Sacred Heart Catholic Church

With the issuance of Gov. Abbott's Executive Order (GA 34) lifting the Covid 19 limitations on businesses and establishments and REMOVING THE MANDATE to wear face coverings, Bishop Mulvey has given permission for churches to reopen at 100% while still continuing safe health practices.

I have decided that the Confession and Mass Schedule will remain as it is currently.

Saturday:    Confessions at 4 pm
                    Mass at 5 pm

Sunday:       Mass at 8 am & 10:30 am (Livestreamed on Facebook)

The following are the directives given by the Bishop's Office for use at all Liturgies and gatherings:

• All pews will be available for use. Please allow for spacing and staggered sitting arrangements.
• Entrances will be from Narthex and South East doors (nearest bell tower) to sanitize hands and give your financial tithe as you come in.
• Holy Water fonts will remain empty for now.
• Distribution of the Precious Blood is still suspended.
• Reception of the Holy Eucharist is still by hand. 
• Priests, Deacons and other ministers of the Holy Eucharist will still wear masks as a precaution.
• Wearing a mask is still strongly encouraged.
• We will continue to refrain from shaking hands at the Sign of Peace and from holding hands during the Our Father.
• We will continue to disinfect the church after each Mass.

Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has announced and declared a “Year of St. Joseph,” which began December 8, 2020, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is in honor of the 150th Anniversary of Pope Pius IX’s decree, Quemadmodum Deus, naming Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Jesus, as the Patron of the Universal Church. We unite with our Holy Father, Pope Francis, in observing this year in the Diocese of Corpus Christi from December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021. 

As St. Joseph was entrusted with the care and protection of Jesus and Mary, in this Year of St. Joseph, we seek his intercession for the protection and care of all our families and the Church. In this vital time where the world faces so much upheaval and pain, and particularly as it confronts the uncertainty and pain of the Covid-19 virus epidemic, I invite you and all the faithful of our diocese to renew our devotion to Saint Joseph during this commemorative year and to seek his fatherly intercession to protect the Church from all evils, just as he protected the Holy Family from harm. 

May St. Joseph, guardian of the Word Incarnate, be our guardian and intercessor. May we feel filled with confidence that his prayers on our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.

                                                     PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man.  Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life.  Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil.  Amen.

                                                   

O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith. O loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Galilee. Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable, and for those who have died. Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure. Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who took upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the glory of the Resurrection. Amen.

Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God. In our needs, despise not our petitions, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
                                                                                                                    Adapted from the prayer of Pope Francis   

Let us continue to pray for all families around the world.


A Prayer for the World Meeting of Families

Philadelphia 2015

God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son and our Savior,
you have made us your sons and daughters in the family of the Church.

May your grace and love help our families in every part of the world
be united to one another in fidelity to the Gospel.

May the example of the Holy Family, with the aid of your Holy Spirit
guide all families, especially those most troubled,
to be homes of communion and prayer
and to always seek your truth and live in your love.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Pray for us!