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Dear brothers and sisters, this week we witnessed a shift in the arrangement of worship services. The highest administrative court canceled some measures of the Ministry of Health that had prohibited certain liturgical acts (the ban on mass singing and the requirement to stay in one's seat during the service).

Dear brothers and sisters, when I wrote last week that an adjustment to the epidemic control system was expected soon, I thought we would see it within days. Unfortunately, no news indicates that such an adjustment will be presented soon, so we have no choice but to remain patient and wait to see if we will be affected by any changes. Until then, everything remains as it has been.

Dear brothers and sisters, the Sunday of God's mercy marks the end of the Easter octave and we enter the ordinary days of the Easter period. The adjustment of the anti-epidemic system has been in preparation for some time, so we will be expecting new information regarding the services. As soon as the information is published, we will respond to it accordingly.

Dear brothers and sisters, we have passed through the Lenten season, celebrated the rituals of the Easter Triduum, and now we enter into the Easter time. This lasts for 50 days and we will experience the events of meeting the Risen One, reflecting on the hope that Jesus' resurrection brings into our lives.

Dear brothers and sisters, with Palm Sunday we enter the Holy Week. Thus, our preparation for Easter will conclude, but we will also have the opportunity to experience the mystery of Easter, the death and resurrection of the Lord. On Monday there will be a confession day for the parish. From 4:30 PM, 5 priests will be hearing confessions at the Church of the Holy Family.

Dear brothers and sisters, we are entering the 5th week of Lent. On Wednesday at 20:30, we can meet for an online Bible study, where we will continue reading the 6th chapter of the Gospel of Mark. On Thursday, we will celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation, and on Friday after the Holy Mass, we will pray the Stations of the Cross.

Dear brothers and sisters, we are entering the second half of our Lenten preparation for Easter. This week we have an online catechism class on Wednesday, for which you can register traditionally from Monday.

Dear brothers and sisters, we are experiencing the Lenten season together, as well as a period of tightened hygiene measures. Both require an appropriate response from us in our lives. First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you who diligently register for the Holy Mass and thus help with complying with the measures that allow public worship to take place.

Dear brothers and sisters, I have been watching the government's discussions about new measures against the epidemic with a bit of tension, and it seems that the new measures do not affect the celebration of worship services.

Dear brothers and sisters, on Wednesday we entered the Lenten season, which is a time of preparation for Easter. This week we have services in the usual order, and there will also be a Mass on Tuesday at St. Martin's.

Dear brothers and sisters, next week on Wednesday we enter the Lenten season, which is a time of preparation for the Easter holidays. During the Easter Vigil, we will again renew our baptismal confession, which consists of renouncing sin and professing faith in Jesus Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, this week we managed to complete the installation of the camera in the Church of the Holy Family. This means that Masses will be broadcast on the parish's YouTube page every Sunday at 9 o'clock and, in the case of feasts or other significant Masses, during the week as well.

Dear brothers and sisters, in the past week, the government discussed further tightening of measures against the spread of the covid-19 disease. The results of the meeting are published on the government website.

Dear brothers and sisters, the week of prayer for the unity of Christians will culminate on Monday, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, an event also commemorated by the icon attached to this article.

Dear brothers and sisters, on Monday we enter the week of prayer for the unity of Christians. It is an annual reminder that as Christians we are divided in doctrine as well as in some aspects of Christian practice, and we wish to build the unity for which Jesus prayed in His High Priestly Prayer.