Thanksgiving Moleben (11/23/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Typica Service on November 20, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is November 20, 2023. It is the Forefeast of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Gregory of Decapolis and Our Father among the Saints Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople.

The prescribed readings are 2 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and Luke 17:20-25.

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Prayer List for the Week of November 19, 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, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Jason, Michael, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina, Candice, Darina, David, Jay, William, Richard, William, Gloria, Daria, Benjamin, Jude, Maria, Carol, Maria

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: Timothy, Kevin, Ross

Readings for the Week of November 19, 2023

11/19: Ephesians 2:14-22; Luke 12:16-21

11/20: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Luke 17:20-25

11/21: Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

11/22: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12; Luke 18:15-17, 26-30

11/23: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5; Luke 18:31-34

11/24: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18; Luke 19:12-28

11/25: Galatians 3:23-4:5; Mark 5:24-34

Words from the Saints -- November 16, 2023

"To him who hungers after Christ grace is food; to him who is thirsty, a reviving drink; to him who is cold, a garment; to him who is weary, rest; to him who prays, assurance; to him who mourns, consolation." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"As wax melts before fire, so does an impure thought before the fear of God." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"Remembrance of wrongs is the consummation of anger, the keeper of sins, hatred of righteousness, ruin of virtues, poison of the soul, worm of the mind, shame of prayer, cessation of supplication, estrangement of love, a nail stuck in the soul, pleasureless feeling cherished in the sweetness of bitterness, continuous sin, unsleeping transgression, hourly malice." --St John Climacus

"And so, my brothers, let us rejoice and be glad as we repudiate every pleasure. All flesh is grass, and all human glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withered and the flower faded, but the work of virtue endures for ever." --St. Theodore the Studite

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (11/15/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Typica Service on November 13, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is November 13, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Father among the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople.

The prescribed readings are Hebrews 7:26-8:2 and John 10:9-16.

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Prayer List for the Week of November 12, 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, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Jason, Michael, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina, Candice, Darina, David, Jay, William, Richard, William, Gloria, Daria, Benjamin, Jude

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: Timothy, Kevin, Vasyl, Anna, Ross

Readings for the Week of November 12, 2023

11/12: Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 10:25-37

11/13: Hebrews 7:26-8:2; John 10:9-16

11/14: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 14:25-35

11/15: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12; Luke 15:1-10

11/16: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Matthew 9:9-13

11/17: 1 Thessalonians 5:9-13, 24-28; Luke 16:15-18; 17:1-4

11/18: 2 Corinthians 11:1-6; Luke 9:57-62

Typica Service on November 10, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is November 10, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Apostles of the Seventy Erastus, Olympas, Herodian, Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius; and the Holy Martyr Orestes.

The prescribed readings are 1 Thessalonians 2:14-19 and Luke 13:31-35.

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Words from the Saints -- November 9, 2023

"The genuineness of a friend is shown at a time of trial, if he shares the distress you suffer." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"Whatever you are doing, with whomever you are speaking, whether you are going somewhere or sitting, let your mind be with the Lord. You will forget yourself, and stray from this path; but again turn to the Lord and rebuke yourself with sorrow. This is the discipline of spiritual attentiveness." --St. Theophan the Recluse

"The devil does not hunt after those who are lost; he hunts after those who are aware, those who are close to God. He takes from them trust in God and begins to afflict them with self-assurance, logic, thinking, criticism. Therefore we should not trust our logical minds." --Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos

"Such are the souls of the saints: they love their enemies more than themselves, and in this age and in the age to come they put their neighbor first in all things, even though because of his ill-will he may be their enemy. They do not seek recompense from those whom they love, but because they have themselves received they rejoice in giving to others all that they have, so that they may conform to their Benefactor and imitate His compassion to the best of their ability; ‘for He is bountiful to the thankless and to sinners’ (Luke 6:35)." --St. Peter of Damascus

Akathist to St. Panteleimon (11/8/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Typica Service on November 6, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is November 6, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Father among the Saints Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople.

The prescribed readings are 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 and Luke 12:13-15, 22-31.

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Prayer List for the Week of November 5, 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, Danielle, Nicholas, Tricia, Patty, Darlene, George, Paul, Kathleen, Walter, Diana, George, Natalie, Arthur, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Jason, Michael, Marc, Alexandra, Eliza, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Kent, Matthew, Patricia, John, Rita, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina, Candice, Darina, David, Jay, William, Richard, William, Gloria, Daria

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: Timothy, Kevin

Readings for the Week of November 5, 2023

11/5: Galatians 6:11-18; Luke 8:41-56

11/6: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Luke 12:13-15, 22-31

11/7: 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Luke 12:42-48

11/8: Hebrews 2:2-10; Luke 10:16-21

11/9: Ephesians 5:8-19; John 10:1-9

11/10: 1 Thessalonians 2:14-19; Luke 13:31-35

11/11: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5; Luke 9:37-43

Typica Service on November 3, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is November 3, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Akepsimus the Bishop; Joseph the Priest; and Aethalas the Deacon, of Persia.

The prescribed readings are Colossians 4:10-18 and Luke 12:2-12.

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Words from the Saints -- November 2, 2023

"If a man disregards the commandment about prayer, he then commits worse acts of disobedience, each one handing him over to the next like a prisoner." --St. Mark the Ascetic

“At the door of Your compassion do I knock, Lord; send aid to my scattered impulses which are intoxicated with the multitude of the passions and the power of darkness. You can see my sores hidden within me: stir up contrition--though not corresponding to the weight of my sins, for if I receive full awareness of the extent of my sins, Lord, my soul would be consumed by the bitter pain from them. Assist my feeble stirrings on the path to true repentance, and may I find alleviation from the vehemence of sins through the contrition that comes of Your gift, for without the power of Your grace I am quite unable to enter within myself, become aware of my stains, and so, at the sight of them be able to be still from great distraction.” --St. Isaac the Syrian

"Every Christian is chosen—chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His omnipresence, through the preaching and fulfillment of His commandments, and through a readiness to confess one’s faith in Him. In those circles where such a confession is made, it is a loud sermon for all to hear." --St. Theophan the Recluse

"Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just as we fast with our stomach, we should fast with our tongue. Likewise, we should fast with our eyes; i.e. not look at agitating things, not allow your eyes freedom to roam, not to look shamelessly and without fear. Similarly, arms and legs should be restrained from doing any evil acts." --St. Dorotheus of Gaza

"I pray You, O Merciful Lord, that You would bring to sobriety, peacefulness and love those who are angry and nursing grudges, and planning retribution for wrongs they have suffered, and that they may come to know You by the Holy Spirit." --St. Silouan of Mount Athos

Moleben to St. Panteleimon (11/1/23)

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

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Typica Service on October 30, 2023

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is October 30, 2023. On this day of the month the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Martyrs Zenobius Bishop of Aegea and his sister Zenobia.

The prescribed readings are Colossians 2:13-20 and Luke 11:29-33.

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Prayer List for the Week of October 29, 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, Jay, William, Richard, William, Gloria, Daria

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: Elizabeth, Marcela, Ana, Carl, Anne, Timothy, Kevin