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notice of death
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Carolyn (Wiesman Walterscheid) Hoyt.
Since we cannot celebrate her funeral Mass at this time, all parishioners are asked to pray a decade of the Rosary for the repose of her soul. A memorial Mass will be scheduled in the future.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.-Fr. Joe Keating
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Pastoral letter***updated april 2***
**Click here for a Pastoral Letter from Bishop Olson-dated April 2**
Dear Parishioners of Sacred Heart,
St. Paul wrote in his second letter to the Corinthians, “We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair…always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.* Due to the threat of COVID, our safety measures continue to increase. Still, we hold fast to our faith and increase our prayer and devotional practices at this time when the world is in great need of God’s grace.
These updated directives are effective Thursday, April 2, and supersede those from March 30.- Confessions are no longer available at the posted times. In case of mortal sin, I will hear your confession by appointment only. Please call the parish office to make an appointment. Please avail yourself of the plenary indulgences described in Bishop’s letter dated March 24, and make your confession as soon as restrictions are lifted.
- Due to the burdensome restrictions of visiting the elderly and sick, I am suspending Holy Communion to the homebound until further notice.
Previous directives still in place:- Per Bishop Olson, you are excused from your Sunday obligation to attend Mass until further notice.
- Mass with a congregation is not permitted at this time. I will celebrate private Masses at the usual scheduled times in the church. While you may not attend the Mass, you are encouraged to pray privately and devoutly at home at the times when Mass is taking place.
- Please use this time to obtain plenary indulgences for yourselves and for the faithful departed. Please see Bishop Olson’s letter dated March 24 for more information.
- Per Bishop Olson, I am no longer permitted to distribute Holy Communion after Mass.
- Sunday Mass will now be broadcast at 10:30am on KGAF radio at 1580 AM and 92.3 FM. This is in addition to the televised broadcast at 8:00am and 10:30am on Nortex cable channel 2. At this time, we do not have webcast/live-streaming capabilities.
- Stations of the Cross are cancelled this Friday and Good Friday.
- Palm branches will be blessed on Palm Sunday, but not distributed at this time. I will choose a date in the future to distribute the palms for your private devotion.
- Funeral Masses are postponed until further notice, due to the state’s prohibition of gatherings with more than 10 people. Please pray for the deceased daily.
- St. Patrick Cathedral’s Sunday Mass will be livestreamed online at 11am.
- Some nursing homes and hospitals are starting to restrict clergy from visiting patients. If you have a family member in one of these facilities, it would be helpful for you to make it known to the facility’s staff, verbally and in writing, that you wish for clergy to be allowed to visit for pastoral care, especially in end-of-life situations, so that your loved ones will have access to the sacraments (last rites).
- Be especially vigilant about scams at this time. These are already happening. Here is the truth: I have not, and will not ask you to purchase gift cards as a donation, and I will certainly not ask you for monetary donations via text message or email. Scammers can easily create an email account that seems to belong to me, and then pretend to be me. They may send you an email asking you for money. The only email address I ever use to contact you is this one: joe.keating@fwdioc.org I invite you to please continue your offering, and to make use of online giving at this time. Simply click “Online Giving” at the top-right of the parish’s web page.
- Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament will continue on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 6pm in the chapel. Please maintain a distance of six feet from each other and maintain fewer than 10 people in the chapel.
- The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is still available in cases of serious illness and/or danger of death. Contact the parish office to request a visit from me.
- Please continue to make your weekly tithe to the parish. You have a few options:
- Drop your envelope in the parish office’s DROP BOX, located by the curb.
- Online giving is now available! Please visit the parish website and click “Online Giving” at the top-right of the home page. You may make a one-time or recurring gift, and use either your credit card or your bank account.
- Mail your check to the parish office.
- The parish office is still open during normal hours.
Let us pray for deliverance from all anxiety and from the threat of pestilence. This, too, shall pass! God’s blessings be upon you all, and may his Holy Angels protect us.
Yours in Christ I remain,
Rev. Joe Keating
Pastor*2 Corinthians 4:8, 10**Pastoral Letter To All Priests in the Diocese of Fort Worth-dated March 28**
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus asserts his pre-existence by declaring that “before Abraham came to be, I AM.” There has been a disturbing tendency in recent years to turn Jesus into an inspiring...
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annual Diocesan appeal 2020
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The Annual Diocesan Appeal is a dynamic opportunity for all of the faithful in the Diocese of Fort Worth to impact lives beyond the scope of any individual parish and contribute for the common good – people giving to people. Thank you!
Through the power of Christ’s love we are called to respond to the needs of others. As Catholics, we embrace the gifts we have and joys of life we experience through the eyes of faith. In gratitude, we generously share these gifts.
Your gift to the Annual Diocesan Appeal provides funds to ministries and programs in these categories.Gratitude and Support for the Clergy
Through the healthy and holy formation and education of men for the priesthood and permanent diaconate and caring for retired and infirm priests.Outreach to Rural and Needy Parishes and Schools
Through operating grants for faith formation and youth programing, priest salaries, utilities assistance and many other needs.Hope and Healing for the Poor
To aid the disadvantaged, the disabled and those who are most in need of God’s healing grace through Catholic Charities and Correctional Ministry.Love and Strengthening for Families
Through Marriage and Family Life ministries that bind us closer to Christ through our love and respect for one another in families committed to proclaiming the Gospel.Faith and Formation for Future Generations
Tuition Assistance and Campus Ministry Programs to empower our children, youth and young adults to grow in their Catholic faith in preparation for a life of Christian leadership and service.Stewardship education and development support for parishes
The Annual Diocesan Appeal provides stewardship resources to help parishes increase engagement, prayer life and discipleship in the lives of their parishioners, including organizational tools, stewardship education and assistance for parish Stewardship Committees, planned giving efforts, endowment funds and capital campaigns.
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Letter to the Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Religious, and the Baptized Faithful of the Diocese of Fort Worth from Most Reverend Michael F. Olson, Bishop of Fort Worth in Solidarity with the Decisions of Texas Catholic Bishops to Release Names of Clergy Credibly Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Minors
October 10, 2018
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we read in the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Jesus placed before His disciples the example of a child as the most important member of His Kingdom as well as the measure by which He will judge us in our fidelity as His disciples. He also warns us of the judgment that awaits us if we, through acts of commission or omission, intentionally harm any child and die without authentic repentance (Matthew 18: 1-7). Jesus preached His Gospel in the midst of...
COMPLETE LETTER
List of Clergy with Credible Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors in the Diocese of Fort Worth
How to Report Abuse
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Word on Fire - Daily Mass
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Mass Times/sine populo
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Monday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 6:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Thursday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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Rosary and novena
*all canceled until further notice*
Sunday 7:30 AM (chapel)
Sunday 10:00 AM (chapel)
Monday 6:30 PM (chapel)-Novena-Perpetual Help
Tuesday 7:00 PM (chapel)-Cenacle Of Men
Wednesday 5:30 PM (chapel)
Monday-Thursday-Friday
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Adoration times
WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
*during Lent only*
located in chapel
FRIDAY 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
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The veil removed
What is The Veil Removed?
The Veil Removed is a short film that reveals the coming together of heaven and earth at Mass, as seen by saints and mystics, revealed by scripture and in the catechism of the Catholic Church.Click below to view
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Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these “difficult days” of...
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During his livestreamed daily morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed that the coronavirus pandemic may awaken people’s consciences to the plight of homeless men and women suffering in the world.
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The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special “Mass in the Time of Pandemic” to plead for God’s mercy and gift of strength in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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“Could the coronavirus-19 crisis lead to a jubilee?” Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle wondered out loud during a Mass livestreamed from the Pontifical Philippine College in Rome.
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With self-isolation becoming more widespread due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis thanked journalists and members of the media who inform people and help them cope with loneliness.
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A parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth
The Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth is Most Reverend Michael F. Olson, the first priest of the Diocese to become a bishop who was ordained and installed on January 29, 2014 at the Tarrant County Convention Center. Bishop Olson, a native of Illinois, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Fort Worth on June 3, 1994 by the late Bishop Joseph P. Delaney at St. Patrick Cathedral. His first assignment was as the parochial vicar—an associate pastor—of St. Michael Parish in Bedford where he served from July 1994 through June 1997. -
Word on Fire
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Jer 20:10-13Responsorial Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7Gospel Jn 10:31-42
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