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Great Feasts, Part 2 Feasts of the Theotokos, Cross, and Holy Spirit Presentation or Meeting of The Annunciation Palm Sunday: the Lord in the Temple The Entry into Jerusalem Epiphany or Theophany: The Baptism of Christ Great Feasts, Part 2 Feasts of the Theotokos, Cross, and Holy Spirit Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit The Nativity The Dormition of of the the Theotokos The Transfiguration Theotokos of Christ OPENING PRAYERS: Before and after each lesson, please say a short prayer in In the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen front of an icon according to your family’s prayer rule or Glory to thee, our God, glory to thee! Prayers the following, taken from the red St Tikhon’s Prayer Book: Prayer to Holy Spirit O heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One. CLOSING PRAYERS: “Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Trisagion Prayer thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy thy womb: for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. Immortal: have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. Pray to God for me, O holy [name of your patron saint], pleasing Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of to God, for with fervor I run to thee, swift helper and intercessor ages. Amen for my soul. O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our O Lord, save thy people and bless thine inheritance. Grant transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name’s sake. victories to the Orthodox Christians over their adversaries, and by Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. virtue of thy Cross preserve thy habitation. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos: ever-blessed and most ages. Amen. pure and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim; Lord's Prayer without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be Theotokos, we magnify thee. done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and one. ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Before Study Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of thy most Lord Jesus Christ, open the eyes of my heart that I may hear thy word and understand it pure Mother, of my holy guardian angel, of [name of your patron and so fulfill thy will. Amen. saint], of [saint(s) of the day], and of all the saints: save me, a sinner. Amen.” LESSON / ACTIVITY: See pages below. For each topic, please note Parent roles, notes, and (child responses). Introduction: The Church Year and Cycle of Feasts Parent Asks: “How often do we celebrate days and feasts, eating delicious food and celebrating with people we love, like Christmas or your birthday? Are they on the same day every year? Why do we celebrate those days?” (Something important happened that we want to remember.) “What other days do we celebrate in the Church each year? Are some on a different day, but in the same season?” Parent Explains: “Each year the Orthodox Church calendar remembers important events that we want to celebrate, like Christ’s nativity, birthday, His baptism, or the nativity, birthday, of the Theotokos, mother of God. These are on specific days. Pascha, or Easter, and the feasts around it, like Palm Sunday, Christ’s Ascension into heaven, and Pentecost, are on different days each year. There are 12 major feast days, plus Pascha, ‘the feast of feasts.’” If the child has The Great Feasts DIY Banner, say, “Look at each icon and try to see what event is happening or why this day is special. The 12 feasts in order of the January-December calendar year are: Theophany, Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, Annunciation, Palm Sunday, Pascha, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Dormition, Nativity of the Theotokos, Elevation of the Cross, Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, and the Nativity of our Lord. This week we will focus on the Feasts of the Theotokos, Cross, and the Holy Spirit and practice singing the Troparia! Activity: If you haven’t already, now is a good time to color the Great Feasts Banner and look at the icons. Think about what is happening in the icon while coloring. Day 2: The Annunciation 3) Parent Asks: “What do you see?” 1) Parent Explains: “On this feast day we ❖ (St. Mary the celebrate the Archangel Gabriel announcing to Theotokos, Saint Mary that she will bear (give birth to) ❖ Archangel Gabriel, Jesus.” Read the Bible story together, Luke ❖ dove, 1:26-38. See King James Version text on next page. ❖ the sign of a blessing) 2) Parent Asks: “Who made an announcement?” (The angel Gabriel) “Who did he announce it to?” “Have you seen this (Mary) “What was the announcement?” (That she image before? Do you remember where it is?” would have a baby and name Him Jesus) “How (On the doors of the did Mary respond?” (A little confused about how, iconostasis that to the but wanting to do God’s will.) “when Mary says, altar) ‘be it unto me according to thy word,’ she is saying to God, ‘Let it be done to me according to Your will.’ What do we pray for in the Lord’s Prayer, after ‘Thy kingdom come’?” (Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.) 4) Listen to and sing the festal troparion: (Today is the beginning of our salvation, the revelation of the eternal mystery. The Son of God becomes the Son of the virgin, as Gabriel announces the coming of Grace. Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with you!) (or your Day 2: The Annunciation Bible Story, KJV home Bible) ^Ask older children to do the math: 1. Read Luke 1:26-38 “And in the sixth month^ the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a 1) If the Hebrew city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of Calendar starts in September/October, the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and what would be the said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among 6th month in the women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what Gregorian (modern) manner of salutation this should be. calendar? 2) If the And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, Annunciation is behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name celebrated on March Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall 25th, when should give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the Nativity take place? ever; and and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 3) When might we Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel expect St. John the answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Forerunner to be born? Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a *At any point when son in her old age: and this is the sixth month^ with her, who was called barren. For with reading, you may find it helpful to define a God nothing shall be impossible. word/phrase, and we will And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And also review this passage the angel departed from her.” on the next page. 1) Parent Asks: “What do you see?” Day 3: Pentecost ❖ (Big blue 2) Parent Explains: “When Jesus gave His final commandment to semi-circle, His disciples, He also told them to not leave Jerusalem, ‘but wait ❖ Lines coming for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of down, me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized ❖ Red flaming with the Holy Ghost not many days hence,’ (Acts 1:4-5). The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the tongues, Apostles on the day of Pentecost, a feast of the Jewish tradition.
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