SOLEMNITY OF The Baptism of the Lord.

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Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the first Sunday of Ordinary Time.

When Jesus asked John the Baptist to be baptized in the Jordan river, just as John had baptized the other people. Jesus saw that his task was to save people from their sins and change the world. When we were baptized, we expressed, through our parents and godparents, that we had become one with Jesus and with his mission. Since that day we share with Jesus in his task of serving and saving the people.

The Holy Eucharist is the manifestation of our own baptism individually and collectively. We meet with Jesus who forgot our sins in our baptism and we meet with the community of other Christians who affirm us as brothers.

“This is my beloved Son; with whom I am well pleased”
 

Holy Masses

January 10, 2021 – The Baptism of the Lord

10:00 AM for ++Leo & Cecilia Szymkowiak from Susan Davenport

January 17, 2021 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

10:00 AM for +James L. Otto Sr. from James L. Otto Jr.

Announcements

  • Thank you for all your donations on Christmas. God bless you.
  • My warmly thank you to all people who helped to decorate the Church. God bless you, the Church is ready for Christmas.
  • 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.
  • After Epiphany Feast will be the Pastoral Visit – KolÄ™da and blessing of the homes. Let me know when will be good time for you.
  • One of the most important things to understand about Christianity is that it is not primarily a philosophy or a system of ethics or a religious ideology. It is a relationship to the unsettling person of Jesu Christ, to the God-man. Someone stands at the center of Christian concern. (Robert Barron – Catholicism)
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  • My Warmly Thank You to all of the people who remember of me and my family by the presents and the donations. Be sure that you are in my prayers before the Alter.

One Main Point
Jesus of Nazareth is revealed directly by His Father to be the Son of God. Jesus is the voice we should listen to.

Reflections
1 Placing myself at the Jordan river, I imagine that I am standing in line with the penitents of Israel. How do I feel, knowing that Jesus stands in the same line with me?
2 In my life, I am exposed to the teachings of many conflicting groups. Whose teachings has influenced me in my actions?

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