Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Lectionary: 447

September 22, 2023

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.

Message from Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS

Relationships demand commitment, but when the relationship is with God, He demands complete surrender. Relationships change us, but when the relationship is with God, He changes us completely. Whether we have needed to be forgiven or done something right, it is always the fruit of God’s mercy. Upon gazing at us mercifully, God has chosen us, as Pope Francis’ motto expresses. Our relationship with the Lord is modeled by His own relationship with the Father. Jesus is faithful to the end. There is no better expression of fidelity than the Cross. On the ground of pure humanity, His mother remains standing at the foot of the cross. Have a true and ardent devotion to the Blessed Mother. The Lord reserves for her intercession some of His greatest works. Have no fear, for she holds you under her shadow and protection.

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Experience a profound encounter with Our Lord at the Assembly: Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress | November 4

Who needs healing right now? We all do. Gather as one family in need of the healing nourishment found only in the Eucharist, the Real Presence of Christ. On November 4, come together at the largest gathering of our local Church in three years, then go forth and share His nourishment in the world! Spread the word by sharing this flyer on social media.

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Catholic Television of San Antonio

The COPS/Metro organization of San Antonio met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on September 14. Father David Garcia, former director of the Old Spanish Missions and past rector of San Fernando Cathedral, along with Josephine Lopez Paul and Sonia Rodriguez from COPS/Metro, spoke with “SA News” from Rome about their experiences.

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Catholic Charities hosted its International Refugee Night September 14 at the University of the Incarnate Word Skyroom with the purpose to showcase and celebrate the vibrant and thriving refugee communities that call San Antonio home. From art and food to a fashion show that highlighted the diversity and richness of cultures from all over the world, there was something for everyone. It was a fantastic opportunity to come together as a community and remember that, no matter where we come from, we all share common experiences and a bond of humanity.

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