Today we celebrate the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time and Pre-Lent Quinquagesima Sunday. Usually, Lent would have begun by now, but this year it is little be late.
We need to be careful, in how we pass judgment, and how we respond to the present crisis in Ukraine. In the Gospels of the last two weekends, Jesus insisted that we “love our enemies”. He wasn’t joking! Therefore, we pray for the peace in Ukraine, for Poland our sister country.
In today’s Gospel passage, taken again from the Sermon on the Plain given in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus condemns our careless and rash judgments about the behavior, motives, or actions of others by using the funny examples of one blind man leading another blind man and one man with a log stuck in his eye, trying to remove a tiny speck from another’s eye.
This Wednesday Lent begins. I need this Lent. Perhaps you do too. Lent is a time for us to grow in our faith life, let the Holy Spirit guide us. Lent is a time for us to look into ourselves.
“Each tree is known by its yield.”
Holy Masses
March 2, 2025 – 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
HC 10:00 AM for ++John Kraus, Stella Nemkovich, Andy Zenko, Mike Nemkovich, Loretta Nemkovich, Sr. Noella Dailey from Natalie Wisniewski
March 05, 2025 – Ash Wednesday
HC 7:00 PM – for all parishioners living or death
March 09, 2025 – 1st Sunday Lent.
HC 10:00 AM for +James Otto from Sue Otto
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
- Ash Wednesday Mass will be on Wed. Mar 5, 2025 at 7:00PM. We will start by that the Lent Season.
- 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
- Really thank you for your participation in the Annual Meeting and your personal involvement in the life of our Parish, God bless you.
- Prayer is needed for children and in families. Love begins at home and that is why it is important to pray together. If you pray together you will stay together and love each other as God loves each one of you.(Mother Teresa – A Simple Path)
- Thank you to all donors and sponsors for support of our Church. – God bless you.
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May every sight of those in need help urge me to cry to God who alone can help.
(Andrew Murray – Treasures of Wisdom)
One Main Point
Jesus continues to teach his disciples the wise ways of God.
Reflections
- Don’t you think Jesus’ message of love (offering the other cheek) is passive? Did you ever take this approach to solve your conflict? What were the end results?
- Do you have an enemy? How did this person become your enemy? Whose fault was that? What are your real enemies? Can you make peace and pray for this person?