Welcome to The New Messenger, your weekly archdiocesan newsletter featuring messages from Archbishop Gustavo, news briefs, event previews, and updated information. The Archdiocese of San Antonio's weekly newsletter is published every Friday morning. | | The Holy See | Pope Leo XIV | | Pope Leo XIV: U.S. charities face challenges, but Christ is with us | | Pope Leo XIV praised the work of Catholic Charities USA on Monday, encouraging the organization not to be discouraged despite institutional challenges. | | Message from Archbishop Gustavo
García-Siller, MSpS | |
| |  | Imagine a house with many rooms. A carpenter who worked on its construction knows it well — he measured the wood, felt the grain, drove the nails with practiced hands; as slowly, quietly, the dwelling took shape. Joseph of Nazareth built things. He built with his hands, with his silence, with his obedient fiat to an angel who came in a dream. And in building, he participated in something he could never have fully seen: the architecture of salvation. For Saint Joseph’s work to have meaning, he is first and foremost the husband of Mary — who is the first fruits of the Church — and the adoptive father of the Son of God. The Father wants to make Himself present to His people through you. The house with many rooms is not a future promise only; it is the Eucharist — the place where heaven already begins; where the Way sets the table, where the Truth is broken open, where the Life is given into your hands. Like Joseph, you are learning to build in hiddenness. Trust the grain of the wood. Trust the dream.
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Tomorrow: Monthly Community Camino
Saturday, May 9, from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., from Mission Concepción to the Basilica of the Little Flower
| | Join El Camino de San Antonio Missions on the second Saturday of each month for the Community Camino. Walking the Camino is free, but registration is required. Check in at the assigned time and starting place. Bring a refillable water bottle and wear comfortable clothes. Parking is free. Park in the designated parking for each Mission. Total walking time varies per month. Click here to view the schedule and learn more. | | |
Tomorrow: A Day of Support for Mothers and Families
Saturday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at St. Paul Community Center
| | Tomorrow, we're gathering to surround mothers and families with the support they deserve at St. Paul Community Center (directions). If you're expecting, navigating new parenthood, facing financial strain, or carrying the weight of loss, this resource fair is for you. Local organizations will be there offering free ultrasounds, baby supplies, job training, options counseling, and compassionate care for those who have experienced the loss of a child or a past abortion. Participants will receive free goodie bags, be entered into a raffle for a car seat and stroller, and, most importantly, be in a welcoming space where you can ask questions and find real help. This event is for anyone who could use a listening ear and tangible support. Know someone who could use this support? Share this invitation with them today. A simple text or phone call could be exactly what they need to take the first step. | | |
Más de un siglo de enseñanza católica nos llama a estar con los inmigrantes
Un webinar en español | A webinar in Spanish
Jueves 14 de mayo a las 7 p.m. por Zoom
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Durante más de 130 años, la Iglesia Católica ha hablado con claridad moral sobre la dignidad de los migrantes. Desde la defensa de los derechos de los trabajadores por el Papa León XIII en 1891 hasta el llamado del Papa Francisco a "acoger, proteger, promover e integrar" en Fratelli Tutti (Papa Francisco, Fratelli Tutti, 2020, #129), la voz de la Iglesia ha sido constante: toda persona que migra lleva consigo la imagen de Dios y merece ser tratada como tal. El Papa León XIV reafirmó recientemente este compromiso en el Jubileo de los Migrantes, recordando a los fieles que "esos ojos llenos de angustia y esperanza que buscan llegar a la orilla no pueden ni deben encontrar la frialdad de la indiferencia ni el estigma de la discriminación" (Papa León XIV, Homilía, Jubileo del Mundo Misionero y Jubileo de los Migrantes, 5 de octubre de 2025). Nuestra fe nos exige pasar de la simpatía a la solidaridad.
Acompáñenos en No Están Solos.
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From Fear to Courage: The Spirit Who Changes Hearts: Pentecost Vigil Mass
Saturday, May 23, at 5 p.m., at Church of the Holy Spirit
| | In the upper room, a group of frightened disciples waited behind locked doors. They had seen their Lord crucified and risen, and yet they were still afraid. Then the Holy Spirit came, and everything changed. What was timid became bold. What was hidden became proclaimed. What was broken became witness to the whole world. Pope Francis once said that the Holy Spirit changes hearts, freeing them from fear, moving them to service, and making even the lukewarm thrill to new dreams. That same transformation is offered to each of us. Wherever you find yourself today, whether steady in faith or simply searching for a breath of something new, the Spirit is near. Come and welcome him in person. Join us as we gather as one Church to celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost with Archbishop Gustavo at Church of the Holy Spirit (directions). Bring your family, invite a friend, and come ready to be renewed. This Easter, many of you stepped into the fullness of life with Christ through baptism, confirmation, or your Profession of Faith. Archbishop Gustavo would be honored to gather you around the Eucharistic table once again at the Pentecost Vigil Mass, where the same Holy Spirit who marked you in the sacraments will draw us all closer to the Risen Lord. Bring your godparents, sponsors, family, and friends, so that together we may continue to walk courageous in Christ. | | |
A Communion Wider Then We Can See: Archdiocesan Feast of Corpus Christ Mass and Eucharistic Procession
Saturday, June 6, at 5 p.m., at San Fernando Cathedral
| | When we receive the Eucharist, we are never alone. In that single moment of Holy Communion, we are joined to every Catholic across the world who has gathered at the altar on that same day, and to every saint who has gone before us. Saint Paul reminds us that because there is one bread, we who are many are one body (1 Cor 10:17). Consider what this means for our families, our neighborhoods, our wounded and beautiful city. The divisions that cut through our common life do not have the final word. The Eucharist speaks a stronger word. Christ gathers what the world scatters. He makes one body of many, one family of strangers, one Church of every tongue and tribe and people. Join us for the archdiocesan Feast of Corpus Christi Mass and Eucharistic Procession at San Fernando Cathedral (directions), celebrated by Archbishop Gustavo with the Eucharistic Procession through downtown San Antonio to follow. | | |
Opportunity for Catechists: The Child and the Lamb Workshops
Saturday, June 13, 20 and 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Eugene Hall at Oblate School of Theology
| | All faith formation leaders and catechists are invited to attend The Child and the Lamb Workshops hosted at the Oblate School of Theology (directions) for three days of formation and practical ways to help adults foster children’s spiritual growth. This is a chance to prepare your Faith Formation team before welcoming new and returning families to the parish in the fall. | | |
Remember You are Loved: Catholic Girl Scout Camp
June 21 to 24 at Schoenstatt Lamar
| | Catholic Television of San Antonio | | Photo: Veronica Markland for Today's Catholic Newspaper | | “SA News” introduces the eight young men and women who recently received the Archbishop’s Medallion, the highest honor a Catholic high school senior within the archdiocese can receive, representing Central Catholic High School, Holy Cross School of San Antonio, St. Anthony Catholic High School, Providence Catholic School, Antonian College Preparatory High School, St. John Paul II Catholic High School in New Braunfels/Schertz, Incarnate Word High School, and Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School in Kerrville. | | Photo: Veronica Markland for Today's Catholic Newspaper | | The 34th Annual Catholic Schools Leadership Awards took place at the St. George Maronite Center May 1 with awards presented for school anniversaries, outstanding PTC in Catholic education, outstanding school council in Catholic education, educators of the year, archdiocesan educators of the year at the elementary and high school levels, and outstanding leaders in Catholic education. | |
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Treasures of the Archdiocese of San Antonio: A Commemorative Book
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When you buy the commemorative book Treasures of the Archdiocesan of San Antonio you will also receive the Today's Catholic 150th anniversary magazine as an added bonus.
Don't let this opportunity slip away. Purchase your book now and take home or pass along a piece of history!
- Published by Editions du Signe | ISBN: 978-2-7468-4515-2
- 9.65” x 11.81”
- Soft cover – glossy paper – 440 pages
- Full color throughout
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