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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.

Typica on October 11, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On October 11, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the Seven Deacons.

The prescribed readings are Ephesians 1:7-17 and Luke 9:12-18.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Tuesday, October 15, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- October 10, 2024

Gerald Largent

"Reaping unwillingly the wickedness we deliberately sow, we should marvel at God's justice." --St. Mark the Ascetic

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

"When self-will and ease become habitual, they overthrow a man." --St. Poemen

"Presumption and boastfulness are causes of blasphemy. Avarice and self-esteem are causes of cruelty and hypocrisy." --St. Kosmas Aitolos

"Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude." --St. John Chrysostom

"When you pray inwardly and outwardly, be firmly convinced that the Lord is there, by you and within you, and hears every word, even if only said to yourself, even when you only pray mentally; speak from your whole heart, sincerely, judge yourself likewise sincerely, without in the least justifying yourself; have faith that the Lord will have mercy upon you—and you will not remain unforgiven. This is true. It is taken from experience." --St. John of Kronstadt

Vespers on October 9, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On October 10, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Eulampius and his sister Eulampia.

.*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, October 11, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***

Typica on October 7, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On October 7, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 4:28-5:10 and Luke 7:36-50.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, October 9, at 6:30pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of October 6, 2024

Gerald Largent

For healing: Abbot Tryphon, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Dmitri, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Joseph, Fr. Deacon Jorge, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Subdeacon Nicholas, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Mary Jo, Clara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Danielle, Nicholas, Kathleen, Walter, Andrew, Natalie, Arthur, Diana, Nicole, Rene, Jennifer, Michael, Marc, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, James, Darina, Jay, George, Carol, Andrew, Jodi, Ashley, Ilarion, Rita, Elena, William, Andrew, Nestor, Richard, Roy, Anna, Lucian, Justin, Tikhon, Michelle, Daria, Mary, Mark, Ellen, Deborah, Helen, Alexis, Allayne, Donald, Christine, Nathan

For God’s protection: all who are missing

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military; 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: Filofteia, Maria, Deborah, Miguel, Walter, Carlotta, Loretta, Constantin, Lydia, Eleni, Areti, Savvas, Koulla, Panos, Vasiliki, Nikolaos, Niki, George, Chloe, George, Charalambos, Pasquile

Readings for the Week of October 6, 2024

Gerald Largent

10/6: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15; Hebrews 7:26-8:2; Luke 7:11-16; John 20:19-31

10/7: Galatians 4:28-5:10; Luke 7:36-50

10/8: Galatians 5:11-21; Luke 8:1-3

10/9: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 9:36-10:8

10/10: Ephesians 1:1-9; Luke 9:7-11

10/11: Ephesians 1:7-17; Luke 9:12-18

10/12: 1 Corinthians 10:23-28; Luke 6:1-10

Typica on October 4, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On October 4, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus of Athens.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 4:8-21 and Luke 7:31-35.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, October 7, at 6:30pm (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- October 3, 2024

Gerald Largent

"The soul cannot know peace unless she prays for her enemies. The soul that has learned of God’s grace to pray, feels love and compassion for every created thing, and in particular for mankind, for whom the Lord suffered on the Cross, and His soul was heavy for every one of us." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos

"When you take food to nourish your body, you can scarcely be induced to leave the table before you have fully satisfied your need and, except for an urgent reason, you will not readily do so. How much more eagerly ought you to linger over spiritual nourishment and strengthen your soul with prayer; for the soul is as far superior to the body as heaven is above the earth and -heavenly things above those of earth." --St. Basil the Great

"If you believe in the Gospel that you like, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe in, but yourself." --St. Augustine of Hippo

"Blessed the one who loves truth continually and has not lent his mouth as an instrument of impiety by lying, for he fears the commandment about idle speech." --St. Ephraim of Syria

Vespers on October 2, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On October 3, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite.

.*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, October 4, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***

Typica on September 30, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On September 30, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Hieromartyr Gregory, Bishop of Greater Armenia, Equal of the Apostles, Enlightener of Armenia. We also remember Our Father among the Saints Michael, the first Metropolitan of Kiev.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 2:11-16 and Luke 6:24-30.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, October 2, at 6:30pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of September 29, 2024

Gerald Largent

For healing: Abbot Tryphon, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Dmitri, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Joseph, Fr. Deacon Jorge, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Subdeacon Nicholas, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Mary Jo, Clara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Danielle, Nicholas, Kathleen, Walter, Andrew, Natalie, Arthur, Diana, Nicole, Rene, Jennifer, Michael, Marc, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, James, Darina, Jay, George, Carol, Andrew, Jodi, Ashley, Ilarion, Rita, Elena, William, Andrew, Nestor, Richard, Roy, Anna, Lucian, Justin, Tikhon, Michelle, Daria, Mary, Mark, Ellen, Deborah, Helen, Alexis, Allayne

For God’s protection: all who are missing

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military; 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: Nicholas, Filofteia, Maria, Deborah, Miguel, Walter, Carlotta, Loretta

Readings for the Week of September 29, 2024

Gerald Largent

9/29: 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Luke 6:31-36

9/30: Galatians 2:11-16; Luke 6:24-30

10/1: Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

10/2: Galatians 3:15-22; Luke 6:46-7:1

10/3: Galatians 3:23-4:5; Luke 7:17-30

10/4: Galatians 4:8-21; Luke 7:31-35

10/5: 1 Corinthians 4:17-5:5; Luke 5:27-32

Typica on September 28, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On September 28, the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Chariton the Confessor and the Holy Prophet Baruch.

The prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 and Luke 5:17-26.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday,, September 30, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***

Typica on September 27, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On September 27, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyr Callistratus and his Forty Nine Companions.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 2:6-10 and Luke 6:17-23.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow,, September 28, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- September 26, 2024

Gerald Largent

"Blessed is the mind which, during prayer, is drawn neither to the material nor to possessions." --St. Nilus of Sinai

"To know God we have no need of riches. We need only love our neighbour and be lowly in spirit, sober, and obedient; and for these virtues the Lord allows us to know Him. Could anything in this world be more precious than this knowledge?" --St. Silouan of Mount Athos

"For Your sake we came into being, so that we might delight in the paradise which You have planted and in which You have placed us." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"A hypocrite is someone who teaches his neighbor something he makes no effort to do himself." --St. Poemen

"Always be on your guard against your anger, and then you will not be carried away by other violent desires. Anger gives fuel to all sorts of other passions and always clouds the spiritual eye, disrupting the state of pure prayer." --Evagrios of Pontus

"Do you want to come to God; do you want to not be deluded and not to get lost; do you want not to die and to live forever? The Lord says: 'I am the Way, Truth and Life' (John 14:6). Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest!' (Matthew 11:28)" --St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

Vespers on September 25, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On September 26, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy, Glorious, All-Praised Apostle and Evangelist, John the Theologian.

The prescribed readings for Vespers are 1 John 3:21-4:6; 1 John 4:11-16 and 1 John 4:20-5:5.

.*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Friday, September 27, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***

Typica on September 23, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On September 23, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Conception of the glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John.

The prescribed readings are Galatians 4:22-31 and Luke 1:5-25.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, September 25, at 6:30pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of September 22, 2024

Gerald Largent

For healing: Abbot Tryphon, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Dmitri, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Joseph, Fr. Deacon Jorge, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Subdeacon Nicholas, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Mary Jo, Clara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Danielle, Nicholas, Kathleen, Walter, Andrew, Natalie, Arthur, Diana, Nicole, Rene, Jennifer, Michael, Marc, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, James, Darina, Jay, George, Carol, Andrew, Jodi, Ashley, Ilarion, Rita, Elena, William, Andrew, Nestor, Richard, Roy, Anna, Lucian, Justin, Tikhon, Michelle, Daria, Mary, Mark, Ellen, Deborah, Helen, Alexis, Allayne

For God’s protection: all who are missing

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military; 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: Nicholas, Filofteia, Maria, Deborah, Miguel, Walter

Readings for the Week of September 22, 2024

Gerald Largent

9/22: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24; Luke 5:1-11

9/23: Galatians 4:22-31; Luke 1:5-25

9/24: 2 Corinthians 12:20-13:2; Luke 5:12-16

9/25: 2 Corinthians 13:3-13; Luke 5:33-39

9/26: 1 John 4:12-19; John 19:25-27; 21:24-25

9/27: Galatians 2:6-10; Luke 6:17-23

9/28: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Luke 5:17-26

Typica on September 21, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

September 21 is the Final Day of the Exaltation of the Cross.

The prescribed readings are 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 and John 8:21-30.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, September 23, at 8:00am (Eastern). ***