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RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
TODAY’S MASS INTENTIONS:
9:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Emeric Parish
11:00 AM: Zsuzsanna Hunyadi, by the Hunyadi Family
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK:
| January | 27 | Monday | 9:00 AM | Dr. Andrew D. Balunek, by George Balunek |
| January | 28 | Tuesday | 9:00 AM | András Karácsony, by the Karácsony Family |
| January | 29 | Wednesday | 9:00 AM | Frank Dobos, by Susanne Vizsolyi |
| January | 30 | Thursday | 9:00 AM | Celebrant’s Intention |
| January | 31 | Friday | 9:00 AM | Fr. Edward F. Weist |
| February | 1 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | Poor Souls in Purgatory, by Fr. David Misbrener |
| February | 2 | Sunday | 9:00 AM | Parishioners of St. Emeric Parish |
| February | 2 | Sunday | 11:00 AM | Erzsi Borosdy, by the Hungarian Girl Scout Troop #34 |
FROM THE DESK OF FR. BONA: (1) A visiting priest will be celebrating the Saturday 5PM Mass on February 1. That afternoon I am concelebrating a wedding.
(2) The music for next Sunday’s Mass is provided by our Youth choir.
(3) This Sunday has been designated as the Sunday of the Word of God. The rationale is to be reminded of the importance of the Bible in the life of a Catholic. While we have Sacraments, where we truly encounter Jesus Christ, the Sacred Scriptures remain part of our Faith and serve indispensable role. How should a Catholic read the Bible?
(a) Choose a Catholic Bible (in other words, a Catholic edition): The Catholic Bible edition is the one where in the Old Testament there are extra 7 books: Tobit, Judith, Maccabees 1 and 2, Wisdom, the Book of Sirach, and Baruch. Additionally, Catholic Bibles also include further sections in the Books of Esther and Daniel. The Church, from the beginning of the formation of the Bible, has believed that these Old Testament books are part of the canon of Scripture, inspired by the Holy Spirit. The discrepancy stems from Martin Luther in the 16th century, who rejected these books (he even wanted to excise the Letter of James from the New Testament). Thus, Protestants do not include them in their editions. Some of the Catholic editions are: Douay-Rheims, Knox Bible, Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, Jerusalem Bible, CTS New Catholic Bible, New American Bible Revised Edition, English Standard Version Catholic Edition. Often there are footnotes in the Bibles; please remember that these are not part of the Word of God.
(b) Read it with the Church: Bible does not interpret itself. That is why there are so many denominations that disagree on the meaning of certain passages in the Bible. God speaks to us through his Son, Jesus Christ, who teaches us through his Word and through the Tradition (what Jesus taught and is not recorded in the Bible – see, for example, Jn 20:30). It is only with the help of the Holy Spirit whom Jesus gave to the Church that we can authentically interpret the teachings of Christ. We call this Magisterium – the teaching office of the Church. Christ does not want us to be uncertain about His teaching.
A PRAYER BEFORE THE READING OF ANY PART OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES: Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts and minds of your faithful servants and inflame them with the fire of your Divine love. LET US PRAY. O God who by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of your faithful servants grant us in the same Spirit to discern what is right and enjoy his comfort for ever. Through our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns one God with you and the same Spirit world without end. Amen.
OUR ANNUAL PORK SAUSAGE DINNER: will be held in our hall on February 9th at 12:30PM. Menu: traditional chicken soup, entrée of pork and rice-liver sausages with side dish of parslied potatoes and ham hock braised cabbage. Dessert is Mardi Gras style puff pastry filled with apricot jam, coffee. Cost: adults $25, students $12, children under 6 free. Also available for take-home: apricot jam filled puff pastry at $10 a dozen. To make your dinner reservations or to place your take home pastry order, please call one of the ladies by February 5: Marika Zsula 216-676-5863 or Mária Mészáros 440-331-0391. Thank you for supporting our church!
THIS WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION is for the Church in Latin America and is taken up by our Diocesan Mission Office.
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION: Sunday Collection: $2,224. 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, and Balázs Bedy.
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/ and https://stemeric.com/
LET US PRAY THREE HAIL MARYS FOR OUR PARISH EVERY DAY!
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