16th Sunday in Ordinary TIME

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Today we are celebrating the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which gives us the teaching of our Christian life.

Every Sunday we are doing two attitudes of Christians life: the active attitude – the duty for our Church and the passive attitude – the praising for our Lord Jesus Christ. In our faith life, it is easy to concentrate on “what has to be done.”

We could easily make our Christian life into a series of tasks that have to be fulfilled. But ultimately, our life must be based upon a loving relationship with the Lord. Then whatever we do will be a loving response to love received. This is what mean to make Holy Eucharist – the Thanksgiving to the loving God.

„Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

Holy Masses

July 17, 2022 – 16th Ordinary Sunday

HC 10:00 AM for health and God’s blessing upon Stanley Figiel Jr from John Figiel

July 24, 2022 – 17th Ordinary Sunday

HC 10:00 AM for healing of Peggy Krieger from Jenny Macek

Announcements

  • 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.
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For asceticism is not merely a matter of renouncing television, cigarettes, and gin. Before we can begin to be ascetics, we first have to learn to see life as if it were something more than a hypnotizing telecast. And we must be able to taste something besides tobacco and alcohol: we must perhaps even be able to taste these luxuries themselves as if they too were good. (Thomas Merton – No Man is an Island)

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

Perform service for the love of God, not for the love of the work itself.

Reflections

  1. Are our works bringing us closer to God? Are we paying attention to the works themselves, or do we do these works so that the name of God can be glorified?
  2. Reflect on our kindness. Many times, we are so willing to be kind to other people, but only if it will not interfere with our plans for other things. We want to be kind to people, but in our own way.
  3. Contemplate the context of this story. A few days before His passion, Jesus had been in many places preaching. He is exhausted. His heart is probably heavy with the gradually revealing of the image of the cross. He comes to your house because He considers you as his friend. What does he seek? A seven course dinner? Or is it your love that He seeks? Would He want your heart to comfort and listen to Him? If you are kind and you love Him, what would you do? Would you gently hold His hand and tell him: Lord I am listening to you. I am ready to share the pain in your heart. Listen to Him and let your love for Him guide you, meditate on the feeling that He shares with you.
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