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June 7, 2023Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi, is a solemnity that celebrates the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. The feast day originated in the 13th century and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. It is often marked by processions with the Blessed Sacrament.
This week we are called to reflect on Jesus’ gift of his very own body and blood in the context of our developing a notion of discipleship. This solemnity challenges us to move our Eucharistic piety beyond prayer and liturgy to a lived, expression of the love that the Eucharist embodies. We as Catholics believe in the transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. Now we are called through the Eucharist to allow transformation in ourselves to take place to become Disciples of Christ.
Next, mark your calendar for August 19-20, 2023, for the celebration of the 58th anniversary of our parish. Planning has already begun for the celebration of our parish with, food, fun and prizes. We will have further details as the weeks go by on how we can make the celebrations of our parish a wonderful event for the church and community.
This weekend STHY will conduct the Archdiocese annual Corpus Christi collection for the support of the men studying for the Priesthood for our Archdiocese. I will encourage everyone to please be generous in supporting our seminarians. Our Archdiocesan seminarians study not only at St. Mary’s seminary here in Houston, but also in seminaries in Dallas Texas, St. Benedict in Louisiana, and the North American College Seminary in Rome. This Sunday’s ENTIRE church collection goes towards the costs associated with the operating of St. Mary’s Seminary as well as the expenses of the education of seminarians, the continuing education of priests and the training of permanent deacons and laity. Thank you for your generosity.
The Café Catholica summer series is open to all young adults (ages 18-39) and features dynamic speakers, prayer, and socializing. Café Catholica 2023 will be held in person at St. Anne Church (2140 Westheimer Rd., Houston) on three Mondays in July starting on July 10th. Each night will include Confession at 5:15 pm, Mass at 6:15 pm, Dinner at 7:15 pm, and Talk at 8:15 pm. This year’s theme is Rise Up! Come for all or part of the evening! No registration is needed to attend. July 10, 2023: Q&A with Cardinal DiNardo Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston July 17, 2023: SPIRIT NIGHT: Rise & Run: Living Chastity in Friendship & Dating Brian Butler, Co-Author of Theology of the Body for Teens July 24, 2023: Decisions, Direction and Discernment: How Mary, Joseph, and the Saints can Help; Paul George, Author and National Speaker.
For more information contact the Office for Young Adult and Campus Ministry at www.archgh.org/cafecatholica or [email protected] or 713-741-8778.
Preparation and registration has begun for the Archdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC) which gathers participants from all over the local Church. AYC is the largest evangelizing event for older adolescents that the Archdiocese hosts annually. The youth conference will be held at the Hilton Americas Hotel on July 28-30, 2023. To Register for AYC go to https://sthyacinth.org/archdiocesan-youth-conference-ayc . If you are interested in making a donation towards the AYC scholarship fund to help a youth of our parish attend who are unable to afford the full price, your contribution would be GREATLY appreciated.
Finally, please welcome to St. Hyacinth Trieu Nguyen, a Seminarian studying for the priesthood for Galveston – Houston. Mr. Nguyen has been assigned to our parish for this summer. Please take the time to say hello to Trieu after one of the Masses.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels
