Hello, friends: 


On behalf of the staff and the parish, at large, I’d like to extend a great warm welcome to Deacon Alex, soon to be Fr. Alex! I’m very grateful to Bishop Oscar Cantu for assigning Alex to our parish and I look forward to helping in his priestly formation. Please keep both he and Alonso is your prayers as they both look forward to their priestly ordination, which is set for Saturday, May 30th, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral. 


 Fr. Alex will celebrate his first mass of thanksgiving on Sunday, May 31, here at the parish. Because of the uniqueness of this joyful celebration and to help accommodate space for his large family (he’s the youngest of 14 children) the mass schedule for just that Sunday will be different. The 8:30 mass will be moved to 8 a.m. and the 11 a.m. mass will be changed to 12 noon. The mass of thanksgiving will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Congratulations to Deacon Lonnie Brisceno and to his wife, Lucy and to their children, on this very special and joyous celebration! Also, Fr. Miguel Briseno, is celebrating his 25th priestly ordination this weekend. Blessings to the Briseno family! 


Fr. Ray 

Hello, friends: 

Last Sunday Bishop Cantú confirmed our students and it was a very beautiful celebration. Our religious education program is finished for the semester and we are delighted with the students who participated this year and look forward to seeing them again next semester. On behalf of the parish staff, I’d like to thank all of the teachers and their assistants for their hard work and dedication for our children. 

Congratulations to all of the high school seniors who are graduating this! Please know that you are in our prayers as you discern God’s plan for your life. 

This weekend we will take registrations for the Diocesan 2nd Annual Eucharistic Congress, which is scheduled for the first weekend of June. The theme of the weekend is “Roots that Nourish” and will include keynote speakers: Dr. Carolyn Woo, the CEO of Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, and Bishop José Guadalupe Torres, the new bishop of Juarez. 

Fr. Ray

Hello, friends: 

Please join me in congratulating the newest NMSU and DACC graduates! Blessings to you all! 

I’d like to offer a very special thanks to the folks who have helped with Lunch Bunch this year. This is one of our most important ministries to our university community, particularly to our students, who really enjoy and appreciate the hospitality and great food that is served. It takes a tremendous amount of time, energy and effort to ensure that the meals are healthy and tasty, which they are! The volunteers that help throughout the week offer their hands and hearts to the students; in this gesture of generous and authentic hospitality, they are the very face of Christ to those who walk in the doors. As the academic semester comes to a close please keep our students, faculty and staff in your prayers, as they look to the summer recess.

On this Mother’s Day weekend I’d like to offer a word of gratitude to all of those “moms” of the parish community; God bless you all for your loving witness of living your vocation! 

Fr. Ray