August 23, 2026 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
 

August 22, 2026 – Saturday
    4:00 PM sp. Mary Dudek from Ann Marie and Rosemary Buczek
        sp. Edziu Milczarek (5^th Anniversary) from Family
        sp. Stupakewicz and Arey Families from Family
        sp. Mira and Andrew Szemplinski from Lewandowski Family

August 23, 2026 – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
    9:00 AM sp. Mikołaj Andrejaszko
        sp. Dr. Albert Ogonowski from Paul Kazalski
    10:30 AM Congregation of Saint Athanasius Mass

August 29, 2026 – Saturday
    4:00 PM sp. Gene Leczynski from Walter and Diana Szafran
        sp. Stasia Wołtosz from Barbara O’Connell

August 30, 2026 – Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
    9:00 AM sp. Mikołaj Andrejaszko
        sp. Joanna and Andrzej Grajbel from Kaleta Family
        sp. Marcin Moskal from Moskal Family
    10:30 AM Congregation of Saint Athanasius Mass

Monday – Friday
    12 Noon Mass at Saints Campus Chapel

Please pray for all our parishioners and their families and for those who minister to us – Fr. Sannella, Fr. Janusz, Fr. Healey, Fr. Raju and Deacon Steve.

Offertory:
    Weekly Collection $1554
    Cemetery Fund $542
Thank you.

Second collections for August:
    August 29 – Cemetery Fund

Thank you to all who supported the recent raffle. Special thanks to the Holy Trinity Senior Citizens Club for donating the $1, 000 raffle prize.

The Holy Trinity Senior Citizens Club will hold its annual Anniversary Luncheon at the 99 Restaurant in Tewksbury, MA, Rte 38, 401 Main Street,
on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 1 PM. Members should call Anna Milczarek (978-937-3866) or Betty Tsioulis (978-809-9199) to sign up and make their choice of entree by August 22.

Fr. Hogan is again sponsoring “Christmas Sights and Sounds of Lancaster,”
a bus trip featuring 2 shows - “Winter Wonderland” and “Joshua.” Package includes 4 days and 3 nights, November 3 – 6, 2026. Cost is $800 per person, double occupancy, and $25 registration fee.
For information and reservations contact St. William’s Tour Group, Fr. John Hogan, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury, MA 01876, (978-851-7331).

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s Gospel is so familiar that it may be easy to just let Jesus’ question go unnoticed without taking the time to answer. Once again, Jesus is asking each of us “Who do you say that I am?” Is your response like the enthusiastic answer of Peter - “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”? Does your response come more slowly, yet very sincerely? Your response will hopefully come from the depth of your relationship with Christ. This question that Jesus asks gives each one of us an opportunity to put into words the importance of our relationship with him. Find some time in the coming days to consider your answer and to speak it to Jesus.

PRAYER, SPEAKING TO GOD
Prayer is directing our affections towards God; it is a devout and friendly talk with Him. It is the tranquility of a mind illumined from above.

Prayer is also a plea for temporal goods that are necessary for earthly life. But those who pray ask the Lord with a true Christian spirit to subordinate their own wills to His: only the heavenly Father knows what one really needs in the temporal order.

Finally, prayer is thanksgiving, that is, an acknowledgement of benefits received, and an offering of all our undertakings to God so that our prayer may be a lasting one.

The Lord manifests Himself to those who pause while in peace and humility of heart. If you look into the murky and turbulent waters, you cannot see your own countenance. If you want the face of Christ to appear in your countenance, pause, collect your thoughts in silence, and shut the door of the soul to the noise of exterior things.

The greetings of the angels and the blessings of the Good are not for those who live in public squares, that is, outside of themselves, agitated and distracted. The sweet “Ave” was addressed to the Virgin Mary when she was absorbed in prayer, in the privacy of her house... God, in order to be able to speak to the soul and fill it with the knowledge of His love, leads it to the solitude, detaching it from preoccupations of earthly things. He speaks to the ears of those who are silent and makes them hear His secrets.
(From the Sermons of Saint Anthony)

NIECH BÓG WAS BŁOGOSŁAWI I CHRONI W NADCHODZĄCYM TYGODNIU
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND PROTECT YOU IN THE WEEK AHEAD