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In today's readings we hear again about the light from the star that first led shepherds and now kings to the baby Jesus. Isaiah and the psalm describe a life lived in the light of promise and peace. Matthew tells not only of the light but also of evil. Herod, who meets the magi on their way to see Jesus, lies. He pretends to be someone he is not. He pretends to believe in the power of this child. The struggle between truth and falsehood, between light and dark begins again. The magi are not deceived and the family is saved, but the threat that this child represents to the established order is clear. The Epiphany makes known the promise that this child, our Savior, is for the whole world, a promise that restores light to a world darkened by evil. LIFE IN THE DARK In Isaiah, we rejoice because a light has come to challenge the darkness that covers the earth. This light draws all to itself, kings and shepherds, daughters and sons. The psalm describes the wonder of life lived within the light: justice and peace flower, the poor are rescued, the afflicted are helped, and the lives of the lowly are saved. In Ephesians we are reminded that we are co-heirs of the promise, of the light, that is Jesus our Savior. But Matthew tells the rest of the story. There is opposition to the light and it is deadly. The magi are led by the light from a star, but when they encounter Herod, the light is lost to them. Herod lies to them about his intentions regarding this new king. The light returns only when the magi leave Herod. They reach the new king, a baby, and are warned to return along a way that avoids Herod, his lies and his evil intentions. They and the child are saved, but many will suffer because of the evil that lies within Herod.

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January 8, 2017 The Epiphany of the Lord

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January 8, 2017 The Epiphany of the Lord

MONDAY – JAN 9th

The Baptism of the Lord 8AM(E) For the People of St. John Cantius TUESDAY – JAN 10th 8AM(P) Christmas Mass Remembrances WEDNESDAY – JAN 11th 8AM(E) Emily Makowski req. Kevin & Denise Osborn & Family THURSDAY – JAN 12th

St. Marguerite 8AM(P) Christmas Mass Remembrances FRIDAY - JAN 13th

St. Hilary 8AM(E) Robert Stabene req. Kathy Lisiewski SATURDAY—JAN 14th 8AM(P) Christmas Mass Remembrances 5PM (E) Babcia Adela Kaminska req. Granddaughter, Mania SUNDAY – JAN 15th

8AM(E) Lillian Gronczewski req. daughter, Barbara & Family 10AM(E) Julis DiLeo req. son, Walter 11:30(P) Lukasz Kulczycki

Please pray for our recently deceased: Frank Rogalski & Barbara Zawacka. May God grant them eternal peace in His Presence.

The Second Collection today is for Parish Religious Education 1/8. Next week’s is for Fuel Offering 1/15. *************************************************** The Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017 They opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:11b

LECTORS JAN 15 5PM Maria Sucharski 8AM Dori Michalak 10AM Lisa Ann Schofield

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS JAN 15 5PM Walt Gasiewski, Dave Higman & Gloria & Casey Jankiewicz 10AM Kathy Lisiewski & Rick & Anne Marie Gibbon

FLAME OF LOVE Flame of Love Cenacles

Wednesday, 8:30 AM, 2PM & 3:30PM in

St. Joseph’s Hall.

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Letter From Pastor The visit of the Magi to the manger reminds us of the giving of self to our Lord. They traveled far and wide following the star to see the Christ Child and present Him with gifts that were symbolic of His life. May we in our lives - as we begin this new year – walk toward and with Jesus and give Him daily your love. He asks nothing extravagant – just the simple gift of yourself. It is a Polish custom to bless chalk and incense on this day. The chalk is used to put the initials Kasper, Melchior and Balthazar (the traditional names of the Magi) along with the year above the entry door of the house. For example: 20+K+M+B+17. This "marking" should remind us throughout the year to welcome all guests and visitors to our home as the Magi were welcomed to the home of the Holy Family. When the incense is burned, the smoke represents our prayers rising to heaven. The incense can be burned in times of bad storms or during times of sickness. Chalk and incense are available at the Crib today. Instead of chalk and incense, it has been a custom of many people to hang a Christmas card depicting the Magi over their front door. All nationalities have similar customs – only they are done in different ways. Regardless of how we practice them, it is good to share them to help us understand and appreciate our oneness We THANK all of you who donated most generously to the Christmas Collection. This collection is one of the most important of the entire year and your generosity has been outstanding. If you have not dropped off your Christmas Envelope, please do so next Sunday. God bless you for your love for Saint John Cantius Parish, the Catholic community of Bridesburg. Father Konstanty and I thank you for your Christmas cards and gifts. We wish you a Happy New Year and God’s blessings upon you and your family. May we continue to grow in wisdom, age and grace during this year of 2017 as Jesus did at Nazareth and pray for one another. Tomorrow we celebrate the feast of the Baptism of our Lord. Therefore the Christmas Season comes to a conclusion. I thank everyone who helped make our celebration of Christmas a most beautiful one. The Church looked beautiful and magnificent; the liturgies were inspiring; --- and your presence so wonderful. May the Spirit of Christmas remain in your hearts and lives and continue throughout the coming year. OUR DYNAMIC CATHOLIC THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “The good we do is never lost; it never dies. In other people, in other places, in other times---the good we do lives on forever.” A SECOND DYNAMIC CATHOLIC THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “”Gratitude should always be our first response for all the blessings in our lives. Our second response should be to live a life worthy of the blessings we have received.”

Remember the Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic:

PRAYER STUDY

GENEROSITY EVANGELIZATION

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Wizyta Trzech Króli w stajence przypomina nam darowanie siebie naszemu Panu. Królowie podróżowali z daleka za gwiazdą, aby zobaczyć Dzieciątko Jezus i ofiarować Jemu dary, które były symbolem Jego życia. Obyśmy w naszym życiu, – gdy rozpoczynamy ten nowy rok – szli w kierunku Jezusa i z Jezusem oraz oddali mu codziennie swoją miłość. On niczego specjalnego nie zada od ciebie - wystarczy prosty dar z siebie.

Dziękujemy wszystkim, za hojne datki na Kolekcje Bożonarodzeniową. Ta kolekcja jest jedną z najważniejszych w całym roku, a wasza hojność była wspaniała. Jeśli nie oddaliście swoje świąteczne Koperty, prosimy ją wrzucić do koszyka w najbliższą niedzielę. Bóg zapłać za waszą miłość do naszej parafii Św. Jana Kantego- katolicka wspólnota w Bridesburg-u.

Jest to polski zwyczaj święcenie kredy i kadzidła w tym dniu. Kreda służy do napisania inicjałów Kasper, Melchior i Baltazar (tradycyjnych imion Trzech Króli), wraz z rokiem, nad drzwiach wejściowych do domu. Na przykład: 20 + K + M + B + 17. Ta "oznakowanie" powinno przypominać nam przez cały rok jak witać wszystkich gości w naszym domu, tak jak Mędrcy zostali przyjęci do domu Świętej Rodziny. Gdy jest palone kadzidło, dym reprezentuje nasze modlitwy wznoszone do nieba. Kadzidło może być spalane w czasie złych burz lub w okresach choroby. Kredę i kadzidło można wziąć dziś z Szopki. Zamiast kredy i kadzidła, jak również zwyczajem wielu ludzi jest powiezienie kartki świątecznej przedstawiającej Trzech Króli nad ich drzwiami. Wszystkie narody mają podobne zwyczaje - tylko są one wykonywane na różne sposoby. Niezależnie od tego, w jaki sposób będziemy je używać, dobrze jest dzielić się nimi, aby pomóc nam zrozumieć i docenić naszą jedność

Jutro obchodzimy święto Chrztu Pańskiego. W tym sezon Bożego Narodzenia dochodzi do końca. Dziękuję wszystkim, którzy pomogli uczynić nasze święto Bożego Narodzenia jednym z najpiękniejszych. Kościół wyglądał pięknie i wspaniałe; liturgie były inspirujące; a obecność taka wspaniała.

Ks. Konstanty i ja dziękujemy za kartki świąteczne i prezenty. Życzymy Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku

i Bożego błogosławieństwa dla was i waszych rodzin. Nadal wzrastajmy w mądrości, w latach i w łasce w tym roku 2017, jak Jezus w Nazarecie i modlimy się za siebie nawzajem.

Niech Duch Bożego Narodzenia pozostanie w waszych sercach i w życiu i jest kontynuowany przez nadchodzący cały rok 2017.

NASZA DYNAMICZNA KATOLICKA MYŚL TYGODNIA: "Dobro, który robimy nigdy nie jest stracone; nigdy nie umiera. W innych ludzi, w innych miejscach, w innych czasach --- dobro, które robimy żyje na wieki."

I DRUGA MYŚL W TYM TYGODNIU: "Wdzięczność zawsze powinna być nasza pierwsza odpowiedzą na wszystkie błogosławieństwa w naszym życiu. Nasza druga odpowiedzą powinna być, abyśmy żyli w sposób godny błogosławieństwa, które otrzymaliśmy. "

Pamiętaj Cztery oznaki Dynamicznego Katolika: Modlitwa – Nauka – Hojność – Ewangelizacja

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Collection Count for Jan. 1 , 2016

Attn Env Cash Checks Total 5pm 166 76 $559 $413 $972 8am 58 30 $147 $165 $312 10am 85 37 $197 $218 $415 11:30 145 54 $376 $75 $451 Total $1,279 $871 $2,150 Mailed In 11 $32 $32 Mailed In 14 $154 $438 $592 Reg. Sun. 263 $2,346 $3,043 $5,389 Add’l Christmas 3 $17 $17 Manger $50 $50 Grand Total $ 4,285 $6,547 $10,832 Total Deposit $10,832

Collection Count for Dec. 25, 2016

Attn Env Cash Checks Total 5pm 391 97 $994 $4,460 $5,454 9pm 125 28 $835 $720 $1,555 8am 75 43 $676 $920 $1,596 10am 140 60 $1,113 $1,890 $3,003 11:30 172 24 $830 $290 $1,120 12Mid 329 61 $1,103 $1,088 $2,501 Total $5,551 $9,368 $15,229 Christmas** Mailed In** 35 $192 $1,608 $1,800 Cem. 1 $20 $20 HS 1 $10 $10 Sun. Mail Ins 17 $85 $1,673 $1,758 Reg. Sun. 250 $3,393 $2,433 $5,826 Flowers 19 $133 $133 Fuel 34 $136 $155 $291 Parish Repairs 7 $79 $79 Rel. Ed 9 $41 $41 Manger $82 $82 Grand Total $ 9,722 $15,237 $25,269 Total Deposit $25,269

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21- 28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1- 12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13- 17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1- 3; Jn 1:29-34

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LOTTERY TICKETS Lottery tickets will be sold in the back of the Chapel or Church Calendars are now available for distribution. The cost is $5.00 each for the month, based on the evening of the Pennsylvania Lottery drawing. Daily prizes of $50.00 a day and Sundays are $100.00. Plus each month a bonus day! Sellers are needed. Tickets will be sold before and after each Mass. This will be an on going fundraiser. We ask

for you help and support to make this an ongoing success. Thank you for your support of our Parish.

DATE NUMBER PRIZE WINNER SELLER Dec 22 437 $50 Unsold Dec 23 003 $50 Frank Fredzuik K. Shimp Dec 24 232 $50 Unsold Dec 25 754 $100 Unsold Dec 26 740 $50 Unsold Dec 27 471 $50 John Dec 28 114 $50 Unsold Dec 29 300 $50 Leon Mackiewicz Dec 30 589 $50 Florence Nitka Dec 31 033 $50 Unsold Jan 1 518 $100 Ann Engelhart Jan 2 921 $50 Emily Luczkowski

TO ALL PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS

You are invited the 2nd Wednesday of every month (Sept-June) at 1:00 pm in the Chapel to pray an English

Rosary along with our Rosary Society. This service is brief but beautiful. Come, spend a little extra time once a month and silently add your special intention. We’re sure that it would please our Blessed Mother and Jesus.

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CONTINUED FROM COVER PAGE LIFE IN THE LIGHT Today we are reminded that there is darkness in the world. There is evil. Herod is concerned with protecting his position and his power. Jesus is concerned about protecting the poor and the powerless. Evil disguises itself as good. Jesus offers himself with no disguise or pretense. Evil always puts its self-interest first. Jesus always puts the poor, the afflicted, and the lowly first. The holidays are over and we return to Ordinary Time. We return to our ordinary lives. This is the most important time because it is during these ordinary days that we strengthen our understanding of the good, of Jesus, and our resolve to do good in a world where evil often seems too powerful. The joy and the promise of Christmas are made real in these ordinary days. This is the Epiphany.

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