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The Most Reverend Gregory J. Mansour, Eparchial Bishop The Very Reverend Dominique Hanna, Rector Deacon Peter Frangie Subdeacon Norbert Vogl Subdeacon Adonis El-Asmar

Fourth Sunday of Pentecost June 13th, 2021 Sun., June 13 4th Sunday of Pentecost St. Aquilina of Jbeil & St. Anthony of Padua 11:30 am for Rose Matli Req. by the SYMA Club for Hanne Houkayem Req. by Mr. & Mrs. Rafic Nehme for Victims of the Aug. 4th Explosion in Seaport Req. by the of NY

Mon., June 14 NO LITURGY Elisha the Prophet

Tues., June 15 10 am Divine Liturgy for Liz & Justin Leon & Family Req. by the Leon Family St. Basil the Great

Wed., June 16 NO LITURGY St. Hosea the Prophet

Thurs., June 17 NO LITURGY Amos the Prophet

Fri., June 18 NO LITURGY St. Leontius of Tripoli

Sat., June 19 NO LITURGY St. Jude Thaddeus (Mar Laba)

Sun., June 20 5th Sunday of Pentecost Pope St. Silverius 11:30 am for Edmond Stephan Req. by Mrs. Barbara Stellato for Isabel De Maria Lopez Req. by Ada Luz Torres for all fathers of the Cathedral May 2021 Financial Standing HELP LEBANON! Ordinary Income  Collections on Sundays & Holy Days: $12,479.86 BY CHECK:  Cathedral Stipends from Marriages & Funerals, Hall Rent, Make your donation Candles, Breakfast, Luncheon, Raffle, Dues, Religious Ed- to Lebanon by send- ucation, Flowers .... $12,229.78 ing a check to the Ep- Total Ordinary Income: $24,709.64 archy of St. of Brooklyn and in the Ordinary Expenses memo designate your charity either to Cari-  Payroll, Gas, Electricity, Building Insurance, and Medical tas, Lebanon, Saint Insurance, Leasing Equipment, TV, Phone, Internet, Vincent de Paul or Church, Hall & Office Supplies, Postage, Regular Mainte- The Franciscan Sisters nance, Charity, Eparchial Appeal, Insurance…. of the Holy Cross. Total Ordinary Expenses: $18,402.55 ONLINE: Total Ordinary Income vs Expenses: $6,307.09 You may also donate online by clicking ****************************************************** ******************************************** here.

Do you know? A couple of basic monthly expenses: FAMILY-TO-FAMILY HELP Cathedral monthly building insurance: $3,484.00 THROUGH CARITAS LEBANON Monthly Eparchial Assessment & Bishop’s Appeal: $2,125.00 In coordination with Caritas Lebanon, a family in the United States is now able to sponsor a The Library is no longer renting the hall. The space was vacat- family in Lebanon. The sponsorship varies from ed at the end of October. $50 to $100 per month depending on the size and the need of the family. Thank you for your contribution in helping maintain the Church Please click here to sponsor a family and for ad- and in planning different activities ditional information. Dear Parishioners and Friends: Confraternity & Knights Boards Because of the circumstances of 2020-2021, members In Last week’s Gospel from John 14: 21-27, Judas not the of the Confraternity and Knights voted to extend the Iscariot, one of the disciples, asked Jesus, “Lord, how is it terms of their officers for another two years. that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” Right before this question, Jesus had been telling his disci- Abouna Dominique Out-of-town ples that people who keep his commandments are those Abouna Dominique will be out of town to celebrate who love him and his Father. And Jesus, in turn, will love two weddings from June 16th to 19th and from June them and reveal himself to them. Jesus also used almost 25th to 27th . The daily Liturgy is canceled on these the same wording after Judas asked this important ques- days. Bishop Gregory will be celebrating on Sunday tion. Verse 24 reads, “Those who love me will keep my June 27th. word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to Vaccinate Lebanon! them and make our home with them.” Jesus did not an- Lebanese American University (LAU), the American swer Judas directly because his revelation is not exclusive University of Beirut (AUB), l'Université Saint-Joseph to his disciples alone. Nonetheless, John, in framing the (USJ), and Saint George Hospital University Medical same question between these two verses, gave us a great Center (SGHUMC) are combining their purchasing insight regarding divine revelation. power to secure over 200,000 vaccine doses from Divine revelation happens when the Father and the Son FDA-approved manufacturers. Click here to view the come and make a home in the world. Thus, the question of video and make a donation.

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األحد اابا م من عمن اا ب Fourth Sunday of Pentecost

First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 2:11-16 بسااة األىاإ أاإ رنت ىب For what human being knows what is truly human 16-11 :2 يا خْ َو ِتيْ م ِ َِ ْ ِِ يَعْا ِْ يِ َ ْي إلا ِ ا ي ْ َع ِ ا ِْ except the human spirit that is within? So also no خْال ْ إليت إل ي ْ َع ِ ا ِْ يَْه؟ ْيِك ِ ِه َْ َِ ال ُِ ِ ِ يِ َ ْي إلا one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God. ِ ا ِ ْ خْال ْ إليت إل ِ ِ َ َ ِ ْ ,Now we have received not the spirit of the world ِتعِ َ إلِ َ َ عِذ إلوه إليت ِ يَ ِاَ م حِ ْ يَ ِيت ِ يَه؟ ْ ِِ -but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may un ِم ِ يْن عِ َ ْي ِا ِ ا ُِ َع ِ ِ حْ ِْ ي إل ِ َِ َيعِا ْ َِ ِ ِتي ْ .derstand the gifts bestowed on us by God تعِ َ إلِ ال عِيِ ِ َْ إل ِ َِ يْ َ َِ يَ ِ ِتي ْ ْ حْ ِ َْ ِ ا َه يإل ِ َْ إل ِ ا And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, inter- يَ ْ َ ِ ة إل يَحِ ِر ْييْةم حِ َ حْ ِ َْ ِ ا َه يإل ِ َْ إل ِ ا يَ ِيت م ِ عإل ِحْ إلي إل .preting spiritual things to those who are spiritual ِ ِْ يم إل ت ْي يَ ِيت ْ يْ ْة حْ ِ َْ ِ ا َه إليت ْ يْة Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts ِ ٱ ْ َع ِ ا إلِ يمِ َي ْي ِ ال ييِ ِ حْ إل ِ ا إل ِت ْ َِ إليت ْ ي م ,of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to them مِ ِْ ِه َْ َِ ْ َع ِ َ إل ِ ِ ا ِالةم تال يِ َ يِيي إلع ُِ َِ يِ َ ْي ِا ِ ا and they are unable to understand them because إل ت ْ َِ إليت ِم مِ ِْ يَ إل َ ِه َْ َِ ال يِ إل ت إلِ خال ْ .they are discerned spiritually ِ ْ ِ ْ Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they ِ َ إل ِ إل إل حْاَ ِيت ُ ْ ا ي ْ ع ِ اِ يَ ِيت ِ اعْ ِ يِ َ إل ِ َن ْ .are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny ِر ءم تال ُِ ِ ِ يِ َ إل إل ِ َِ َيِ ِ ِ َِ ِ ِي ِا ْ َ ِي For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to‘ يَ ْي ْ َْيإل ِ َْ ِ ِإلك ُِ ْ ا عِ َ إلِ ِ َِعِا ْ َ إلي يَ ِ ْ ي .instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ

The Gospel of St. Luke 10: 21-24 أ جيت ااّدسي اى ا At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit 22-21 :11 )حِ ِ ِ ت ِ ا يالنعِيِ ِتيَ ْ ح ي ِِ يَْ ي َهي حْ ِْ ِي ََ ي َحيِ ِ ِ and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and يِ إل ت إلع حْاَ ِيت ْ يَ إل إل ِم ِ ِ ا ت ُِ َ يِ ْي إلا َِ َِم يِا ُِحِ ْهم earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them ِي ْ يَ ْ ِ ا ْء ِتيمِ َيَم مِعْ َِ ُِ َو ِْ َي ِه ْه َْ يمإل إل ت ِي إل ِ َ ِ َ to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious ِ ِْ يَ إل ِ ِ ا ْء يَْ ِ ِ اءم ِتُت ِ َييِ ا َْ.ي ِْا .will عِ ِ م ُِيِ ِ ا يأل م مِعْ َِ ِهي ي َييِ ِي َيه َِ ِ َ ِ َْ ِ عْ -All things have been handed over to me by my Fa ُِح إل ْ ِر ءم ِ ِ ا ْ َِ ُِ ِ َ يِ َ ْي إلا ِ َِ إل ِت ي َح إلِ ther; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and خْال ْ يأل م ِتال ِ َِ إل ِت يأل إل خْال ْ ي َحِم ِت ِ َِ يإليي إل ِ َ ِ ’.anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him ي َح إلِ ُ َِ يإلت ْ ِيَ إل َِ إل Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them نإل ْ يَيِ ِْ ِه خَْن يِه ْ ي ْه َْم ت ِالا ِ َِ إل ِ َن ي َع ْ ِيي ت privately, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you إليتحِن َْ َ إليت ِْ يَْيْ يِ َع إلت إلي ِ ا ُِ َعيإل يِ َع إلت إليتِ !see ِ إعْ ُِالإلت إل َِ إل ت خ ِْ ُِ َعحْياء ت إل َإلت َ ا ِ نْييي ِِ ُِيي إل تي For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired ْ ْ ِ ِ ْ to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear ِ َ ِ َ إل َ إل ِ ِ ِ َ ُِ يِ ِيتي ِ ا ُعي يِعت إليتِم َ َ يِ ِيتيم ِتُِ يِ َ ِ إلتي ’.what you hear, but did not hear it ِ ا يِ َ ِ إلتِم ِ َِ َ يِ َ ِ إلتي

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