Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 22: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          1^st All Souls Saturday

          For the parishioners

Sun. 23: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of Meat Fare

           + Thomas Schurko from

           Greg & Paula Slemons

Mon. 24: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Special Intentions

Tues. 25: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Special Intentions

Wed. 26: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Special Intentions

Thurs. 27: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Special Intentions

Fri. 28: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Special Intentions

Sat. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Paul Jonda from the

          Nestor & Liptak Families

Sun. 2: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           Sunday of Cheese Fare

           The Living & Deceased

           Members of the Altar &

           Rosary Society

Collection Report

Week of 02/16/2025

$                1520.00   Offering

$                1040.00   Maintenance Fund

$                    85.00   Easter Flowers

$                      8.00   Holy Day

$                    59.55   Candles

$               2712.55   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 19

Sunday: 70

On –Line: 5

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

Nina Zavatsky & Joe Markovitch 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 NEXT SUNDAY March 2^nd 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.

ECF CLASSES:

ECF classes have resumed!!! Classes are held on Sunday, after 9:00 am liturgy. Pre-school students will still have class during liturgy.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

VESPERS:

On the First Sunday of The Great lent and Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 9^th @ 4:00 pm our Deanery will have a common prayer of Lenten Vespers at our church. You will have a chance to spend a prayerful night and receive a blessing and enrich your spiritual life. Priests from our Deanery will be available for confessions and a social with refreshments will follow the service. All parishioners are invited and encourage top attend.

LENTEN EDUCATION CLASSES:

Please mark your calendars, as Lent is approaching, Fr. Michael will again have the Lenten Education Programs on Wednesday evening at following Pre-Sanctified Liturgies. We hope all can attend as we learn more about the Byzantine Faith.

SOCIAL CLUB:

ALL parishioners are invited to join our Byzantine Social Club. The next meeting will be held on THIS Wednesday, February 26^th at 6:30 pm in the church. Group B is in charge. Desserts will be served. Dues are $10/person.

THE GREAT FAST 2025:

The Great fast begins NEXT Monday, March 3.

Strict abstinence (fasting) is to observed on Monday, March 3^rd and on Great and Holy Friday, April 18^th. Strict abstinence forbids the use of and consumption of all meats, eggs and dairy products.

Simple abstinence forbids the use of meats, but permits the use of eggs and dairy products. All faithful of the Archeparchy who receive the Eucharist are obliged to observe simple abstinence on all Wednesday and Fridays of Great lent.

Pre-Sanctified Liturgies will be celebrated on Wednesday and Friday evenings of the Great Fast and on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week.

END OF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the vestibule for any parishioner who would like their church financial report. Parishioners can also call the rectory or Paula for their report. The report will be available the following week on the front table in the vestibule.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of February 23-March 1, 2025, there are no requests for the sanctuary candle.

When he comes in His glory. Chrysos­tom: In his previous parables when he speaks of two persons he is referring to two portions of humanity, the disobedient and the obedient. Here he speaks out more fearfully and with fuller clarity.

He does not say that the coming kingdom is compared to this or that, as he has been speak­ing previously, but now openly shows himself to be the Son of man, who “shall come in his glory.” If he has up to now appeared in a condition of dishonor, now he appears in a different role. He reproaches. He confronts. He sits upon his throne of glory.

And he continually mentions glory. For his cross was drawing near, a thing that seemed to be a matter of reproach. So he lifts his hearers up and brings before their sight the judgment seat, with all the world gathered around him. The Gospel OF Matthew, homily 79.I.