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Dear brothers and sisters, we are experiencing the Lent season, a time of preparation for Easter. Together with the catechumens who are completing their preparation for baptism, we too want to let ourselves be once again addressed by God's word and to reaccept our calling to belong to Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, the month of February begins with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, and also this month, precisely in the middle of February 22, the Lenten season begins with Ash Wednesday.

Dear brothers and sisters, we enter the new civil year on Sunday, January 1st, which is traditionally the conclusion of the octave of the Nativity of the Lord and also the feast of the Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary. I wish you all an abundance of God's blessing, health, strength for all tasks and events, and also satisfaction in your personal lives.

Dear brothers and sisters, we are going through the Advent season, which speaks to us about the dimension of waiting and anticipation. For us Christians, it is the anticipation of the second coming of Jesus in glory, but also the anticipation of the remembrance of the first coming of Jesus in the stable in Bethlehem.

Dear brothers and sisters, in November we enter the period at the end of the liturgical year: the Feast of All Saints and prayers for our deceased. At the end of November, the Advent season begins; the 1st Sunday of Advent this year falls on November 27. In our parish, we also traditionally celebrate the patron of our parish — St. Martin and the patron of the Home of St. Charles Borromeo.

Dear brothers and sisters, in October we enter a month traditionally dedicated to the prayer of the rosary. Pope John Paul II wrote about the rosary: The rosary prayer, by its nature Marian, is nevertheless a prayer flowing from a heart oriented towards Christ. Through its moderate means, it expresses the depth of the entire Christian message and is almost a summary of it.

Dear brothers and sisters, in the month of September we enter into the regular parish activities. In the week of September 4th, we will resume regular Bible classes and catechism classes, which will continue to be held in the proven online format for now. This Tuesday we will start the Bible class at 8:30 PM.

Dear brothers and sisters, we have entered the months of vacation and holidays. I wish all of you who will be taking time off to recharge, gain distance from all responsibilities, and renew your relationships within your families.

Dear brothers and sisters, we are entering a month that is associated with the reverence for the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and at the same time we will experience the feasts of Pentecost, the Holy Trinity, and the Body and Blood of Christ.

Dear brothers and sisters, we are entering the month of May, traditionally dedicated to the veneration of the Virgin Mary. May devotions are a traditional element of piety in the month of May, and even in our parish at the end of the holy masses on weekdays, we will at least briefly think of she who gave birth to the giver of life.

Dear brothers and sisters, April is this year the month of Easter. Our Lenten preparation for the renewal of baptismal vows will culminate, and our catechumen Pavla will also be baptized. Please accompany her with your prayers, that she may experience the conclusion of her preparation truly intensely and encounter the power of Christ at Easter.

Dear brothers and sisters, I assume that the current situation of the war conflict in Ukraine is taking a great deal of our attention. We cannot be indifferent to the suffering of millions of people affected by Russian aggression. We may feel sadness, helplessness, fear, frustration...

Dear brothers and sisters, with February we enter the month that opens the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. An event in which Jesus shows Himself as a light for revelation to all nations, but in which words are already pronounced that predict His suffering as the path to this revelation for all people.

Dear brothers and sisters, I wish you to experience God's love and protection in the new year, I wish you good health and may you thrive both in your families and at work...

Dear brothers and sisters, as you all surely know, the government has announced that measures against the spread of Covid are being tightened, which again limits the worship activities. The number of participants in services is limited to 20% of the total seating capacity in the church, which for the larger Church of the Holy Family means 35 seats.