Welcome to the Saint Dominic Parish Web site! Our Parish exists to meet the needs of its members and to help witness the transforming love of Jesus Christ in our lives.  Our Parish is involved in many activities designed to meet our community  needs.  We worship together as a community of believers.  We support one another in living Christian values and beliefs.  We nurture the faith of our members in a variety of ways including adult education and catechetical programs for the children and the young people of our community. 
  
We hope that we can serve your religious needs by the quality of our Liturgy which constitutes the focal point of any Catholic Community.  If you have questions please call us.  We look forward to having you share your gifts with us. 
 
 Rev. Roger Estorque

January 22, 2021

ARCHDIOCESAN GUIDELINES FOR LENT
Below are the guidelines of Lenten observance for the faithful in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. For key dates, please visit the Holy Days page of this website.

 Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts until Holy Thursday.

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence.

Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence.

As outlined on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' website on Lenten fasting and abstinence, "fasting is obligatory for all who have completed their 18th year and have not yet reached their 60th year. Fasting allows a person to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may be taken, not to equal one full meal. Abstinence (from meat) is obligatory for all who have reached their 14th year.

If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the 'paschal fast' to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

Fridays in Lent are obligatory days of complete abstinence (from meat) for all who have completed their 14th year.

Through our works of prayer, fasting, and abstinence, let us heed the prophet Joel's exhortation to return to God with our whole heart (2:12)."

Lent is a penitential season and as such religious practice such as daily Mass, reception of the Sacrament of Penance, the devotion of the Stations of the Cross, works of charity and justice, and acts of self-denial are highly encouraged.


****** DIRECTRICES ARQUIDIOCESANAS PARA LA CUARESMA
A continuación se presentan las pautas de observancia de la Cuaresma para los fieles de la Arquidiócesis de Galveston-Houston. Para conocer las fechas clave, visite  Holy Days page
 de este sitio web.

 La Cuaresma comienza el Miércoles de Ceniza y dura hasta el Jueves Santo.

El Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo son días de ayuno y abstinencia.

Los viernes de Cuaresma son días de abstinencia.

Como se indica en el sitio web de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos ( U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' website on Lenten fasting and abstinence)   . sobre el ayuno y la abstinencia de Cuaresma, "el ayuno es obligatorio para todos los que hayan cumplido 18 años y no hayan llegado a los 60 años. El ayuno permite a una persona hacer una comida completa. Se pueden hacer dos comidas más pequeñas, que no equivalen a una comida completa. La abstinencia (de carne) es obligatoria para todos los que hayan cumplido 14 años.

Si es posible, el ayuno del Viernes Santo se prolonga hasta la Vigilia Pascual (el Sábado Santo por la noche) como "ayuno pascual" para honrar el sufrimiento y la muerte del Señor Jesús, y para prepararnos a compartir más plenamente y celebrar más fácilmente su Resurrección.

Los viernes de Cuaresma son días obligatorios de abstinencia total (de carne) para todos los que han cumplido 14 años.

Mediante nuestras obras de oración, ayuno y abstinencia, hagamos caso a la exhortación del profeta Joel de volver a Dios con todo el corazón (2,12)".

La Cuaresma es un tiempo de penitencia y, como tal, se fomenta mucho la práctica religiosa, como la misa diaria, la recepción del sacramento de la penitencia, la devoción del Vía Crucis, las obras de caridad y justicia y los actos de abnegación.

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Remembering our call to Stewardship

• As Catholics, we believe that all we have is a gift from God. Our response in faith is to offer these gifts back to God in gratitude. With gifts of prayer, we pray for our nation, Church and our parishes. With gifts of treasure, we support our parishes even when we cannot be there in person. Make a gift to your parish online at www.archgh.org/parishoffertory, scroll through the list and select your parish.

• Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza has shared this prayer and reflection.
• Archdiocesan Prayer in the time of Coronavirus 
• The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Health Updates website includes resources and updates related to COVID-19.

 
  Archdiocesan resources. 
 
 


IGNITE Capital Campaign
 

Parish Participation

Every parish in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is asked to participate in the IGNITE: Our Faith, Our Mission campaign. 

Parishes conducting a Good Faith Effort agree to participate in the campaign as designed by our counsel, Guidance In Giving, Inc., in order to reach their established financial goal. 

OUR PARISH IGNITE CAMPAIGN GOAL:  $310,813
PARISH SHARE:  $102,568

PARISH CASE STATEMENT:
Reaching the IGNITE goal gives our parish the potential to receive     $   102,568     
 Our campaign proceeds will go toward the following:

•        Repairs and Maintenance for all Parish Church Buildings

*       Renovation of our Church Altar

*       Construction of additional Parking at the back of Lindsey Hall



*Ignite archdiocese of houston website - *https://www.archgh.org/IGNITE

IGNITE 4 Min Video Link:
https://youtu.be/WGMUmW7RUms

For emergency please contact office secretary - Maria Ramos at 832-812-5978 or email: maria.ramos23@live.com   Or our office manager Irma Galvan  281-639-1947  or email: igalvan@comcast.net   Or leave a message at 713-924-86

Monday - Friday             9:00 AM to 3:00PM
Closed for Lunch           12:00 PM - 1 PM

Lunes a Viernes              9:00AM -  3:00  PM
Cerrado durate lonche 12:00 PM -  1  PM

      HOLY WEEK 2021

FEBRUARY 17, 2021                ASH WEDNESDAY      
***MASSES WILL BE STREAMED ONLINE

***ASHES WILL BE SPRINKLED ON THE HEAD TO AVOID PHYSICAL CONTACT
***the practice of sprinkling ash on heads of devotees is a precaution to prevent the spread of infections  though  actually  this is an old tradition based on the Old Testament.


8AM    ENGLISH         MASS  (BILINGUAL)   WITH SPRINKLING OF ASHES 
5PM     ENGLISH         MASS (BILINGUAL) WITH SPRINKLING OF ASHES

DRIVE THRU SPRINKLING OF ASHES:
9AM  TO  10 AM
6PM   TO  7  PM


WAY OF THE CROSS/ VIA CRUCIS   (BILINGUAL)  WILL ONLY BE DONE IN THE MORNING (IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 8 AM MASS)  ONE CAN ALSO DO THIS  PRIVATELY

***CHURCH WILL BE CLOSED IN THE EVENING / NO ACTIVITIES IN CHURCH IN THE EVENING


FEBRUARY 19 FRIDAY            WAY OF THE CROSS
FEBRUARY 26
MARCH 5
MARCH 12
MARCH 19
MARCH 26

MARCH 27       SATURDAY      VIGIL FOR PASSION SUNDAY/PALM SUNDAY
                        MASS AT 6 PM            WITH BLESSING OF PALMS DURING MASS

MARCH 28       PALM SUNDAY
                        8AM & 11:15 AM        ENGLISH
                        9:30AM & 1 PM          SPANISH

            **BLESSING OF PALMS   DURING MASS

MARCH 29       HOLY MONDAY
MARCH 30       HOLY TUESDAY
MARCH 31       HOLY WEDNESDAY

APRIL 1            HOLY THURSDAY
*NO MASS IN THE MORNING            **5PM MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER   ****BILINGUAL
                                                            ***EUCHARISTIC ADORATION UNTIL 10 PM

APRIL 2            GOOD FRIDAY
*NO SERVICE IN THE MORNING        ***3 PM          CELEBRATION OF THE PASSION ---
                                                                                                ***BILINGUAL
***1^ST DAY NOVENA  TO DIVINE MERCY BEGINS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENING SERVICE
>>>>>>as a common practice, refrain from touching the cross ---- everyone is asked  to genuflect or make a profound bow as  you venerate the cross,


APRIL 3            HOLY SATURDAY
**NO SERVICE IN THE MORNING

**2^ND DAY NOVENA TO DIVINE MERCY TO BE SAID BEFORE  EASTER VIGIL RITES****

**8PM             EASTER VIGIL RITES



 

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We, the parish community of St. Dominic, Houston, TX, a multi-cultured community, joined together by faith in Jesus Christ and the Roman Catholic Church, commit ourselves to help each other grow in the understanding of our faith, celebrate this faith in Liturgy and live it out by using the gifts of each person in the service of others, especially those in need, so that in the end, we may become truly a community of faith: truly the people of God and be of service to all!