We celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Today’s Mass takes precedence over the regular Sunday Mass, which this year would be the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It takes precedence because in the Church’s liturgical calendar there are only three nativities that are celebrated, the birth of Christ, the birth of His mother Mary, and today’s nativity, the birth of Jesus Christ’s cousin, John the Baptist.
In the Church’s calendar these three births are exceptional.
Today John is born. Today we pay special attention to one who was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb of his mother, even before he was born. In all of Scripture there were only three who were filled with the Holy Spirit in the wombs of their mothers prior to being born – Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist.
The Eucharist is the time when we come to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We become as St. John the witnesses and preachers of Jesus Christ in our daily lives. We need the power of faith to be worthy of this grace.
Holy Masses
June 24, 2018 – 12th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
July 1, 2018 – 13th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for +Jeanine Ratajczak from Timothy Ratajczak
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
- Yesterday we had the Sacrament of Marriage for John Jamka and Mai Trinh, please pray for God’s blessing upon them.
- Thank you for the Graduation Lunch and all presents for Patryk Bieganowski, Maddie McDonald
- On our Website in Blog is the Bishop Bernard’s Pastoral Letter on Vocations please read it and pray in that intention.
- 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 Father.
- Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
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- “If I trust in God’s grace I must also show confidence in the natural powers He has given me, not because they are my powers but because they are His gifts.†(Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)