Nuestra Señora De Guadalupe - Peña Blanca, NM

04/28/2026

Daily Mass Intentions ~ Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Chapel
Tuesday April 28, 2026 ~5:00 pm

+For the Sisneros Family’s Special Intentions

04/27/2026

Services for Mrs. Sandoval are this Saturday, May 2, 2026. 10 am rosary followed by Mass at 11 am.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Our condolences to her family and friends. ❤️🙏

View Theresa Juanita Sandoval's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

04/26/2026

The food and yard sale has been moved to the garage area in the chapel parking lot!

04/25/2026

Mass Intentions ~ Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Saturday, April 25, 2026 ~ 5:30 pm

+Third Anniversary Remembrance for Lisaida Ortiz
+For the Repose of the Souls of Martin Armijo
+For the Repose of the Soul of Theresa Sandoval
For Special Intentions by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sisneros
+Birthday Remembrance for Sharon Montoya by the Family
+For the Repose of the Souls of Celedonio, Bernice, Debrah and Andres Valdez

04/25/2026

04/25/2026

TOMORROW!

04/24/2026

✝️ “FATHER DID NOT VISIT ME WHEN I WAS SICK…”, BUT WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO SPEAK? 😳
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This is a complaint heard everywhere:

👉 “Our priest does not visit the sick.”
👉 “No one came when I was in pain.”

And sometimes…

👉 it is true.

But here is the uncomfortable truth many avoid:

👉 The responsibility is not only the priest’s.

✝️ 1. THE CHURCH IS A BODY… NOT A ONE-MAN MINISTRY

A parish is not run by one person.

It is:

the priest
the catechists
the leaders
the faithful

All working together.

So when someone is sick…

👉 it is not only “Father’s duty.”
👉 It is the Church’s duty.

✝️ 2. THE PRIEST CANNOT VISIT WHAT HE DOES NOT KNOW

Let’s be honest.

Many expect the priest to:

know every home
know every illness
know every absence

But how?

👉 He is not present in every street.
👉 He is not informed automatically.

So when no one tells him:

👉 silence becomes the reason for absence.

✝️ 3. THIS IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY MUST ACT

This is the work of:

catechists
pious groups
parish leaders
family members

When someone is:

sick

absent

struggling

👉 their names should be communicated.

👉 “This person is sick.”
👉 “This member needs a visit.”

From there:

👉 the information reaches the priest.

✝️ 4. THE PRIEST’S ROLE IS SACRAMENTAL, AND IT IS SERIOUS

When informed…

👉 the priest has a duty.

To:

visit
hear confession
anoint the sick
bring Holy Communion

Because the sick are not forgotten.

👉 They are still part of the Body.

This is why the Church carries the Eucharist to them.

👉 To say: “You are still one with us.”

✝️ 5. THE EUCHARIST GOES OUT… BECAUSE THE CHURCH DOES NOT ABANDON

After Mass, the priest or deacon may carry:

👉 the consecrated Host

to those who could not come.

This is not a small gesture.

👉 It is a powerful message:

👉 “Even in your weakness… you are still united to Christ and His Church.”

✝️ 6. WHERE WE MUST CORRECT OURSELVES

Let’s speak plainly.

Some Catholics:

disappear quietly
fall sick silently
stop attending completely

And no one says anything.

Then later:

👉 the blame is placed entirely on the priest.

That is not justice.

✝️ 7. A LESSON WE MUST LEARN

In many places, other Christian groups:

check on their members
visit them
follow them up

Sometimes even more actively.

And Catholics notice it.

Why?

👉 Because they act as a community.

👉 A priest cannot visit the sick alone…
👉 but a community that cares will never leave its members unseen.

✝️ SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

Belong to a pious group
Watch out for one another
Report sickness or absence
Visit and support each other

And for priests:

👉 once informed…

👉 respond with care and urgency.

✝️ BECAUSE THIS IS THE REAL TRUTH

The Church is not only present:

👉 at the altar

It is present:

👉 in homes
👉 in sickness
👉 in suffering

And when we act together…

👉 no member is forgotten.
✝️

04/24/2026

NO DAILY MASS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Daily Mass will resume on 4/28 at 5:00pm

04/23/2026

Daily Mass Intentions ~ Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Chapel
Thursday April 23, 2026 ~9:00 am

+For the Repose of the Soul of Sister Roseann Fernandez, MPF

04/21/2026

Daily Mass Intentions ~ Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Chapel
Tuesday April 21, 2026 ~5:00 pm

+For the Repose of the Souls of Lollie Palmer and Concilia Lucero
+For the Souls in Purgatory

04/20/2026

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04/19/2026

Mass Intentions ~ St. Bonaventure Mission
Sunday, April 19, 2026 ~ 8:30 am

+In Loving Memory and Anniversary Remembrance of Daniel, Orlinda, Jeffery Chalan