2nd SUNDAY OF LENT

/ From the Pastor, Parish Life / By

Today we celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The Great Lent is the period of preparation for the Greatest Feast of our Faith – which is the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. But it has the great meaning in our personal life – the preparation for our own Salvation and our own Resurrection.

In whole Liturgical year 2022 and especially in the Lent season we put our whole hope in the Lord Jesus Christ who can rebuild our parish. We are looking for that every day of our lives, but especially in this holy season of penance. We give up the simple things like good food, money and our talkativeness to go more deeply into our spirituality.

We reject the whole splendor of our surroundings to concentrate on the essence of our lives. In church we see no flowers around the altar, the sad purple color and the poor language of songs and prayers. Everything is so that we can see the real goal of our faith – God alone and make our private covenant with Him. The Eucharist is the place where bread and wine is transfigured for us into our Redeemer Jesus Christ. Every time in the Holy Mass God speaks to us, He shows us His glory; our duty is only to participate in it with our good hearing.

“And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah.”

Holy Masses

March 13, 2022  – 2nd Sunday Lent.

HC 10:00 AM for + Mary Rybak Groah from Marianna & David Frederick

March 20, 2022  – 3rd Sunday Lent.

HC 10:00 AM for health and God’s blessing upon Jasper Moffitt (5 months old) from Dorothy Marcinko

Announcements

Thomas Merton
  • In the Lent season we learn more about the power of fasting, praying and almsgiving. These are three great works of charity which can help us to prepare ourselves for Resurrection of our Lord and our own resurrection.
  • On Palm Sunday Apr. 10, 2022 we will have the Polish Easter Food Sale in our Hall from 12pm till 5pm. Fallow us on Facebook. Holy Cross PNCC 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.
  • 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.
  • When we look inward and examine our psychological conscience our vision ends in ourselves. We become aware of our feelings, our inward activity, our thoughts, our judgments, and our desires. It is not healthy to be too constantly =aware of all these things. (Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)
  • Thank you to all donors and sponsors for support of our Church. – God bless you.
  • Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org

Meditate Station of the Cross this week:

  • 3. Jesus Falls the First Time – Jesus, help those who sin to rise.

  • 4. Jesus Meets His Mother – Jesus, may Your Mother console me and all who are sad.

One Main Point

Listen to Jesus and follow him. The road to everlasting life must pass through suffering.

Reflections

  1. “Listen to him.” In what way am I listening to Jesus? What do I hear? How do I know it’s Jesus’ voice? What will help me more easily to recognize his voice?
  2. When I do not do my will (what I like, what I want), I suffer. Recall the instances that led me to bad consequences because I follow my will (my impulses, job choices, relationship choices, decisions about money, etc.) instead of listening to a wiser person.
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