Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Welcome to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm (closed for lunch 12-1pm) (210) 698-1941 | Fax: (210) 698-1983 | 8500 Cross Mountain Trail | San Antonio TX 78255 | seaschurch.com.

Welcome!

We are so happy that you have joined us, and we hope that you will find our church to be the spiritual home you desire. We are blessed with a community of sincere and caring people who want to make you feel at home. To register as a parishioner go to www.seaschurch.com or scan the QR code with the camera of your smart phone.

MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil Sunday Daily Mass Reconciliation Adoration

5 pm 8 :00 am, 9:30 am ,11:30 am 1:00 pm (SPANISH), 7 pm 8 am Saturday, 4 pm Wednesday, 8:30 am - 8 pm

Sacraments Baptism: Our next Baptism Class is May 13 , at 6:30 p.m. in the Day Chapel. Please register with Sarah at [email protected]. For the sacraments of marriage and anointing of the sick please call the parish office. RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith or considering becoming a Catholic? Please call the parish office for more information. Funerals: If you have a loved one who has passed away, please call the parish office to let us know so that we can pray for that loved one or to arrange a funeral. Prayers for the Sick : We ask God to bless all those who are ill and have asked us to pray for them. To have the Ministers of Care pray for your loved one by name, please email [email protected] or call the parish office.

Pastoral Office Rev. Msgr. Conor J. McGrath Pastor Fr. Roberto V. Rosales Parochial Vicar Lee Jan Deacon [email protected] Ed Gordon Liturgical Ministry Coordinator [email protected] Sarah Rehkopf Pastoral Coordinator [email protected] Susan Ramsower Music Director [email protected] Michelle Marroquin Communications [email protected] Deana Giuliani Parish Accountant [email protected] Anna Cantu Administrative Assistant [email protected] A J Rabel Plant Manager [email protected] Dr. Maria Leavy Hoelscher Counseling 210-364-2215

Faith Formation Office Staff Hours M-Th 8:30 am –2:30 pm Faith Formation Administrator

Valerie Trevino [email protected] Ana Holbrook [email protected] Elena Menchero [email protected] Heidi Neuenfeldt [email protected] Luis Ramirez [email protected] Lisa Casas [email protected] Dina Selva [email protected]

Administrative Assistant Good Shepherd Coordinator Elementary Coordinator Middle School Coordinator High School Coordinator Confirmation Coordinator

Mass Intentions

8:00 am

8:00 am

8:00 am

Monday May 20 Jane Flood Luis Torres

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Tuesday May 21 Corky Corcoran Susie Marquez

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Wednesday May 22 Rudolph Elizondo Willie Irrizarry

8:00 am 8:00 am

5:00 pm

This Week at SEAS Monday,

May 20

7:00 pm

Apostleship of the Cross

Tuesday,

May 21

9:30 am

Rosary Making

Wednesday,

May 22

9:00 am or 7:00 pm The Mass Series

Seton H. Seton H. Seton H.

7:00 pm

FF Summer Camp Parent Mtg. Marron C.

Thursday,

May 23

Thursday May 23 Valerie & Johanna Blakeney

6:00 pm

K of C Officer’s Mtg.

Seton H.

7:00 pm

Spanish Choir

Church

Friday, May 24 Carlos Balido Helen Funk

7:00 pm

Spanish Bible Study

Marron C.

Friday,

May 24

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Saturday, May 25 Elsa Da Silva

8:00 am

Sunday, May 26 Jade Rosales

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9:30 am

Roy Lozano

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11:30 am

Manuela Gomez

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1:00 pm

For A Special Intention

7:00 pm

Jose Olivo

Mass Presiders Saturday

May 25

5:00 pm

Fr. John

Sunday

May 26

8:00 am

Fr. Robert

9:30 am

Fr. Robert

11:30 am

Fr. Roger

1:00 pm

Fr. Conor

7:00 pm

Fr. Conor Weekly Contribution May 11/12 $ 32,445.77

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No Events Scheduled Saturday,

May 25

8:00 am

SVDP Distribution

Sunday,

May 26

8:00 pm

Young Adults Ministry Mtg.

Faith Formation

Activity Ctr. Marron Ctr.

FLOCKNOTE AND WORD ON FIRE We are excited to announce that parishioners who are part of our Flocknote messaging system also have access to the entire Bishop Barron's Word on Fire digital library! Word on Fire Digital features award winning videos that explore the depth, the beauty, and the theological and historical significance of various aspects of our Catholic faith. Through these videos you'll meet the pivotal players in Catholicism (they might not be who you expect them to be!), see the Mass in new ways, and learn the "why's" of what we believe. Accessing these videos is EASY! If you haven't joined Flocknote go to STEP ONE and follow the instructions. After you text SEASCHURCH to 84576 you'll be sent a link to complete your signup (STEP TWO). When you complete the Flocknote signup and have chosen a password, you are ready to access the Word on Fire digital library. Log on to your Flocknote account through their website (www.flocknote.com) or on your phone by downloading the Flocknote app from your phone's app store. After you log into your Flocknote account, make sure you choose the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church icon to access our Flocknote page (STEP 3). Once you click the SEAS icon you will see the Word on Fire image on your screen (STEP 4). Click it and you'll be taken to the Word on Fire digital library website to choose the video you'd like to watch. If you have any questions, please call Michelle at 210-698-1941 or stop by the parish office and our staff will help you join Flocknote and gain access to the Word on Fire digital library.

The Archbishop’s Appeal Thank you to all who have made a gift to the 2019 Archbishop’s Appeal, Encounter: Live in Faith, Give in Love. Your contribution directly supports ministries that aid and evangelize the people in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. There is still time to participate. You make give until December 31, 2019. Please consider renewing your gift or making a first-tiem pledge. Your donation is vital to ensuring the continuation of the 40 Catholic Appeal Ministries that serve our archdiocese. To learn more about the impact of your gift, visit www.archsa.org/archbishops-appeal, or call the Office of Archbishop’s Appeal at 210.734.1604. Thank you for your generosity and God bless you!

Scholarship Recipients Announced Our SEAS Knights of Columbus Council #14690 would like to congratulate the recipients of the Ernie Murphy Scholarship Awards for 2019. After consideration of the many excellent applications, we selected Robert Rodriguez for the first place award of $1,250.00 and Cade Burkholder for the second place award of $1,000.00. We would also like to thank all of the applicants for this year and wish them continued success in their college careers.

Building Update

How wonderful to see our new Faith Formation Center really taking shape. The high school and middle school wing have the outside stone veneer nearly completed and interior work is in full swing. The elementary wing is beginning to install both the metal roof and the interior walls. In the atrium, the exterior walls are being laid out and soon will be installed. Asphalt for the parking lots should also roll out sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Priest Pension Fund

IMPENETRABLE The same fence that shuts others out shuts us in. -Anonymous

On the weekend of June 1-2 all parishes in our Archdiocese will be conducting a second collection for the Priest Pension Fund. This fund supports the pension for priests who have reached retirement age. This year there will be 66 priests receiving pensions. After faithfully serving many years in the Lord’s vineyard, the Priest Pension Plan ensures that our semi and fully retired priests may have a dignified retirement by being able to pay for the many expenses encountered in retirement. As the average age of priests continues to rise and priests, along with the general population, live longer lives, there is a greater need than ever to ensure the viability and strength of our pension. Please be generous in making a donation on the weekend of June 1-2 to support our Archdiocesan Priest Pension Plan.

Fifth Sunday of Easter Although we are five full weeks into the celebration of Easter, today’s readings focus on newness. Our Easter food leftovers may be long gone, but the readings insist on every moment’s freshness in the risen Jesus. The Acts of the Apostles depicts Paul and Barnabas reflecting on all the innovative work that God has done with them. They have traveled hundreds of miles, introducing faith in Jesus Christ to all who listen, even Gentiles. For the dutiful Jewish scholar Paul, preaching to Gentiles is a completely unique development. Jesus calls Paul, and us, not to be afraid of new challenges: as John the Evangelist reports in Revelation, Jesus promises to “make all things new.” In the Gospel reading, Jesus even gives us a new commandment. The Hebrew Scriptures overflow with commandments, but Jesus knows we need one more, perfect mission: “love one another.” AN OCEAN NAMED RALPH Human nature confronts newness in a variety of ways. While some bold individuals avoid routine and actively seek out unusual experiences, a great many of us, fearing the unfamiliar, resist change. Jesus knows perfectly our human nature, and understands the common reluctance to mess with routine. Nonetheless he proclaims, “Behold, I make all things new.” During the Last Supper, he even goes so far as to pronounce a new commandment: “love one another.” To the observant Jews who are Jesus’ companions, receiving a new commandment might feel as shocking as hearing about a second moon orbiting the Earth, or a fifth ocean named Ralph. NOT ONE IOTA Mysteriously, the revolutionary newness of Jesus flows out of his profound obedience to fixed tradition, to God’s law. In the fifth chapter of Matthew, Jesus promises that he will destroy “not one iota,” not the smallest part of the Hebrew law. Instead, Jesus says, he has come to “fulfill” the law. With his perfect obedience to God’s plan, Jesus fulfills the letter of the law. At the same time, he demonstrates the spirit of the law by freely giving his life for us, out of loving concern for our eternal well-being. As St. Paul tells the Romans, “Love is the fulfillment of the law.” God has given us rules to protect us and help us order

our lives properly, but Jesus shows us that love makes the law all but unnecessary. A mother who loves her children has no need to remind herself of the commandment “Thou shall not kill.” Because of her loving instinct to nurture her children, she not only follows the Fifth Commandment, but transcends it, fulfilling it by wanting to go further than it demands. She not only avoids murder, she protects and sustains life. Jesus’ revolution of love challenges us to meet each moment, each person, as a new opportunity to sacrifice ourselves in love, doing more than the law requires. Today’s Readings: Acts 14:21–27; Ps 145:8–9, 10–11, 12–13; Rev 21:1–5a; Jn 13:31–33a, 34–35 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Frequent fliers today have many ways to accrue air miles, so one doesn’t always have to endure long hours in cramped seats to earn free hours in cramped seats. In St. Paul’s day, there were no such perks, nor would there have been any legal system for him to protest the shipwrecks he endured. He had other rewards in mind. The churches that he established in the catalogue of cities from today’s first reading must have been very different from one another. Language, culture, customs, religious history, obstacles to community, social challenges, the places where they met, their clothing, their bread and wine, all distinct, particular to the area. There were social customs as well: in a Christian household, the only place where a slave would be able to stand legally as an equal with the master would be at the table of the Lord, because at that table a new world of reconciliation was imaged. While Paul revered local customs, he was relentless about challenging the ways that people lived their Christian lives and how their worship reflected them. It is much the same today, as a global Catholic Church seeks to respect local customs and culture, allowing for differences in many things, yet always giving expression to the underlying presence of Christ, who binds us all together into his body. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

REMEMBER OUR HEROES Afghanistan: Linda Benavides Iraq: Robert Castillo, Peter Greenburg, Roy Vaughn, Matt Pryor, Miguel T. Sotello, Ron Wyble Germany: Bruce Balvin, Luis A. Ramos, Zac Gerner, Jordan Bittner, Jerome Benavides and Anthony Delgado, Jr., Christopher Le Comte Columbia: Mack Peter Ethiopia: Zachary Williams S. Korea: Austin Reyes Okinawa Japan: Dylan Johnson SUPPORT OUR DEPLOYED TROOPS: Wear a red shirt on Fridays. RED represents Remember Everyone Deployed.

Quinto Domingo de Pascua

UN OCÉANO LLAMADO RAFAEL La naturaleza humana enfrenta la novedad o lo nuevo de diferentes maneras. Mientras algunas personas atrevidas evitan la rutina y activamente buscan experiencias inusuales, una gran mayoría de nosotros, teme a lo desconocido, se resistente al cambio. Jesús conoce perfectamente nuestra naturaleza humana, y comprende la resistencia común de desordenar la rutina. Sin embargo, él proclama: “Yo hago nuevas todas las cosas”. Durante la Última Cena, él va más allá pronunciando un nuevo mandamiento “ámense los unos a los otros”. Para los judíos atentos, que son los compañeros de Jesús, recibiendo un mandamiento nuevo podría sentirse tan impactados como escuchar acerca de una segunda luna orbitando la Tierra, o un quinto océano llamado Rafael. NADIE TAN PEQUEÑO Misteriosamente, la novedad revolucionaria de Jesús surge de su obediencia profunda para arreglar la tradición, la Ley de Dios. En el quinto capítulo de Mateo, Jesús promete que él no ha venido a abolir las enseñanzas de la ley y los profetas y, la más pequeña letra de la ley estará vigente hasta que todo se cumpla. Con su perfecta obediencia al plan de Dios, Jesús cumple la letra de la ley. Al mismo tiempo, él demuestra el espíritu de la ley al ofrecer libremente su vida por nosotros, con gran preocupación amorosa por nuestro eterno bienestar. Como san Pablo les dice a los romanos: “el amor es el cumplimiento de la ley”. Dios nos dio reglas para protegernos y ayudarnos a ordenar nuestras vidas correctamente, pero Jesús nos muestra que el amor hace que la ley sea algo innecesario. Una madre que ama a sus hijos no tiene la necesidad de estarse acordando del mandamiento “No matarás”; porque su amoroso instinto nutre a sus hijos, ella no solo sigue el Quinto Mandamiento, sino que lo trasciende, cumpliéndolo al querer realizar algo más de lo que se pide. Ella no solo evita matar, ella protege y mantiene la vida. La revolución de amor de Jesús nos desafía a encontrar cada momento, a cada persona, como una nueva oportunidad a sacrificarnos en amor, haciendo más de lo que la ley requiere. Lecturas de hoy: Hch 14:21–27; Sal 145 (144):8–9, 10–11, 12–13; Ap 21:1–5a; Jn 13:31–33a, 34–35 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Pablo y Bernabé continúan sus viajes para fortalecer el espíritu de los discípulos (Hechos 14:21-27). Salmo — Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. Aleluya (Salmo 145 [144]). Segunda lectura — Juan tiene una visión de Dios morando con la raza humana (Apocalipsis 21:1-5a). Evangelio — Al igual que Jesús nos ama, así también nosotros debemos amarnos mutuamente (Juan 13:31-33a, 34-35). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Hch 14:5-18; Sal 115 (114):1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Martes: Hch 14:19-28; Sal 145 (144):10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Miércoles: Hch 15:1-6; Sal 122 (121):1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Jueves: Hch 15:7-21; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 Viernes: Hch 15:22-31; Sal 57 (56):8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Sábado: Hch 16:1-10; Sal 100 (99):1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Domingo: Hch 15:1-2, 22-29; Sal 67 (66):2-3, 5, 6, 8; Ap 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El primer día de mayo es reconocido como el día mundial del trabajo y conmemora seis mártires de Chicago, quienes fueron fusilados en 1886 cuando la policía trató de impedir una pelea campal durante una huelga de obreros. Curiosamente esta fecha no es reconocida por los Estados Unidos pero sí por muchos países latinoamericanos. En 1954, el Papa Pío XII apoyó los derechos del obrero incluyendo a san José Obrero en el calendario cristiano. Esta fiesta celebra y recuerda la doctrina social de la Iglesia católica, una doctrina que insiste que: “El mensaje cristiano no aparta a las personas de la edificación del mundo, ni les lleva a despreocuparse del bien de sus semejantes, sino que les impone esta colaboración como un deber” (Gaudium et Spes 34). Es justo conmemorar a san José como obrero en el día mundial del trabajado, porque este santo varón nos recuerda que al trabajar uno colabora con Dios en la creación continua del mundo y de la humanidad. El trabajo no sólo es derecho humano es una responsabilidad que se debe tomar con amor al prójimo. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LEGADO DE FE Queremos darle a nuestros hijos lo que nosotros no tuvimos; pero debemos estar seguros de darles aquello que sí era nuestro: la fe. —Anónimo

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church #515402 8500 Cross Mountain Trail San Antonio, TX 78255 TELEPHONE 210 698-1941 CONTACT PERSON Michelle Marroquin EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Friday1:45 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION May 19, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS