Mass in San Antonio

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I’ll be in San Antonio for a non-denom conference (Reaching Souls International) the first weekend of November and was wondering where I should attend Mass on Saturday evening. Is there a chapel on the University of Texas campus (outskirts of San Antonio)? That would be the ideal location as it is only a mile from where I’m staying. Plus I don’t have much time to travel from downtown San Antonio before the evening events start.
 
Actually, it is easier to get to downtown San Antonio than you think. IH-10 East will get you there in about 15 minutes or less. While the Cathedral is nice, parking, especially on a Saturday night, can get complicated. I suggest that perhaps you try St. Francesco di Paola, which is located on the northern fringes of downtown.

archsa.org/ParishLocator/ParishInfo.aspx?ID=4103

It’s a very nice little Italian church kept in pristine condition. I have been to Mass there a couple of times. Parking is also not a problem. The folks at the hotel could give you better directions, but, I-10 East is the fastest way to get there from UTSA.
 
agzag said:
I’ll be in San Antonio for a non-denom conference (Reaching Souls International) the first weekend of November and was wondering where I should attend Mass on Saturday evening. Is there a chapel on the University of Texas campus (outskirts of San Antonio)? That would be the ideal location as it is only a mile from where I’m staying. Plus I don’t have much time to travel from downtown San Antonio before the evening events start.
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If you want a reverent Mass, go to the Latin Mass 12:00Pm every Sunday at:
St Pius X Catholic Church
stpiusx.cc
(210) 824-0130
3907 Harry Wurzbach Hwy
San Antonio, TX
St. Pius X Catholic Church is in union with the Bishop
 
agzag said:
I’ll be in San Antonio for a non-denom conference (Reaching Souls International) the first weekend of November and was wondering where I should attend Mass on Saturday evening. Is there a chapel on the University of Texas campus (outskirts of San Antonio)? That would be the ideal location as it is only a mile from where I’m staying. Plus I don’t have much time to travel from downtown San Antonio before the evening events start.
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If you don’t mind me asking, why ‘Reaching Souls International’?
 
Thanks for all the replies. As much as I love to worship in different communities, I’m considering getting a dispensation. My husband is not Catholic and he would rather not attend Mass while in San Antonio if it becomes an inconvenience. He attends Mass with me at home but he doesn’t care to go to church while we a traveling. I’m just grateful that he goes with me at home.

My in-laws are supporters of Reaching Souls International and requested that my husband and I attend in their place.
 
Rrojo1988 said:
Which is appropriate to the Mexican culture. To my knowledge the Mariachi Mass is only on Saturday vigil. Otherwise, to each their own.

Ryan
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The Holy Mass in not Mexican, American, Japanese, etc, etc, etc,
 
Rrojo1988 said:
Which is appropriate to the Mexican culture. To my knowledge the Mariachi Mass is only on Saturday vigil. Otherwise, to each their own.

Ryan
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Not necessarily. I do not want to derail this thread, but, Mariachis are more along the line of entertainment rather than the sacred. The musical genre is not appropriate for the solemnity and dignity of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They would be ideal, however, for a reception after the Mass.

Now, regarding the OP’s follow-up issue, would it be possible for your husband to spare you for that hour on Saturday evening. Let me give you a secular, selfish example. My father knows that I love to shop, especially when I am in San Antonio. I will accompany him to get our Jeep serviced, but, the trade-off is for him to let me spend some time doing retail therapy either at La Cantera (which is close to where you will be) or North Star Mall.

I realize that in your case this is different and that this is difficult, but, San Antonio has a plethora of Catholic churches. The link that I posted can show you where else you can go on Saturday evening. Were you going to a place that has a scant number of parishes, I could understand, but, as I see it, were I in your shoes, I would make every effort to fulfill my obligation, as the conference you are attending has nothing to do with the Church. I realize that you are doing this as a favor to your inlaws, but, your oglibation to God comes first.

Please do not think that I am sounding harsh. However, this is very important. Maybe you can strike some sort of compromise. There is also a church, St. Joseph’s, next to Dillard’s (right by the Alamo). Perhaps while you are at Mass, your husband can walk around the River Center Mall (the mall hugs the church). After Mass, you can meet up and dine at the River Walk. You can get to St. Joseph’s by way of IH-10 and you can park at the River Center for a nominal fee.
 
Sword_Brethren said:
Yes, in Mexican culture but not at Holy Mass.
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From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

“The celebration of the liturgy, therefore, should correspond to the genius and culture of the different peoples. In order that the mystery of Christ be ‘made known to all the nations…to bring about the obedience of faith,’ it must be proclaimed, celebrated, and lived in all cultures in such a way that they themselves are not abolished by it, but redeemed and fulfilled: It is with and through their own human culture, assumed and transfigured by Christ, that the multitude of God’s children has access to the Father, in order to glorify him in the one spirit.” CCC #1204

If you want to claim that the liturgy and culture should be two separate entities, then that would seem to be contradictory to the Church.

Now if Mariachi music is truly cultural or a means of entertainment, then that would require a separate post.

In Christ,

Ryan
 
Rrojo1988 said:
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

“The celebration of the liturgy, therefore, should correspond to the genius and culture of the different peoples. In order that the mystery of Christ be ‘made known to all the nations…to bring about the obedience of faith,’ it must be proclaimed, celebrated, and lived in all cultures in such a way that they themselves are not abolished by it, but redeemed and fulfilled: It is with and through their own human culture, assumed and transfigured by Christ, that the multitude of God’s children has access to the Father, in order to glorify him in the one spirit.” CCC #1204

If you want to claim that the liturgy and culture should be two separate entities, then that would seem to be contradictory to the Church.

Now if Mariachi music is truly cultural or a means of entertainment, then that would require a separate post.

In Christ,

Ryan
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Actually, Ryan, the subject of Mariahci music is embedded within this thread:

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=368522&highlight=Mariachi+music+in+the+Mass

The problem with using the Catechism to justify our opinions is that this document is not meant to be a catch-all. It is a teaching document, not a regulatory document. While there are grounds for legitimate inculturation among indigenous territories (and such approach certainly worked about 500 years when the Spaniards landed in Mexico), this is not necessarily the case now.

The culture should not take over the Mass; in fact, it is the other way around.
 
benedictgal said:
Actually, Ryan, the subject of Mariahci music is embedded within this thread:

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=368522&highlight=Mariachi+music+in+the+Mass

The problem with using the Catechism to justify our opinions is that this document is not meant to be a catch-all. It is a teaching document, not a regulatory document. While there are grounds for legitimate inculturation among indigenous territories (and such approach certainly worked about 500 years when the Spaniards landed in Mexico), this is not necessarily the case now.

The culture should not take over the Mass; in fact, it is the other way around.
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I think your claim about the Catechism is ridiculous, but the idea of culture appropriate masses can be found in other places besides the Catechism.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I will trust the formators and instructors at my seminary on this issue, not some obscure forum.

In Christ,

Ryan
 
Rrojo1988 said:
I think your claim about the Catechism is ridiculous, but the idea of culture appropriate masses can be found in other places besides the Catechism.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I will trust the formators and instructors at my seminary on this issue, not some obscure forum.

In Christ,

Ryan
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No, it is not. The Catechism is not a regulatory document. The regulatory documents are:

The Constitution on Sacred Liturgy
The General Instruction on the Roman Missal
Musicam Sacram
Redemptionis Sacramentum
Liturgiam Authenticam

In fact, Pope John Paul II, in his Chirograph on Sacred Music, mentions inculturation:
  1. The music and song requested by the liturgical reform - it is right to stress this point - must comply with the legitimate demands of adaptation and inculturation. It is clear, however, that any innovation in this sensitive matter must respect specific criteria such as the search for musical expressions which respond to the necessary involvement of the entire assembly in the celebration and which, at the same time, avoid any concessions to frivolity or superficiality. Likewise, on the whole, those elitist forms of “inculturation” which introduce into the Liturgy ancient or contemporary compositions of possible artistic value, but that indulge in a language that is incomprehensible to the majority, should be avoided.
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In this regard St Pius X pointed out - using the term universal - a further prerequisite of music destined for worship: “…while every nation”, he noted, “is permitted to admit into its ecclesiastical compositions those special forms which may be said to constitute its native music, still these forms must be subordinate in such a manner to the general character of sacred music, that nobody of any nation may receive an impression other than good on hearing them”[16]. In other words, the sacred context of the celebration must never become a laboratory for experimentation or permit forms of composition and performance to be introduced without careful review.
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Mariachi music is a fairly recent development. It is associated more with parties and fiestas and dances than with the sacred nature of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
 
My father in law is a deacon at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Selma. That is on the north east side (you are on the northwest with your conference). It is no further than downtown and Anderson Loop is a breeze to drive.

I enjoyed the downtown Cathedral when I was there. Inside you will see where they interred the bones of Travis, Bowie and Crockett.

Oh, another really beautiful Church is the Basilica of Little Flower

littleflowerbasilica.org/

It is easy to reach from yourside without going all the way downtown.
 
pnewton said:
My father in law is a deacon at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Selma. That is on the north east side (you are on the northwest with your conference). It is no further than downtown and Anderson Loop is a breeze to drive.

I enjoyed the downtown Cathedral when I was there. Inside you will see where they interred the bones of Travis, Bowie and Crockett.

Oh, another really beautiful Church is the Basilica of Little Flower

littleflowerbasilica.org/

It is easy to reach from yourside without going all the way downtown.
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The only thing is (and my father makes a point of reminding me of this every time I have a hankering to go to La Cantera coming back from New Braunfels) that it is a very long stretch from IH-35 to UTSA-La Cantera :eek:. I usually see OLPH off the interstate (at least I think it’s OLPH, since it has a statue of the Blessed Mother behind it). It looks nice and peaceful.

The only caveat about the Basilica of the Little Flower is that it’s off Loop 410, which has been under construction/repair as far back as both you and I were learning how to walk. It’s almost as bad as Ben White in Austin.
 
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