WELLSPRING
Fransalian Center for Spirituality
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
PSALM 46:10
Wellspring is a Catholic spirituality center, located in Whitehouse, Texas, that offers spiritual growth opportunities such as classes and retreats and promotes contemplative spirituality. The center is owned and operated by The Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales and operates on a basic vision that all of God’s people are called to holiness and that it is possible for all to live a contemplative life style while being active in ministry.
RETREATS
OUR MASSES
RETREATS
SERENITY
RETREAT
​Saturday, August 8, 2026
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Join us as we continue our study of serenity.
Serenity is a calm, confident, and peaceful
state of being, a conviction that everything is in
the hands of our Loving Father.
Our trust in God’s presence brings us
serenity even in the midst of storms.
You are invited to join us
as we strive to live a life of serenity.
Fr. Gus Tharappel will
guide the retreat.
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To register, please email us at retreatsatwellspring@gmail.com
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masses
SUNDAY MASSES
9:00 am and 5:00 pm
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DAILY MASSES
Monday - Friday
6:00 am Adoration
6:45 am Holy Mass
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The Mother of Compassion Shrine
is open on
weekdays from
6:00 am - 6:00 pm
and on weekends from
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
for prayer and meditation.
nineteenth sunday
in ordinary time
REFLECTIONS FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP
Brothers and Sisters,
We have been making our journey with Jesus through the Gospel of Mathew. The following is what we have learned so far about being his disciples. We are sent into the world with a positive attitude to bless and befriend the world. We must nurture a blessing attitude and cultivate virtues of hospitality, fidelity, humility, gentleness, and patience. We must keep listening, looking and searching for the kingdom of God, the treasure within us and among us.
Last Sunday, we heard the wonderful story of five loaves and a couple of fish becoming food for five thousand men and more…. even leftovers in abundance (Mathew 14:13-21). In the hands of the Lord, five loaves and two fish, became abundance! Jesus also taught us as he did the disciples that it is important to be sensitive to the needs of those around us, to be attentive to the needs of our brothers and sisters. The Gospel of John tells us that it was a boy who gave the five loaves and two fish. Little food from a little boy became abundance in the hands of the Lord. Awesome!
After feeding the multitude, Jesus sent the disciples in the boat to the other side of the Lake. The reason for this was that the people were going to force Jesus to be their king and Jesus did not want the disciples to get caught up in this movement. Then Jesus went up the mountain to pray. Today’s Gospel reading (Mathew 14:22-33) tells us that on the way, the disciples got caught in a severe storm and Jesus came toward them, walking on the troubled waters. The frightened disciples did not recognize him. In the hour of the disciples need, Jesus came to them. When the wind was contrary and life was a struggle, Jesus came to help and to save.
In life, the wind is often contrary. There are times when we are up against it and life is a desperate struggle with ourselves, with our circumstances, with our temptations, with our decisions and other such slings and arrows. At such times, we do not need to struggle alone. Jesus comes to us across the storms of life, with hands stretched out to save and calling us to have courage and assuring us, “it is I, do not be afraid.”
When the wind is contrary and we are in danger of being overwhelmed by the storms of life, let us listen to the voice of Jesus, “Come! It is I, do not be afraid.”
To read more of these reflections, please click on the link below…
daily meditations
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Click on the date to read Fr. Gus' meditations
on the Scripture readings of the daily Mass.
