Prayer List for the Week of June 13, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty, Michael

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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: Violet, Doina, Aurel, Nikolaos, Virginia, Ann, Audrey, Virginia

Readings for the Week of June 13, 2021

6/13: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36; John 17:1-13

6/14: Acts 21:8-14; John 14:27-15:7

6/15: Acts 21:26-32; John 16:2-13

6/16: Acts 23:1-11; John 16:15-23

6/17 Acts 25:13-19; John 16:23-33

6/18: Acts 27:1-44; John 17:18-26

6/19: Acts 28:1-31; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; John 5:24-30; 21:15-25

Words from the Saints -- June 10, 2021

"Prayer is called a virtue, but in reality it is the mother of the virtues: for it gives birth to them through union with Christ." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"Love and humility form a holy pair; what the first builds, the second binds, thus preventing the building from falling asunder." --St. John Climacus

"A person is humble when he knows that his very being is on loan to him." --St. Maximos the Confessor

"He who restrains his mouth from speech guards his heart from passions." --St. Isaac the Syrian

"How absurd and unnatural are anger and rage. Look at the face of a gentle person — how beautiful it is… but look at the face of an angry one: it is restless, gloomy and ugly." --St. John of Kronstadt

"There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up. Have you sinned? Cease. Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside." --St. Basil the Great

"Shun the satisfactions of this age, so as to be happy in the age to come. Do not be sad when you are cursed by men; be sad when you sin--this is the true curse." --St. Pachomius the Great

Prayer List for the Week of June 6, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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: Nancy, Violet, Doina, Aurel, Nikolaos, Virginia, Ann

Readings for the Week of June 6, 2021

6/6: Acts 16:16-34; John 9:1-38

6/7: Acts 17:1-15; John 11:47-57

6/8: Acts 17:19-28; John 12:19-36

6/9: Acts 18:22-28; John 12:36-47

6/10: Acts 1:1-12; Luke 24:36-53

6/11: Acts 19:1-8; John 14:1-11

6/12: Acts 20:7-12; John 14:10-21

Words from the Saints -- June 3, 2021

"Blessed is the soul that loves her brother: the Spirit of the Lord lives manifest within her, affording peace and gladness, and she weeps for the whole world." --St. Silouan of Mt. Athos

"Baptism is not magic. It requires our cooperation with God's grace. It is thus possible to lose our sanctification and our salvation. (Hebrews 6:4-5)" --The Philokalia

"Stop defiling your flesh with shameful deeds and polluting your soul with wicked thoughts; then the peace of God will descend upon you and bring you love." --St. Maximos the Confessor

"Adam was headless as guardian of Paradise, for the crafty thief stealthily entered; leaving aside the fruit -- which most men would covet -- he stole instead the Garden's inhabitant! Adam's Lord came out to seek him; He entered Sheol and found him there, then led and brought him out to set him once more in Paradise." --St. Ephraim the Syrian

Prayer List for the Week of May 30, 2021

For healing: Archbishop Daniel, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Nikolaos, Fr. Serhii, Fr. Victor, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Peter, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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, Nancy, Violet, Doina, Aurel, Nikolaos

Readings for the Week of May 30, 2021

5/30: Acts 11:19-26, 29-30; John 4:5-42

5/31: Acts 12:12-17; John 8:42-51

6/1: Acts 12:25-13:12; John 8:51-59

6/2: Acts 13:13-24; John 6:5-14

6/3: Acts 14:20-27; John 9:39-10:9

6/4: Acts 15:5-34; John 10:17-28

6/5: Acts 15:35-41; John 10:27-38

Words from the Saints -- May 27, 2021

"The highest form of prayer is to stand silently in awe before God." --St. Isaac the Syrian

"A man went into the forest to choose a tree from which to make roof beams. And he saw two trees, one beside the other. One was smooth and tall, but had rotted away inside, and the other was rough on the outside and ugly, but its core was healthy. The man sighed, and said to himself: “What use is this smooth, tall tree to me if it is rotten inside and useless for beams? The other one, even if it is rough and ugly, is at least healthy on the inside and so, if I put a bit more effort into it, I can use it for roof beams for my house.” And without thinking any more about it, he chose that tree. So will God choose between two men for His house, and will choose not the one who appears outwardly righteous, but the one whose heart is filled with God’s healthy righteousness." --St. Nikolai of Zhicha

"Learn something from the Scriptures by heart, and keep your mind focused on it. These things impede the demons from making assaults against us." --St. Nil of Sora

"Perfume is not to be found in mud, nor the fragrance of love in the soul of a rancorous man." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"A mole burrowing in the earth is blind and cannot see the stars; and he who does not trust God in temporal things will not trust Him in eternal things." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor." --St. Bede the Venerable

Prayer List for the Week of May 23, 2021

For healing: Archbishop Daniel, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Nikolaos, Fr. Serhii, Fr. Victor, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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, Nancy, Violet, Doina, Aurel

Readings for the Week of May 23, 2021

5/23: Acts 9:32-42; John 5:1-15

5/24: Acts 10:1-16; John 6:56-69

5/25: Acts 10:21-33; John 7:1-13

5/26: Acts 14:6-18; John 7:14-30

5/27: Acts 10:34-43; John 8:12-20

5/28: Acts 10:44-11:10; John 8:21-30

5/29: Acts 12:1-11; John 8:31-42

Readings for the Week of May 16, 2021

5/16: Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43-16:8

5/17: Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60; John 4:46-54

5/18: Acts 8:5-17; John 6:27-33

5/19: Acts 8:18-25; John 6:35-39

5/20: Acts 8:26-39; John 6:40-44

5/21: Acts 8:40-9:19; 26:1-5,12-20; John 6:48-54; 10:1-9

5/22: Acts 9:19-31; John 15:17-16:2

Words from the Saints -- May 13, 2021

"This is the Great Work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God and to expect temptation to his last breath." --St. Anthony of Egypt

"We were created for eternal life by our Creator, we are called to it by the word of God, and we are renewed by holy Baptism. And Christ the Son of God came into the world for this, that He should call us and take us there, and He is the one thing needful. For this reason your very first endeavor and care should be to receive it. Without it everything is as nothing, though you have the whole world under you." --St Tikhon of Zadonsk

"It is called 'Gospel' because it announces to us things that are good, namely, remission of sins, being counted as righteous, ascent into the heavens, and adoption as sons by God. It also announces that we can receive these things easily. For we ourselves have not labored to obtain these good things, nor have we received them as a result of our own accomplishments, but by God’s grace and love for man we have been deemed worthy of such good things." --Blessed Theophylact

"When you delight in hearing evil talk, be angry with your-self and not with the speaker. For listening in a sinful way makes the messenger seem sinful." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"As the branch separated from the roots soon loses all life and verdure, so it is with good works which are not united with charity." --St. Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome

Prayer List for the Week of May 9, 2021

For healing: Archbishop Daniel, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Nikolaos, Fr. Serhii, Fr. Victor, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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, Arlene, Mary, Mary, Nancy, Violet, Doina, Julia, John, Helen, George

Readings for the Week of May 9, 2021

5/9: Acts 5:12-20; John 20:19-31

5/10: Acts 3:19-26; John 2:1-11

5/11: Acts 4:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:39-57; John 3:16-21

5/12: Acts 4:13-22; John 5:17-24

5/13: Acts 4:23-31; John 5:24-30

5/14: Acts 5:1-11; John 5:30-6:2

5/15: Acts 5:21-33; John 6:14-27

Words from the Saints -- May 6, 2021

"It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians." --St. Ignatius of Antioch

"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

Prayer List for the Week of May 2, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Nikolaos, Fr. Serhii, Fr. Victor, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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, Arlene, Mary, Mary, Nancy, Julia, John, Gerald, Marcella, David, Kathleen, Sean

Readings for the Week of May 2, 2021 (Bright Week)

5/2: Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17; John 20:19-25

5/3: Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; John 1:18-28

5/4: Acts 2:14-21; Luke 24:12-35

5/5: Acts 2:22-36; John 1:35-51

5/6: Acts 2:38-43; John 3:1-15

5/7: Acts 3:1-8; Philippians 2:5-11; John 2:12-22; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

5/8: Acts 3:11-16; John 3:22-33

Words from the Saints -- April 29, 2021

"The rule of piety admits nothing new. All things are to be delivered to those who come after us with the same fidelity with which they were received by us. It is our duty to follow religion, not make religion follow us." --St. Vincent of Lerins

"We do not know God from His essence. We know Him rather from the grandeur of His creation and from His providential care for all creatures. For through these, as though they were mirrors, we may attain insight into His infinite goodness, wisdom and power." --St. Maximos the Confessor

Prayer List for the Week of April 25, 2021

For healing: Fr. Daniel, Fr. Nikolaos, Fr. Serhii, Fr. Victor, Matushka Myra, Matushka Katherine, Monk Meletios, Ross, Justin, Steven, Marian, Roger, Nancy, Claire, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, William, Annabelle, Alice, Kathleen, Jay, Denise, Denise, Heather, Alexander, John, Karen, Pamela, Robert, Eric, Michael, Melissa, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Rose Mary, Marianne, Timothy, Jon, Emily, Charles, Carlos, Hank, Nicholas, Katrina, Valentine, Mary Jane, Nicholas, Alicia, Kathleen, Thomas, Mary Jo, Margaret, John, Jennifer, Clara, Joan, Sarah, Alex, Nicholas, Barbara, Margaret, Patricia, Alyssa, Danielle, Nicholas, Eliakim, Christopher, Tricia, Susan, Christopher, Joshua, Susan, Kathleen, Walter, Patty

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

For God’s protection: all those in the military

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, Helen, Mary Ann, Arlene, Mary, Mary