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, June 13, 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.
sixth sunday of easter
REFLECTIONS FOR PRAYER AND WORSHIP
Brothers and Sisters,
Today, we celebrate the sixth Sunday of Easter. The first reading of today (Acts 8:5-8, 14-17) tells us about Philip preaching in Samaria and Peter and John going to Samaria to share the joy of proclaiming the Gospel. Great persecution had begun led by Saul and many men and women were thrown into jail. However, the apostles with great courage and wisdom continued their mission of proclaiming the good news of the resurrection of Jesus, preaching God’s Word and healing the sick.
Let us follow the example of the apostles and be strong and courageous in being missionaries of the Gospel. And let us pray for all our missionaries, especially those in ministry in remote villages without the support of a community of faith.
The early Christians had to defend themselves and their faith in a hostile and suspicious world. In the second reading of today’s mass (1 Peter 3:15-18), we read about Peter advising them to give “reasonable” and “intelligent” statement of faith and to do so with “gentleness” and “reverence.” The real defense of faith is “clear conscience,” he says. Peter tells his readers and us today that it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong, if it is God’s will.
Let us follow the advice of Peter and give witness to our faith with gentleness and reverence.
In the responsorial Psalm of this Sunday, the Psalmist says, “The Lord has not rejected my prayer or withheld his steadfast love from me” (Psalm 66:20). The Psalmist challenges us to reach out to others in love, “not to withhold” our love from others. We are called to give what we have received as gifts from the Lord. It is never sufficient to abstain from doing wrong. We are called to be good and to do good - a good word and a good deed proclaim who we are. We have many opportunities to share God’s gift of Love and life. We meet people who are hurting and bleeding and needing a “transfusion” of love.
Jesus calls to be merciful, compassionate, and gentle. He calls us to give when it really counts! He calls us not to “withhold our prayer or our steadfast love” from others.
To read more of this Sunday’s reflection, please click on the links below…
daily meditations
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Click on the date to read Fr. Gus' meditations
on the Scripture readings of the daily Mass.
