Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine Catholic Church

       LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

Sat. 27: 6:00 pm@ Infant Jesus

              Saturday after Christmas

              Stephen Protomartyr

              For the parishioners

Sun. 28: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Sunday after Christmas-

              David, Joseph & James

             +John Marshall Baugher

              Maureen Newell

Mon. 29: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Special Intentions

Tues. 30: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Special Intentions

Wed. 31: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

              Special Intentions

 Thurs. 1: 6:00 pm @ Infant Jesus

              Circumcision of Our Lord

             Basil The Great

Fri. 2: 10:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            For Peace in the World thru

            The Most Blessed Mary &

            The Rosary

Sat. 3: 6:00 pm@ Infant Jesus

            Saturday before Theophany

            +Anna Marie Bednar from

            Joe Rudinec

Sun. 4: 9:00 am @ Infant Jesus

            Sunday before Theophany

            Living & Deceased Members

            Of the Altar & Rosary

            Society

Collection Report

Week of 12/21/2025

$           2585.00   Sunday Offering

$               80.00   Holy Day

$               30.00   Christmas Flowers

$             216.00   Candles

$             720.00   Christmas

$             120.00   Maintenance Fund

$               30.00   Initial Offering

$           3781.00   TOTAL

Attendance from last week’s Liturgies:

Saturday: 40

Sunday: 70

Christmas Eve: 140

Christmas: 40

On –Line: 1

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

 Nina Zavatsky at home, Tillie Chachko at Shepherd of the Valley, Dolores Schurko at Hampton Wood and the rest of our parishioners who are ill or 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 January 4th at 8:30 am. Everyone is welcomed.

PILGRIM VOCATION ICON PROGRAM:

Every parish has received an icon specially written for this program- “The Call of the Disciples.” Those who accept the icon agree to pray daily during that time for religious and priestly vocations. Please see the sign-up sheet in the vestibule. There are still some open dates.

SANCTUARY CANDLE:

The 2026 Sanctuary candle sign-up sheet is on the vestibule. Cost is still $10/candle. Just deposit your money in the collection basket.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS:

Thank you to all who donated to for Christmas flowers.  There is a list in the vestibule. We truly appreciate your continued support to our parish.

BLESSINGS OF HOUSES:

Father Michael will be blessings homes the week after Theophany (January 7-12). There is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule if you would like your home blessed. If you have a specific date and time, please add to your information. Father Michael will contact you with specifics.

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARIES:

We are updating our records and if you would like to have your birthday or anniversary in the bulletin, please contact the rectory 330-758-6019

CANDLES:

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

For the week of December 28-January 3, 2025, the right sanctuary candle is in memory of +Sharon Mulichak and the left is in memory of +Helen & +Frederick Brill. Both candles are from Renee Weimer and Gene Mulichak.

HAPPY NEW YEAR:

Father Michael, Maryna, Andriy, Emma and Veronica wish all parishioners, families and friends Happy New Year. May God bless all with a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026.

2:13 The Holy Family Flees to Egypt

Babylon and Egypt.

Chrysostom: But why was the Christ child sent into Egypt? The text makes this clear: he was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.”‘ From that point onward we see that the hope of salvation would be proclaimed to the whole world. Babylon and Egypt represent the whole world. Even when they were engulfed in ungodliness. God signified that he intended to correct and amend both Babylon and Egypt. God wanted humanity to expect his bounteous gifts [he world over. So, he called from Babylon the wise men and sent to Egypt the holy family. Besides what I have said, there is another les­son also to be learned, which tends powerfully toward true self-constraint in us. We are warned from the beginning to look out for temptations and plots. And we see this even when he came in swaddling clothes. Thus, you see even at his birth a tyrant raging, a flight ensuing and a de­parture beyond the border. For it was because of no crime that his family was exiled into the land of Egypt.

Similarly, you yourself need not be troubled if you are suffering countless dangers. Do not expect to be celebrated or crowned promptly for your troubles. Instead, you may keep in mind the long-suffering example of the mother of the Child, bearing all things nobly, knowing that such a fugitive life is consistent with the order­ing of spiritual things. You are sharing the kind of labor Mary herself shared. So did the magi. They both were willing to retire secretly in the humiliating role of fugitive. the gospel of Matthew, homily 8.2