March: dedicated to St. Joseph

ST. JOSEPH and HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC PARISHES are a welcoming Catholic community, alive in Christ, living out His message in love and service to everyone. St. Joseph Church is at 500 N. Mesa Verde Avenue in Aztec, New Mexico. Holy Trinity Church is at 42 Road 3520, Flora Vista, New Mexico. Click here for MAP. Our parish office is at Father Owen Center, across the street from St. Joseph Church, at 424 N. Mesa Verde in Aztec, NM.

Lent and Easter Schedule

First six Fridays of Lent: Stations of the Cross St. Joseph and Holy Trinity Churches, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 11 Chrism Mass at 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Cathedral Gallup, NM Palm Sunday April 13 (Sat.) 5:15 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church April 14 (Sun.) 8:50 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Church April 14 (Sun.) 11:10 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church April 14 (Sun.) 3:00 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church (preceded by Procession) Holy Thursday, April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Church 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, Spanish Eucharistic Adoration at St. Joseph Parish Hall up to 12 midnight Good Friday, April 19 2:00 p.m.: Stations of the Cross, Divine Mercy Novena, and the Passion of our Lord at Holy Trinity Church Day of Fasting and Abstinence No services at St. Joseph Church Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 20 8:00 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church Easter Sunday, April 21 Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord 8:50 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church 11:10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church 3:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Church

THE PADRE'S PORTION

3rd Sunday of Lent

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Last Monday, we began our 33 Day Lenten Retreat based on St. Therese of Lisieux. In the first night’s lesson we learned about us becoming a saint. As a follow up later that evening, I turned to watching some YouTubes about Fr. Lazarus of Anthony. Saint Anthony was the Father of the monastic life style. St. Anthony lived in a cave in the desert of Egypt. Fr. Lazarus actually uses the original cave of St. Anthony today. Recently, we celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the Spouse of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Some might see these two men (Fr. Lazarus and St. Joseph) as having opposite Religious lives. I see them as having the same. Both men became in Love with the Task of what had been shown to them. This is the simple state of being in the road of saintly living. I wish to throw up the yellow flag now because most of us are pulled in way too many directions. We constantly struggle. The answer lies in the continued ASKING for God’s direction. When we daily work at asking God for help, we are quicker to let go of the temporary. Giving ourselves to God involves more GIVING, and not so much HAVING. Fr. David Tate

Comments? You may email pastor@stjosephaztec.org

  So let our sacrifice be in your presence today
    and find favor before you;
for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame.
And now we follow you with our whole heart,
    we fear you and we seek your face.
Do not put us to shame,
but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy.
Deliver us in accord with your wonders,
and bring glory to your name, O Lord.   Daniel 3:40-43

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

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"I am the vine, you are the branches....

for without me you can do nothing."

(John 15:5)

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