November 21 November 21 TTHEHE SSOLEMNITYOLEMNITY OFOF CCHRISTHRIST THETHE KKINGING

SHRINE STAFF Fr. Joseph Olczak OSPPE - Provincial Fr. Tadeusz Lizińczyk OSPPE - Prior Fr. Rafał Walczyk OSPPE - Guardian of The Shrine

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SHRINE OFFICE Monday – Friday 9:00am-4:30pm 654 Ferry Road Doylestown, PA 18901 tel. (215) 345 0600 Fax. (215) 348 2148 e-mail: info@czestochowa.us www.czestochowa.us

SUNDAY MASSES 5:00 PM - Vigil Mass - in English 9:00 AM; 11:00 AM; 2:30 PM; 5:00 PM - in English 8:00 AM; 10:00 AM; 12:30 PM - in Polish

DAILY MASSES 7:30 AM; 8:00 AM; 11:30 AM - in English

HOLY DAYS please check the Mass Intentions page

ADORATION of the Most Blessed Sacrament Monday - Saturday after 11:30 AM Mass to 5:00 PM

ROSARY DEVOTION daily after 11:30 AM Mass on Sunday after 12:30 PM

CONFESSIONS heard before all scheduled Masses on Sundays & on weekdays during the 11:30am Mass.

PERPETUAL NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA Sundays - After 12:30 noon Mass. Wednesdays - After 11:30am Mass.

CEMETERY OFFICE Monday– Friday 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday 11:00am-1:00pm »by appointment Sunday 11:00am-2:00pm » by appointment

RELIGIOUS ARTICLE CENTER

Monday-Sunday 9:00am-4:30pm » closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Easter Sun-day& Thanksgiving Day

CAFETERIA open only Sundays 10:00am-3:30pm » closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day

...Even the soldiers jeered at ...Even the soldiers jeered at

him. As they approached to him. As they approached to

offer him wine they called out, offer him wine they called out,

"If you are King of the Jews, save "If you are King of the Jews, save

yourself." Above him there was yourself." Above him there was

an inscription that read, "an inscription that read, "This is This is

the King of the Jewsthe King of the Jews."...."...

OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA YOUTH GROUP » for teenagers age 12-18. Meetings are held every first and third Friday of the month from 7 till 9 pm at the Shrine. » if you are interested in enrolling your children to that group please contact: Fr. Tadeusz Lizińczyk OSPPE tel. (215) 345 0600 ext. 1003 tad@czestochowa.us

ORDER OF SAINT PAUL THE FIRST HERMIT » invites men, who desire to serve God and people in Pauline Order. ZAKON ŚW. PAWŁA PIERWSZEGO PUSTELNIKA » przyjmuje kandydatów, którzy pragną odpowiedzieć Jezusowi na Jego wołanie: Pójdź za mną! » for more information: Fr. Marek Łącki OSPPE tel. (215) 345 0600 ext. 1018 vocation@czestochowa.us

MINISTERS OF THE ALTAR » here at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa we are requesting any young gentleman interested in Serving at the Altar of Our Lord Jesus Christ to contact Fr. Marek. » Sanktuarium Matki BoŜej Częstochowskiej przyjmuje w swoje szeregi chłopców, którzy chcieliby stać się Ministrantami słuŜącymi przy Ołtarzu Jezusa Chrystusa » for more information: Fr. Marek Łącki OSPPE tel. 215-345-0600 ext: 1018

Podczas mojej posługi w parafiach angielskich w Wielkiej

Brytanii mogłem obserwować zainteresowanie jakim obdarzali

Anglicy swoją królową. Najdrobniejsze wydarzenia z jej Ŝycia

były tematami artykułów w gazetach, zresztą bardzo chętnie

czytanych. Dziś obchodzimy Uroczystość Chrystusa Króla,

wyznajemy, Ŝe Chrystus jest nie tylko Królem Wszechświata,

ale i naszym osobistym Panem i Królem.

Czy z równie duŜym zainteresowaniem czytam słowa na

temat Jego Ŝycia – Ewangelie? Czy jest On kimś rzeczywiście

waŜnym w mym Ŝyciu?

Czy Jego królestwo, do którego zaprosił

Dobrego Łotra jest równieŜ pragnieniem mojego

Ŝycia?

During my ministry in the parishes in the United

Kingdom I could observe the interest that British

bestowed on their queen. Smallest events in her

life were the subjects of articles in newspapers,

moreover, they were very happy to read about

that. Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King,

we confess that Christ is not only King of the Universe, but our

personal Lord and King.

Do we have great interest to read the word on His life - the

Gospels? Is He really someone important in my life?

Is His kingdom, to which he invited the Good Thief is also the

desire of my life?

SZKOŁA JĘZYKA POLSKIEGO im. Matki BoŜej Częstochowskiej » więcej informacji: O. Michał CzyŜewski OSPPE tel. 215-345-0600 www.czestochowa.us Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkie DZIECI!

JASNOGÓRSKA WSPÓLNOTA RODZIN » zaprasza na spotkania w kaŜdą pierwszą i ostatnią sobotę miesiąca o godz. 7:00 PM w Kaplicy Matki BoŜej. » więcej informacji: O. Bartłomiej Marciniak OSPPE tel. (215) 345-0600 wew.1029

AA MEETING » spotkania w kaŜdą niedzielę o 11-12 AM w sali obok Kaplicy Matki BoŜej Częstochowskiej » więcej informacji: O. Bartłomiej Marciniak OSPPE tel. (215) 345-0600 wew.1029

Our Blessed Mother Our Blessed Mother

And The Tradition of EphesusAnd The Tradition of Ephesus December 8, 2010 – 6:00 PM

Our Lady of Czestochowa Visitor Center Following the 5:00 PM Mass of the Immaculate Conception

Come and learn about the life the Virgin Mary after

the Ascension of Jesus. Learn how she accompanied St John to Ephesus-Turkey.

Where she lived and how she spent her days. Find out how the ruins of Mary’s house were discovered

and how this holy shrine is a place of miracles. Learn about Our Lady’s beautiful death and glorious Assumption into heaven!

Based on the visions of Blessed Sister Ann Catherine Emmerich

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Saturday, December 11, at 7:00 PMSaturday, December 11, at 7:00 PM

Performed by the Ama Deus Ensemble Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Valentin Radu. Andrea Lauren Brown

(soprano), Tatyana Rashkovsky (alto), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass)

Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes including one intermission. Tickets: $25 General Admission/$20 Seniors/$10 Students—

available online, by phone, or at the door. For advance tickets or information:

www.VoxAmaDeus.org or 610-688-2800.

W modlitwie Ojcze nasz modlimy się:

Przyjdź królestwo Twoje. Dzisiejsza

uroczystość Chrystusa Króla Wszechświata

jest dla nas okazją, aby odpowiedzieć

sobie na pytanie: czy Chrystus jest

Królem mojego Ŝycia, czy słucham Jego

głosu i przyczyniam się do rozszerzenia

Jego królestwa sprawiedliwości, miłości

i pokoju?

Jezus zapoczątkował na ziemi

królestwo, które „nie będzie miało końca”.

Jest ono zupełnie inne od królestw, jakie

znamy z historii. Nie zostało zbudowane

na krwi i cierpieniu ani narzucone

przemocą lub podstępem. Nie opiera swej

wielkości na sojuszach, pieniądzach czy

armii. Chrystus jest Królem, który się nie

narzuca ze swoją władzą. Jest Panem

tych tylko, którzy sami oddadzą Mu swe

serca, którzy uwierzą Jego miłości.

Królestwo Chrystusa nie ma teŜ Ŝadnych

granic. KaŜdy moŜe do niego naleŜeć,

bez względu na to, gdzie i kiedy

przyszedł na świat.

Prawo tego królestwa nie jest podobne

do konstytucji i kodeksów ziemskich. To

prawo nakazuje kochać wszystkich, nawet

nieprzyjaciół i dobrze czynić takŜe tym,

którzy nas nienawidzą. Ostatni w

hierarchii waŜności są tu pierwszymi –

pogardzani cieszą się największą sławą, a

najwaŜniejsi są ubodzy.

To królestwo stanowi ucieleśnienie

najszlachetniejszych pragnień ludzkiego

serca. Gdzie moŜemy je znaleźć? W

zaświatach? Nie. Szukajmy go bliŜej – w

sobie samych, gdyŜ ono jest w nas.

MoŜemy odkryć jego piękno. Od momentu

chrztu staliśmy się obywatelami tego

królestwa i jego pełnoprawnymi

dziedzicami.

NaleŜymy do wspólnoty uczniów

Chrystusa, którzy chcą iść za Nim drogami

ufności, prawdy i pokoju. I chociaŜ nieraz

wydaje się nam, Ŝe królestwa ciemności

zwycięŜają królestwo BoŜe, to jednak nie

powinniśmy ulegać zniechęceniu i

lękowi.

Do you recognize that the Lord Jesus has been given

full authority and power to rule over the earth as well as

heaven?

Jesus was crucified for his claim to be the Messianic King

who would rule not only over his people Israel but ultimately

over all the nations as well. What is the significance or

meaning of Jesus' kingship for us? Kingship today seems anti-

quated, especially in democratic societies where everyone is

treated equal and free. God at first did not want to give his

people Israel a king. Why? Because God alone was their

King and they needed no other. Nonetheless, God relented

and promised his people that through David's line he would

establish a kingship that would last for eternity (Psalm

89:29). The Jews understood that the Messiah would come

as king to establish God's reign for them. They wanted a

king who would free them from tyranny and from foreign

domination. Many had high hopes that Jesus would be the

Messianic king. Little did they understand what kind of king-

ship Jesus claimed to have. Jesus came to conquer hearts

and souls for an imperishable kingdom, rather than to con-

quer perishable lands and entitlements.

When Satan tempted Jesus during his forty day fast in

the wilderness, he offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the

world (Matthew 4:8-9). Jesus knew that the world was in

Satan's power. And this was precisely why Jesus came – to

overthrow Satan's power and rulership over the earth. Jesus

knew that the way to victory was through submission to his

Father's will and through the sacrificial offering of his life

upon the cross for the sins of the world. As Jesus was dying

on the cross, he was mocked for his claim to kingship. None-

theless, he died not only as King of the Jews, but as King of

the nations as well. His victory over the power of sin, Satan,

and the world, was accomplished through his death on the

cross and his resurrection. Jesus exchanged a throne of glory

for a cross of shame to restore us from slavery to sin to glory

with God as his adopted sons and daughters. In the Book of

Revelations Jesus is called King of kings and Lord and lords

(Rev. 19:16).

Do you recognize Jesus Christ as your King and Lord?

The scriptures present us with the choice between two

kingdoms – the kingdom of light and the kingdom of dark-

ness. The choice is ours. Which kingdom do you serve? God's

kingdom remains forever because it is built on the foundation

of God's eternal love and justice. To accept Jesus as Lord

and King is to enter a kingdom that will last forever where

righteousness, peace, truth, and love dwell.

Is your life submitted to the Lordship of Jesus Christ?

Sun, November 21 The Solemnity of Christ the King 2 Sm 5:1-3 Ps 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 Col 1:12-20 Lk 23:35-43 Mon, November 22 - Memorial of Saint Cecilia, virgin and martyr

Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5 Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 Lk 21:1-4 Tue, November 23 Rv 14:14-19 Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 Lk 21:5-11 Wed, November 24 - Memorial of Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs

Rv 15:1-4 Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9 Lk 21:12-19 Thu, November 25 - Thanksgiving Day Sir 50:22-24 Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 Cor 1:3-9 Lk 17:11-19 Fri, November 26 Rv 20:1-4, 11-21:2 Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a Lk 21:29-33 Sat, November 27 Rv 22:1-7 Ps 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab Lk 21:34-36 Sun, November 28 First Sunday of Advent Is 2:1-5 Ps 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 13:11-14 Mt 24:37-44

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