Today we celebrate the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. As you remember, Christmas is over, the child is grown up, this child became a man and the man was baptized in the waters by John the Baptist, a sign of his oneness with all of humanity. And we understand that he is indeed the Messiah, but he is true God and true man.
Our lives are very important for us. We have the personal goals of it, and we try our whole lives to success with particular aims.
The ideal, the pattern for our humanity is Jesus Christ. When we compare ourselves to him, not to the others, we will see that we need in our lives the humility and the real conversion of our spiritual life.
The Eucharist which we now celebrate is the real meeting with Jesus. During this special encounter we ask him for the very important things in our lives: to resolve our family problems, for our career points, and for our future facts. We get the response from him when we really hear his voice in our own conscience.
- “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
Holy Masses
January 18, 2026 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 AM for +Bernard Dabrowski from Joyce Dabrowski
January 25, 2026 – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
HC 10:00 AM for +Józef, Agnieszka, Stephen, Robert Kapela from Janet Ross
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.
Announcements
- Thank you for your donation on Christmas and support of our Church – we remember all our donors and sponsors in prayers.
- After Epiphany Feast will be the Pastoral Visit – Kolęda and blessing of the homes. Please think over it and tell Father
- 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.
- 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.
- My Warmly Thank You to all of the people who remember of me and my family by the presents and the donations. Be sure that you are in my prayers before the Alter.
- The latest issue of God’s Field is now available online at http://www.pncc.org. Click on the God’s Field link at the top of the home page and follow the directions to access the latest issue.
- The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty – it is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There’s a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God. (Mother Teresa – A simple path.)
One Main Point
LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD
John the Baptist presumably did not know Jesus, but he is the first to bear witness and to proclaim that Jesus is the Lamb of God, who has the power to take away the sins of the world. John testifies as he himself sees and describes the Spirit’s descending and remaining upon Jesus.
Reflections
- The people who went to John the Baptist on the bank of the Jordan River might have different attitudes: a great number came to be baptized, some by curiosity or just to be with friends, others to question and to criticize.
By my activities in the church or in my community group, who am I in the crowd on the bank of the Jordan River?
- Pausing the baptism, humbling himself, directing the attention of people to the person being in sight, John the Baptist courageously steps over his “ego” and acts under the light of the Holy Spirit; he turns himself as an instrument for the Holy Spirit.
What are the motives in my actions?
- John the Baptist chooses the most shallow spot in the Jordan River, where people from nations can travel or do business, for his mission. Therefore, the crowd includes not only Israelites, but also people from other countries, other cultures and economics.
Is my mission limited only within my own, my family’s, or my group’s salvation?