Today we celebrate the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the time when we do ordinary things and we are expected to be only ordinary people. This is the best time for thinking about matters, which need a special consideration, as the spiritual matters are. But we need also the careful mind to recognize the things and the people /which are the extraordinary. In that time there are situations when we deeply think and then correctly recognize it.
The Holy Mass is one of that situation, we have the Liturgy of the Word when we consider the truth of our faith and we have the Liturgy of the Eucharist when we recognize our Lord and Master Jesus Christ in the form of bread and wine, which comes from heaven to feed us. We need only to be there present and involve in that situation with our heart, mind and all our forces.
Reflections
1 If you were one of the Jews and you knew well about Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph and Mary, what would be your reactions when you heard: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven?”
2 Recall your first Holy Communion, how did you feel when you received the Eucharist for the first time? Later on, do you still have the same feeling each time you receive the blessed Sacrament?
3 Why do we believe the Eucharist is really Jesus’ flesh?
Holy Masses
August 12, 2012 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Norma Victor (81st Birthday) from Denice Funk
August 19, 2012 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
August 26, 2012 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
Announcements
¨     Thank you to Fr. Marcel Pytlarz for the divine service and stand in place of me during three weeks of my vacation. God bless You Fr. Marcel.
¨     The Diocesan Synod of Central Diocese PNCC will be October 11-13, 2012 in Scranton, PA. Please pray for participants.
¨     Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please see Fr. Andrew.
¨     We now start organized the Flea Market before our Church – at Fells Point Festival (first weekend of October). If you have some things for it please bring it to the Parish Hall. Really thank you for it. Every one is welcomed for the work and the help for this reason.
Welcome Our Visitors
We welcome all our visitors who are present with us for worship this Sunday! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor afterMass.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 atHolyCrossChurch.