Week of January 12, 2020

Published by admin on December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD

It has long been a question why the sinless Jesus stepped into the water to receive baptism by his cousin John. What happened with Jesus’ baptism happens with every baptism: identity is established, new realities are created. Luke tells us, “When the time came for the baby to be circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given him before he had been conceived.” God named His son, “Yeshua” (Jesus), a name with means “Yahweh is salvation/has saved.” God provided us with an identity for His Son and like any parent, it changed God’s identity. Instead of a distant and impersonal God, through Jesus He becomes for us “Abba” – Father. God becomes personal for us.

PASTORAL HOME VISITS

In Poland it is customary in the New Year for the pastor to visit the family homes of parishioners and bless the home. If you would like Fr. Peter to visit, please contact him to arrange a day and time.

BEATIFICATION OF CARDINAL WYSZYŃSKI

Venerable Stefan Wyszyński, Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw from 1948 to 1981, will be beatified in Warsaw June 7, 2020 in Warsaw’s Piłsudski Square. Wyszyński designed the ‘Great Novena,’ the re-catechesis of the entire country between 1957 and 1966, which laid the religious and moral foundations on which the Solidarity movement was later built.

ST. JOHN PAUL II 100TH BIRTHDAY

Poland is celebrating the 100th birthday of St. John Paul II this year. He was born in Wadowice, Poland on May 18, 1920 and died at the Vatican on April 2, 2005 at age 84.

FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH – February 7

ALL DAY ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT from 10AM until 6:45PM. Holy Masses will be at 11AM (Eng.) and 7PM (Pol.).