THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD – 6th SUNDAY OF EASTER; Mother’s Day

/ From the Pastor, Parish Life / By

Today we celebrate the 6th Sunday of Easter and Mother’s Day. We are again reminded today that the heart of Christianity is love: love of God, love of one another. Jesus tells us that we have to love one another as he has loved us.

Love is something that must be learned and experienced from early infancy. It must be developed and fostered first on the human level; only then can it be given its religious dimension of God and our neighbor.

Today is also Mother’s day. Today we thank our mothers, pray for them, and honor them by celebrating Mother’s Day; offering our mothers on the altar of God. We thank God for the gift of motherhood, both biological motherhood and spiritual. We ask God for his special blessing on our earthly mothers living or dead.

One important fact that cannot be dismissed is that mothers are generally very protective of their children. The Church herself is described as “Holy Mother Church”.

Let us ask our Lord in this Eucharist that we may grow in the openness of genuine love.

“The command I give you is this, that you love one another.”

Holy Masses

May 9, 2021– 6th Easter Sunday MOTHER’S DAY

10:00 AM for all Mothers, living and dead especially:

+In Memory of +Norma Victor from Denice Funk

+Wanda Clay from Edward Clay,

+Helen Nowak from Theresa Wiatrowski,

+Janina Mikluska from Ewa Bieganowska

+Agnes Ratajczak from Timothy Ratajczak

+Carrie Jachim from Genevieve F. Macek

+Stella Macek from Genevieve F. Macek

*In Honor of Elaine Repede from Theresa Repede,

            Denice Funk from Dawn Funk

            Ewa Bieganowska from Anna, Agnieszka, Patryk

Teresa Bieganowska from Fr. Andrew Bieganowski

May 16, 2021 – 7th Easter Sunday – Ascension of our Lord

10:00 AM for + Edwin Januszkiewicz from Thimothy Ratajczak

Announcements

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  • The May Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary will be on Sunday May 23, 2021 after Holy Mass.
  • 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.

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Reflections

  1. As we meditate on the image of the vine, or on the word “abide”, how is this reflecting your own community? Do you belong to any believing community? Who are the members? What does this community mean to you?
  2. Love is not a word but an action. What are some of the problems in your community? Misunderstanding? How does a loving action bring the community together?

One Main Point
“Love one another as I have loved you.” This love is beautifully demonstrated in Jesus’ willingness to lay down his life on our behalf. By loving each other, we remain in Jesus’ love.

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