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2021-05-16-Orthodox-Ambridgepa.Pdf Annette Oaks, Sherrie Sharp, Theodore "Ted" Polas, Theodore, Evolanne, Gabriel, Father Myron Zuder & Pani Dolores, Protopresbyter John Gido, Protopresbyter St. John the Baptist Michael & Pani Anna Marie Slovesko, Leigh & Elaine Urda, Michael and Bill Kopchick, Deborah (Kopchick), Emily and Mary Elizabeth Kopchick, Sonia & William Church Kopchick, Judy Groves, The intentions of the Urda and Bush Families, Norman Bush, Kelly Mulhall, Donald King, Nancy Zajdel, Andrew King, Phyllis Kotula, Jack Address: 450 Glenwood Drive, Ambridge, PA 15003 Mihaloew, George & Carol Harmotto, Boyde Klesser, Margaret Kotula, Mary Ann Phone: 412-407-5102 Kirish, Kathryn Semenko, Carol Willgruber, Martin & Samatha Basalyga, Lissa Web: orthodoxambridge.org Hannan, Mary Rekasie, All the members of the Darbut Family, and the staff and Email: [email protected] clients of Christain Counseldin Associates: Bruce Hammerle, Chris McCown, Dan Father Marc Wisnosky Kutt, Emmanuel Lillios, and Molly Duffy, friends, and all Orthodox Christians; Administrator especially those who are sick and suffering with Covid-19. Phone: 412-407-5102 Email: [email protected] Departed Mr. Timothy Polas Rose Gulish, Gloria Kouvolo, Andrew & Helen Sovich, Tony Rusinak, Joseph, Parish Council President Phone: (724) 462-3942 Joseph & Mary Fitsko, Sheldon Harr, Georgann & Ron, Robert Willgruber, Bertha Email: [email protected] Pensy, George Kirish, Andrew Polas, Helen Polas, George Nedelkov, Sister Nymphodora, James T. Yeager, David Lee, Rosalie, Anna and Michael Kopchick, Leila and George Popovich, Christine Popovich, Ann Chemsak, Brian Harmotto, Services Schedule Georgia Polas, Jack Semenko, George Semonik, Harry Coe, Janet Mickel, Wanda, Sunday Confessions: 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM Vicky Harris, Stephen Polas, Mary Polas, John Kirish, Michael Laba, all the Sunday Divine Liturgy: 9:30 AM departed of the Murga and Rekasie Families; the departed Members of the Shema Feast Day Divine Liturgy: 9:30 AM and Kuzma Families; all the departed of Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church; and all departed Orthodox Christians who have fallen asleep in the Lord due to Bulletin for Sunday, May 16, 2021 Covid-19. Liturgical Schedule Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! And these [the women] first see Jesus; and the sex that was most condemned, this first enjoys the sight of the blessings, this most shows its courage. And when the disciples had fled, these were present. Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 9:30 am - Third Sunday of Pascha: The Myrrh-bearing Women. Tone two. St. John Chrysostom The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Sts. Myrrh-Bearing Women, righteous Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus; Sts. Mary and Martha, Homily 88 on Matthew 27, 4th Century sisters of St. Lazarus (1st c.). Venerable Theodosius, abbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery and founder of cenobitic monasticism in Rus' (1074). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1941). St. Theophanes of Vatopedi, metropolitan of Peritheorion (14th c.). Translation of the Dormition Icon of the Mother of God from Constantinople to the Kiev-Pechersk Far Caves (1073). Pechersk Not-Wrought-by-Hand Saint John's News (1085), "Pechersk" (with Sts. Anthony and Theodosius) (1085), "Sven-Caves" (1288). St. Brendan of Clonfert ("the Navigator") (578). Candle Intentions for May Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 9:30 am - Fourth Sunday of Pascha: The Paralyzed Man. Eternal Light - requested by Ted and Tim Polas - Thanking God for answered Tone three. prayers and for blessing upon our newly installed permantent parish preist and his family: Fr. Marc, Pani Alison, and Anastasia. "Mnohia l'ita, blahaja l'ita" The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Righteous Tabitha of Joppa (1st c.). Apostle Simon the Zealot (1st. c.). St. Simon, bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal (Kiev Caves) (1226). Martyr Hesychius of Antioch (4th c.). Venerable Isidora the Fool of Prayer Requests that need Your Prayers (Candles & Vigil Candles Requests) Tabenna (Egypt) (365). Blessed Thais (Taisia) of Egypt (5th c.). Icon of the Mother of God "Kiev- This is a list of those who are sick or have fallen asleep in the Lord and are in need Bratsk" (1654). of the prayers of the whole Body of Christ. Some of those listed have had one of the following lite on their behave, a vigil light, eternal light, or a candle in front of the Holy Icon of the Theotokos of Our Lady of Chicago. Some have been added by Father Vincent for extra prayers. Please pray for the intentions of those Sunday, May 30, 2021 - 9:30 am - Fifth Sunday of Pascha: The Samaritan Woman. listed below for their healing of body and soul or their Blessed repose in the Tone four. Paradise of Heaven. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Living Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow laborer Junia (1st c.). Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon at Chalcedon (298). St. Stephen, archbishop of Constantinople (893). of their crying was heard on the other side of the river. Sunday, June 6, 2021 - 9:30 am - Sixth Sunday of Pascha: The Blind Man. Tone May 16 five. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Holy Martyr Peter of Blachernae Venerable Symeon Stylites (the Younger) of the Wonderful Mountain (596). Venerable Nicetas Stylites, wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-Zalesski (1186). Martyrs Meletius Stratelates, Stephen, John, and 1,218 soldiers with women and children, including: Serapion the Egyptian, Callinicus the Magician, Theodore, Faustus, the women Marciana, Susanna, and Palladia, two children Cyriacus and Christian, and twelve tribunes: Faustus, Festus, Marcellus, Theodore, Meletius, Sergius, Marcellinus, Felix, Photinus, Theodoriscus, Mercurius, Didymus, all of whom suffered in Galatia (218). Venerable Vincent of Lerins (ca. 450). St. Gregory, archbishop of Novgorod (1193). Nun-martyr May 16 Martha, abbess of Monemvasia (990). Brendan the Navigator Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 9:30 am - The Ascension of our Lord. Tone five. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Venerable Nicetas, bishop of Chalcedon (9th c.). St. Ignatius, bishop and wonderworker of Rostov (1288). St. Eutychius, bishop of Melitene (1st c.). Martyrs Heliconis and Dapni of Thessalonica (244). St. Germanus, bishop of Paris (576) (Gaul). St. William of Languedoc (812) (Gaul). St. Andrew the fool-for-Christ of Constantinople (911). Wisdom of the Fathers They [the women] had followed Him ministering to Him, and were present even unto the time Sunday, June 13, 2021 - 9:30 am - Seventh Sunday of Pascha: The Fathers of the of the dangers. Wherefore also they saw all; how He cried, how He gave up the ghost, how First Ecumenical Council. Tone six. the rocks were rent, and all the rest. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom St. John Chrysostom Homily 88 on Matthew 27, 4th Century of salvation, he came to Him by night. Furthermore, he brought some one hundred pounds of Apostle Hermes of the Seventy (1st c.). Martyr Hermias at Comana (160). Martyr Philosophus at myrrh-oils and an aromatic mixture of aloes and spices out of reverence and love for the Alexandria (252). Martyr Marus the Magician who was converted on witnessing the martyrdom of divine Teacher (John 19:39). Joseph, who was from the city of Arimathea, was a wealthy Hermias. and noble man, and one of the counsellors who were in Jerusalem. He went boldly unto Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and together with Nicodemus he gave Him burial. Since time did not permit the preparation of another tomb, he placed the Lord's body in his Hymns of the Day own tomb which was hewn out of rock, as the Evangelist says (Matt. 27:60). Apolytikion of Great and Holy Pascha in the Fifth May 16 Tone Alexandros, Archbishop of Jerusalem Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs bestowing life! Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Second Tone When You submitted to death, O Immortal Life,* You made death powerless by the radiance of Your Divinity.* When You raised the dead from the depths of the earth,* all the heavenly powers exclaimed:* "O Giver of Life Christ our God Glory to You!" May 16 Apolytikion for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday in the Theodore the Sanctified Second Tone This Saint, who was born in the Upper Thebaid of Christian parents, joined the community of Saint Pachomios at about the age of fourteen When You submitted to death, O Immortal Life, * You made death powerless by the years, and became the greatest of his disciples. Because of Theodore's radiance of Your Divinity. * When You raised the dead from the depths of the earth, * all the utter humility and unquestioning obedience, Pachomios called him more heavenly powers exclaimed: * "O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You." and more to his aid in governing the monasteries he had established. Although some found fault with this, because Theodore was younger than they, Pachomios Apolytikion for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday in the continued to put his confidence in him, to such a degree that once he told the brotherhood, "Theodore and I fulfil the same service for God; and he also has the authority to give Second Tone commands as father." Pachomios was succeeded as governor of the monks by Saint Orsiesius in 346, and Orsiesius later took Theodore as his fellow abbot. At Theodore's death in the year 368, the monks mourned him so bitterly that the sound The noble Joseph, * having taken Your most pure body down from the Cross, * wrapped it in These women were greatly blessed by God. They were the first witnesses to the resurrection. They a clean shroud * and anointed it with fragrant spices * and laid it in a new tomb. * But You, O belong to their own special class of saints given by the Church, that of the myrrh-bearers. Let us Lord, arose on the third day, * granting Your great mercy to the world. remember them this Sunday and ask them to intercede for us that we can be as faithful to Jesus Christ in our lives as they were in theirs.
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