Daily Morning Prayer Assembly 2020-21

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the tiny woman recognized throughout the world for her work among the poorest of the poor, was beatified October 19, 2003. Among those present were hundreds of Missionaries of Charity, the order she founded in 1950, as a diocesan religious community. Today the congregation also includes contemplative sisters and brothers and an order of priests.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke.

Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up,
and went according to his custom
into the synagogue on the sabbath day.
He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.
Rolling up the scroll,
he handed it back to the attendant and sat down,
and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them,
“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
And all spoke highly of him
and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.
They also asked, “Is this not the son of Joseph?”
He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb,
‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say, ‘Do here in your native place
the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’”
And he said,
“Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.
Indeed, I tell you,
there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah
when the sky was closed for three and a half years
and a severe famine spread over the entire land.
It was to none of these that Elijah was sent,
but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon.
Again, there were many lepers in Israel
during the time of Elisha the prophet;
yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
When the people in the synagogue heard this,
they were all filled with fury.
They rose up, drove him out of the town,
and led him to the brow of the hill
on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong.
But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Father

Our Father,
Who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

The River

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to William Willcutt!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born to Albanian parents in what is now Skopje, Macedonia, Gonxha (Agnes) Bojaxhiu was the youngest of the three children who survived. For a time, the family lived comfortably, and her father’s construction business thrived. But life changed overnight following his unexpected death, where during her years in public school, Agnes participated in a Catholic sodality and showed a strong interest in the foreign missions.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta,
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke.

Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee.
He taught them on the sabbath,
and they were astonished at his teaching
because he spoke with authority.
In the synagogue there was a man with the spirit of an unclean demon, 
and he cried out in a loud voice,
“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us?
I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”
Jesus rebuked him and said, “Be quiet! Come out of him!”
Then the demon threw the man down in front of them
and came out of him without doing him any harm.
They were all amazed and said to one another,
“What is there about his word?
For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits,
and they come out.”
And news of him spread everywhere in the surrounding region.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Father

Our Father,
Who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

You Are Loved - Stars Go Dim

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Jeronimo Rangel and Ms. Jen Messner!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

At age 18, she entered the Loreto Sisters of Dublin. It was 1928 when she said goodbye to her mother for the final time and made her way to a new land and a new life. The following year she was sent to the Loreto novitiate in Darjeeling, India. There she chose the name Teresa and prepared for a life of service. She was assigned to a high school for girls in Calcutta, where she taught history and geography to the daughters of the wealthy. But she could not escape the realities around her—the poverty, the suffering, the overwhelming numbers of destitute people.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta,
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke.

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.
Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,
and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
She got up immediately and waited on them.

At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases
brought them to him.
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.”
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ.

At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, “To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent.”
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Father

Our Father,
Who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Impossible

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Nicolas Gutierrez and Garrett Keller!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

In 1946, while riding a train to Darjeeling to make a retreat, Sister Teresa heard what she later explained as “a call within a call. The message was clear. I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them.” She also heard a call to give up her life with the Sisters of Loreto and instead, to “follow Christ into the slums to serve him among the poorest of the poor.”

Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
He saw two boats there alongside the lake;
the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.
Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,
he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore.
Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
Simon said in reply,
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing,
but at your command I will lower the nets.”
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come to help them. 
They came and filled both boats
so that the boats were in danger of sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”
For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him
and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon.
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid;
from now on you will be catching men.”
When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.  

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Father

Our Father,
Who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

There is Power - Lincoln Brewster

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to August Henderson!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

After receiving permission to leave Loreto, establish a new religious community, and undertake her new work, Sister Teresa took a nursing course for several months. She returned to Calcutta, where she lived in the slums and opened a school for poor children. Dressed in a white sari and sandals–the ordinary dress of an Indian woman–she soon began getting to know her neighbors—especially the poor and sick—and getting to know their needs through visits.

For the next four decades, Mother Teresa worked tirelessly on behalf of the poor. Her love knew no bounds. Nor did her energy, as she crisscrossed the globe pleading for support and inviting others to see the face of Jesus in the poorest of the poor. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. On September 5, 1997, God called her home. Blessed Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke.

The scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus,
“The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers,
and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same;
but yours eat and drink.”
Jesus answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast
while the bridegroom is with them?
But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
then they will fast in those days.”
And he also told them a parable.
“No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one.
Otherwise, he will tear the new
and the piece from it will not match the old cloak.
Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins.
Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins,
and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.
Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.
And no one who has been drinking old wine desires new,
for he says, ‘The old is good.’”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Father

Our Father,
Who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

More Than You Think I Am

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Laura Brunner!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Louis IX of France.

At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace. Other kings had done the same, of course. Louis was different in that he actually interpreted his kingly duties in the light of faith. After the violence of two previous reigns, he brought peace and justice.

Saint Saint Louis IX of France.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint John.

Philip found Nathanael and told him,
“We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law,
and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”
But Nathanael said to him,
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
“Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in him.”
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” 
Jesus answered and said to him,
“Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
Nathanael answered him,
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this.”
And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you,
you will see heaven opened and the angels of God
ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Come, Now is the Time to Worship

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Ms. Sarah Davenport!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Louis IX of France.

Louis “took the cross” for a Crusade when he was 30. He, also, deserves credit for extending justice in civil administration. His regulations for royal officials became the first of a series of reform laws. He replaced trial by battle with a form of examination of witnesses and encouraged the use of written records in court.

Saint Louis IX of France.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus said:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin,
and have neglected the weightier things of the law:
judgment and mercy and fidelity.
But these you should have done, without neglecting the others.
Blind guides, who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You cleanse the outside of cup and dish,
but inside they are full of plunder and self-indulgence.
Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup,
so that the outside also may be clean.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Every Move I Make

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Pearce Dennis, Coach Holub and Mrs. Donna Bennett!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Louis IX of France.

Louis was devoted to his people, founding hospitals, visiting the sick, and like his patron Saint Francis, caring even for people with leprosy. He is one of the patrons of the Secular Franciscan Order. Louis united France—lords and townsfolk, peasants and priests and knights—by the force of his personality and holiness. For many years the nation was at peace.

Saint Louis IX of France.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus said,
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside,
but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth.
Even so, on the outside you appear righteous,
but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites.
You build the tombs of the prophets
and adorn the memorials of the righteous, 
and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,
we would not have joined them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’
Thus you bear witness against yourselves
that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets;
now fill up what your ancestors measured out!”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Chris.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Sufjan Stevens

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

There are no birthdays today!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Louis IX of France.

Every day, Louis had 13 special guests from among the poor to eat with him, and a large number of poor were served meals near his palace. During Advent and Lent, all who presented themselves were given a meal, and Louis often served them in person. He kept lists of needy people, whom he regularly relieved, in every province of his dominion.

Saint Louis IX of France.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Stay awake!
For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.
Be sure of this: 
if the master of the house
had known the hour of night when the thief was coming,
he would have stayed awake
and not let his house be broken into.
So too, you also must be prepared,
for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant,
whom the master has put in charge of his household
to distribute to them their food at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.
Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’
and begins to beat his fellow servants,
and eat and drink with drunkards,
the servant’s master will come on an unexpected day
and at an unknown hour and will punish him severely
and assign him a place with the hypocrites,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

This is the Air I Breathe

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

There are no birthdays today!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Louis IX of France.

Louis was strong-willed, strong-minded. His word was trusted utterly, and his courage in action was remarkable. What is most remarkable was his sense of respect for anyone with whom he dealt, especially the “humble folk of the Lord.” To care for his people he built cathedrals, churches, libraries, hospitals and orphanages. He dealt with princes honestly and equitably. He hoped to be treated the same way by the King of Kings, to whom he gave his life, his family and his country.

Saint Louis IX of France.
Pray for Us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins
who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 
Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,
brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. 
Since the bridegroom was long delayed,
they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry,
‘Behold, the bridegroom!  Come out to meet him!’ 
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. 
The foolish ones said to the wise,
‘Give us some of your oil,
for our lamps are going out.’ 
But the wise ones replied,
‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you.
Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’ 
While they went off to buy it,
the bridegroom came
and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. 
Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said,
‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ 
But he said in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 
Therefore, stay awake,
for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Song

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

There are no birthdays today!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Mary.

This coming Saturday, we celebrate the Queenship of Mary. Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court.

Saint Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

“Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?”
He answered him, “Why do you ask me about the good?
There is only One who is good.
If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
He asked him, “Which ones?”
And Jesus replied, “You shall not kill;
you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness;
honor your father and your mother;
and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
The young man said to him,
“All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?”
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go,
sell what you have and give to the poor,
and you will have treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow me.”
When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad,
for he had many possessions.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Shine, Jesus, Shine - Graham Kendrick Cover by Daniel Choo

Lord the light of Your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth You now bring us
Shine on me Shine on me

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your Word Lord
And let there be light

Lord, I come to Your awesome presence
From the shadows into Your radiance
By the blood I may enter Your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me
Shine on me

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your Word Lord
And let there be light

As we gaze on Your kingly brightness 
So our faces display Your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell Your story
Shine on me
Shine on me

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze,
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your Word Lord
And let there be light

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Dilan Dalal and Mr. Scott Young!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Mary.

In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary’s litany celebrate her queenship.

Saint Mary Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich
to enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Again I say to you,
it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.”
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said,
“Who then can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said,
“For men this is impossible,
but for God all things are possible.”
Then Peter said to him in reply,
“We have given up everything and followed you.
What will there be for us?”
Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you
that you who have followed me, in the new age,
when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory,
will yourselves sit on twelve thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters
or father or mother or children or lands
for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more,
and will inherit eternal life.
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Lean On Me - Bill Withers

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Emily Pinto!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Mary.

The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power.

Saint Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus told his disciples this parable:
“The Kingdom of heaven is like a landowner
who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage,
he sent them into his vineyard.
Going out about nine o’clock,
he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
and he said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard,
and I will give you what is just.’
So they went off. 
And he went out again around noon,
and around three o’clock, and did likewise.
Going out about five o’clock,
he found others standing around, and said to them,
‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’
They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
He said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard.’
When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,
‘Summon the laborers and give them their pay,
beginning with the last and ending with the first.’
When those who had started about five o’clock came,
each received the usual daily wage.
So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more,
but each of them also got the usual wage.
And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying,
‘These last ones worked only one hour,
and you have made them equal to us,
who bore the day’s burden and the heat.’
He said to one of them in reply,
‘My friend, I am not cheating you.
Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
Take what is yours and go.
What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?
Are you envious because I am generous?’
Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord - Michael W. Smith

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Jack Wrona and Mrs. Katilin Holy!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Mary.

As Saint Paul suggests in Romans 8:28–30, God has predestined human beings from all eternity to share the image of his Son. All the more was Mary predestined to be the mother of Jesus. As Jesus was to be king of all creation, Mary, in dependence on Jesus, was to be queen. All other titles to queenship derive from this eternal intention of God. As Jesus exercised his kingship on earth by serving his Father and his fellow human beings, so did Mary exercise her queenship. As the glorified Jesus remains with us as our king till the end of time (Matthew 28:20), so does Mary, who was assumed into heaven and crowned queen of heaven and earth.

Saint Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and the elders of the people in parables saying, 
“The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king
who gave a wedding feast for his son.
He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast,
but they refused to come.
A second time he sent other servants, saying,
‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet,
my calves and fattened cattle are killed,
and everything is ready; come to the feast.”’
Some ignored the invitation and went away,
one to his farm, another to his business.
The rest laid hold of his servants,
mistreated them, and killed them.
The king was enraged and sent his troops,
destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
Then the king said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready,
but those who were invited were not worthy to come.
Go out, therefore, into the main roads
and invite to the feast whomever you find.’
The servants went out into the streets
and gathered all they found, bad and good alike,
and the hall was filled with guests.
But when the king came in to meet the guests
he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment.
He said to him, ‘My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?’
But he was reduced to silence.
Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet,
and cast him into the darkness outside,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’
Many are invited, but few are chosen.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Amazing Grace Alleluia/Jesus Loves Me

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found
was blind but now I see.

Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu

Alleluia

Jesus loves me this I know,
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to him belong,
they are weak but he is strong.

Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu

Alleluia

Twinkle, twinkle little star,
how I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
like a diamond in the sky.

Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu

Alleluia

Amazing grace how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found
was blind but now I see.

Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu
Alleluia, alleluia, allelu

Alleluia...

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to William Suliburk!

I Am a Child of the Sacred Heart

I am a child of the Sacred Heart.
Each day, dear Lord,
I will love as you love,
study and learn,
help those who need me,
be a friend to all,
and make wise choices.

St. Madeleine Sophie, hear my prayer,
St. Rose Philippine, hear my prayer,
St. John Francis Regis, pray for us.

Saint of the Week

This week’s saint of the week is Saint Mary.

Mary is Queen by grace, divine relationship, right of conquest, and singular election. Coming as a crowning event in the beautiful month of May, the Queenship of Mary, we welcome this feast with spiritual affection and experience a sense of deep interior peace as we gather in her presence to rededicate ourselves to our loving Mother and Queen.

The Queenship of Mary is not an empty title or an honorary distinction showing forth her excellence of virtue, of grandeur, sanctity or glory.

Saint Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Pray for us.

Reading

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,
they gathered together, and one of them,
a scholar of the law, tested him by asking,
“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
He said to him,
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart,
with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the greatest and the first commandment.
The second is like it:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Here I Am Lord

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Texas Pledge

Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,
one state under God,
one and indivisible.

Happy Birthday

There are no birthdays today, but Happy Birthday over the weekend to Jack Hagemeister!