St. Rose Church is making plans for its annual Spring Festival, to be held Sunday, March 7th. Anyone who wishes to donate a raffle prize, please contact the church office by THIS WEDNESDAY, January 20th so we can get the tickets printed. You can call the church office (leave a message if needed!), or send a message to us here on Facebook. This year’s event will be modified slightly due to COVID restrictions.

Tomorrow is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Join us for Mass tonight at 7 pm or tomorrow at 9 am to celebrate Mary’s unwavering faith and trust in God! - - - - - - - - - Mañana es la Solemnidad de María, la Santa Madre de Dios. ¡Únanse a nosotros en la Misa esta noche a las 7 pm o mañana a las 9 am para celebrar la fe inquebrantable fe de María y su confianza en Dios!

Merry Christmas! All of us at St. Rose of Lima Church wish you and your families a wonderful day of rejoicing in the birth of Christ. - - - - - - - ¡Feliz Navidad! Todos nosotros en la iglesia de Santa Rosa les deseamos a ustedes y a sus familias un maravilloso día de regocijo por el nacimiento de Cristo.

“We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice…” - Pope Paul VI - - - - - - - “Consideramos la Navidad como el encuentro, el gran encuentro, el encuentro histórico, el encuentro decisivo, entre Dios y los hombres. El que tiene fe sabe esto verdaderamente; que se regocije ... ”- Papa Pablo VI

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE We have added 2 Masses to our regular Christmas Mass schedule, so that more people may attend. CHRISTMAS EVE - THUR DEC 24: - 5:00 pm, 10:00 pm CHRISTMAS DAY - FRI DEC 25: - 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00 am (in Spanish), 12 Noon - - - - - - - - - - - HORARIO DE MISA DE NAVIDAD Hemos agregado 2 misas a nuestro horario regular de misas de Navidad, para que puedan asistir más personas. NOCHEBUENA - JUEVES 24 DE DICIEMBRE: - 5:00 pm, 10:00 pm DÍA DE NAVIDAD - VIERNES 25 DE DICIEMBRE: - 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00 am (en español), 12 mediodía

Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. We have been preparing our hearts and homes for Jesus’ coming at the end of this week. Today’s readings remind us that God has special plans for all of us. Mary’s “yes” to God allowed Jesus to come into the world and save us from sin. What is God asking you to say “yes” to? - - - - - - - - - Hoy es el cuarto domingo de Adviento. Hemos estado preparando nuestros corazones y hogares para la venida de Jesús al final de esta semana. Las lecturas de hoy nos recuerdan que Dios tiene planes especiales para todos nosotros. El "sí" de María a Dios permitió que Jesús viniera al mundo y nos salvara del pecado. ¿A qué te pide Dios que digas "sí"?

The Third Sunday of Advent is also known as “Gaudete Sunday”.  Today, the season of Advent shifts focus from “The Lord is coming” to “The Lord is near”. (El Tercer Domingo de Adviento también se conoce como "Domingo Gaudete". Hoy, la temporada de Adviento cambia el enfoque de "El Señor viene" a "El Señor está cerca".)

Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. In today’s readings, we hear Isaiah foretelling of John the Baptist, who preached repentance in the desert. Jesus is coming…are we ready? (Hoy es el segundo domingo de Adviento. En las lecturas de hoy, escuchamos a Isaías prediciendo sobre Juan el Bautista, quien predicó el arrepentimiento en el desierto. Jesús viene ... ¿estamos listos?)

We have added daily Advent reflections from Bishop Robert Barron to our parish website, in English and in Spanish. (Hemos agregado reflexiones diarias de Adviento del obispo Robert Barron al sitio web de nuestra parroquia, en inglés y en español.)

The Advent season begins today! How will you use the next four weeks to prepare your heart for Christmas? ¡Hoy empieza el tiempo de Adviento! ¿Cómo utilizarás las próximas cuatro semanas para preparar tu corazón para la Navidad?

Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated at 8:00 a.m. On behalf of our Parish Staff, we wish you and your loved ones a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Our CCD program now has a Facebook page!! If you have students in our program, please follow this page to keep up to date on events, and sign up for text updates through Remind. ¡Nuestro programa CCD ahora tiene una página de Facebook! Si tiene estudiantes en nuestro programa, siga esta página para mantenerse al día sobre los eventos y regístrese para recibir actualizaciones de texto a través de Remind.

Our CCD program is in need of TWO teachers for this year. We need a 6th grade AND and an 8th grade teacher. Our program is mostly parent-led, but we do need catechists for only TWO Wednesdays each month, to teach lessons to our students during our family sessions. If you are interested, please contact the church office ASAP or contact Nicole Michalke at 979-743-5617. Help spread the word...! It's a great ministry, sharing the Good News of Jesus with our children!!

(OBLIGACIÓN DE ASISTIR A LA MISA DEL DOMINGO RESTAURADA EL 1 DE OCTUBRE) Bishop Cahill has recently announced that his dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass will expire on October 1st. Please click the heading for more information. El obispo Cahill ha anunciado recientemente que su dispensa de la obligación de asistir a la misa dominical expirará el 1 de octubre. Haga clic en el título para obtener más información.

We are holding CCD registration right outside the parish office over the next several days. Please click the picture or the headline for full information, including links to the registration forms. Llevaremos a cabo el registro de CCD justo afuera de la oficina parroquial durante los próximos días. Haga clic en la imagen o en el título para obtener información completa, incluidos los enlaces a los formularios de registro.

We have rescheduled CCD registration. It will NOT be held this week as announced at Mass and in the bulletin. CCD registration will take place NEXT WEEK Wednesday, September 9th from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the church office. More information about this year’s CCD program will be announced by this weekend. We appreciate everyone’s flexibility as we work to finalize the details of this year’s program.

In consideration of the public health concerns caused by the spread of COVID-19, Bishop Cahill dispensed the faithful of the Diocese of Victoria from the obligation to physically attend Sunday Mass through August 31. Last week, Bishop Cahill extended this dis­pensation through September 30, 2020. Click the headline to read his full statement.

We are trying to plan our CCD program for the school year, and we need your input. Click the picture or heading for more information. Estamos tratando de planificar nuestro programa CCD para el año escolar y necesitamos su opinión. Haga clic en la imagen o en el título para obtener más información.

We are planning to livestream our parish’s First Communion Mass Sun Aug 23 at 12 Noon on our parish Facebook page for anyone who wishes to watch, since the attendance will be limited to the students and only 2 family members each. The Mass can be watched live, or will be available for viewing afterwards. We have not been able to test the setup in a Mass setting, so we are hoping that the signal will provide a quality viewing experience. If needed, we will post a higher-quality version of the recording later in the day.

First Confession will be held on Saturday 8/22 at 9 am in church. First Communion will be this Sunday 8/23, at a special 12 Noon Mass. Due to social distancing limitations, only the students and TWO parents or family members will be permitted to attend. PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO SPANISH MASS THIS WEEKEND.