TheWeekly Worship Guide of MessengerThe Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, August 25, 2019 – Κυριακή, 25 Αυγούστου 2019 10th Sunday of Matthew Κυριακή I΄ Ματθαίου Translation of the Relics of St. , St. Titus the Apostle, First of , Epiphanios, John and Menas, Archbishops of Constantinople

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Today we are blessed to have His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela, celebrating the Divine Liturgy Sunday School ALL students will leave the Divine Liturgy, immediately following the Prayer of Thanksgiving (on p. 105). Room maps are located at the top of the metal staircase in the Educational Building. ALL classes will be held for 45 minutes.

Saint Titus the Apostle, First Bishop of Crete Titus the Apostle was a native of the island of Crete, the son of an illustrious pagan. In his youth he studied Greek philosophy and the ancient poets. Preoccupied by the sciences, Titus led a virtuous life, not devoting himself to the ices and passions characteristic of the majority of pagans. For such a manner of life the Lord did not leave him without His help. At age twenty Saint Titus heard a voice in a dream, suggesting that he abandon the secular knowledge, which could not provide salvation for his soul, but rather to seek that which would save him. After this dream, Saint Titus left behind all his previous studies and focused on the books of the Old Testament. When news reached Crete about and the great miracles He worked, the governor of the island of Crete (an uncle of Titus) sent him there. At Jerusalem, Saint Titus saw the Lord. He heard His preaching and believed in Him. He witnessed the suffering and death of the Savior on the Cross, His glorious Resurrection and Ascension to Heaven. On the day of he heard how the Twelve Apostles, after the descent of the Holy Spirit, spoke in various languages, among which was the Cretan language (: 11). Saint Titus accepted Baptism from the Apostle Paul and became his closest . He accompanied Saint Paul on his missionary journeys, fulfilling the tasks entrusted to him. He was involved in establishing new churches, and was with Paul in Jerusalem. Saint Titus was ordained Bishop of Crete by St. Paul. Around the year 65, not long before his second imprisonment, St. Paul sent a pastoral to his son in the Faith (Tit. 1: 4). Saint Titus peacefully guided his flock and toiled at enlightening the pagans with the light of faith in Christ. He was granted the gift of wonder-working by the Lord. During his long ministry he brought many to faith in Christ. After bringing the light of faith to the surrounding regions, Saint Titus died peacefully at the age of 94. At the time of his death, his face shone like the sun.

(Adapted from the website of the Orthodox Church in America) ORDER OF HYMNS FOLLOWING THE SMALL ENTRANCE

Apolytikia

Ἀναστάσιμον Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος α΄ Resurrectional Apolytikion. Mode 1 Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Although your tomb was sealed by the Jews O καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Savior, and your most pure body was guarded by Σῶµα, ἀνέστης τριήµερος Σωτήρ, δωρούµενος the soldiers, you rose on the third day giving life τῷ κόσµῳ τὴν ζωήν· διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν to all the world. Therefore, O giver of life, the οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι ζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ powers of heaven praise you: Glory to your res- Ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, urrection, O Christ. Glory to your kingdom. Glo- δόξα τῇ οἰκονοµίᾳ σου, µόνε φιλάνθρωπε. ry to your saving dispensation O only lover of mankind.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἀποστόλων. Ἦχος γ΄ Apolytikion for the Apostles. Mode 3 Ἀπόστολοι Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσετε τῷ ἐλεήµονι O holy Apostles, make intercession to our merci- Θεῷ, ἵνα πταισµάτων ἄφεσιν, παράσχῃ ταῖς ful God, that He grant our souls forgiveness of ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν. offenses.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ. Ἦχος δ' Apolytikion of the Church. Mode 4 Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ Today is the beginning of our salvation, and the τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς revelation of the mystery which was hidden from τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ eternity. The Son of God becomes the ’s Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεὶς Son, and announces the grace of this σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν· Χαῖρε Good News. Let us also join with him, calling to Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ. the : Rejoice, O Woman full of grace; the Lord is with you.

Κοντάκιον. Ἦχος δ΄ Kontakion. Mode 4 Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννα ὀνειδισμοῦ ἀτεκνίας, καὶ Both Joachim and Anna from their sterility's Ἀδὰμ καὶ Εὕα, ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς τοῦ θανάτου, stigma, and and Eve from their mortality's ἠλευθερώθησαν, Ἄχραντε, ἐν τῇ ἁγίᾳ γεννήσει ruin have been set free, O immaculate Maid, by σου, αὐτὴν ἑορτάζει καὶ ὁ λαός σου, ἐνοχῆς your holy nativity. For this do your people hold τῶν πταισμάτων, λυτρωθεὶς ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι. celebration, redeemed from the guilt of trans- Ἡ στεῖρα τίκτει τὴν Θεοτόκον, καὶ τροφὸν τῆς gression as they cry to you, "The barren one ζωῆς ἡμῶν. bears the Theotokos, the nourisher of our Life."

DIVINE LITURGY CONTINUES ON PAGE 39 OF THE DIVINE LITURGY BOOK 10th Sunday of Matthew Κυριακή I΄ Ματθαίου

TODAY’S EPISTLE READING IS FROM ST. PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO ΤΗΕ CORINTHIANS 4:9-16

PROKEIMENON: LET YOUR MERCY, O LORD, BE UPON US. VERSE: REJOICE IN THE LORD, O YE RIGHTEOUS.

rethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you B are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the . I urge you, then, be imitators of me.

TODAY’S GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 17:14-23

t that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to your disciples, and A they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse gener- ation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured in- stantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out ex- cept by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day."

“Take up and read, take up and read.” St. Augustine, Confessions XII

DIVINE LITURGY CONTINUES ON PAGE 51 OF THE DIVINE LITURGY BOOK ACOLYTES GROUP THREE HANDMAIDENS GROUP THREE Redd Ian Alexander Anastasia Lamas Elli Moraitakis Alexandros Katsoudas Nick Karas Anastasia Panos Nicolette Moraitakis Christopher Harakas Niko Skiouris Elena Karas Penelope Melissas Evangelos Katsoudas Teddy Gassert Elianna Vallianatos Renna Moraitakis George Poulos Theo Pappas Gus Karas

Sandy Papadopoulos Despina Lamas Ted Kipreos Al Galloway Jerry Odenwelder Costa Panos

GUIDELINES FOR RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION Holy Communion is offered in the Orthodox Church only to those individuals baptized and chrismated (confirmed) in the Orthodox Faith. To participate in Holy Communion one must be in good standing with the Church spiritually (for example, married people must have had their marriage blessed in the Church; and, all must be without grave sin on their hearts). For all Orthodox Christians, the proper preparation for Holy Communion must be observed: that is, examination of conscience, confession, reading the prayers for Holy Communion, and the proper fasting. If you have any further questions about this, please speak with the clergy. Women should remove all lipstick when approaching for Holy Communion. Please let parents with their babies and the elderly approach first. Thank you. WELCOME EVERYONE! Welcome everyone! We extend a warm welcome to our visitors worshiping with us today in our Cathedral. You are invited to join us for our fellowship, following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, in Carlos Hall next to the Church. Thank you for your visit! Please stop by our hospitality table and sign the register in the Narthex.

“Truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.” Matthew 17:20

Rev. Fr. Paul A. Kaplanis, Dean Rev. Fr. Christos P. Mars, Elias Lampropoulos, Pastoral Assistant

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