Today we celebrate the 22^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, and tomorrow will be Labor Day. In the divine economy and our regular economy which we practice every day, we have to select not easy matters but more difficult, not cheap things but more expensive because our master Jesus Christ gave us this kind of example.

Jesus in today’s gospel presents us the divine method of reasoning, when he points at the cross and he rebukes Simon Peter for his human opposition in this matter. Today’s world tells us that we have to live without pain, comfortable and smooth. But we do know that in suffering there is something deeply mysterious, valuable and redemptive.

The Eucharistic liturgy, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is our willing participation in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is our entrance into sharing together in the life of Jesus Christ, a life that took Him through pain, loss, suffering to death, and then finally to resurrection. God is here in the Mass not to bring us rescue, He is here to bring us resurrection.

Holy Masses

September 3, 2017 – 22^nd Ordinary Sunday

10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead

September 10, 2017 – 23^rd Ordinary Sunday

10:00 AM for +Linda Glock (6 year anniversary of her death 8/21) from Denice Funk

Announcements

• • The 13^th Polish Dinner is coming. Oct. 22 is the date for it. Please make some first note to your relatives, friends and neighbors.
  • Philadelphia Seniorate meeting – Saturday September 30, 2017 in Bethlehem, PA
  • As the members of our Church we are responsible for our future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross in Baltimore, MD.
  • Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
  • 45^th Annual Slavic American Festival Sun, Sep 10, 2017 – Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church 3410 Woodburn Rd. Annandale, VA 22003 – more info www.epiphanyofourlord.org or 703-573-3986.

• Below is a Prayer list – a list of people (parishioners, family members, friends, work mates, etc.) who are in need of prayer. If you would like to add a name to the list please contact Fr. Andrew. The names will be printed in the bulletin so our whole congregation can pray for them.

 

Prayer List

Please pray for the health and God’s Blessing of the following individuals:

Orvil Pointer, Mary Isenberg, Jack Flynn, Janina Mikulska, Janusz Bieganowski, George Robert Vennie…

Welcome Our Visitors

We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor after Mass. Please write your names in the guest book located in the vestibule of the church. Please remember that you are always welcome to join us in worship at Holy Cross Church.

One Main Point

As Jesus’ disciples, we all follow his footsteps of denying ourselves, emptying ourselves to receive the Spirit of love, only then can we accept suffering and the death in accordance to the Father’s plan.

Reflections

1. It has been said that the road to the hell is paved with good intentions. Can you name some of your outstanding successes and their driving forces? Are the motivations plainly human thinking?
2. What kind of cross are you carrying? How do you carry it? Is there any way to transform suffering into love, love of God and love of one another?
3. Are you a cross that others have to bear? Why?