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

Typica Service on February 21, 2023: St Timothy of Symbola; St Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch.

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is February 21, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Timothy of Symbola; and Our Father among the Saints Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch.

The prescribed readings are Jude 1:1-10 and Luke 22:39-42, 45-23:1.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, February 22, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of February 19, 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, Jason, Michael, Donald, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Kathleen, Gary, Anna, Robbin, Kathy, Robert, Roy, Paul, Lillian, Natalie

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. Daniel, Fr. John, Fr. Peter, Irene, Margaret, Constantin, Draga, Helen, George, Eleanor, Mitica

Readings for the Week of February 19, 2023

Gerald Largent

2/19: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2; Matthew 25:31-46

2/20: 3 John 1:1-15; Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39

2/21: Jude 1:1-10; Luke 22:39-42, 45-23:1

2/22: Joel 2:12-26; Joel 3:12-21

2/23: Jude 1:11-25; Luke 23:2-34, 44-56

2/24: Zechariah 8:7-17; Zechariah 8:19-23

2/25: Romans 14:19-23; 16:25-27; Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 6:1-13; 11:27-30

Words from the Saints -- February 16, 2023

Gerald Largent

"Fire and water do not mix; neither can you mix judgment of others with the desire to repent." --St. John Climacus

"When Scripture says 'He will reward every man according to his works' (Matthew 16:27), do not imagine that works in themselves merit either hell or the Kingdom. On the contrary, Christ rewards each man according to whether his works are done with faith or without faith in Himself; and He is not a dealer bound by contract, but God our Creator and Redeemer." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Cleanse your vessel, that you may receive grace more abundantly. For though remission of sins is given equally to all, the communion of the Holy Spirit is bestowed in proportion to each man's faith. If you have labored little, you receive little; but if you have wrought much, the reward is great." --St. Cyril of Jerusalem

"No passion is worse than an uncontrolled tongue, because it is the mother of all the passions." --St. Agathon

"All novelty (innovation) in faith is a sure mark of heresy." --St. Vincent of Lerins

Prayer List for the Week of February 12, 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, Roy, Paul, Lillian, Natalie

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. Daniel, Fr. Peter, Irene, Margaret, Constantin, Draga, Helen

Readings for the Week of February 12, 2023

Gerald Largent

2/12: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32

2/13: 1 John 2:18-3:10; Mark 11:1-11

2/14: 1 John 3:11-20; Mark 14:10-42

2/15: 1 John 3:21-4:6; Mark 14:43-14:72

2/16: 1 John 4:20-5:21; Mark 15:1-15

2/17: 2 John 1:1-13; Mark 15:22-25, 33-41

2/18: 1 Corinthians 10:23-28; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36; John 5:24-30

Words from the Saints -- February 9, 2023

Gerald Largent

"Every evil is a sickness of soul, but virtue offers the cause of its health." --St. Basil the Great

"The man ensnared by pride will need God's help, since man is of no use to him." --St. John Climacus

"Do not listen to talk about other people's sins. For through such listening the form of these sins is imprinted on you." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Love, unchangeable tranquility and our adoption as children of God are different from each other only in name. As light, fire and flame are present in the selfsame operation, so are these three manifestations of the Spirit. When someone is completely permeated with the love of God, the brightness of his soul is reflected by his whole personality as if in a mirror. Therefore the one who loves God also loves his brother or sister. Indeed, the second love is the proof of the first." --St. John Climacus

"Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven." --St. Jerome

"A son of God is a person who through wisdom, power and righteousness has become like God." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"Love sinners, but hate their works, and do not despise them for their faults, lest you be tempted by the same. Remember that you share the earthly nature of Adam and that you are clothed with his infirmity." --St. Isaac the Syrian

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). ***