30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

/ From the Pastor, Parish Life / By

holyspirit4Today 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.

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Holy Masses

October 25, 2015 – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

HC 10:00 AM for +Daniel Calvin Funk 4 year anniversary of his passing from Denice Funk

November 1, 2015 –The Sacrament of Confirmation

HC 10:00 AM for God’s Blessing upon Anna, Agnieszka and Patryk Bieganowski and their Family

November 8, 2015 – 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

HC 10:00 AM for +Helen Ringer and for strength for her daughter Christine Adams and her family from Denice Funk

Announcements

  • We will have Bishop Ordinary Bernard Nowicki on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 10:00 am to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation and the episcopal visitation.
  • Really thank you for your work at Yard Sale yesterday Don, Mary, Theresa, Denice, John G., John J. Dorothy, Byron, Dawn Maddie, Patryk, Aga, Ewa. God blesses the people who work for Him.
  • Do you have anyone of any reason or life event you would like to pray for – Please see Fr. Andrew.
  • As the members of our Church we are responsible for our past and future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross Church in Baltimore, MD.
  • 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 (on 2nd and 3rd Sunday of November), there are ask 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 Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 12:00PM. We pray for The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
  • We will clean the hall on before the episcopal visitation next Saturday at 9.00 am. Every willing person is welcome.

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.

One Main Point

Bartimaeus, 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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