Words from the Saints -- September 21, 2023

"Just as water falling a drop at a time onto the fire in the end puts it out, so tears of sincere sorrow damp down in us the flame of anger and contempt. Then gentleness arrives, a deep tranquility of soul, which is untroubled either by honors or by ridicule." --St. John Climacus

"In the measure to which a man cuts off and humbles his own will, he proceeds toward success. But insofar as he stubbornly guards his own will, so much does he bring harm to himself." --St. Ephraim the Syrian

"The righteous have no sorrows that are not turned into joy, as sinners have no joy that is not turned into sorrow." --St. Dmitri of Rostov

"When you want to make a beginning of a good deed, first prepare for temptations, which will come to you, and don't doubt the truth [of that which you do for God.}" --St. Isaac the Syrian

"There is faith 'that comes by hearing' (Romans 10:17) and there is faith that 'is the substance of things hoped for' (Hebrews 11:1)." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"The Lord wants us to love one another. Here is freedom: in love for God and neighbor. In this freedom, there is equality. In earthly orders, there may not be equality, but this is not important for the soul. Not everyone can be a king, not everyone a patriarch or a boss. But in any position it is possible to love God and to please Him, and only this is important. And whoever loves God more on earth will be in greater glory in His Kingdom." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (9/20/23)

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Typica Service on September 18, 2023

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Today is September 18, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Father among the Saints Eumenius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gortynia in Crete.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 4:28-5:10 and Luke 3:19-22.

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Prayer List for the Week of September 17, 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, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, 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, Candice, Darina, David

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: Frederic

Readings for the Week of September 17, 2023

9/17: Galatians 2:16-20; Mark 8:34-9:1

9/18: Galatians 4:28-5:10; Luke 3:19-22

9/19: Galatians 5:11-21; Luke 3:23-4:1

9/20: Galatians 6:2-10; Luke 4:1-15

9/21: Ephesians 1:1-9; Luke 4:16-22

9/22: Ephesians 1:7-17; Luke 4:22-30

9/23: 1 Corinthians 10:23-28; Luke 4:31-36

Typica Service on September 15, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is September 15, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Great Martyr Nicetas the Goth.

The prescribed readings are Colossians 1:24-29, 2:1 and Matthew 10:16-22.

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Words from the Saints -- September 14, 2023

"Born as a son, led forth as a lamb, sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man, He rose from the dead as a God, for He was by nature God and Man. He is all things: He judges, and so He is Law; He teaches, and so He is Word; He saves, and so He is Grace; He begets, and so He is Father, He is begotten, and so He is Son; He suffers, and so He is Sacrifice; He is buried, and so He is Man; He rises again, and so He is God. This is Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs Glory for all ages." --St. Melito of Sardis

"Remembrance of Jesus' passion will heal your soul of resentment, by making it ashamed of itself when it remembers the patience of the Lord. Some people have wearied themselves and suffered for a long time in order to extract forgiveness. By far the best course, however, is to forget the offenses, since the Lord says: 'Forgive at once and you will be forgiven in generous measure' (cf. Luke 6:37-38)." --St. John Climacus

"Some of the things given to us by God for our use are in the soul, others are in the body and others relate to the body. In the soul are its powers; in the body are the sense organs and other members; relating to the body are food, money, possessions and so on. Our good or bad use of these things given us by God, or of what is contingent upon them, reveals whether we are virtuous or evil." --St. Maximos the Confessor

Typica Service on September 11, 2023

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Today is September 11, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Mother Theodora of Alexandria.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 2:11-16 and Mark 5:24-34.

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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

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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.

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

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Typica Service on September 4, 2023

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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.

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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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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