In the week starting May 1st, there will be a Taizé prayer on Tuesday, this time not in our parish, but in the Great Hall of Karolinum at the Fruit Market, starting at 6 PM, and the prayer will be dedicated to Ukraine. On Tuesday evening at 8:30 PM, there will be a Bible hour. The Renewal Seminar continues on Thursday, and on Friday at 4:45 PM, there will be preparation for First Holy Communion. After the holy mass, there will be a post-synodal meeting at the Church of the Holy Family, to which I warmly invite you all. It is a space for discussing important topics concerning our parish. I thank Mr. Peřich for preparing another issue of Martinoviny, which are available at the back of the churches and also here on the website for download.
In the week starting May 8th, there will be an online catechism hour on Tuesday, where we will finish the topic of Biblical anthropology. On Wednesday at 11 AM, we will say goodbye to Mrs. Marie Bucková at the Church of the Holy Family. Preparation for First Holy Communion will exceptionally be this week on Thursday. On Friday at 7 PM, there will be a meeting of the old pastoral council in the Club. The new pastoral council will be installed during the Sunday holy mass at 9:00 AM next Sunday.
In the week starting May 15th, there will be a meeting of altar servers on Monday, May 16th, at 5 PM in the Church of the Holy Family. On Tuesday at 8:30 PM, there will be an online Bible hour. Preparation for First Holy Communion continues at the usual time on Friday at 4:45 PM. The founding meeting of the new pastoral council will be on Friday at 7 PM in the Club. The collection next Sunday is designated to support persecuted Christians and will be held in the form of distributing envelopes; alternatively, you can send the amount directly to the account of the Archbishopric 45301130/2700 with the variable symbol 9107100220 (you can also use the QR code that is in the attachment of this article). Please note that the holy mass on Saturday, June 4th, at 6 PM will be postponed to 8 PM and will be longer (Pentecost vigil).
In the week starting May 22nd, there will be no holy mass at St. Martin on Tuesday nor the evening online catechism hour. Preparation for First Holy Communion continues as usual on Friday at 4:45 PM at the Church of the Holy Family. Next Sunday at 3 PM, Filip Wolf will be baptized at the Church of St. Martin.
In the week starting Sunday, May 29th, there will be a Taizé prayer after the holy mass on Tuesday. For this reason, the Tuesday holy mass will also be at the Church of the Holy Family. Then at 8:30 PM, you can participate in the online Bible hour. Preparation for First Holy Communion will be this week on Thursday at 4:45 PM at the Church of the Holy Family. On Friday after the holy mass, there will again be an opportunity to participate in the synodal meeting, which will be held in the Club or, if it is occupied, in the Church of the Holy Family. On Saturday at 11 AM, Karolína Majerová and Vladimír Volf will be married at the Church of the Holy Family. The holy mass on Saturday will be at 8 PM – it will be the Pentecost vigil, which is celebrated in remembrance of watching in prayer and waiting for the arrival of the Holy Spirit according to the book of Acts of the Apostles. Next Sunday after the holy mass, there will be parish coffee; please bring baked goods or other refreshments. Thank you in advance!
The results of the elections to the parish pastoral council are published on its page. Thank you for participating and also to the members of the election committee for their careful management and ensuring the course of the elections. On Sunday, May 15th, the new pastoral council will be installed during the holy mass at 9:00 AM in the Church of the Holy Family.
On Sunday, May 1st, the renewed 12th station of the pilgrimage route to Hájek will be blessed by Emeritus Bishop Karel Herbst, SBD. More information can be found on the attached poster.
Invitation to the prayer community in the parish: after the Covid pause, we are reviving the prayer community that Sister Lada established here years ago. We meet at the altar in the Church of the Holy Family on Monday at 7:00 PM. The program includes prayer of the Breviary (Vespers), or reading from the Scripture and meditation, or praying the rosary. Other possibilities are also open. It also includes a block of praises, thanksgiving, and petitions. The prayer lasts about 45 minutes. Other interested parties are invited.
I invite you to the parish foot pilgrimage to Hájek, which will take place on Saturday, May 14th. We will leave at 8:00 AM from the Church of the Holy Family and our goal will be the holy mass in the pilgrimage area at 11 AM, which will be celebrated by Abbot Daniel Peter Janáček, OPraem. More information can be found on the attached poster.
You can now watch the recording from the spiritual renewal at Strahov on March 19th on our parish website.
On Sunday, June 5th, we will renew parish coffee. We ask you to bring baked goods and other things for refreshments that can be offered to others. Thank you in advance.
The novena before the Feast of the Sending of the Holy Spirit begins this year on Friday, May 27th, and ends on Saturday, June 4th. After every holy mass on weekdays, we pray, utilizing texts from the website modlitba.cz.
I wish you a blessed month of May, and we remain in prayers for the people of Ukraine.
Řehoř J. Žáček
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