Today we celebrate the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In that time, we have a big opportunity to realize in ourselves: what is the sense of our faith; does our prayers, our worships, our coming to the church for mass; really work for us and our salvation?
Today’s Gospel gives us the two examples of the people who came to the temple for the prayer: the Pharisee and the tax collector. These two attitudes are mixed in our spiritual life. The good direction for our life is: when the attitudes of the tax collector who is modest, humble and knows his sinfulness win in us. After this we can get the reconciliation and peace in our life.
The Eucharist is the time when we don’t brag about our high status. Simply we come before the alter, we make confession of our sins, we hear the Word of God, we praise God in Liturgy of the Eucharist, and we got the Holy Communion – which is real friendship with Jesus Christ; after this we go to our daily lives and proclaim the Kingdom of God around us.
“I give you thanks, God, that I am not like the rest of men…”
Holy Masses
Oct. 26, 2025 – 30th Ordinary Sunday
10:00 AM for thanksgiving for my healing and all people who pray for me (especially my wife children and all my friends)
Nov. 02, 2025 – All Saints and All souls Day
10:00 AM for all people recommended in the Remembrances 2025
Announcements
- Anyone, who is wishing to submit the names of departed (All Souls Day Remembrance – “WYPOMINKI“) and to be read and prayed for at our All Souls Day Services (on 2nd November), there are asked to return the envelope with the names which was sent to your homes or is in the vestibule of our church.
- The Holy Mass for All Saints will be on Sunday Nov 2, at 10:00 AM as usual. The Procession at our Holy Cross Cemetery at 7110 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MD, on Sunday, Nov 2. at 12:00PM. We pray for The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls Day)
- 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.
- It is God’s wish that we grow in our faith.Our faith is meant to grow and to mature. There are people who are perhaps very well educated, yet their faith is still at the first-grade level, and they don’t find any meaning in the world. (Mother Teresa – A Simple Path)
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.
Reflections
- What does “being faithful to the covenant relationship with God” mean for me? Am I faithful to that relationship? What helps? (Consider the liturgy of the Eucharist; the Jesus prayer, “Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me”; prayers before meals; prayers at bed time and at dawn)
- To what extent am I proudly self-sufficient without God? Does my culture encourage this?
- Whom do I think I am superior to? Who is the “tax collector” in my eyes?
One Main Point
Righteousness comes from being faithful to the covenant relationship with God, through which God justifies us.