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St Mary Magdalene Petra News St Mary Magdalene Week of July 19th 2020 Sunday, July 19th 2020 Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council Sts Peter & Paul Weekly Services Resurrection Hymn (Plagal 1st Tone) Wednesday Morning, July 22 “Eteranl with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Feast St Mary Magdalene Who of a Virgin was begotten for our salvation. Orthros __________________ 8am As the faithful we both praise and worship Him, Divine Liturgy _____________ 9am for in the flesh did He consent to ascend unto the Cross, Wednesday Evening, July 22 and death did He endure and He raised unto life Paraclesis to St. Niciforos Leper the dead through His all glorious resurrection.” & Wonderwonder __________ 6pm Hymn for the Holy Fathers Saturday Morning, July 25 “Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. Dormition St Anna You established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons, Orthros __________________ 8am and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith, Divine Liturgy _____________ 9am O greatly merciful One, glory be to You.” Saturday Evening, July 25 Hymn for Sts Peter and Paul Great Vespers ______________ 5pm “O leaders of the Apostles, and teachers of the world, intercede with the Master of all Sign-up For Services that He may grant peace unto the Lord, and to our souls His great mercy.” Reserve a spot by visiting the church website at Kontakion Hymn stspeterandpaulboulder.org “A protection of Christians unshamable, Please email Shanyn Bateh at intercessor to our holy Maker unwavering, [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you. reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin; instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede, and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you.” Scripture Readings Sixth Orthros Gospel: Luke 24:36-53 Epistle: Titus 3:8-15 Gospel: St Matthew 5:14-19 1 Sts. Peter & Paul, Greek Orthodox Church Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council Sixth Orthros Gospel According to Luke 24:36-53 At that time, Jesus, having risen from the dead, stood and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their in the midst of his disciples and said to them, “Peace to minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, you.” But they were startled and frightened, and sup- “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on posed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name hearts? See my hands and feet, that it is I myself; handle to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are wit- me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you nesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise see that I have.” And when he said this, he showed them of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved are clothed with power from on high.” for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Have you Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled his hands, he blessed them. While he blessed them, fish, and he took it and ate before them. he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. Then he said to them, “These are my words which I And they worshiped him, and they returned to Jerusa- spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything lem with great joy, and were continually in the temple written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets blessing God. Epistle: St. Paul’s Letter to Titus 3:8-15 Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to in- When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your sist on these things, so that those who have believed best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to in God may be careful to apply themselves to good spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing not to be unfruitful. him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. The Gospel According to Matthew 5:14-19 The Lord said to his disciples, “You are away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the light of the world. A city set on a hill from the law until all is accomplished. cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp Whoever then relaxes one of the least of and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, these commandments and teaches men and it gives light to all in the house. Let so, shall be called least in the kingdom your light so shine before men, that they of heaven; but he who does them and may see your good works and give glory teaches them shall be called great in the to your Father who is in heaven. Think kingdom of heaven.” not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For tru- ly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass Petra News, Week of July 19th, 2020 2 St. Mary Magdalene, First Witness of the Resurrection By Dn. George P. BithosAugust 4, 2014 time of Christ, women were not considered creditable July 22/August 4 is the Feast Day of St. Mary Magda- witnesses. They were not allowed to give testimony, lene. I believe that Mary is one of the most interesting only men were considered believable. Yet to Jesus this of our saints. She is a woman of great theological signif- didn’t matter. He trusted these disciples, these women icance, but she is not well documented in history. The disciples to deliver the greatest news in the history of Tradition of the Church, gives us a good bit to think of the world. She had seen Jesus die on the Cross, seen concerning this special person. Him buried, seen the great stone set at the door, seen the guard posted at the door of the tomb, her tears were She carries several “titles” in the Church usage. She is shed for her teacher, she saw a stranger in the Garden, known most of all as Mary Magdalene. With this, we until she heard a familiar voice call her name. She know she came from a town named Magdala. This city then saw Him resurrected and glorified. Joy overcame was located on Lake Gennesaret (”a sorrow! As Jesus instructed her, garden of riches”), which is another Mary Magdalene found the other name for the Sea of Galilee or Lake disciples. She was a member of Tiberias. Geographically the town the inner circle; she was trusted by would be located presently north- them and when she delivered the west of Haifa, Israel near the Golan message, “I have seen the Lord” Heights. This places her town north (John 20,18) they did not believed of Nazareth. her. Jesus had to appear to them Mary also carries the titles of “Apos- and upbraid them before, even her tle to the Apostles, Equal to the friends, would believe such news. Apostles and of course Myrrh-bear- The other appearances of Jesus are er” There is mistaken idea that well documented in the Gospels. Mary was a prostitute before she After the Ascension and Pentecost, met Jesus. This is not true! There Mary travelled from Jerusalem is a tradition that Mary Magdalene to Rome where she announced led such a chaste life that the devil the resurrection. One tradition thought she might be the one who concerning Mary Magdalene says was to bear Christ into the world, that she used her position to gain and for that reason he sent seven demons to torment an invitation to a banquet given by Emperor Tiberius. her. The first time Mary is mentioned in the Gospels When she met him, she held a plain egg in her hand is St. Luke 8,1-3; Christ freed her from these demons and exclaimed “Christ is risen!” Caesar laughed, and and she followed him thereafter. She is considered one said that Christ rising from the dead was as likely as the of the Galilean disciples. We see her prominently in egg in her hand turning red while she held it. Before he the Passion narratives. She followed Jesus to Jerusalem finished speaking, the egg in her hand turned a bright and was steadfast at the foot of the Cross with The red (for more details, see Wikipedia). Each time we Virgin Mary standing by Jesus in His darkest moments. answer, “Truly, He is Risen!” we should think of Mary. She figured importantly in the post-resurrectional After many years evangelising across the Mediterra- accounts.
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