3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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Today we celebrate the third Sunday in Ordinary Time. On this Sunday Christ proclaims that we have to repent, to enter the Kingdom of God.

And from the other side the Sunday scripture readings are talking about radical discipleship. And by radical discipleship Holy Bible means something much more than just following Jesus in a pedestrian sort of way. It means something much more than only talking about Christ; it means – doing his Holy Will on each day of our lives.
 All of us experience the call of Christ to be his disciples; if we didn’t then not one of us would be here in this Church today.

Holy Masses

January 21, 2018 – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

10:00 AM for +Helen Rachuba from Diane Robertson

January 28, 2018 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

10:00 AM for +Frank Wiatrowski from Theresa Wiatrowski

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.

Announcements

  • Thank you for your donation on Christmas and support of our Church – we remember all our donators in prayers.
  • After Epiphany Feast will be the Pastoral Visit – KolÄ™da and blessing of the homes. Please think over it and tell Father.
  • 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.
  • As the members of our Church we are responsible for our past and future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross Church in Baltimore, MD.
  • Now anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. It is the fruit of unanswered questions. But questions cannot go unanswered unless they first be asked. (Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)

One Main Point

A new world (the Kingdom of God) has arrived. That new world comes in the person of Jesus. We are asked to respond by changing our way of life, and to follow Him.

Reflections

  1. To receive God’s Kingdom requires a change in my outlook, my way of life. How is my way of life different from God’s teachings?
  2. To follow Jesus means to take nothing with me except myself. Looking at my past and present way of life, what are the things I have difficulty letting go of?

 

 

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