Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

        LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 4: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Michael Hritz from John &

           Gywn Basista

Sun. 5: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           23^rd Sunday after Pentecost

           For the Living & Deceased

           Members of the Altar &

           Rosary Society

Mon. 6: NO LITURGY

Tues. 7: NO LITURGY

Wed. 8: 6:00pm @ Infant Jesus

            Archangel Michael & All

            Angels

            For the parishioners

Thurs. 9: NO LITURGY

Fri. 10: NO LITURGY

Sat. 11: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           +Anna Mamone from Karen

           & Kathy Kollar

Sun. 12: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           24th Sunday after Pentecost

           Health, well-being &

           Employment of Jennifer

           Vasilchek from Michael

           Vasilchek

Collection Report

Week of 10/29/2023

$                 1374.00   Offertory

$                     10.00   BCW

$                     85.00   Maintenance Fund

$                     54.00   Candles

$                 1523.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 20

Sunday: 95

ON LINE:  6

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

Pearl Tablack, Nina Zavatsky & 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 THIS SUNDAY November 5 at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES:

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Saturday, December 2nd: Decorating the church

Sunday, December 10th: St. Nicholas day for the children

Sunday-December 17^th: Parish Christmas Dinner @ the Holiday Inn

Further information will be forthcoming for all events.

MOUNT SAINT MACRINA PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

Mount Saint Macrina in Uniontown, Pa. will be hosting religious programs throughout the 2023-2024 year. Please see the pamphlet in the vestibule or for further information email:hpmsm@verizon.net

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE:

Thank you, All tickets are sold!

The Annual Saint Nicholas Holiday Cash Raffle tickets to benefit the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril & Methodius are now being sold. Donation is $10.00 and the winning number will be taken from the PA Daily 3-digit number (1^st number drawn at 7pm) on Wednesday, December 6^th.

Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.

BISHOP CATHOLIC CONFERENCE IN OHIO ON ISSUE 1

The Catholic Conference of Ohio firmly opposes Issue 1, which would enshrine the “right” to abortion in the Ohio Constitution. This extreme amendment endangers the health and safety of women, threatens parental rights, and allows for abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.

The Catholic Church has always advocated for and acted to protect the most vulnerable in society, including the indigent, migrants, and preborn children in the womb. We will continue to do so by explaining the harms Issue 1 poses to women, parents, and babies with Catholics and all people of goodwill across Ohio and encourage a no vote on this egregious proposal.

This extreme amendment would:

1. Threaten the health and safety of women

2. Threaten the rights of parents and put minors at risk

3. Allow painful abortions through all nine months of pregnancy

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

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

For the week of November 5-11 the left sanctuary candle is in memory of +Bernadette (Bernie) Litwin from Mary & Jerry Novak. The right sanctuary candle is in memory of +James Hayer from Mary Beth Hayer, Janice & David Hartzell.

THE WOMAN TESTIFIES TO JESUS’ DIVINITY, AND JESUS TO HER FAITH.

EPHREM THE SYRIAN: Glory to you, hidden offspring of Being, because the hidden suffering of her that was afflicted proclaimed your healing. Using a woman whom they could see, he enabled them to see the divinity that cannot be seen. The Son’s divinity became known through his healing, and the afflicted woman’s faith was revealed through her being healed. She caused him to be proclaimed, and she was proclaimed with him. Truth was being proclaimed together with its heralds. If she was a witness to his divinity, he in turn was a wit-ness to her faith.

She poured faith on him by way of reward, and he bestowed healing on her as the outcome of her reward. Since the woman’s faith had become public, her healing also was proclaimed in public. The physicians were put to shame about their remedies because his power became resplendent and magnified the Son. It became evident how great faith surpasses the healing art and how hidden power surpasses visible remedies. COMMENTARY ON TATIAN’S DIATESSARON 7.I-2.12