Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 4: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Saturday before Theophany 

          For the parishioners

Sun. 5: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday before Theophany

          Living & Deceased Members

          Of the Altar & Rosary Society

Mon. 6: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

           Theophany of Our Lord

           Blessings of Holy water

           For the parishioners

Tues. 7: NO LITURGY

Wed. 8: NO LITURGY

Thurs. 9: NO LITURGY

 Fri. 10: NO LITURGY

Sat. 11: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Saturday after Theophany 

          +Paul Jonda from Mary &

         Joseph Sinowski

Sun. 12: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Sunday after Theophany

          For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 12/29/2024

$                1612.00   Offering

$                  235.00   Maintenance Fund

$                  260.00   Holy Day

$                4395.00   Christmas Offering

$                    15.00   Initial Offering

$                    62.00   Candles

$               6579.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 33

Sunday: 60

On –Line: 4

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

Nina Zavatsky, Joe Markovitch & Thomas Schurko 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.

ROSARY:

The Altar & Rosary Society will be praying the rosary again on February 5^th at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

SANCTUARY CANDLES:

The 2025 sanctuary candle schedule sheet is available on the vestibule table. Cost is $10/candle.

LITURGICAL REQUESTS:

Liturgical request for 2025 are now being taken. Please call Paula @ (330)799-5983 for specific dates.

HOLY WATER:

Please your containers for Holy water to church on Monday, January 6^th or next weekend. Father Michael will be blessing the Holy water after liturgy on Monday, January 6^th.   

BLESSING OF HOMES:

There is a sign-up sheet on the vestibule table for all parishioners who would like their homes blessed by Father Michael in 2025.

PARISHIONER NEWS:

HAPPY 90^th BIRTHDAY to our parishioner Robert Democko who celebrated his birthday on January 1^st. May God bless Robert with continued health, happiness and many blessed years!!

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS:

We will be taking down the Christmas decorations NEXT Sunday, January 12^th, after 9:00 am liturgy. All help will be greatly appreciated.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of January 5-11th, the left & right sanctuary candles are for the health & well-being of Karen & Kathy Kollar. Both candles are offered by the Slemons family.  

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

On there will be no Liturgy on Sunday January 19 at 9 AM. Liturgy on Saturday of January 18 at 6 PM will be Celebrated by Fr. Richard Lambert.

BAPTISM UNDER MOSAIC LAW COMPARED WITH JOHN’S BAPTISM.

BASIL THE GREAT.

The baptism, which was handed down through Moses recognized, first, a distinction among sins, for the grace of pardon was not accorded all transgressions. It also required various sacrifices, laid down precise rules for purification, and segregated for a time those who were in a state of impurity and defilement. It appointed the observance of days and seasons, and only then baptism was received as the seal of purification. The baptism of John was far more excellent: It recognized no distinction of sins, nor did it require a variety of sacrifices, nor did it appoint strict rules for purification or any observance of days or seasons. Indeed, with no delay at all, anyone who had confessed his sins, however numerous or grave, had access at once to the grace of God and his Christ.

CONCERNING BAPTISM 31.2.