Prayer List for the Week of September 10, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr Jerome, Fr. Kyril, Fr. Mefody, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, 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, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Candice, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina

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: William, Anna

Readings for the Week of September 10, 2023

9/10: Galatians 6:11-18; John 3:13-17

9/11: Galatians 2:11-16; Mark 5:24-34

9/12: Galatians 2:21-3:7; Mark 6:1-7

9/13: Galatians 3:15-22; Mark 6:7-13

9/14: 1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35

9/15: Colossians 1:24-29, 2:1; Matthew 10:16-22

9/16: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; John 8:21-30

Words from the Saints -- September 7, 2023

"Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water [i.e. fervor and tears] have not been exhausted, for it may happen that never again in your whole life will you have such a chance to ask for the forgiveness for your sins." --St. John Climacus

"If one becomes angry with one's neighbor on account of riches, fame or pleasure, one does not yet realize that God orders all things with justice." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Anyone who truly wants to follow God must be free from the bonds of attachment to this life. To do this we must make a complete break with our old way of life. Indeed, unless we avoid all obsession with the body and with the concerns of this world, we shall never succeed in pleasing God. We must depart as it were to another world in our way of thinking, as the Apostle said: 'Our citizenship is in heaven.'" --St. Basil the Great

Typica Service on September 7, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is September 7, 2023. It is the Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Sozon the Shepherd.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 1:1-10, 20-2:5 and Mark 5:1-20.

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

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (9/6/23)

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

Typica Service on September 4, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is September 4, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Prophet and God-Seer Moses, and the Holy Priest-Martyr Babylas and with him.

The prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 12:10-19 and Mark 4:10-23.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, September 6, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of September 3, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr Jerome, Fr. Kyril, Fr. Mefody, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, 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, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina

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: William, Anna

Readings for the Week of September 3, 2023

9/3: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24; Matthew 21:33-42

9/4: 2 Corinthians 12:10-19; Mark 4:10-23

9/5: 2 Corinthians 12:20-13:2; Mark 4:24-34

9/6: 2 Corinthians 13:3-13; Mark 4:35-41

9/7: Galatians 1:1-10, 20-2:5; Mark 5:1-20

9/8: Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

9/9: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9; Matthew 10:37-42

Typica Service on September 1, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is September 1, 2023. It is the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Assembly for the Most-Holy Birthgiver-of-God of Miasena, and Our Venerable Father, Simeon the Stylite and his mother, Martha.

The prescribed readings are 1 Timothy 2:1-7 and Luke 4:16-22.

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

Words from the Saints -- August 31, 2023

"Love Christ and put nothing before His Love. Christ is Everything. He is the source of life, the ultimate desire, He is everything. Everything beautiful is in Christ." --Elder Porfyrios

"The room of the soul is the body; its doors are the five bodily senses. The soul enters its room when the mind does not wander here and there, roaming among the things and affairs of the world, but stays within, in our hearts. Our senses become closed and re main closed when we do not let them be passionately attached to external sensory things and in this way our mind remains free from every worldly attachment, and by secret mental prayer unites with God our Father." --St.Gregory Palamas

"Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God, with the evil that is in him: because evil is but a chance misfortune, an illness, a devilish reverie. But the very essence of the person is the image of God, and this remains in him despite every disfigurement." --St. John of Kronstadt

"It may be that a man seems to be silent, but if his heart judges others, then he is always speaking." --St. Pimen the Great

"Estrangement and turning away from God are more unbearable than the punishments expected in hell." --St. Basil the Great

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (8/30/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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

Typica Service on August 28, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is August 28, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Moses the Ethiopian.

The prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 8:7-9:5 and Mark 3:6-19.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, August 30, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of August 27, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr Jerome, Fr. Kyril, Fr. Mefody, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, 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, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine

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: William, Anna

Readings for the Week of August 27, 2023

8/27: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Matthew 19:16-26

8/28: 2 Corinthians 8:7-9:5; Mark 3:6-19

8/29: Acts 13:25-32; Mark 6:14-30

8/30: 2 Corinthians 9:12-10:7; Mark 3:20-27

8/31: 2 Corinthians 10:7-18; Mark 3:28-35

9/1: 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 4:16-22

9/2: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29; John 8:21-30

Typica Service on August 25, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is August 25, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Apostle Bartholomew and the Holy Apostle Titus of the Seventy.

The prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 7:10-16 and Mark 2:18-22.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, August 28, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- August 24, 2023

"Do not listen gleefully to gossip at your neighbor's expense or chatter to a person who likes finding fault. Otherwise you will fall away from divine love and find yourself cut off from eternal life." --St. Maximos the Confessor

"Purity is the fellowship with and likeness to God, so far as is possible for men." --St. John of the Ladder

"Just as a man whose head is under water cannot inhale pure air, so a man whose thoughts are plunged into the cares of this world cannot absorb the sensation of the world to come." --St. Isaac the Syrian

"Understand the words of Holy Scripture by putting them into practice, and do not fill yourself with conceit by elaborating on theoretical ideas." --St. Mark the Ascetic

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (8/23/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, August 25, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Typica Service on August 21, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is August 21, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Apostle Thaddaeus.

The prescribed readings are 2 Corinthians 5:10-15 and Mark 1:9-15.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, August 23, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of August 20, 2023

For healing: Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr Jerome, Fr. Kyril, Fr. Mefody, Fr. Paul, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, 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, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Sharon, Tiffany, Elaine

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: Marianne, William, Anna

Readings for the Week of August 20, 2023

8/20: 1 Corinthians 9:2-12; Matthew 18:23-35

8/21: 2 Corinthians 5:10-15; Mark 1:9-15

8/22: 2 Corinthians 5:15-21; Mark 1:16-22

8/23: 2 Corinthians 6:11-16; Mark 1:23-28

8/24: 2 Corinthians 7:1-10; Mark 1:29-35

8/25: 2 Corinthians 7:10-16; Mark 2:18-22

8/26: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9; Matthew 10:37-42