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A Pan-Orthodox ministry that displays Christian love, mercy and compassion to the individuals, families and facilities it serves.

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A Pan-Orthodox ministry that displays Christian love, mercy and compassion to the individuals, families and facilities it serves.

Prayer List for the Week of February 5, 2023

Gerald Largent

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, Randall, Michael, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Darina, Robert, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, 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, John, Julia

Readings for the Week of February 5, 2023

Gerald Largent

2/5: 2 Timothy 3:10-15; Luke 18:10-14

2/6: 2 Peter 1:20-2:9; Mark 13:9-13

2/7: 2 Peter 2:9-22; Mark 13:14-23

2/8: 2 Peter 3:1-18; Mark 13:24-31

2/9: 1 John 1:8-2:6; Mark 13:31-14:2

2/10: 1 John 2:7-17; Mark 14:3-9

2/11: 2 Timothy 3:1-9; Luke 20:45-21:4

Words from the Saints -- February 2, 2023

Gerald Largent

"Do not ask how a poor man can be self-indulgent when he lacks the material means. For it is possible to be self-indulgent in a yet more despicable way through one's thoughts." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"When the soul of a man departs from the body, a certain great mystery is there enacted. If a person is under the guilt of sin, bands of demons and fallen angels approach along with the powers of darkness which capture the soul and drag it as a captive to their place. No one should be surprised by this fact. For if, while a man lived in this life, he was subject to them and was their obedient slave, how much more, when he leaves this world, is he captured and controlled by them?" --St. Macarius the Great

"It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles. They either endure the pain of longing for that which is to come, like the one who said, ‘Woe is me that I have such a long pilgrimage’ (Psalm 120/121:5) or they are distressed by their longing for the salvation of others, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, ‘I am afraid that when I come to you, God may humble me and cause me to weep and mourn over many who have sinned and not repented of impurity, fornication and licentiousness which they have practiced.'" --St. Athanasius

Typica Service on February 1, 2023: The Holy Martyr Tryphon

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

February 1 is the Pre-Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple. On this day of the month, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Tryphon.

The prescribed readings are 1 Peter 4:1-11 and Mark 12:28-37

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

Prayer List for the Week of January 29, 2023

Gerald Largent

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

Gerald Largent

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

Gerald Largent

"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

Prayer List for the Week of January 22, 2023

Gerald Largent

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

Gerald Largent

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

Words from the Saints -- January 19, 2023

Gerald Largent

"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