Words from the Saints -- July 13, 2023

"Blessed the one who is always full of spiritual joy and has not grown slack in bearing the Lord's good yoke, for he will be crowned with glory." --St. Ephraim the Syrian

"Love every man in spite of his falling into sin. Never mind the sins, but remember that the foundation of the man is the same - the image of God." --St. John of Kronstadt

"The tree of life is the knowledge of God; when, being purified, you share in that knowledge you attain immortality." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"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

"If thou art a Christian, no earthly city is thine. Of our City 'the Builder and Maker is God.' Though we may gain possession of the whole world, we are withal but strangers and sojourners in it all! We are enrolled in Heaven: our citizenship is there! Let us not, after the manner of little children, despise things that are great, and admire those which are little." --St. John Chrysostom

"Blessed is the one who is fired by the fear of God, ever having in himself the fervor of the Holy Spirit, and who has burned up the thorns and thistles of the thoughts." --St. Ephraim of Syria

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (7/12/23)

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Typica Service on July 10, 2023

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Today is July 10, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Anthony of the Kievan Caves.

The prescribed readings are Romans 16:17-24 and Matthew 13:10-23.

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Prayer List for the Week of July 9, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Michael, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Darina, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Jason, Michael, Donald, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Papoulas, Nectarios, Constantine, Agape, Paul, Nicholas, Anna, Emmanuel, Marihiam, Mila, Peter, Natalie, Peter, Richard, James, Lori, Sharon, Kelly, Marcia, Scott, Badger, Tiffany

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: Nikolay, Moise, Elena, Barbara, Adele, Richard, Maria, Irene

Readings for the Week of July 9, 2023

7/9: Romans 10:1-10; Matthew 8:28-9:1

7/10: Romans 16:17-24; Matthew 13:10-23

7/11: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; Matthew 13:24-30

7/12: 1 Corinthians 2:9-3:8; Matthew 13:31-36

7/13: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23; Matthew 13:36-43

7/14: 1 Corinthians 4:5-8; Matthew 13:44-54

7/15: Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 9:18-26

Typica Service on July 7, 2023

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Today is July 7, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy and Great Virgin Martyr Cyriaca.

The prescribed readings are Romans 16:1-16 and Matthew 13:4-9.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, July 3, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- July 6, 2023

"Until a man’s earthly life finishes its course, up to the very departure of the soul from the body, the struggle between sin and righteousness continues within him. However, high a spiritual and moral state one might achieve, a gradual or even headlong and deep fall into the abyss of sin is always possible. Therefore, communion of the holy Body and Blood of Christ, which strengthens our contact with Him and refreshes us with the living streams of the grace of the Holy Spirit flowing through the Body of the Church, is necessary for everyone." --St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco

"There are many differing methods of prayer. No method is harmful; if it were, it would be not prayer but the activity of Satan." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Where would there be opportunities for struggling for great deeds if we were not occasionally injured by our neighbors, if they did not offend us? Where would there be opportunities for patiently bearing offenses, for meekness and humility? You see, then, that we must be tried by many and various evils in order to prove our virtue and be eventually crowned." --St. John of Kronstadt

"Patiently endure the distressing and painful things that befall you, for through them God in His providence is purifying you." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"Ever let mercy outweigh all else in you. Let our compassion be a mirror where we may see in ourselves that likeness and that true image which belong to God. A heart hard and unmerciful will never be pure." --St. Isaac of Syria

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (7/5/23)

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Typica Service on July 3, 2023

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Today is July 3, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Hyacinth.

The prescribed readings are Romans 12:4-5, 15-21 and Matthew 12:9-13.

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

Prayer List for the Week of July 2, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Michael, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Darina, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Jason, Michael, Donald, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Papoulas, Nectarios, Constantine, Agape, Paul, Nicholas, Anna, Emmanuel, Marihiam, Mila, Peter, Natalie, Peter, Richard, James, Lori, Sharon

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: Robert, Brittany, Nikolay, Moise, Elena, Maria, Irene

Readings for the Week of July 2, 2023

7/2: Romans 6:18-23; Matthew 8:5-13

7/3: Romans 12:4-5, 15-21; Matthew 12:9-13

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

7/5: Romans 15:7-16; Matthew 12:38-45

7/6: Romans 15:17-29; Matthew 12:46-13:3

7/7: Romans 16:1-16; Matthew 13:4-9

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

Typica Service on June 30, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is June 30, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Gathering (Synaxis) for the Holy, Glorious, All-Praised Twelve Apostles.

The prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 and Mark 3:13-19.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, July 3, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- June 29, 2023

"Hell can't be made attractive, so the devil makes attractive the road that leads there." --St. Basil the Great

"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

"First of all, we know that God is the beginning, middle and end of everything good; and it is impossible for us to have faith in anything good or to carry it into effect except in Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"The tongue of a back-biting soul is three-pronged: it injures the speaker, the listener and sometimes the person being maligned." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (6/27/23)

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Typica Service on June 26, 2023

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Today is June 26, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father David of Thessalonica.

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

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, June 30, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of June 25, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios,  Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Marianne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Mary Jo, Clara, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Michael, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Darina, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Dorina, Elena, Jason, Michael, Donald, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Papoulas, Nectarios, Constantine, Agape, Paul, Nicholas, Anna, Emmanuel, Marihiam, Mila, Peter, Natalie, Peter, Richard, John, Christine, James, Lori, Sharon

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: Robert, Brittany, Nikolay, Moise, John, Julia

Readings for the Week of June 25, 2023

6/25: Romans 5:1-10; Matthew 6:22-33

6/26: Romans 9:18-33; Matthew 11:2-15

6/27: Romans 10:11-11:2; Matthew 11:16-20

6/28: Romans 11:2-12; Matthew 11:20-26

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

6/30: Romans 12:4-5, 15-21; 14:9-18; Matthew 12:9-16, 22-30

7/1: Romans 6:11-17; Matthew 8:14-23

Typica Service on June 23, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is June 23, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father David of Thessalonica.

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, June 26, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- June 22, 2023

"Prayer is food for the soul. Do not starve the soul; it is better to let the body go hungry." --St. Joseph of Optina

"There never was, and never will be a place on earth free from sorrows. The only sorrow-less place possible is the heart, when the Lord is present there." --St. Nikon of Optina

"Each of us is Adam ...each of us is of Christ ...Just as corruption and death come down from generation to generation from the old Adam, so also incorruption and immortality come down to Christians from the new Adam." --St. Symeon the New Theologian, on Romans 5:17-6:2

"A man knows nothing about the powers that are outside him; but if they enter into him, he must fight them and drive them out." --St. Poemen

"When pride retreats from a man, humility begins to dwell in him, and the more pride is diminished, so much more does humility grow. The one gives way to the other as to its opposite. Darkness departs and light appears. Pride is darkness, but humility is light." --St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

"Just as anyone who climbs a rotten ladder risks his life, so are honors and power a danger for humility." --St. John Climacus

Typica Service on June 19, 2023

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Today is June 19, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Apostle Jude, the Lord's brother.

The prescribed readings are Jude 1-10 and John 14:21-24.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, June 23, at 8am (Eastern). ***

The service text for today’s livestream may be found here.