November 07- November 13
Saturday 4:00 p.m. John P. & Catherine Haran
Sunday 8:30 a.m. Mike Babin
Tuesday 8:00 a.m. No Mass
Wed. 8:00 a.m. Communion Service & Adoration
Thurs 8:00 a.m. No Mass
Friday 8:00 a.m. No Mass
SAINT OF THE DAY
Saturday - Our Lady of the Thirty-Three
Sunday- Saint Pope Adeodatus
Tuesday Saint Pope Leo the Great
Wednesday- Saint Martin of Tours
Thursday- Saint Josaphat
Friday- Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Barry Adams, William Anderson, Jody Ainsworth,
Shirley Benson, Mike Bourne, Uethel & Jerry Burrows, Kade Coleman, Ilya Coleman,
Lisa Enderle, Donna Foreman, Beckham Fox, Mary Golden, Rosie Guidry, Eva Hall
Elizabeth Harris, Barbara Hawkins, Lawson Helms, Gloria Jacobs, Bill Jannise,
Lexi Jones, Kaye Leon, Cristen Lewis, Sheila Metoyer, Amanda Mitchell,
Ann Mitchell, Sherry Paschal, Gena Poole, Darlene Presley, Carrie Rashall,
Ginger Reed, Jim Ryan, Carolyn Slack, Leroy Slack, Julie Shields, Kathy Syphrett, Audrey Thagard, Ronald Thibodeaux, Betty Trahan, Chuck Ward, Mary Weitzel, Lulabelle White, Delta & Christy Wright.
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS-: Janice Blanchard 11/11, Preston Ceasar 11/9, Christina Chatlin 11/8,
Josephine Costa 11/9, Liz Gallier 11/12, John Golden 11/9, Christina Hoffpauir 11/10,
Vicki Lemke 11/12, Beth Phelps 11/10, & John Shauberger 11/9.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
HAPPY VETERNS DAY-November 11th, Happy Veterans Day to our veterans. We owe you a debt of gratitude, but more than that, we owe you our freedom. Thank you for bravely doing what you were called to do so we can safely do what we're free to do.
ADVENT DAY OF PRAYER- You're invited to an Advent Morning of Prayer on December 12, 2026, from 9am to noon at the Holy Family Retreat Center. A $10 registration fee will cover supplies and use of the retreat center. Visit dioceseofbmt.org to register or use the scan code on the Flyer attached to the bulletin board.
GRIEF SUPPORT-Mourning to Light Grief support group for adults meets Wednesdays at 6:00pm, at Catholic Charities 2780 Eastex Freeway. Please call Linda Reising at 409-924-4427 for more information.
CHRIST IN HER 5th ANNUAL WOMENS CONFERENCE- Get your tickets now, for the Christ in
Her Catholic women’s conference “Be The Light” to be held at the Beaumont Civic Center on
Saturday February 27, 2027. Visit ChristInHer.com for more information
NOVEMBER SCHEDULE-- We will have visiting priests during November; Father Leonard or Father Phillip will fill in on Saturdays and Sundays. Weekday Mass is canceled, except for Wednesdays; we will have a Communion service and Adoration with Deacon Garry LeBlanc.
ROSARY PRAYER GROUP- A group of parishioners gather to pray the Rosary every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Church and before Mass on Saturday and Sunday.
OCIA CLASSES - Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Church or learning more about your Catholic faith? Formerly RCIA, OCIA is the “Order of Christian Initiation for Adults”. Classes will be the first and second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the CCD building. If you are interested in joining please call the Church office. 409-752-3571.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CCD/CYO has begun, but its never too late to join us! We
focus on catechism but also to know Jesus, building a relationship with Him and His Church. Sundays- Morning Pre-K through 5th grade 9:30 to 10:45 & Night class 6th grade through 12th, 6:00 to 7:15
APPEAL FOR CATHOLIC MINISTRIES -(Formerly Bishops faith Appeal) As we start a new year, we are called to respond to the needs of others that are funded through the ACM. We want to thank all our parishioners for their generosity in both time and treasure. This year’s theme is Planting Seeds of Faith. If you are donating online the website has changed to www.dioceseofbmt.org/give and all checks should be made out to Diocese of Beaumont. Again, thank you for all your support for our Parish
MINISTRIES- Are you interested in becoming a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Altar Server, or Evangelization team? Maybe you like to sing, come join the Choir! The best way to grow our faith is by getting involved. We need you!
WHATS HAPPENING AT OLOS- If you want to be up on the latest things going on at Our lady of Sorrows, you can check out our Facebook www.facebook.com/oloscatholicchurch and on Instagram: ourladyofsorrowscatholicchurch or the website ourladyofsorrowschina.org
OUR LADY OF THE THIRTY-THREE-November 8, On April 19, 1825, thirty-three
Uruguayan patriots fighting for independence placed the future of their new nation at
the feet of an image of the Virgin in a small chapel. National independence was
proclaimed on August 25, and the members of the Constitutional Court presented
themselves again before the statue to place their country under her protection. This
image remains, known as La Virgen de los Treinta y Tres.
Appearance: A 36-centimeter-tall carving depicting the Virgin Mary with a white robe,
blue cloak, hands joined in prayer, and a crescent moon beneath her feet. It is
famously adorned with a large, heavy golden crown studded with precious jewels,
presented in 1857 by General Manuel Oribe in thanksgiving for surviving a shipwreck
The original image is enshrined and venerated at the Cathedral Basilica and National
Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three in Florida, Uruguay.
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917) November 13- Burly longshoremen glared at the woman in widow’s dress who came to beg for money, for her orphanage. The bar exploded in laughter as one man responded by spitting in her face. “That was for me,” the woman smiled. “Do you have anything for the children?” Given today’s national debate, could it be as much God’s sense of humor as God’s will for our sanctification that our first “American” saint should be an Italian immigrant and naturalized citizen? Frances Cabrini, adopting the name “Xavier,” confided to Pope Leo XIII her longing to follow her Jesuit patron to Asia. But the Pope replied, “Not East—West!” So she and her Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart exchanged exotic dreams of China for the impoverished reality of Italian ghettos across the United States and Central and South America. Before her death, Frances had founded seventy educational, health care, child, and family service institutions. The sisters live by her words; “Let’s get to work! We’ll have eternity to rest!”
GIVE ME OIL IN MY LAMP- In today’s Gospel, we are given one directive: be ready. The ten virgins in the parable were all waiting expectantly, but only half were prepared to meet the bridegroom. And let us not be mistaken; the bridegroom is Jesus. The ten virgins wander out into the dark to wait, and yet some of them don’t remember to bring extra flasks of oil with them. Not knowing how long they would wait or when the time would come for the bridegroom to appear, they should have prepared. Half of the virgins were sent to go off to buy more oil for their lamps at midnight. It’s the darkest hour, and they have to go in search of oil while those who prepared are called into the feast. When the foolish virgins return with the oil, they are locked out of the wedding. There was no more time for preparation. Their chance had passed. The groom answers their pleas, not with a question, “Why weren’t you ready?” but with the statement, “I don’t know you” (Mt 25:12). Meaning: “because you made no effort to know me, I don’t know you.” In other words, the oil in the parable stands for knowing the Lord. Jesus isn’t talking about surviving the night or the winter. He is alluding to everlasting life. So, how can we get to know Jesus? One way is to act like Jesus, following his example of care for the poor and the sick, forgiving people who have done wrong, teaching people about God’s love, feeding the hungry, and giving God the credit for what we do. Another way is to abide in Him, talking to him in prayer. We can praise God for Creation, we can thank God for all the giving (and forgiving!) We can ask for help for those we love and for God’s strength in our weakness (2 Cor 12:9). Our prayer should also include time to be quiet and listen to the Lord in prayer by reading His words in the Bible. Jesus warns us, “For you know neither the day nor the hour.” We must prepare now during our earthly lives through prayer, receiving Sacraments, and by carrying forth the teachings of Jesus. For when our last breath passes out of us and our lamplight goes out, the time for preparation will have passed.
