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Calling male volunteers, 18 years of age or older! Prayerfully consider responding to Jesus’ call to serve the incarcerated this spring at a Kolbe Prison Ministry retreat. There are two upcoming opportunities: Briscoe Unit (Dilley, TX) April 10-12 and Dominguez Unit (San Antonio, TX) May 29-31. No previous experience is necessary.

To volunteer or learn more, contact Gerald Gaenslen at ggaenslen@gmail.com or call (210) 789-2409.

The kick-off rally is tomorrow, Saturday, March 1, from 3-4 p.m. at St. Matthew McDonald Family Center in the Klesse Ballroom (10703 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX 78230 –directions). It's time to come together to give glory to God and unite in prayer. Let's make this the best 40 Days for Life campaign San Antonio has ever seen!

Bring a new prayer partner and sign up today at 40daysforlife.com/sanantonio or contact Cindi Serna, Director of 40 Day for Life, at (210) 410-9424 if you have questions or concerns. 

Each Lent, Catholic families across the country unite in a sacred journey of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, turning faith into action to bring hope to those in most need. Through Lenten alms, we stand in solidarity with our most vulnerable brothers and sisters around the world. 

Ask your parish about a CRS Rice Bowl and be part of the mission to build a more compassionate world. 

Campus Ministry invites all college students, faculty and staff to Ash Wednesday Masses or Liturgy of the Word (LOW) on campuses.

For centuries, Catholic Christians have marked the beginning of the season of Lent by receiving ash on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday. This tradition has its roots in the Old Testament, where wearing ashes was a common sign of repentance for sins, and a sign of one’s humility before God. Since Lent is a season of penitential renewal through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, it’s appropriate that this ancient sign marks the beginning of the season. 

Visit your parish website to see their schedule.

Join Catholics from across Texas as we put our faith into action! The Archdiocese of San Antonio is leading a delegation by bus to stand in solidarity and pray alongside our bishops at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, April 1. Buses will depart to Austin from five different parishes at 7 a.m. and will return to San Antonio around 5 p.m.

Let’s lift our voices for the common good and show that we are one Church united in faith and action.

St. Mary's University is one of the 23 designated pilgrimage sites in the archdiocese to which the faithful are invited to visit between now and January 6, 2026. Founded by the Brothers of the Society of Mary (Marianists) in 1852, St. Mary’s University fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence. In addition to the beautiful campus scattered with shaded seating to pray, they have two chapels dedicated to our Lady—Assumption Chapel located in Reinbolt Hall and Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel located in Treadaway Hall.

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Five mosaics of Jesus and the four evangelists — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — were blessed at Holy Redeemer Church on February 16 by Archbishop Gustavo. “As we gather to hear God’s word and partake in the heavenly banquet, we also celebrate the blessing of your newly renovated church,” the archbishop began. “I congratulate your parish family and give thanks to God for this beautiful gift — a true sanctuary where our faith is nurtured and our hope renewed.”

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Auxiliary Bishop Michael Boulette celebrated the Jubilee Mass for Family Evangelization and Catechesis at St. Andrew’s Church in Pleasanton on February 23. Jubilee Masses are a powerful expression of the Church’s call to conversion, penance, and spiritual renewal during a Jubilee year. It provides the faithful with a unique opportunity to experience God’s mercy, deepen their faith, and obtain the spiritual benefits associated with the Jubilee year, including indulgences. The Mass serves as both a communal and personal moment of grace, drawing the faithful closer to God and the Church community.

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