Our Parish Saint Paul the Apostle celebrates solemnity of our patron with St. Peter on the weekend of June 27th and 28th. The solemnity falls on every liturgical year of June 29th
The Church Shall Prevail ~ “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so, I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. (Mat 16:18)” “I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith (2 Tim 4:7)”
The Church shall prevail for one simple reason: Jesus said so. He founded the Church upon the Twelve Apostles, giving unique and supreme authority to Peter: “I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Though Peter’s given name was Simon, Jesus changed it to Peter—Petros in Greek and Cephas in Aramaic. Both terms can be used as a man’s name but also mean “rock.” Hence, Peter, and the Apostles in union with him, become the rock and immovable foundation upon which the Church is built. Paul reflects the Church’s missionary role to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This is seen especially in today’s second reading, where Paul, facing the end of his earthly life, proclaims that he has “competed well,” “finished the race,” and “kept the faith.” His life was poured out as a libation for Christ, tirelessly laboring to make the Gospel known to all nations. While Peter ensures the Church’s unity and fidelity to divine truth, Paul embodies her zeal to spread that truth to every corner of the world, calling all people into communion with Christ and His Church.
Reflect today on these pillars of the Church and acknowledge the living witness they gave and continue to give. Renew your faith in Peter, alive in the Holy Father, professing him as the rock foundation. See Paul at work by recognizing the missionary activity of the Church, carried out by countless souls with zeal and courage. Allow their witness to inspire within you a deeper love for the Church and commit yourself anew to the mission entrusted to you: to remain firmly rooted in the truth and to bring that truth to the world with boldness and charity
Reminder of Our Parish Activities:
- Plate Meal Fundraising honoring our Patron Saint Paul ~ Saturday Serving (from 2PM till 6PM) and Sunday (from 9AM till 3PM). We still have few extra plates $20 donation a plate for each day.
- Thank you to many faithful members supporting our parish in praying and buying plate meal supporting our parish project.
- New Faith Formation Family who wishes to register your children for faith formation coming year please call the parish for meeting. The deadline will be the end of July. Late registration for all eligible families from last year is also at the end of July with late administrative fee. There will be no more registration after the end of July.
- Our parish still in need of donation for the Statue Projects.
- Don’t forget every Wednesday come for Gospel Reflection & Faith Exploration at our parish as schedule (English 6PM and Spanish 7PM).
- Look out for St. Francis’ Movie and Jubilee Pilgrimage to St. Francis of Assisi in Grapevine.
- Parish Eucharistic Glory will kick off again on July 5. Informational meeting for all members bilingual on Thursday July 2nd at 6PM in Church.