Typica Service for August 27, 2021: The Holy Martyr Phanurios; Our Venerable Father Pimen the Anchorite

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 27, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Phanurios and Our Venerable Father Pimen the Anchorite.

Today's prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 1:12-20 and Matthew 22:23-33.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, August 30, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Words from the Saints -- August 26, 2021

"When you delight in hearing evil talk, be angry with yourself and not with the speaker. For listening in a sinful way makes the messenger seem sinful." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Just as the thought of fire does not warm the body, so faith without love does not actualize the light of spiritual knowledge in the soul. Just as the light of the sun attracts a healthy eye, so through love knowledge of God naturally draws to itself the pure intellect." --St. Maximos the Confessor

"Below the first, there is a second kind of prayer, when words are uttered, while the heart is touched, and the mind follows them, and knows to Whom the supplication is addressed." --St. Nilus of Sinai

"He who wishes to purify his faults purifies them with tears and he who wishes to acquire virtues, acquires them with tears." --St. Poemen

"But how is it possible to become like the Lord and have knowledge of God if one is subject to physical pleasures? Every pleasure is the consequence of an appetite, and an appetite is a certain pain and anxiety, caused by need, which requires some object." --St. Clement of Alexandria

"He who prays for those who offend him is without rancor; and the unstinting giver is set free from it." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"Blessed the one who loves good and fair words and hates base and destructive speech, because he will not become a prisoner of the Evil One." --St. Ephraim of Syria

Typica Service for August 26, 2021: The Holy Martyrs Adrian, Natalia and 33 companions at Nicomedia

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 26, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Adrian, Natalia and 33 companions at Nicomedia.

Today's prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 and Matthew 21:43-46.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 27, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Akathist to St. Panteleimon

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 26, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Typica Service for August 23, 2021: The Final Day of Dormition

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

August 23 is the final day of Dormition.

Today's prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 and Matthew 21:18-22.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, August 25, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Prayer List for the Week of August 22, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. John, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Danielle, Nicholas, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Michael, Pantelitsa, Darina, Barbara, Diane, Katherine, Nancy, Issa, Geri Ann, Jamerion, Jaxson, Florentina, Mary, David, Michael, Aaron, Eve, Karen, Ioann, Elizabeth, Annastiina, Robert, Timothy

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care

For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless

*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***

Departed: Fr. Leonid, Fr. Serhii, Helen, George, Mark, Charlaine, Janet, Christopher, Nicholas, Richard, Anna, Aaron, Lee, Valentine, Paul, Catherine, Paul, Theodore, George

Readings for the Week of August 22, 2021

8/22: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17; Matthew 14:22-34

8/23: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19; Matthew 21:18-22

8/24: 1 Corinthians 15:29-38; Matthew 21:23-27

8/25: 1 Corinthians 16:4-12; Matthew 21:28-32

8/26: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Matthew 21:43-46

8/27: 2 Corinthians 1:12-20; Matthew 22:23-33

8/28: Romans 15:30-33; Matthew 17:24-18:4

Typica Service for August 20, 2021: The Holy Prophet Samuel

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 20, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Prophet Samuel.

Today's prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 and Matthew 21:12-14, 17-20.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, August 23, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Words from the Saints -- August 19, 2021

"Of course, every good deed done for Christ's sake gives us the grace of the Holy Spirit, but prayer gives us this grace most of all, for it is always at hand, as an instrument for acquiring the grace of the Spirit. For instance, you would like to go to church, but there is no church or the service is over; you would like to give alms to a beggar, but there isn't one, or you have nothing to give; you would like to preserve your virginity, but you have not the strength to do so because of your temperament, or because of the violence of the wiles of the enemy which because of your human weakness you cannot withstand; you would like to do some other good deed for Christ's sake, but either you have not the strength or the opportunity is lacking. This certainly does not apply to prayer. Prayer is always possible for everyone, rich and poor, noble and humble, strong and weak, healthy and sick, righteous and sinful." --St. Seraphim Of Sarov

"Consider that your soul is an image. Before daubing on the true color of the Spirit, erase the bad habits which have become implanted in you, whether it be swearing, lying, uttering insults, foul language, buffoonery, or any other of the disreputable things you are in the habit of doing. Erase the habit, that you may not come back to it after baptism. The bath takes away the sins, but you must correct the habit, so that after the pigments have been daubed on and the royal image shines forth, you may never thereafter blot it out or cause wounds or scars on the beauty which God has given you." --St. John Chrysostom

"It is patience that reveals every grace to you, and it is through patience that the saints received all that was promised to them." --St. Pachomius

"Spiritual knowledge comes through prayer, deep stillness, and complete detachment, while wisdom comes through humble meditation on Holy Scripture and above all, through grace given by God." --St. Diadochos of Photiki

"We receive salvation by grace and as a divine gift of the Spirit. But to attain the full measure of virtue we need also to possess faith and love, and to struggle to exercise our free will with integrity." --St. Makarios of Egypt

"I reckon silence more profitable than speech, for in the words of the Preacher, 'The words of wise men are heard in quiet' (Eccles. 9:17)." --St. Basil the Great

Typica Service for August 19, 2021: The Holy Great Martyr Andrew the Commander and his 2593 companions

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 19, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Great Martyr Andrew the Commander and his 2593 companions.

Today's prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 14:6-19 and Matthew 20:17-28.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 20, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Akathist to St. Panteleimon

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 19, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Typica Service for August 16, 2021: The Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Not-Made-by-Hand Image of our Lord Jesus Christ; The Holy Martyr Diomedes

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 16, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Transfer from Edessa to Constantinople of the Not-Made-by-Hand Image of our Lord Jesus Christ; and the Holy Martyr Diomedes.

Today's prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 11:31-12:6 and Matthew 18:1-11.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, August 18, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Prayer List for the Week of August 15, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. John, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Danielle, Nicholas, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Michael, Pantelitsa, Darina, Barbara, Diane, Katherine, Nancy, Issa, Geri Ann, Jamerion, Jaxson, Florentina, Mary, David, Michael, Aaron, Eve, Karen

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care

For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless

*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***

Departed: Fr. Serhii, Helen, George, Mark, Charlaine, Janet, Christopher, Nicholas, Richard, Anna, Aaron, Lee, Valentine, Paul, Catherine, Paul

Readings for the Week of August 15, 2021

8/15: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 14:14-22; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

8/16: 1 Corinthians 11:31-12:6; Matthew 18:1-11

8/17: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26; Matthew 18:18-22; 19:1-2, 13-15

8/18: 1 Corinthians 13:4-14:5; Matthew 20:1-16

8/19: 1 Corinthians 14:6-19; Matthew 20:17-28

8/20: 1 Corinthians 14:26-40; Matthew 21:12-14, 17-20

8/21: Romans 14:6-9; Matthew 15:32-39

Typica Service for August 12, 2021: The Holy Martyrs Anicetas, Photios and their companions

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 12, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Anicetas, Photios and their companions.

Today's prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 10:28-11:7 and Matthew 16:24-28.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 13, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Words from the Saints -- August 12, 2021

"The secret sinner is worse than those who do evil openly; and so he receives a worse punishment." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Beloved, even if we should attain the very pinnacle of virtue, let us consider ourselves least of all, as we have learned that pride is able to cast down even from the heavens the person who does not take heed, and humility of mind is able to bring up on High from the very abyss of sin the person who knows how to be sober. For this is what placed the Publican before the Pharisee. By pride I mean an overwhelming boastful spirit, surpassing even incorporeal powers, that of the devil himself while humility of mind and acknowledgment of sins by the robber is what brought him into Paradise before the Apostles." --St. John Chrysostom

"The truly intelligent man pursues one sole objective: to obey and to conform to the God of all. With this single aim in view, he disciplines his soul, and whatever he may encounter in the course of his life, he gives thanks to God for the compass and depth of His providential ordering of all things. For it is absurd to be grateful to doctors who give us bitter and unpleasant medicines to cure our bodies, and yet to be ungrateful to God for what appears to us to be harsh, not grasping that all we encounter is for our benefit and in accordance with His providence. For knowledge of God and faith in Him is the salvation and perfection of the soul." --St. Anthony the Great

"We must keep in mind that whatever we do, openly or in secret, we do in the presence of our guardian angel." --St. Nikolai of Zicha

"It is not darkness and desolateness of place that give demons power against us, but barrenness of soul." --St. John Climacus

"I have found the words and the commandments of Christ pure, holy, true, splendid, brighter than the sun; and whoever believes in Christ and calls Him God and lives in accordance with His teaching, contained in the Holy Gospels, is fortunate and thrice-blessed." --St. Kosmas Aitolos

Akathist to St. Panteleimon

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 12, at 7:30am (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Typica Service for August 9, 2021: The Holy Apostle Matthias; The Glorification of St. Herman of Alaska

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On August 9, the Orthodox Church also commemorates the Holy Apostle Matthias and St. Herman of Alaska.

Today's prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 9:13-18 and Matthew 16:1-6.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, August 10, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

The St. Panteleimon Ministry serves senior living communities (nursing homes, assisted living, independent living, memory care, etc.) throughout Northeast Ohio. Prior to the pandemic, we frequently held Orthodox group prayer services, like the one in this video, at various locations in our area. From 2010-2020 the ministry held more than 2,600 services for those who cannot get to church on a regular basis. At the present time, our ministry continues in the form of prayer service videos that are offered to the communities we serve, to shut-ins with computer access, and to the general public. We hope to be able to resume in-person services with our residents soon.

Prayer List for the Week of August 8, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Ephraim, Fr. John, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Michael, Pantelitsa, Darina, Barbara, Diane, Katherine, Nancy, Issa, Geri Ann, Jamerion, Jaxson, Florentina, Mary, David, Michael, Aaron, Eve, Karen, Gerald

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care

For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless

*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***

Departed: Fr. George, Fr. Leonid, Fr. Serhii, Helen, George, Mark, Charlaine, Janet, Christopher, Nicholas, Richard, Anna, Aaron, Lee, Valentine, Paul, Catherine, Paul

Readings for the Week of August 8, 2021

8/8: Romans 15:1-7; Matthew 9:27-35

8/9: 1 Corinthians 9:13-18; Matthew 16:1-6

8/10: 1 Corinthians 10:5-12; Matthew 16:1-12

8/11: 1 Corinthians 10:12-22; Matthew 16:20-24

8/12: 1 Corinthians 10:28-11:7; Matthew 16:24-28

8/13: 1 Corinthians 11:8-22; Matthew 17:10-18

8/14: Romans 13:1-19; Matthew 12:30-37