Today we celebrate the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time and Spójnia Sunday in our PNCC. When we look at our daily lives, we see that God is working in them with different people and rules. In today’s gospel, John asks Jesus the question: How can the strange persons drive out demons, they’re not disciples of Jesus. John tells Jesus, stop them. Here’s the problem: we do the same thing – We Think we’re only Right. Because someone does not pray the way we pray, does not talk about God the way we talk about God, we think they’re wrong, or at least a little weird.
The most important thing for us today is to recognize the rules of working God in our private or public lives /and to choose good future for us in heaven.
The Eucharist, which we now celebrate, is the special searching of God’s will in our daily lives. The Word of God, to which we listen, is a special kind of knowledge about it; the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the return of our love to God and to our neighbors.
“Whoever is not against us is for us.”
Holy Masses
Sep 29, 2024 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 AM – for healing of Dorothy Marcinko from Timothy Ratajczak.
Oct 6, 2024 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 AM – for all parishioners living or dead.
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
- The Diocesan Synod of Central Diocese PNCC will be October 12, 2024 in Zoom. Please pray for participants.
- Many Thanks to all people who pray and donate on Mother’s and Father’s Day.
- 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.Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
- 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.
- Like us on Facebook and give hint of it to your relative and friends. Share the Good News about our Church.
- “We begin the day with prayer and with Mass and we end the day with an hour of Adoration before Jesus. To continuously do and to continuously give needs God’s graces – without them it would be impossible for us to live.” (Mother Teresa – A simple path.)
- MY MISSION: When I am the disciple of Christ and the member of his Church, I realize this and participate in all matters which concern Him. The Ordinary Season and the Sunday’s Masses are not my challenge but my call.
One Main Point
Jesus instructs his disciples about how to be a witness of Christ. It involves tolerance for those who are not members of the Church: “whoever is not against us is for us” (v.40). At the same time, Jesus advocates intolerance for sin, as this is a matter of life versus death.
Reflections
1. In my daily life, where have I given bad example to others and thus “leading them astray?”
2. Which are the occasions, the situations that tend to lead me to my oft-repeated sins? How willing am I to avoid these tempting occasions/situations?
“Whoever is not against us is for us.”