We are now at the beginning of another liturgical year. In this season of Advent, we prepare and await the Lord at the celebration of Christmas.
We also celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th, which is a mass of obligation. Visit EWTN for a wonderful novena with Our Lady. December 12th is also the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, join us for those celebrations on December 11th in Round Rock, TX.
The USCCB has provided wonderful resources for this joyous season.
The Diocese of Austin also compiled a list of penance services for all the diocese.
Austin Central
• Monday, December 6, 6 p.m., Holy Cross in Austin, English
• Monday, December 13, 7 p.m., St. Austin’s in Austin; English
• Thursday, December 16, 7 p.m., St. Ignatius in Austin; English & Spanish
• Monday, December 20, 10:30a, San Jose in Austin; English & Spanish
• Monday, December 20, 7 p.m., San Jose in Austin; English & Spanish
Austin North
• Monday, December 13, 7 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul in Austin; English
• Sunday, December 19, 4 p.m., Holy Vietnamese Martyrs in Austin; English & Vietnamese
Austin South
• Tuesday, December 14, 7 p.m., St. John Neumann in Austin; English
• Wednesday December 8, 7:30 pm., St. Catherine of Siena in Austin, English & Spanish
Bastrop/Lockhart
• Thursday, December 9, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart in Elgin; English
• Thursday, December 16, 7 p.m., Ascension in Bastrop; English & Spanish
Brenham/La Grange
• Monday, December 13, 7:30 p.m., St. John in Fayetteville, English
• Monday, December 13, 5:00 p.m., St. Mary in Ellinger, English
• Tuesday, December 14, 7 p.m., St. Ann in Somerville, English & Spanish
• Wednesday December 20, 7 p.m., St. Margaret in Giddings, English & Spanish
• Tuesday, December 21, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart in La Grange; English, possibly Spanish
Bryan-College Station
• Tuesday, December 7, 7 p.m., Caldwell, English
• Thursday, December 9, 7 p.m., Bremond, English
• Wednesday December 15, 6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s in College Station, English & Spanish
• Thursday, December 16, 7 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas CS, English
• Tuesday, December 21, 6:30 p.m., Franklin & Hearne, English
• Wednesday December 22, 10 a.m., St. Anthony & St. Joseph (Joint Penance Service) at Christ the Good Shepherd Chapel in Bryan; English
• Wednesday December 22, 6 p.m., St. Anthony & St. Joseph (Joint Penance Service) at Christ the Good Shepherd Chapel in Bryan; English
Georgetown/Round Rock
• Thursday, December 9, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth of Hungry in Pflugerville, English & Spanish
• Tuesday, December 14, 7 p.m., Santa Rosa Parish in Andice, English
• Monday, December 20, 7 p.m., St. William in Round Rock, English & Spanish
• Monday, December 20, 6 p.m., St. Helen in Georgetown, English & Spanish
• Tuesday, December 21, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth of Hungry in Pflugerville, English & Spanish
• Wednesday, December 22, 7 p.m., St. William in Round Rock, English & Spanish
Killeen/Temple
• Monday, December 6, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe in Temple, English
Lampasas/Marble Falls
• Tuesday, December 7, 6 P.M., St. Ferdinand in Blanco; English & Spanish
• Thursday, December 9, 6 P.M., Our Mother of Sorrows in Burnet; English & Spanish
• Thursday, December 9, 7 P.M., Good Shepherd in Johnson City; English & Spanish
• Monday December 13, 6 P.M., St. Mary’s in Lampasas; English & Spanish
• Monday December 13, 6 P.M., St. John the Evangelist in Marble Falls; English & Spanish
• Wednesday, December 15, 6 P.M., Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Lometa; English & Spanish
• Thursday, December 16, 5:30 p.m., St. Paul the Apostle in Horseshoe Bay, English & Spanish
San Marcos
• Tuesday, November 30, 7 p.m., St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Dripping Springs; English
• Wednesday, December 1, 7 p.m., H.L. Grant Catholic Student Center & St. Jude Chapel at Texas State University in San Marcos; English
• Friday December 10, at 7p.m, Saint John the Evangelist in San Marcos; English and Spanish
• Tuesday December 14, at 7p.m, Santa Cruz in Buda; English and Spanish
• Monday December 15, at 7p.m, St Anthony Marie Claret in Kyle; English and Spanish
• Friday December 17, at 7p.m, St. Mary in Wimberley; English and Spanish
Waco
• Tuesday, December 7, 7:30 p.m., St. Francis on the Brazos in Waco; English & Spanish
• Monday, December 13, 7 p.m., St. Louis in Waco; English
• Tuesday December 14, 7 p.m, Sacred Heart in Waco; English and Spanish
• Tuesday, December 14, 7 pm, St. Jerome Catholic Church in Waco; English
• Wednesday, December 15, 7 pm, St. John the Baptist in Waco; English
• Tuesday December 21, 7 pm, St. Joseph in Waco, English
Parish Mission at St William’sDecember 7th and 9th on the meaning of Christmas
PARISH MISSION IN DECEMBER – ENGLISH
Please join us at the St. William Parish Mission in December, featuring, guest speaker, Rev. Timothy A. O’Connor and Servants of the Cross Missionary Company, as we prepare our hearts for the true meaning of Christmas.
- Tuesday, December 7
- beginning with the Vigil Mass for the Immaculate Conception at 7 p.m.
- followed by the Parish Mission
- Thursday, December 9
- at 7 p.m., after the regularly scheduled 6 p.m. Mass.
- All events will take place in the main Church at St. William.
Guest Speaker – Rev. Timothy A. O’Connor
Rev. Timothy A. O’Connor studied prep school at Walsh Jesuit in Akron, Ohio and received his bachelors (BA) degree from Univ. of Akron in mass media communications. He studied philosophy with the Franciscans at the Univ. of Steubenville and theology with the Dominicans at the Angelicum Pontifical University of St. Thomas. STB completed 1994 and STL completed 1996. Fr. Tim has been ordained for the diocese of Matamoros for 15 years. He is working as a member of Servants of the Cross in Reynosa, Mexico. Padre Tim also serves, with two other priests, in a local parish, Ss. Peter and Paul which estimates a membership of 60,000 families in Reynosa, Mexico.
