Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

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

Mon. 3: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Special Intentions

Tues. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

          Special Intentions

Wed. 5: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          Pre-sanctified Liturgy

 Lenten Education Classes to Follow

Thurs. 6: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           For World Peace thru the

           Blessed Mary & the Rosary

           From Sacred Heart Society of

           St. Nicholas

Fri. 7: 4:00 PM @ St. Nicholas

           Pre-sanctified Liturgy

 Sat. 8: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

          +Thomas Schurko from

          Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Novak

Sun. 9: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

           1^st Sunday of the Great Fast

           Forty Holy Martyrs of

           Sabaste

           For the parishioners

Collection Report

Week of 02/23/2025

$                1427.00   Offering

$                  185.00   Easter Flowers

$                      5.00   BCW

$                    49.00   Candles

$                1666.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 34

Sunday: 70

On –Line: 3

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 on SUNDAY April 6^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.

RUMMAGE SALE:

St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, 2140 Highland Road, Hermitage , Pa. is holding a rummage sale on Friday, March 14^th from 9:00 am-2:00 pm and Saturday, March 15^th from 9:00 am-noon.

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 to attend.

LENTEN EDUCATION CLASSES:

Lenten Education classes begin this Wednesday, March 5^th following the 6:00 pm Pre-Sanctified Liturgy. We hope all can attend as we learn more about the Byzantine Faith.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SUPER CASH BONANZA:

The Knights of Columbus are holding a cash bonanza on May 17, 2025 with total of $108,00.00. All proceeds benefit local charities.  Tickets are $5.00. Please see Fr. Michael for tickets.

THE GREAT FAST 2025:

The Great fast begins THIS Monday, March 3.

Strict abstinence (fasting) is to observe 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.

CANDLES:

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

For the week of March 2-8, 2025, the left and right sanctuary candles are in memory of +Dr. Lilly Lee Salcedo from the Slemons and Jonda Families.

Why We Should Fast

By St. Isaac the Syrian

If the lawyer Himself fasts, how can any of those who have to obey the Law, be exempt from fasting? This is why the human race knew no victory before fasting, and the devil was never defeated by our nature as it is: but this weapon has indeed deprived the devil of strength from the outset. As soon as the devil sees someone possessed of this weapon, fear straightway falls on this adversary and tormentor of ours, who remembers and thinks of his defeat by the Savior in the wilderness; his strength is at once destroyed and the sight of the weapon, given us by the Supreme Leader, burns him up. A man armed with the weapon of fasting is always afire with zeal. He who remains therein, keeps his mind steadfast and ready to meet and repel all violent passions.