Sacred Heart Mission Bruni

10/31/2026

What is a saint? Far too often we think of saints as those people who are really good and we are not among them. We forget that we are all called to be saints and to live our lives completely for God. Today’s readings from the Solemnity of All Saints remind us how to live in our daily lives in a way which keeps us focused on serving God.

The Gospel describes how a believer tries to live: poor in spirit, mourning, meek, seeking righteousness, merciful, clean of heart, peacemakers and accepting persecution. We may find ourselves a long way apart from these values and ways of living, but we can still choose to embrace them because it is the invitation of God Himself.

All of this helps us realize why we celebrate this Solemnity of All Saints today. These ordinary women and men became great because of their commitment to the Lord Jesus. These women and men sought God as the main focus of their lives. These women and men served others with love.
We Catholics believe in a “communion of the saints,” which means that all who have died and all who still live are able to touch one another’s lives in some mysterious way. Those who are with God are still able to intercede for our wellbeing and we are able to be in relationship with them. Our faith is not about being alone, but about being with all others through all eternity. Today we give thanks for those who have gone before us and who intercede with God for us. Let us rejoice with them!

10/31/2026

10/31/2026

A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF HEBBRONVILLE!

We are pleased and grateful to announce that the encyclopedia entry on the Franciscan Friars of Hebbronville has been officially published in the Handbook of Texas, by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)!

This publication represents an important milestone in preserving and sharing the remarkable history of the Franciscan presence in Hebbronville, Texas, which began in 1926 when Franciscan friars, exiled from Mexico during the Cristero period, arrived in this community and established a lasting legacy of faith, education, evangelization, and service.

Having this history officially recognized and included in the Handbook of Texas ensures that the story of the Franciscan Friars of Hebbronville becomes part of the historical record of our great state.

We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who has contributed to researching, documenting, and preserving this important chapter of our local and Franciscan heritage.

100 Years of Franciscan Presence in Hebbronville — A Legacy of Faith, Hope, and Service!

Paz y Bien!

Please see the link to the article below:
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/franciscan-friars-of-hebbronville


OFMJal Archivo Histórico Franciscano de Zapopan AHFZ Museum Foundation of Hebbronville Diocese of Laredo

10/24/2026

All that God wants of us is to love Him and to love one another. Why can we not fulfill these commands? Why do we find ourselves so incapable of such a simple commandment? When we are honest with ourselves, we admit that there is something broken in our humanity. Our Catholic Tradition calls this “original sin” and because of our sinfulness, the Father sends His Son to save us in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Today’s Gospel is very short but also very clear. What is the greatest commandment? To love God and to love one another. This message of the Lord Jesus is very clear: to live is to strive to love! If we want to be faithful to the God who created us, then we must love all others. We know that in the tradition, it is easy to love those who love us. Jesus calls us to love everyone and that proof of that love is the special love that we must have for our enemies and those who try to destroy us.
We are invited today to live more profoundly the love given to us in Christ Jesus. We are invited to show that love for all people and especially for those who are our enemies in any way. The promise for us, the Covenant, is that we shall possess everlasting life and be with the Lord forever.

10/24/2026

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10/10/2026

This Sunday's Gospel brings us to banquets! The King, God Himself, is giving a banquet and those invited don’t come to the banquet. Jesus uses this image as an image of the Kingdom of God. We are all invited! Are we going to respond to the invitation of Jesus? God wants us. God also invites us to live in a way given to us by Jesus Himself. So many people today no longer believe that Jesus is Lord, that Jesus is God, that Jesus is Savior.
When we acknowledge that Jesus is Lord, God and Savior, then we can understand how important it is to respond to His invitation and to live as He has shown us: love for all others, sacrifice of ourselves for the sake of others, trying to give our lives completely to the Lord through the service of others.
Just as in today’s Gospel, God will not force us. Jesus accepts our freedom to reject Him and His invitation to the banquet of the Kingdom. Even though Jesus is God and Lord, He will never compel us against our own choices. So we are left in the end with our own choice: I don’t have to be perfect. I don’t have to do everything right. I can make mistakes.
At the center of my heart there is only question: Am I seeking to follow the Lord Jesus?

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