THIRTIETH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME – October 25, 2026

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RESPONSORIAL PSALM: I love you, Lord, my strength.

TODAY’S MASS INTENTIONS:

9:00 AM (at St. Elizabeth): For the victims of the 1956 Revolution

11:00 AM: Siblings of the Horváth Family, by Margit Csiszár

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR ST. EMERIC CHURCH:

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR ST. ELIZABETH SHRINE:

FROM THE DESK OF FR. BONA: (1) This week on Wednesday is the feast of Apostles St. Simon and St. Jude Thaddaeus. Here I would like to share excerpts from the catechesis given by Pope Benedict XVI:

Simon is given a nickname that varies in the four lists: while Matthew and Mark describe him as a “Cananaean,” Luke instead describes him as a “Zealot” – [as the one] marked by passionate attachment to his Jewish identity, hence, for God, his People and divine Law. Simon was worlds apart from Matthew, who, on the contrary, had an activity behind him as a tax collector that was frowned upon as entirely impure. This shows that Jesus called his disciples and collaborators, without exception, from the most varied social and religious backgrounds.

It was people who interested him, not social classes or labels! And the best thing is that in the group of his followers, despite their differences, they all lived side by side, overcoming imaginable difficulties: indeed, what bound them together was Jesus himself, in whom they all found themselves united with one another. This is clearly a lesson for us who are often inclined to accentuate differences and even contrasts, forgetting that in Jesus Christ we are given the strength to get the better of our continual conflicts.

Then with regard to Jude Thaddaeus, [one of the New Testament letters] has been attributed to [him]. A major concern of this writing is to put Christians on guard against [false teachings]. [The lesson is that] in the midst of all the temptations that exist, with all the currents of modern life, we must preserve our faith’s identity. It is essential to keep clearly in mind that our identity requires strength, clarity and courage in light of the contradictions of the world in which we live.

Therefore, may both Simon the Cananaean and Jude Thaddeus help us to rediscover the beauty of the Christian faith ever anew and to live it without tiring, knowing how to bear a strong and at the same time peaceful witness to it.

(2) Just a reminder for our patronal feastdays: On November 8, we will celebrate St. Emeric and on November 22, we will honor St. Elizabeth of Hungary.

(3) Today, the music for the 11 AM Sunday Mass is provided by our Youth choir.

TODAY SECOND COLLECTION FOR THE WORLD MISSION SUNDAY! Your kind donation supports the Pope’s missions in more than 1,124 territories where the Church is young or struggling. Thank you for your generosity.

ALL SAINTS (November 1): This year the feast of the All Saints will fall on a Sunday. I would like to invite children to dress as some saint and be part of the procession at the Mass. After the Mass, we will gather downstairs for some refreshments and we will have a chance to guess which saints the children were portraying.  

ROSARY: In the month of October, we pray it communally on Sundays at 10:25am.

FEAST OF ST. EMERIC will be celebrated on November 8. We will begin with a Eucharistic Adoration at 8:30AM. At 10:30AM we will have the Benediction, followed by the Solemn Mass at 11AM at which Fr. Barnabás G. Kiss, OFM pastor of Holy Cross Hungarian Roman Catholic Church, Detroit, MI will be our guest homilist. After the Mass, we will have a sit down meal. The menu will be: traditional Hungarian –style chicken soup, roast pork with mushroom sauce, rice pilaf, dill pickle, homemade pastry, coffee. The cost of the meal will be $30 and $15 for students (free for children six years of age or under). Pre-ordered take-out also available: complete dinner ($30) or just soup ($12). Please register for in-house dinner or for take-out by November 4 with Maria Zsula (216-676-5863) or Maria Meszaros (440-666-6290).

LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION: Sunday Collection: $1,845; Maintenance: $10; Boiler repair: $100; Organ repair: $100; Renovation: $35; in loving memory of Fr. Sándor Siklódi: $25. May God reward your generosity in supporting the church. Thank you for sending in your donations by mail or using our website https://stemeric.com/donations/.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially for Bev Kimar, Teréz Kalász, Lajos Boday, Márta Takács, Kathy Szabó, Alex Szaday, Virginia Kachmar, Margaret Falk, Mária Hokky, Éva Fricke, Balázs Bedy, Deven Poroszlai and Cathe Toth.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DECEASED: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

THIS SUNDAY the 11:00 AM Mass from St. Emeric church will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/saintemeric/  

LET US PRAY THREE HAIL MARYS FOR OUR PARISH EVERY DAY!

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