THIS WEEK AT Forty Holy Martyrs Orthodox Christian The Forty Holy Martyrs Orthodox Christian Church 340 Eldridge Rd, Sugar Land, TX 77478 Phone: (281) 240-4845 Today’s liturgy in Memory of FB Page: The Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste Orthodox Church Archpriest Khalil Gereige (Six Month Memorial service) V.Rev. Fr Joseph Gereige Pastor Phone: 8142077278 [email protected]

Tomorrow Monday Sep 13, 2021 Feast of The Elevation of the Holy Cross

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EVENTS

The Forty Holy Martyrs Church Annual Gala

October 31th 2021 WEST HOTEL MEMORIAL CITY

Divine Liturgy Variables on Sunday, September 12, 2021 Tone 3 / Eothinon 1 THE Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross (For the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross) Leave-taking of the Feast of the Nativity of the O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. Hieromartyrs Autonomos of Italy and Coronatos of Iconium; Venerable Daniel of Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, O my God. Thasios The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (6:11-

THE THIRD ANTIPHON 18) Here will I dwell, for I have chosen her. The Most High hath hallowed His Brethren, see how large a letter I have written to you with my tabernacle. Holy is Thy temple, wonderful in righteousness. own hand. As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted for • During the Little , after the verses of the Third Antiphon, chant the Cross of Christ. For not even those who are circumcised do the Apolytikion of the Nativity of the Theotokos. themselves keep the Law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh. But God forbid that I should boast, except RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE THREE in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom the world is Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord hath done a mighty crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus, neither act with His own arm. He hath trampled down death by death, and become circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new the first-born from the dead. He hath delivered us from the depths of Hades, creation. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be upon granting the world the Great Mercy. them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. Henceforth, let no one APOLYTIKION OF THE NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS IN TONE trouble me; for I bear in my body the brand-marks of the Lord Jesus. FOUR The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen. Thy nativity, O Theotokos, hath proclaimed joy to the whole universe; for from thee did shine forth the Sun of justice, Christ our God, annulling the THE GOSPEL curse, and bestowing the blessing, abolishing death and granting us life (For the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross) everlasting. The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John. (3:13- 17) • Now sing the apolytikion of the patron saint or feast of the temple. The Lord said, “No one has ascended into heaven but He who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the OF THE NATIVITY OF THE THEOTOKOS IN TONE serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that FOUR whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For By thy holy nativity, O pure one, Joachim and Anna were delivered from the reproach of barrenness; and Adam and Eve were delivered from the God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever corruption of death; thy people do celebrate it, having been saved from the believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent stain of iniquity, crying unto thee: The barren doth give birth to the His Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world Theotokos, who nourisheth our life. might be saved through Him.”