-8055

Vice-President Kathy Satsky

(254) 625-0511

Secretary Melissa Holt

(254) 625-1193

Treasurer Jane Schlitt

(254) 729-2167

ALL LADIES ARE WELCOME WE MEET EVERY 2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

EACH MONTH

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

In Service To One In Service To All For more information John Schaefermdash GK (325) 642-7677 Frank ContrerasmdashDGK (903) 388-8323 Parishioners

Janice Davis amp Ray Zies Parishioners

P

Old Fashioned Homemade

Yeast Rolls

312 E Milam

Mexia Texas

562-5035