Today we celebrate the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time. When we look at our daily lives we see that God is working in them with different people and rules. In today’s gospel, John asks Jesus the question: How can the strange persons drive out demons, they’re not disciples of Jesus. John tells Jesus, stop them. Here’s the problem: we do the same thing – We Think We’re Right. Because someone does not pray the way we pray, does not talk about God the way we talk about God, we think they’re wrong, or at least a little weird.
The most important thing for us today is to recognize the rules of working God in our private or public lives and to choose good future for us in heaven.
The Eucharist, which we now celebrate, is the special searching of God’s will in our daily lives. The Word of God, to which we listen, is a special kind of knowledge about it; the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the return of our love to God and to our neighbors.
Holy Masses
September 30, 2018 – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for the current members and officers of the Polish National Union and also for those who have gone to their eternal reward
October 7, 2018 – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
October 14, 2018 – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
Announcements
- Celebrating 100% PNU Families. Look on display board in the vestibule of the church.
- Please check the Blog of our web site: holycrosspncc.org
- Like us on Facebook and give hint of it to your relatives and friends. Share the Good News about our Church.
- “All desires but one can fail. The only desire that is infallibly fulfilled is the desire to be loved by God.†(Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)
- 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.
- On Saturday Oct. 13, 2018 at 1:00 PM the Seniorate Meeting will held in Reading, PA.
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
Jesus instructs his disciples about how to be a witness of Christ. It involves tolerance for those who are not members of the Church: “whoever is not against us is for us” (v.40). At the same time, Jesus advocates intolerance for sin, as this is a matter of life versus death.
Reflections
1. In my daily life, where have I given bad example to others and thus “leading them astray?”
- Which are the occasions, the situations that tend to lead me to my oft-repeated sins? How willing am I to avoid these tempting occasions/situations?