St. Mary of the Visitation  -  205 W. Pecan Lockhart TX 78644   
            Phone (512) 398-4649        Fax (512) 398-2285

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​​Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are You among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"         LK 1:41,42
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Mass Times
Please check  bulletin and
calendar 
for variations.

Sunday Mass
Saturday Vigil : 5:30 PM (English)
Sunday 7:30 AM (Spanish)
Sunday 10:30 AM (English)
 
Weekday Mass
Tuesday 6:30 PM  (Bilingual)
Wednesday 8:00 AM
Thursday 6:30 PM
Friday 8:00 AM
St. Mary of the Visitation 
Parish Office

205 W. Pecan 
Lockhart TX 78644  
Phone (512) 398-4649
Fax (512) 398-2285

Hours
Closed Mondays
Open Tuesday - Friday 
9:00 AM  -  5:00 PM
Closed 12-1PM for Lunch  

Rosary
Sunday 4 PM
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Thursday Adoration
After 8 AM Mass until 6 PM

Divine Mercy Chaplet
Sunday afternoon at 2:45 PM
Confession
Saturdays  4:00 - 5:00 PM
-also by appointment-



Easter: May 21st
Solemnity of the Ascension or the Seventh Sunday of Easter
PictureMt 28:16-20
Weekly Collect:
​Seventh Sunday of Easter: Graciously hear our supplications, O Lord, so that we, who believe that the Savior of the human race is with you in your glory, may experience, as he promised, until the end of the world, his abiding presence among us. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

​​Collect Semanal:
Séptimo Domingo de Pascua: Señor, escucha con bondad nuestras súplicas, para que nosotros, los que creemos que el Salvador del género humano está contigo en tu gloria, podamos experimentar, como prometió, hasta el fin del mundo, su presencia permanente entre nosotros. que vive y reina contigo en la unidad del Espíritu Santo, Dios, por los siglos de los siglo
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Please pray for the souls of: Gloria C.Garcia (52) passed away April 24th,. Carl J. Pittsford Jr. (65)passed away May 8th & Billie “Bill” Shuptrine (94) who passed away May 10th . May their souls & the Souls of the faithful departed…. Rest in Peace


​Please pray for those in our Parish who are ill, home bound or in the nursing homes but especially for: 
Elijah Herrera, Bianca Herrera, Joe Alvarez, Petra Alonzo, Connie Albarez,  Edward Svoboda, Simon Mendoza, Jackson Henry McLeran, Gabriela Gonzales, Wesley Rose, Isidro Juarez, Shelly Brewer, Miguel Alonzo III, Carl Pittsford, Jesus Leos; Isabel, Silva; Kelli Castillo Parrot; Keith LaTour; Rosa Mayo, Sara Alvarez, Sylvia Oyervides, Anita Y. Carrizales, Joe Alvarez, Garrett Mireles, Ernest Delgado, Phyllis Metcalfe, Cecil B. Cruz, Andrew Briceno, Monica Briceno, Adelina Ibarra, Joe Mayo, Jesse Garcia IV, Juanita (Janie) Mojica, Margaret Ramirez, Michelle Ogeda, Brian Ramirez, James Kaluza, Juanita (Janie) Mojica, Linda Rodriguez, Luis Aguilar; Ellen, Park; Katarina Christenson; Zack Brewer; Pilar Natal Sr., Arnold Alonzo, Ashley Gomez, Joel Moreno, Pete Tello, Ingrid Mueller, Ramona Serrato, Linda Juarez, Domitila Juarez, Easton James Frank; Josephine Bruskewitz; Ricky Mendez,  Rudy Caudillo, Raymond Gomez; Richard Juan Henry Salinas; Dimas Castro, Julia Mendez; Severo & Santiaga Rodriguez, Pedro Guerrero, Deacon Lupe Aguilar, Concepcion Trevino, Fr. Adam Martinez; and for all those who are suffering from Covid; ++May the Lord comfort & send his healing grace upon them.



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​  Let us pray for & thank the military men and women who are deployed & who serve our country so bravely. We especially salute and pray for those of our own parish family: 1st Lieutenant Joseph Franco (JD)-US Airforce; 2nd Lieutenant Gabriel Franco-US Airforce; ET2 Ryan Lockhart-USNR; 1st Lieutenant Cristal Trejo-US Army; David Sides-US Army; Sergeant Xavier Benitez-US Army; Major Jonathan Sanders-US Air Force; Sergent Marissa Mendez-US Army; Lance Corporal Phillip Nolan Yanez-US Marines; Sergeant Xavier T. Espinoza USMC; Sergeant Jessica Estrada Nowotny -US Air Force & Lieutenant Colonel Kurt French USAR. May God watch over them & bring them home safely.
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​On Tues. May 16th St. Mary's along with the Knights of Columbus 8131 remembered all fallen police officers and honored police officers from LPD & Sheriffs Office at Mass. All are invited to attend another Mass this Thurs. at 6:30pm.
In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
National Police Week is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community.


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 ​ Parish Life- Get Involved  Stay Informed,  Be Bold - Be Catholic , visit:    Event Page   Bulletin   Calendar  Around Our Diocese

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Events 
​Click below for more info:
  • Annual Memorial Day Mass
  • RE Registration
  • Open the hearts
  • St. Mary of the Visitation Novena 
  • EIM Workshop
  • ​​Jamaica updates Queen Candidate Fundraisers
  • ​Choir and Musicians-
  • ​​​​​​Catholic Charities of Central Texas​  ​​​





               Pope Francis Mayl prayer intentions
May
For church movements and groups
We pray that Church movements and groups may rediscover their mission of evangelization each day, placing their own charisms at the service of needs in the world.

Mayo
​Para movimientos y grupos de la iglesia
Oramos para que los movimientos y grupos de la Iglesia redescubran cada día su misión evangelizadora, poniendo sus propios carismas al servicio de las necesidades del mundo.
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Reflection: 
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Most glorious Jesus, Your will is perfect in every way. Obedience to Your will leads to the fulfillment of my life and my every desire. Please bestow the Spirit of Truth upon me so that I will always know Your will and embrace it with all my might. Jesus, I trust in You.

Reflexión
Glorioso Jesús, Tu voluntad es perfecta en todo sentido. La obediencia a Tu voluntad conduce al cumplimiento de mi vida y de todos mis deseos. Por favor, concédeme el Espíritu de la Verdad para que siempre conozca Tu voluntad y la abrace con todas mis fuerzas. Jesús, en Ti confío.






                      May 21 – May 28, 2023
                       
Sunday, May 21st

Readings: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20

Monday, May 22nd
Readings: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33

Tuesday, May 23rd
Readings: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a

Wednesday, May 24th
Readings: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19

Thursday, May 25th
Readings: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a & 5, 7-8. 9-10, 11; Jn 17:20-26

Friday, May 26th
Reading: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19

Saturday, May 27th
Readings: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5 and 7; Jn 21:20-25

Sunday, May 28th
Readings: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b 0r Ez 37:1-4 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 20, 30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23
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Today in Ordinary Time...

American Catholic Saint of the Day
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American Catholic Minute Meditations
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Liturgy of the Hours-"Praying the Breviary"

"Seven times a day I praise you, because   your judgments are righteous."  PS 119:164

“From ancient times the Church has had the custom of celebrating each day the liturgy of the hours. In this way the Church fulfills the Lord’s precept to pray without ceasing, at once offering its praise to God the Father and interceding for the salvation of the world.”
-Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship

More information about the Divine Office from USCCB
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Click the praying hands for more prayers and devotions from USCCB...

Calendars
SMVL -   Austin Diocese  -  USCCB

Daily Mass Readings from USCCB

A Daily Prayer from Family Rosary

The Liturgy of the Hours is the Church at Prayer-
Priests, deacons, all clergy and those in religious orders are obligated to recite the liturgy (Breviary) daily. When possible, the laity is encouraged to join in this ancient tradition of praying the psalms.

Office of Readings- (Matins)
Traditionally prayed after midnight but may be prayed anytime.

Morning Prayer- (Lauds)
Traditionally prayed at daybreak but may be prayed anytime during the early morning.

Daytime Prayer-
Traditionally prayed as separate offices but may be prayed only once within the following approximate time frames.
   Midmorning (Terce) 9:00 AM
   Midday (Sext) 12:00 Noon
   Mid Afternoon (None) 3:00 PM

Evening Prayer- (Vespers) 
Traditionally prayed at dusk but may be prayed late afternoon, early evening, or around sunset.

Night Prayer- (Compline) 
Prayed late evening after sunset before retiring.

Liturgy of the Hours Links...

Novus Ordo English Chant-                                 Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration 

Extraordinary Monastic Latin Chant- 
Monks of Abbey of Sainte Madeleine du Barroux

Divine Office.org-
Authorized translation from the New American Bible for liturgical use in the United States. Both text and audio are available.

Universalis-
The translations are from the Jerusalem Bible; the authorised translation for liturgical use in the UK and many other of the English-speaking countries.

Divinum Officium-
Traditional Roman Breviary in Latin and English; 
pre-Trident Monastic / new calendar 1960.

 
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