Today we celebrate the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. This Sunday focuses our caution on the credibility of the Gospel of St. Luke. The author tells us that in his Gospel he wrote everything that he already knew, and everything that he could collect, about the life of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, using information, great and small, that the Christian community gave him. Everything that he collected he placed in one book, describing all that was true about the life, passion and death of our Redeemer.
In the beginning of Ordinary Time – the period in which we consider the life and actions of Jesus we have the first manifesto of Jesus in the Synagogue in Nazareth in his hometown.
The Eucharist is the one moment when we meet Jesus, and we can listen to His words. Jesus manifests today that he is the messenger of the good news to the poor. Our duty today is to hear the Word of God and after this go to our mission and proclaim the good news to all people who are spiritually poor.
“The eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.”
Holy Masses
January 26, 2025 – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
HC 10:00 AM for +Ed Macek (Birthday 01/26)) from Genevieve Macek
February 02, 2025 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
HC 10:00 AM for ++Stanisław and Józefa Matysiak from Chris and Greg Filipowicz
Announcements
- Thank you for your donation on Christmas. Thanks for the cookies for Carolers.
- After Epiphany Feast will be the Pastoral Visit – Kolęda and blessing of the homes.
- Ash Wednesday Mass will be on Wed. Mar 5, 2025 at 7:00PM. We will start by that the Lent Season.
- Remember that God is merciful. He is the merciful father to us all. We are His children and He will forgive and forget if we remember to do so. (Mother Teresa – A Simple Path)
- 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
God is ever faithful to his people. In Jesus he fulfills his promise: to set us free, to bring awareness to our unenlightened (and thus blind) state.
Reflections
- What does the word “freedom” mean to me? As a Christian, how am I free or not free?
- I close my eyes to ‘see’ what blindness is like. I attempt to remember the colors around me, to remember the faces of people I know. As Jesus has restored the sight of the blind, I ask Jesus to restore the sight of my soul, to give me new understanding and awareness.
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.