Today we celebrate the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
When we meet in Church with God Almighty and with our brothers and sisters we celebrate and we build our community. But very often we recognize our real brothers when we work together, when our common effort displays our real love.
We are the Church – Community of brothers and sisters who really use the commandment of love. We are not a group of friends, or club of Holy Cross who only likes somebody no we love even our enemies.
The Eucharist is the real meal of love when the brothers and sisters meet in the face of the God who is our Father. We are together with our big Brother Jesus Christ, and we help one another as He helps the people, especially He helps the Blind Man – Bartimaeus in today’s gospel. Today we have to help one another as Jesus did 2000 years ago.
“Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.”
Holy Masses
Oct 27, 2024 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 AM –for healing of Dorothy Marcinko from Jennie Macek
Nov. 03, 2024 – All Saints and All Souls Day
10:00 AM – for all people recommended in the Remembrances 2024
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
Anyone, who is wishing to submit the names of the departed of your family or friends (All Souls Day Remembrance – “WYPOMINKI”) and to be read and pray for at our All-Souls Services (All Souls Day and on 2nd and 4th Sunday of November), there are asked to return the envelope with the names which will be send to your homes.
- The Procession at our Holy Cross Cemetery at 7110 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 12:00PM. We pray for The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls 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.
- “Start and end the day with prayer. Come to God as a child. If you find it hard to pray you can say, “Come Holy Spirit, guide me, protect me, clear out my mind so that I can pray.” Or, if you pray to Mary you can say, “Mary, Mother of Jesus, be a mother to me now, help me to pray.” (Mother Teresa – A simple path.)
One Main Point
Bartimeus, the blind beggar, is a model for all disciples. He is singularly focused on Jesus as the source of his salvation. He rejoices when he is called, throwing away whatever he holds dear, in faith that what Jesus gives is worth much more.
Reflections
- The blind man is not vague in his request to Jesus. He knows what he needs–to see. What do I need spiritually? I ask God to help me in my self-examination.
- I contrast the response of this blind man, and that of the rich man in Mark 17-22. Jesus asks the rich man to sell what he has and give to the poor. The rich man walks away sad, unwilling to do as Jesus asks. In the Gospel today, the blind man throws away what little he has. What is Jesus asking me to do in my daily life? Does my response resemble that of the blind man, or the rich man? Which is my security, “my cloak?” I ask God for FAITH, to trust him.