Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 22: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Marian Dzurnak from

           Michael Vasilchek

Sun. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           8^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Mary Rotunno from Karen

           & Kathy Kollar

 Mon. 24: NO LITURGY

Tues. 25: NO LITURGY

Wed. 26: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 27: NO LITURGY

Fri. 28: NO LITURGY

Sat. 29: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Anna Mamone from Tom

           & Joyce Lesko

Sun. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           9^th Sunday after Pentecost

           +Michael Hritz Jr. from

            Mary Ann Petro

Collection Report

Week of 07/16/2023

$                 1737.00   Offertory

$                   155.00   Holy Day

$                     40.00   Candles

$                     10.00   Maintenance Fund

$                   590.00   Mem. of Richard Kuty Sr.

$                 2532.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 33

Sunday: 66

ON LINE:  6

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PARISHIONERS:

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky, Bernie Litwin & Joe Markovitch all at home. Dolores Schurko & Louise Macabobby at Hampton Wood and the rest of our parishioners who are in nursing homes.  May God grant to all the sick of our parish many blessed, happy and healthier years.

ATTENTION:

If any parishioner or family member is ill & would like to be on the pray list, or receive get-well wishes, please notify Fr. Michael or Paula.

ANNIVERSARY BOOKS:

Our 50^th Anniversary are available to purchase for $15-please see Fr. Michael to purchase.  Those who generously donated and receive a free book, please see Fr. Michael or Paula Slemons.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary Sunday, August 6 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

THANK YOU:

Thank you to the family and friends of the Kuty family for their generous donation of $590.00 to our maintenance fund in memory of Richard Kuty Sr. May God bless all for their generosity and may Richard memory be eternal!

CAR BLESSINGS:

Fr. Michael will be blessings cars following this week’s liturgies in occasion of the Feast of Elijah the Great Prophet.

CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE:

The Celebration of Marriage will be held this year on September 10^th @ 3:00 pm –St. Elias Church in Pittsburgh. Couples who are celebrating their significant wedding anniversary years (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or additional years that are multiples of five) during this year of 2023 will be honored. Please notify Fr. Michael or Paula by July 16^th in order to notify the diocese. Couples who are unable to attend, certificate will be sent.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The Sanctuary candles will be lit for the entire week for your intentions.

For the week of July 23-29, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Janice Salcedo from Bob & Millie Jonda. There is no request for the left sanctuary candle.

Feeding 500 thousand in the Gospel of Mathew

14:14-21 The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand, reported by all four evangelists, shows Jesus feeding His people as God fed the Israelites in the desert. The Church Fathers see in this an image of the Eucharist, an idea also expressed in John 6, the discourse on the Bread of Life. In 15:32-39 and Mark 8:1-10 another miracle is mentioned, in which Jesus feeds four thousand people with seven loaves and a few small fish. This miracle is probably not a duplicate report of the first miracle, but another performed in a different place. Moved with compassion is used in very similar situations (see 20:34; Mark 1:41; 6:34; Luke 7:13) to show the Messiah’s power and authority extending to those who suffer.

14:19 Jesus is teaching us not to eat until we first give thanks to God. The terminology reminds us of the Last Supper (see Luke 22:15-20) and leads to the Eucharistic interpretation of this miracle. The participation of the disciples in distributing the loaves and the fish is important. In the Church Jesus feeds His flock at the Eucharist through His servants, the priests.