Today we celebrate the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the feast of the Christian Family in our PNC Church.
Our daily lives are always around the Family. For more people the family is at the first place in the life. The ideal of the Family is the Christian Family and we have to find the way for it if we want to have perfect family. The big Christian Family is simply the Church who has the own father which is God the Father and own – Mother Blessed Virgin Mary and own brothers and sisters where Jesus Christ is our first and perfect brother. For that family we have to make thanks first of all to our parents these on earth and these in heaven, that they introduced us to the Church.
The Eucharist is the thanksgiving to God our Father for all the blessings which He was and is giving to us. We thank for our lives, we thank for our parents, we thank for our children and grandchildren. Every time the Mass is good opportunity to make these thanks, and I encourage you to do this follow the example of the Samaritan leper from today’s Gospel.
„Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”
Holy Masses
Oct. 12, 2025 – 28th Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for our Holy Cross Church – all Parishioners living or dead
Oct. 19, 2025 – 29th Ordinary Sunday
HC 10:00 AM for our Holy Cross Church – all Parishioners living or dead
Announcements
- This year the Pulaski Day will be celebrated at the Pułaski Monument in Patterson Park on October 19th, 2025 at 2.00pm.
- 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.
- Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
- Do you have anyone of any reason (for example: someone in Hospital) or life event you would like to pray for – Please ask and see Fr. Andrew.
- Like us on Facebook and give hint of it to your relative and friends. Share the Good News about our Church.
- MY MISSION: When I am the disciple of Christ and the active member of his Church I realize this and participate in all matters which concern Him. The Ordinary Time Liturgy of the Holy Mass is not my challenge it is my privilege and way to salvation also the proof of my real membership.
- I get asked about my opinions on the role of the Church today, on women’s place within it. And what the future holds, and I say I don’t have time to worry about all these issures – there are to many things to do in my everyday work. We are serving Christ. In our house He is head of our family and He makes all the decisions. (Mother Teresa – A Simple Path)
- The National Clergy Conference of PNCC will be held in Lancaster, NY October 13-15, 2025 Please pray for participants.
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
Glorifying God is a way to say thanks to Him. Gratitude is itself an act of faith. The salvation the Samaritan leper has gained from his act of faith is clearly more than his physical healing.
Reflections
- The story of the ten lepers raises one question “Why the other nine lepers did not return to give thanks and praise to Jesus?” Try to search in your heart to come up with an answer.
- Thanksgiving is a dominant note in Jesus’ prayers. You can see the joy in the Samaritan leper and the salvation he has gained. Have you experienced the joy and the salvation whenever you say thanks or praises to the Lord?
- Glorifying God is a way to say thanks to Him. A Marian gratitude filled with wonder “The Mighty One has done great things for me and Holy His Name” is a good example to follow. How often do you praise God for what He has done for you, including the ones you appreciated and the ones you did not expected to happen?