Esto dice el Señor:

“Clama a voz en cuello y que nadie te detenga.

Alza la voz como trompeta.

Denuncia a mi pueblo sus delitos,

a la casa de Jacob sus pecados.

Me buscan día a día y quieren conocer mi voluntad,

'como si fuera un pueblo que practicara la justicia

y respetara los juicios de Dios.

Me piden sentencias justas

y anhelan tener cerca a Dios.

Me dicen todos los días:

‘¿Para qué ayunamos, si tú no nos ves?

¿Para qué nos mortificamos, si no te das por enterado?’

In the season of Lent, it is good to look for occasions to be silent. It is fitting to get away for a moment, to reflect, to pray, to offer sacrifices and works of charity, and to purify the heart. We should all be scandalized by our own sins, as we face the immensity of God’s mercy. To be able to fully trust in God’s mercy, we must practice mercy. Remember the three steps: to be moved with pity, to approach, and to touch. Whom? Those excluded by society and by ourselves due to resentment, selfishness, or prejudice. Next year is the jubilee year. The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope.” The Holy Father has invited us to prepare for this Holy Year by praying. I hope that in this year with all these blessings from God, we must remind ourselves that we need to commit ourselves to pray more and better. The Holy Father knows that if we pray more in the world, the world will be a better place. 

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has chosen a line from Psalm 71 — "Do not cast me off in my old age" — as the theme for the 2024 celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. In a note announcing the theme for the day, which will be celebrated July 28, the Vatican said the choice was "meant to call attention to the fact that, sadly, loneliness is the bitter lot in life of many elderly persons, so often the victims of the throwaway culture." Pope Francis celebrated the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021 and decreed that it be observed each year on the Sunday closest to the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, Jesus' grandparents.

Every Friday during Lent from February 16-March 22, join Archbishop Gustavo at San Fernando Cathedral (115 Main Plaza, SA TX 78205 – Directions) for the Stations of the Cross at 7:30 a.m.

Celebrate Black History Month at Holy Redeemer

Join Holy Redeemer and the Black Catholic Apostolate to celebrate the African-American heritage and history. Gather together in person or virtually as the parish community commemorates Black History Month with the St. Cyprian Igbo and Congolese Communities.

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