Prayer List for the Week of July 10, 2022

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Joan, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Artemis, Natalie, Julia, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Pat, Eleni, Elena

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s protection: Rita, Luke and their unborn child

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: Michele, Mary, David, Vasiliki, Irene, Maria

Readings for the Week of July 10, 2022

7/10: Romans 6:18-23; Matthew 8:5-13

7/11: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Luke 7:36-50

7/12: Romans 12:4-5, 15-21; 14:9-18; Matthew 12:9-16, 22-30

7/13: Romans 15:7-16; Matthew 12:38-45

7/14: Romans 15:17-29; 16:1-16; Matthew 12:46-13:9

7/15: Galatians 1:11-19; John 10:1-9

7/16: Romans 8:14-21; Matthew 9:9-13

Words from the Saints – July 7, 2022

"Holiness is not simply righteousness, for which the righteous merit the enjoyment of blessedness in the Kingdom of God, but rather such a height of righteousness that men are filled with the grace of God to the extent that it flows from them upon those who associate with them. Great is their blessedness; it proceeds from personal experience of the Glory of God. Being filled also with love for men, which proceeds from love of God, they are responsive to men’s needs, and upon their supplication they appear also as intercessors and defenders for them before God." --St. John (Maximovitch) of San Francisco

"True, one may know man’s final goal: communion with God. And one may describe the path to it: faith, and walking in the commandments, with the aid of divine grace. One need only say in addition: here is the path-start walking!" --St. Theophan The Recluse

"Just as water and fire cannot be combined, so self-justification and humility exclude one another." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"In the eyes of the sovereign Judge the merit of our actions depends on the motives which prompted them." --St. Gregory the Great

"With what hope will we meet Christ if we are still enslaved to the pleasures of the flesh?" --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"On our own, without Divine help, we are not even capable of praying. We cannot pray as needed, and we do not know how to pray or what to pray for." --St. Nikon of Optina

Typica Service on July 7, 2022: The Holy and Great Virgin Martyr Cyriaca

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is July 7, 2022. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy and Great Virgin Martyr Cyriaca.

The prescribed readings are Romans 11:13-24 and Matthew 11:27-30.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, July 11, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (7/5/22)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Thursday, July 7, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Typica Service on July 4, 2022: St. Andrew of Crete

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is July 4, 2022. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Andrew the Hymnographer, Archbishop of Crete.

The prescribed readings are Romans 9:18-33 and Matthew 11:2-15.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, July 5, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of July 3, 2022

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Joan, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Patricia, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Christopher, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Artemis, Natalie, Julia, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, Lillian, James, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Pat, Eleni, Christina

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s protection: Rita, Luke and their unborn child

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: Michele, Mary, David, Irene, Maria, Vasiliki

Readings for the Week of July 3, 2022

7/3: Romans 5:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33

7/4: Romans 9:18-33; Matthew 11:2-15

7/5: Romans 10:11-11:2; Matthew 11:16-20

7/6: Romans 11:2-12; Matthew 11:20-26

7/7: Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 11:27-30

7/8: Romans 11:25-36; Matthew 12:1-8

7/9: Romans 6:11-17; Matthew 8:14-23

Typica Service on July 1, 2022:

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is July 1, 2022. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian, at Rome.

The prescribed readings are Romans 9:6-19 and Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, July 4, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints – June 30, 2022

"Cease rebuking a man who has stopped sinning and who has repented. If you say that you are rebuking him in God's name, first reveal the evils in yourself." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Cursed be he who looks for the refreshment of the body before that of the soul. Let us pray, let us sing, let us do our duty to God, and then we will hasten to the vineyard." --St. Hilarion

"If you would know of the Lord’s love for us, hate sin and evil thoughts, and day and night pray fervently. The Lord will then give you His grace, and you will know Him through the Holy Spirit, and after death, when you enter into paradise, there too, you will know the Lord through the Holy Spirit, as you knew Him on earth." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos

"Our alms are judged not by the measure of our gifts, but by the largeness of our heart." --St. John Chrysostom

"If you have anything against any man, forgive it: you come here to receive forgiveness of sins, and you also must forgive him that has sinned against you. Else with what face will you say to the Lord, "Forgive me my many sins," if you have not yourself forgiven your fellow-servant even his little sins." --St. Cyril of Jerusalem

"God judges our intention, but in that which is within our power He, in man-befriending wise, also requires us to act. Great is he who leaves undone nothing that is within his power; but greater is he who humbly attempts what is beyond his power." --St. John Climacus

"A helpful word indicates an understanding mind; a good action reveals a saint-like soul." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (6/29/22)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, July 1, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Typica Service on June 27, 2022: Our Venerable Father Sampson the Hospitable

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today June 27, 2022. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Sampson the Hospitable.

The prescribed readings are Romans 7:1-13 and Matthew 9:36-10:8.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, June 29, at 6pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of June 26, 2022

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Joan, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Patricia, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Christopher, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Artemis, Natalie, Julia, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, Lillian, James, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Pat, Eleni, Christina

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s protection: Rita, Luke and their unborn child

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: Michele, Mary, David, John, Julia, Irene, Maria

Readings for the Week of June 26, 2022

6/26: Romans 2:10-16; Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 4:18-5:12

6/27: Romans 7:1-13; Matthew 9:36-10:8

6/28: Romans 7:14-8:13; Matthew 10:9-22

6/29: 2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9; Matthew 16:13-19

6/30: Romans 8:22-27; Matthew 10:23-31

7/1: Romans 9:6-19; Matthew 10:32-36; 11:1

7/2: Romans 3:28-4:3; Matthew 7:24-8:4

Words from the Saints – June 23, 2022

"Through the Holy Spirit comes our restoration to paradise, our ascension into the kingdom of heaven, our return to the adoption of sons, our liberty to call God our Father, our being made partakers of the grace of Christ, our being called children of light, our sharing in eternal glory, and, in a word, our being brought into a state of all “fulness of blessing,” both in this world and in the world to come, of all the good gifts that are in store for us, by promise hereof, through faith, beholding the reflection of their grace as though they were already present, we await the full enjoyment." --St. Basil the Great

"God and the devil are found at opposite poles. No one can turn his face to God who has not first turned his back on sin. When a man turns his face to God, all of his paths lead to God. When a man turns his face away from God, all of his paths lead to perdition. When a man finally rejects God by word and in his heart, he is no longer fit to do anything that does not serve for his complete destruction, both of his soul and of his body." --St. Nicholas of Serbia

"Blessed the one who considers those who sleep in their coffins in graves and has rejected every foul smelling desire, for he will rise in glory when the heavenly trumpet sounds, rousing all the children of humankind from sleep." --St. Ephraim the Syrian

"Let us consider, beloved, how the Master continually calls our attention to the future resurrection, the first fruits of which He has made the Lord Jesus Christ by raising Him from the dead. Let us consider, beloved, the kind of resurrection that occurs at regular intervals. Day and night give us examples of resurrection. The night sleeps, the day rises; the day departs, the night comes on. Let us take the crops. The sowing – how and in what manner does it take place? The sower goes out and puts each of the seeds into the soil: when they fall on the soil, they are dry and bare, and decay. But once they have decayed, the Master’s wondrous Providence makes them rise, and each one increases and brings forth multiple fruit." --St. Clement of Rome

"I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm: 'You destroy those who speak a lie.' And again: 'A lying mouth deals death to the soul.' And likewise the Lord says in the Gospel: 'On the day of judgment men shall render account for every idle word they utter.'" --St. Patrick

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (6/21/22)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, June 22, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Typica Service on June 20, 2022: The Holy Hieromartyr Methodios, Bishop of Patara

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today June 20, 2022. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Hieromartyr Methodios, Bishop of Patara.

The prescribed readings are Romans 2:28-3:18 and Matthew 6:21-24; 7:9-11.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, June 21, at 6pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of June 19, 2022

For healing: Metropolitan Antony, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Joan, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Patricia, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Christopher, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Artemis, Natalie, Julia, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, Lillian, James, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Pat, Eleni, Christina

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

For God’s protection: Rita, Luke and their unborn child

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: Ellen, Justin, Michele, Terri

Readings for the Week of June 19, 2022

6/19: Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30

6/20: Romans 2:28-3:18; Matthew 6:21-24; 7:9-11

6/21: Romans 4:4-12; Matthew 7:15-21

6/22: Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 7:21-23

6/23: Romans 5:10-6:2; Matthew 8:23-27; 9:14-17

6/24: Romans 13:11-14:4; Luke 1:5-25, 57-68, 76, 80

6/25: Romans 3:19-26; Matthew 7:1-8

Words from the Saints – June 16, 2022

"Having sinned secretly, do not try to hide (from God). For 'all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we have to give an account'" (Hebrews 4:13). --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Let us therefore weep, O brethren, that we might not be tortured there eternally. Let us have mercy, that we be shown mercy, that we be forgiven." --St. John Chrysostom

"Our actions disclose what goes on within us, just as its fruit makes known a tree otherwise unknown to us." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"We actively manifest love in forbearance and patience towards our neighbor, in genuinely desiring his good, and in the right use of material things." --St. Maximos the Confessor

"Who is as strong as a lion? And yet, because of his greed he falls into the net, and all his strength is brought low." --St. John the Dwarf

"The good Christian must take account of himself morning and evening and say: 'What, from all that God desires, did I do, and what did I neglect to do?' Only in this manner will one succeed in conducting himself in accordance with the will of God." --Abba Nistheros

"Obedience responds to obedience. When someone obeys God, God obeys his request." --Abba Mius of Belos