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-



Lent: March 19th
Fourth Sunday of Lent
PictureSt. John 11:1-45
Weekly Collect: Fifth Sunday of Lent: By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, you Son handed himself over to death. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.​

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Collect Semanal:

Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma: Por tu ayuda, te suplicamos, Señor Dios nuestro, que caminemos ansiosamente en la misma caridad con la que, por amor al mundo, tu Hijo se entregó a la muerte. Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu Hijo, que vive y reina contigo en la unidad del Espíritu Santo, Dios, por los siglos de los siglos.
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​Please pray for those in our Parish who are ill, home bound or in the nursing homes but especially for: 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.

Please pray for: Lora J. Hendrix (51) passed away March 14th and Dora Contreras (70) passed away March 17th. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed…Rest in Peace.


Please pray for: the following couples received the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony by Fr. Ed: Carlos Rodney Deleon & Terri Lynn Delgado on Sat. March 4th & Manuel Lorenzo Chairez & Isela Rodriguez on March 11th. Congratulations.


​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: 2 nd 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 and bring them home Safely.
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Bastrop-Lockhart Deanery Penance Services 7 PM

Servicios de Confessiones Horario 7 PM.

3/27-Sacred Heart-Rockne
3/28-Sacred Heart-Elgin
3/30-St. Mary’s-Lockhart
 Stations of the Cross- All Fridays in Lent at 7 PM.

Las Via Crucis- todos los Viernes de Cuaresema a las 7PM en la iglesia.

Sunday’s March 19 Breakfast in the parish hall is sponsored by Queen Candidate Abigail Martinez
For parishes
We pray that parishes, placing communion at the center, may increasingly become communities of faith, fraternity and welcome towards those most in need.

​Para parroquias
Oramos para que las parroquias, poniendo la comunión en el centro, se conviertan cada vez más en comunidades de fe, fraternidad y acogida hacia los más necesitados.






Reflection: 
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My merciful and passionate Lord, You command me, in love, to come forth from all sin. And when I respond, You command that the effects of my past sins be removed. Please free me, dear Lord, from all that binds me so that I will be set firmly on the glorious road of virtue that leads to eternal joy. Jesus, I trust in You.​


Reflexión
Mi Señor misericordioso y apasionado, Tú me mandas, en amor, salir de todo pecado. Y cuando respondo, mandas que se quiten los efectos de mis pecados pasados. Por favor, líbrame, amado Señor, de todo lo que me ata para que pueda estar firme en el camino glorioso de la virtud que conduce al gozo eterno. Jesús, en Ti confío.






                     March 26 – April 2, 2023
Sunday, March 26th
Readings: Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45

Monday, March 27th
Readings: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Jn 8:1-11

Tuesday, March 28th
Readings: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-18. 19-21; Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday, March 29th
Readings: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Jn 8:31-42

Thursday, March 30th
Readings: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Jn 8:51-59

Friday, March 31st
Reading: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7; Jn 10:31-42

Saturday, April 1st
Readings: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10; 11-12abcd, 13; Jn 11:45-56

Sunday, April 2nd
Readings: Procession: Mt 21:1-11 -At Mass: Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9,17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66

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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