ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE The Vicariate For P/J Christian Orthodox Communities In America 'GF5ED CB 7$/A;8! 7$6$@#?:2! 7$#+>=<;8! 7$:*98! 71'$62! St. George Orthodox Cathedral/Daly City 46'5 43+2/ 10'-$/.- ,+#*)% ('&%$#"! Archiepiscopal Vicar Father George Jweinat Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne DR. Damaskinos Alazrai The Very Rev. Father Issa Awwad Rev. Father Hanna Khoury Office Phone:# 650-991-2234 Fax: 650-997-4536 Fr. George’s Cell: 415-860-4447 Sunday May 13th, 2018 Blind Sunday Tone 5 Eothina 8 4 3210/. - ,+*)$ ('&%$ #"! Volume 26 Number 20 www.Stgeorgesf.org [email protected]
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Bread Altar Offering: The Holy Bread Altar Offering (Corban St. Mark 7:11) will be specially offered for the Holy Sanctify of the Divine Liturgy. Kontakion — Tone 4 I come to You, O Christ, / Blind By NABEEH ELIAS SHAMIEH & His Family in blessed six from birth in my spiritual eyes / And I call to You in months memorial of Beloved Daughter & Sister JACKIE repentance: / You are the most radiant light of those in SHAMIEH; Also in blessed 10 years memorial of Beloved Wife & darkness! Grandmother VICTORIA SHAMIEH. May their Blessed Memory be : 987''''''6 0''''''"%5 4,321 0/''''''#.% -,''''''+! *)# (''''''&% $"# ! /(%.""""*% -,+""""*)""""('&%$#""""! Eternal. I 9D''+1 9''O N''"% :M''L9>''L -,''+! 0''J'K I0''H FG )''+9''6 ED''6 CBA@0''? $38" $>=)< ''; By all the KHASHAN & BARBARI Families in Blessed Memory of .*XW+1 $V U.ET+ S0,R+1 QP08+1 our Sister In Christ MARY KHASHAN HARB who passed away in Los Angeles. May Her Blessed Memory Be Eternal. #"! By the St. George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to God and in [ a`''''"5 ->''''60,''''= _''''^5 ][D''''V ZCBA@1 $D,A \[''''"% 0B''''? 0D''''"9,''''A [''''"% Z0D''''YLI Congratulations to AYAD & HIBA KHOLAIFAT on the occasion of Q ''''.[''''g Z-(''''.[''''g [,3''''"5 -''''V[f''''"5 Z->`e''''6 I19''''"d''''L c)>''''/"5 ->''''V%I b0B''''^ the Baptism of their Child of God TIA KHOLAIFAT. \ 19''H% U''6 0D''+9''; I5)''. 0''6 i''? k''jI ZM''60,(''+1 C+! -f''6 ia''"5 ZMThT''h+1 By the St. George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to God for the 0 B,''g U''L! NB'';I 0B''? Z0DB'';I! .0D,''V -''&9''H \07''l!5 Z0D''&07''l! b50e''& continued good health of ANDRAWES HUSARY. - '''';5I5 o0''''L%5 o)'''GhB" n,''''; Zk/,T''''A NDD'''';5 k/>,8''''m U''''.E''''+1 U''''6 F[,''''j5 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ . r6q Z)L@1 C+! p5)(+1 HEAD OF USHERS: Maher Haddad Ushers: All Board Members Apostle Mark the Evangelist of the Seventy - HEAD OF ALTAR BOYS: Michael Batshon Altar Boys: All Altar Boys Troparion & Kontakion Sunday of the Blind Man Commemorated Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 Holy apostle Mark of the After the Midfeast (John 7:14), the Troparion — Tone 3 Lord Jesus Christ came to the Temple Seventy; / entreat the merciful God / to grant our souls again and taught the people who forgiveness of transgressions. came to Him (John 8:2). After leaving Kontakion — Tone 4 The Church ever sees you as a the Temple, He opened the eyes of a shining star, O apostle Mark, / Your miracles have man “who was blind from his birth manifested great enlightenment. / Therefore we cry out to (John 9:1). Christ: / “Save those who with faith honor Your apostle, O The miracle described in today’s Most Merciful One. Gospel (John 9:1-38) is even more remarkable than it might seem at first. Live-In Helper Needed Saint Basil and other Fathers tell us (Arabic Speaking Woman) that this was not just a case of giving sight to a blind man born with eyes that did not function, but to Please Call Father George someone who had no eyes at all! The second Exapostilarion for @ 415-860-4447 this Sunday says, “Along the way, our Savior found a man who lacked both sight and eyes...”. St. George’s Cathedral Calendar Of Event... The Gospel says, “Since the world began, it was not heard that Every 3rd Friday Of The Month -- Ladies Auxiliary & any man opened the eyes of one who was born blind” (John 9:32). There are examples in the Old (Tobit 2:17) and New Orthodox Club /Dinner & Meeting. (Mark 8:22-26) Testaments of blind people receiving sight, but Saturday May 12 & Sunday 13th Cathedral Grand this is something completely unprecedented. Opening Sunday June 17th 2018 Father’s Day The Savior placed clay in the man’s empty sockets and told him Sunday July 29th - August 5th, 2018 Annual Camp to wash in the pool of Siloam. When he obeyed these August 12th, 2018 Annual Picnic & Camp Reunion instructions, the eyes of clay became living eyes! September 22nd & 23rd, 2018 - In his MENAION, Saint Demetrius of Rostov calls the blind man Saint Celidonius (see his account of Saint Lazarus in the 21st Annual Jerusalem Festival Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles ). Saturday, December 15th, 2018 - Annual Christmas Party Blind Man Sunday The Gospel: From St. John (9:1-38) ('&%$ #"!
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Apostle James the Brother Of St John the Theologian The Holy Apostle James, the son of Zebedee, was the brother of Saint John the Theologian, and one of the Twelve Apostles. He and his brother, Saint John, were called to be Apostles by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who called them the “Sons of Thunder” (Mark 3:17). It was this James, with John and Peter, who witnessed the Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, the Lord’s Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, and His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. Saint James, after the Descent of the Holy Spirit, preached in Spain and in other lands, and then he returned to Jerusalem. He openly and boldly preached Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world, and he denounced the Pharisees and the Scribes with the words of Holy Scripture, reproaching them for their malice of heart and unbelief. The Jews could not prevail against Saint James, and so they hired the sorcerer Hermogenes to dispute with the apostle and refute his arguments that Christ was the promised Messiah Who had come into the world. The sorcerer sent to the apostle his pupil Philip, who was converted to belief in Christ. Then Hermogenes himself became persuaded of the power of God, he burned his books of magic, accepted holy Baptism and became a true follower of Christ. The Jews persuaded Herod Agrippa to arrest the Apostle James and sentence him to death Eusebius provides some of the details of the saint’s execution (CHURCH HISTORY II, 9). Saint James calmly heard the death sentence and continued to bear witness to Christ. One of the false witnesses, whose name was Josiah, was struck by the courage of Saint James. He came to believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah. When they led the apostle forth to execution, Josiah fell at his feet, repenting of his sin and asking forgiveness. The apostle embraced him, gave him a kiss and said, “Peace and forgiveness to you.” Then Josiah confessed his faith in Christ before everyone, and he was beheaded with Saint James in the year 44 at Jerusalem. Saint James was the first of the Apostles to die as a martyr. !"#$%"&#'()(!#'*(+( As a soldier of the Lord you were ranked among the choir of apostles. / Together with your brother, O James, you clung wholeheartedly to the Savior. / Armed with the power of the Spirit you preached him to all and were slain by the sword. / Therefore we sing your praises! !"#$%"&#'()(!#'*(,( You were a chosen apostle of Christ / And the only brother of the beloved Theologian. / Most praised James, ask remission of sins and great mercy / For those who sing hymns to you. -#'.%/&#'()(!#'*(0( You heard the voice of God calling you / And turned away from the love of your father. / With your brother you hastened after Christ, O glorious James. / With him, you were counted worthy to behold the Lord’s divine Transfiguration! Apostle Mark the Evangelist of the Seventy The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark, also known as John Mark (Acts 12:12), was one of the Seventy Apostles, and was also a nephew of Saint Barnabas (June 11). He was born at Jerusalem. The house of his mother Mary adjoined the Garden of Gethsemane. As Church Tradition relates, on the night that Christ was betrayed he followed after Him, wrapped only in a linen cloth. He was seized by soldiers, and fled away naked, leaving the cloth behind (Mark 14:51-52). After the Ascension of the Lord, the house of his mother Mary became a place where Christians gathered, and a place of lodging for some of the Apostles (Acts 12:12). Saint Mark was a very close companion of the Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29) and Barnabas. Saint Mark was at Seleucia with Paul and Barnabas, and from there he set off to the island of Cyprus, and he traversed the whole of it from east to west. In the city of Paphos, Saint Mark witnessed the blinding of the sorcerer Elymas by Saint Paul (Acts 13:6-12). After working with the Apostle Paul, Saint Mark returned to Jerusalem, and then went to Rome with the Apostle Peter. From there, he set out for Egypt, where he established a local Church. Saint Mark met Saint Paul in Antioch. From there he went with Saint Barnabas to Cyprus, and then he went to Egypt again, where he and Saint Peter founded many churches. Then he went to Babylon. From this city the Apostle Peter sent an Epistle to the Christians of Asia Minor, in which he calls Saint Mark his son (1 Pet 5:13). When the Apostle Paul came to Rome in chains, Saint Mark was at Ephesus, where Saint Timothy (January 4) was bishop. Saint Mark went with him to Rome. There he also wrote his holy Gospel (ca. 62-63). From Rome Saint Mark traveled to Egypt. In Alexandria he started a Christian school, which later produced such famous Fathers and teachers of the Church as Clement of Alexandria, Saint Dionysius of Alexandria (October 5), Saint Gregory Thaumatourgos (November 5), and others. Zealous for Church services, Saint Mark composed a Liturgy for the Christians of Alexandria. Saint Mark preached the Gospel in the inner regions of Africa, and he was in Libya at Nektopolis. During these journeys, Saint Mark was inspired by the Holy Spirit to go again to Alexandria and confront the pagans. There he visited the home of Ananias, and healed his crippled hand. The dignitary happily took him in, listened to his words, and received Baptism. Following the example of Ananias, many of the inhabitants of that part of the city where he lived were also baptized. This roused the enmity of the pagans, and they wanted to kill Saint Mark. Having learned of this, Saint Mark made Ananias a bishop, and the three Christians Malchos, Sabinos, and Kerdinos were ordained presbyters to provide the church with leadership after his death. The pagans seized Saint Mark when he was serving the Liturgy. They beat him, dragged him through the streets and threw him in prison. There Saint Mark was granted a vision of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who strengthened him before his sufferings. On the following day, the angry crowd again dragged the saint through the streets to the courtroom, but along the way Saint Mark died saying, “Into Your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.” The pagans wanted to burn the saint’s body, but when they lit the fire, everything grew dark, thunder crashed, and there was an earthquake. The pagans fled in terror, and Christians took up the body of Saint Mark and buried it in a stone crypt. This was on April 4, 63. The Church celebrates his memory on April 25. In the year 310, a church was built over the relics of Saint Mark. In 820, when the Moslem Arabs had established their rule in Egypt and oppressed the Christian Church, the relics of Saint Mark were transferred to Venice and placed in the church named for him. In the ancient iconographic tradition, which adopted symbols for the holy Evangelists borrowed from the vision of Saint John the Theologian (Rev. 4:7) and the prophecy of Ezekiel (Ez.1:10), the holy Evangelist Mark is represented by a lion, symbolizing the might and royal dignity of Christ (Rev. 5:5). Saint Mark wrote his Gospel for Gentile Christians, emphasizing the words and deeds of the Savior which reveal His divine Power. Many aspects of his account can be explained by his closeness to Saint Peter. The ancient writers say that the Gospel of Mark is a concise record of Saint Peter’s preaching. One of the central theological themes in the Gospel of Saint Mark is the power of God achieving what is humanly impossible. The Apostles performed remarkable miracles with Christ (Mark 16:20) and the Holy Spirit (Mark 13:11) working through them. His disciples were told to go into the world and preach the Gospel to all creatures (Mark 13:10, 16:15), and that is what they did. ! Holy Prophet Jeremiah Jeremiah was born 650 years before Christ in the village of Anathoth near Jerusalem. He began to prophesy at the age of fifteen, during the reign of King Josiah. He preached repentance to the king and noblemen, false prophets and priests. During the reign of King Josiah, Jeremiah barely escaped death at the murderous hands of the enraged nobles. Concerning King Jehoiakim, he prophesied that the king’s burial would be like the burial of an ass, that is, his dead body would be cast outside Jerusalem and dragged along the ground and without benefit of burial. Because of this, Jeremiah was cast into prison. Not being able to write in prison, he sent for Baruch, who stood near a small window of the prison while Jeremiah dictated to him. When this prophecy was read to King Jehoiakim, the enraged king seized the paper and threw it into the fire. Divine providence saved Jeremiah from prison, and the words of the prophet concerning Jehoiakim were fulfilled. Concerning King Jeconiah (son of Jehoiakim), Jeremiah prophesied that he and his entire family would be carried off to Babylon and that he would die there. All of this came about shortly. Under King Zedekiah, Jeremiah placed a yoke around his own neck and walked through Jerusalem, prophesying the fall of Jerusalem and bondage under the yoke of the Babylonians. Jeremiah wrote to the Hebrew captives in Babylon, telling them not to hope for a speedy return to Jerusalem, for they would remain in Babylon for seventy years, which came to pass. Near Jerusalem in the Valley of Tophet, where the Jews sacrificed children to the idols, Jeremiah took a potter’s clay vessel in his hands and shattered it before the people, prophesying the imminent routing of the Jewish Kingdom. The Babylonians shortly captured Jerusalem, slew King Zedekiah, plundered and destroyed the city, and beheaded a great number of Jews in the Valley of Tophet on the same spot where children had been sacrificed to idols and where the Prophet Jeremiah had smashed the potter’s vessel. Jeremiah, with the Levites, removed the Ark of the Covenant from the Temple to Mount Nebo, where Moses had died. There he hid the Ark in a cave. However, he hid the fire from the Temple in a deep well. Jeremiah was forced by some Jews to accompany them to Egypt, where he lived for four years and was then stoned to death by his countrymen. To the Egyptians, Jeremiah prophesied the destruction of their idols and the arrival of the Virgin and Christ-child in Egypt. 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