Česká katolická misie v Kalifornii

Dear friends, Greetings to you at the beginning of April, a month in which we celebrate the greatest Christian holiday – Easter. I am very much looking forward to celebrating this holiday together with you and meeting you in individual cities. On the first page of the Bulletin and on the calendar you will find, as usual, a schedule of all Easter services. The note “Eng.” means that the services will be celebrated at the Polish Center in English with the local parish and priest. I would like to draw the attention of our LA friends that here (in Placentia), our Easter Mass will be on Sunday, 4.9., at 2pm (not our regular time) in the Polish Center (POLISH CENTER – 3999 Rose Drive, Yorba Linda). As in SD and SF, we will meet and have refreshments in the church hall following the Mass. I would like to ask all of you for help in preparing the reception by bringing some food from your homes to our common table = POTLUCK. Thank you in advance! From the bottom of my heart, I wish you and your loved ones a joyful, peaceful, and blessed Easter. May the ENCOUNTER WITH THE RISEN JESUS strengthen, deepen, and revive our faith, hope, and love and fill our hearts with deep, divine PEACE! God bless you! In prayer yours, Fr.Libor.

Greetings to you all again. A few weeks ago, we entered the Lenten season, a time of preparation for the celebration of thegreatest Christian holidays – Easter. Although March is a Lenten month, we will also celebrate the feast of St. Joseph (3.19.) and the Feast of the Annunciation(3.25.) – the announcement to the Virgin Mary that she will become the Mother of God’s Son. Our Lady and St. Joseph were ableto recognize and accept God's will and their mission. So let us ask this month especially for their intercession and help, so that notonly may we experience Lent well, but that we too may be able to listen to the Lord God, follow His recommendations and rules,and always carry out His will and plans which He has for us.

Heartfelt greetings to you all again at the beginning of February, which we begin by celebrating the feast of "Presentation of the Lord in the Temple" (2.2.), also known as “Candlemas Day.” This feast commemorates the time when Mary and Joseph brought Jesus 40 days after his birth to the temple in Jerusalem to give Him to God. The feast is accompanied by the blessing of candles, which have an important symbolic role: the candle consumes itself to bring light into the darkness (of life)... Jesus is this Light for the enlightenment of nations. The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple is also celebrated in the Catholic Church as the World Day of Consecrated Life.a životech stále více vládne Boží pokoj, naděje, odpuštění a Boží Láska nad strachem, beznadějí a jakýmkoliv zlem. Pán Bůh Vás ochraňuj, posiluj a žehnej Vám! Velmi se těším na všechna naše další setkání v roce 2023!

Milí krajané, přátelé, srdečně Vás všechny zdravím na začátku roku 2023. Především bych Vám chtěl poděkovat za Vaši veškerou podporu naší misie v uplynulém roce. Za všechny Vaše dary, za všechna milá setkání a povzbudivá slova, za všechny společné chvíle prožité při mši sv. i po ní při našich setkáních, prostě za VŠECHNO! Do roku 2023, který je před námi, Vám i Vašim blízkým přeji, ať je pokojnější než ten minulý. Ať v našich srdcích a životech stále více vládne Boží pokoj, naděje, odpuštění a Boží Láska nad strachem, beznadějí a jakýmkoliv zlem. Pán Bůh Vás ochraňuj, posiluj a žehnej Vám! Velmi se těším na všechna naše další setkání v roce 2023!