Akathist to St. Panteleimon (1/31/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Prayer List for the Week of January 29, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, 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, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Randy, Michael, Loretta, Papoulas, Despina, Constantine, Eleftheria, Marihiam, Agape, Lachlan, Jason, Michael, Carter, Maria, Connie, Enrique. Elizabeth, Monu, Barbara, Evangeline, Stacy, Scott, Barbara, Anthony, Abraham, Louis, Jeff, Gabriel, Gloria, Donald, Marc, Ana, Alexandra, Eliza, Kathleen, Gary, Anna, Robbin, Kathy, Robert, Coletta, Maria, Andrea, Dorothy, Earl, Philip, John, Cynthia, Roy, Paul

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: all emergency medical workers, firefighters and police officers

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. Peter, George, Diana, Irene, Christian, Margaret, Constantin, Draga, Helen

Readings for the Week of January 29, 2023

1/29: 1 Timothy 4:9-15; Luke 19:1-10

1/30: Hebrews 13:7-16; Matthew 5:14-19

1/31: 1 Peter 3:10-22; Mark 12:18-27

2/1: 1 Peter 4:1-11; Mark 12:28-37

2/2: Hebrews 7:7-17; Luke 2:22-40

2/3: Hebrews 9:11-14; Luke 2:25-38

2/4: 2 Timothy 2:11-19; Luke 18:2-8

Words from the Saints -- January 26, 2023

"Whether or not they are alive, we ought to keep clear of those who are in the grip of such dreadful errors. It is necessary always to avoid what is harmful, and not to be worried about public opinion but rather to consider what is pleasing to God. [Titus 3:10-11]" --St. Cyril of Alexandria

"Nothing created by God is evil. It is not food that is evil but gluttony, not the begetting of children but unchastity, not material things but avarice, not esteem but self-esteem. It is only the misuse of things that is evil, not the things themselves." --St. Maximos the Confessor

"If someone shuts a snake and a scorpion up in a bottle, in time, they will be completely destroyed. So it is with evil thoughts: they are suggested by the demons; they disappear through patience." --St. Poemen

"Blessed is the one who honors the Saints and loves his neighbor and has banished envy from his own soul; envy through which Cain became his brothers' murderer." --St. Ephraim of Syria

Typica Service on January 26, 2023: Our Venerable Father Xenophon

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is January 26, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Xenophon and those with him.

The prescribed readings are James 4:7-5:9 and Mark 11:27-33.

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Akathist to St. Panteleimon (1/24/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Typica Service on January 23, 2023: The Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is January 23, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra.

The prescribed readings are James 2:14-26 and Mark 10:46-52.

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Prayer List for the Week of January 22, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, 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, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Randy, Michael, Loretta, Papoulas, Despina, Constantine, Eleftheria, Marihiam, Agape, Lachlan, Jason, Michael, Carter, Maria, Connie, Enrique. Elizabeth, Monu, Barbara, Evangeline, Stacy, Scott, Barbara, Anthony, Abraham, Louis, Jeff, Gabriel, Gloria, Donald, Marc, Ana, Alexandra, Eliza, Kathleen, Gary, Anna, Robbin, Kathy, Robert, Coletta, Maria, Andrea, Dorothy, Earl, Philip, John, Cynthia, Roy

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: all emergency medical workers, firefighters and police officers

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. Peter, Jeremy, George, Diana, Irene, Christian, Margaret, Constantin, Helen, Draga, Diane, Walter, Anna

Readings for the Week of January 22, 2023

1/22: 1 Timothy 1:15-17; Luke 18:35-43

1/23: James 2:14-26; Mark 10:46-52

1/24: James 3:1-10; Mark 11:11-23

1/25: James 3:11-4:6; Mark 11:23-26

1/26: James 4:7-5:9; Mark 11:27-33

1/27: 1 Peter 1:1-2, 10-12; 2:6-10; Mark 12:1-12

1/28: 1 Thessalonians 5:14-23; Luke 17:3-10

Typica Service on January 20, 2023: St. Euthymios the Great of Palestine

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is January 20, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Holy and God-Bearing Father Euthymios the Great of Palestine.

The prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 and Luke 6:17-23.

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Words from the Saints -- January 19, 2023

"When God revealed himself, he united himself with our mortal nature in order to deify humanity through this close relation with deity. Since this is so, through his flesh, constituted by bread and wine, he implants himself in all believers." --St. Gregory of Nyssa

"When you sin, blame your thought, not your action. For had your intellect not run ahead, your body would not have followed." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"From a pleasure-loving heart arise unhealthy thoughts and words; and from the smoke of a fire we recognize the fuel." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"The promised land is the kingdom of heaven whose ambassadors are dispassion and spiritual knowledge." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"A great means to preserve continual peace and tranquility of soul is to receive everything from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whatever way it comes." --St. Dorotheus

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (1/17/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Typica Service on January 16, 2023: Veneration of the Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is January 16, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Veneration of the Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter.

The prescribed readings are Acts 12:1-11 and John 21:14-25.

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Prayer List for the Week of January 15, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, 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, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Randy, Michael, Loretta, Papoulas, Despina, Constantine, Eleftheria, Marihiam, Agape, Lachlan, Jason, Michael, Carter, Maria, Connie, Enrique. Elizabeth, Monu, Barbara, Evangeline, Stacy, Scott, Barbara, Anthony, Abraham, Louis, Jeff, Gabriel, Gloria, Donald, Marc, Ana, Alexandra, Eliza, Kathleen, Gary, Anna, Robbin, Kathy, Robert, Coletta, Maria, Andrea, Dorothy, Earl, Philip, John, Cynthia, Roy

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: all emergency medical workers, firefighters and police officers

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: Jeremy, George, Diana, Irene, Christian, Margaret, Constantin, Draga, Walter, Leocadia, Vasyl, Anna

Readings for the Week of January 15, 2023

1/15: 1 Timothy 1:15-17; Luke 18:18-27

1/16: Acts 12:1-11; John 21:14-25

1/17: Hebrews 13:17-21; Luke 6:17-23

1/18: Hebrews 13:7-16; Matthew 5:14-19

1/19: Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 22:2-14

1/20: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15; Luke 6:17-23

1/21: 1 Thessalonians 5:14-23; Luke 16:10-15

Words from the Saints -- January 12, 2023

"The Lord sometimes allows people who are devoted to Him to fall into such dreadful vices; and this is in order to prevent them from falling into a still greater sin--pride. Your temptation will pass and you will spend the remaining days of your life in humility. Only do not forget your sin." --St. Seraphim of Sarov

"When you sin, blame your thought, not your action. For had your mind not run ahead, your body would not have followed." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Let us not be ashamed to confess the Crucified Christ. Be the cross our seal, made with boldness by our fingers on our brow and in everything; over the bread we eat and the cups we drink, in our comings and in goings out; before our sleep, when we lie down and when we awake; when we are traveling, and when we are at rest." --St. Cyril of Jerusalem

"Children, I beseech you to correct your hearts and thoughts, so that you may be pleasing to God. Consider that although we may reckon ourselves to be righteous and frequently succeed in deceiving men, we can conceal nothing from God. Let us therefore strive to preserve the holiness of our souls and to guard the purity of our bodies with all fervor. Ye are the temple of God, says the divine Apostle Paul; If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy." --St. Nicholas of Myra

"The blessedness of seeing God is justly promised to the pure of heart. For the eye that is unclean would not be able to see the brightness of the true light, and what would be happiness to clear minds would be a torment to those that are defiled. Therefore, let the mists of worldly vanities be dispelled, and the inner eye be cleansed of all the filth of wickedness, so that the soul's gaze may feast serenely upon the great vision of God." --St. Leo the Great

"Acquire the Spirit of peace, and thousands around you will be saved." --St. Seraphim of Sarov

Typica Service on January 12, 2023: St. Sabbas of Serbia; St. Tatiana of Rome

Christ is Baptized in the Jordan! Glorify Him!

Today is January 12, 2023. It is the Seventh Day of Theophany. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Holy Father Sabbas, Archbishop of Serbia and the Holy Virgin Martyr Tatiana of Rome.

The prescribed readings are James 1:19-27 and Mark 9:10-16.

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Akathist to St. Panteleimon (1/10/23)

Christ is Baptized in the Jordan! Glorify Him!

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Typica Service on January 9, 2023: The Holy Martyr Polyeuctos

Christ is Baptized in the Jordan! Glorify Him!

Today is January 9, 2023. It is the Fourth Day of Theophany. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Polyeuctos.

The prescribed readings are Hebrews 11:17-23, 27-31 and Mark 8:11-21.

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Prayer List for the Week of January 8, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Gregory, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, 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, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Michael, Darina, Robert, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Dorina, Bea, Helen, Helena, Robert, Elizabeth, Rita, John, Joyce, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Randy, Michael, Loretta, Papoulas, Despina, Constantine, Eleftheria, Marihiam, Agape, Lachlan, Jason, Michael, Carter, Maria, Connie, Enrique. Elizabeth, Monu, Barbara, Evangeline, Stacy, Scott, Barbara, Anthony, Abraham, Louis, Jeff, Gabriel, Gloria, Donald, Marc, Ana, Alexandra, Eliza, Kathleen, Gary, Anna

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: all emergency medical workers, firefighters and police officers

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: Mihai, Michael, Jeremy, George, Diana, Irene, Christian, Stephen, Gloria, Mark