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Ἦχος βʹ /Second Tone ~ Ἑωθινὸν Γ ʹ/ 3rd Morning June 28th, 2020 ~ 3rd Sunday of Matthew

The Holy Apostles We are continuing with the Holy Apostles, who we celebrate together June 30th. St Peter we celebrate on June 29th. He is known as the chief of the Apostles and his original name was Simon. However, the Lord, seeing his strength and dedication, and upon his accurate confession of faith that the Lord was “the , the Son of the Living God”, gave him the name Peter which means rock. During the trial before Christ’s crucifixion, St Peter denied any association with Christ so that he would be spared three times. He weeps and repents knowing his fickle human nature, and comes back to the flock. For this reason, Christ restores him by challenging him with the question “do you love me” three times counter- acting his three denials. In Acts, we read that Peter led the Apostles. He spoke on the day of to the crowds and doubled the ranks of the Church in one day. His shadow alone would heal the ailing and paralyzed. He also wrote three which are included in the . St Paul we celebrate on June 29th along with St Peter who are together called the Pre-Eminent Apostles in the Orthodox Church. Born as Saul, he was raised as a learned Pharisee and loved Jewish law. He was not initially a Christian and was even a participant when the first , St Stephen, was stoned. He was in fact a zealous persecutor of the followers of , rounding them up for imprisonment. However, he was stopped by Christ Himself shining as a light. () He called him saying “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Saul was blinded by the light and given instructions from the Lord where he must go to learn about Christ and receive his sight, “spiritually” and “bodily”. He became the most zealous of all the apostles and was ordained by God to preach and convert all the gentiles. So he went to Cyprus, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, and eventually to where he faced martyrdom. The Book of Acts, which comes in the immediately after the , tells the stories of all the Apostles after the Resurrection. The first half is centered around the Church led mainly by Peter as the chief, and the second half is dominated by St Paul’s mission. We can read how he converted the Greeks in chapter 17 and his letters make up half of the New Testament. Matthias we celebrate on August 9th and is perhaps the most forgotten apostle. He was a faithful Jew who then followed Christ early and became one of his seventy core disciples, mentioned in Luke and Matthew who were beyond the original 12. However, as we all know, fell and betrayed the Lord so we were left with 11 core disciples. Since the Lord wanted an inner circle of twelve, the first order of business in Acts was to elect Judas’ replacement who, by election, became Matthias. Then Pentecost was able to occur so he was one of the core twelve, but typically in a Pentecost , St Paul replaces Matthias out of re- spect to St Paul who became pre-eminent. We however, will not forget Matthias.

O Holy Apostles, intercede with the Merciful Ἀπόστολοι Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε τῷ ἐλεήμονι God, that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of Θεῷ, ἵνα πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν, παράσχῃ ταῖς offenses. ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν. (Apolytikion of the Apostles) (Ἀπολυτίκιον τῶν Ἀποστόλων ) Σ Υ Ν Α Ξ Α Ρ Ι Ο Ν SYNAXARION Τῆς εὑρέσεως τῶν τιμίων Λειψάνων τῶν We commemorate the finding of the pre- Ἁγίων καὶ θαυματουργῶν Ἀναργύρων, cious of the Holy and Wonderworking Κύρου καὶ Ἰωάννου. Τοῦ Οσίου Πατρὸς Unmercenaries . Our devout ἡμῶν Σεργίου. Father Sergius.

Ἀπολυτίκιον Apolytikion of Second Mode Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ When You descended to the realm of death, ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾍδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ You as immortal, rendered to Hades a mortal ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς blow by Your all radiant divinity. And when τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, You from infernal depths and the darkness πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων below did raise the dead, all the hosts of ἐκραύγαζον· Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν heaven’s powers did proclaim and cry out: O δόξα σοι. life-giving Christ and our God we give glo- ry. Kontakion of the Memorial Κοντάκιον του Μνημοσύνου Remember, You ascended in glory, O Christ Μνήσθητι Κὺριε, ὡς ἀγαθός τοῦ (τῆς, τῶν) our God, after You filled the Disciples with δούλου (ης, ων) σου, καὶ ὃσα ἐν βίῳ ἣμαρτ joy, by promising to send them the Holy (εν) (εν) (ον) συγχώρησον* οὐδεὶς γὰρ Spirit, and You blessed them and established ἀναμάρτητος, εἰμὴ σὺ ὁ δυνάμενος καὶ τ(ῶ) their faith, that You are the Son of God, the (ῆ) (οῖς) μεταστά(ντι) (ση) (σι) δοῦναι τὴν Redeemer of the world. ἀνάπαυση Hymn of the (4th Mode) Απολυτίκιον Των Ταξιαρχών Supreme Commanders of the Hosts of the Τῶν οὐρανίων στρατιῶν Ἀρχιστράτηγοι, Heavens, * we, the unworthy, importune and δυσωποῦμεν ὑμᾶς ἡμεῖς οἱ ἀνάξιοι, ἵνα ταῖς beseech you * that by your supplications ye ὑμῶν δεήσεσι, τειχίσητε ἡμᾶς, σκέπῃ τῶν encircle us * in the shelter of the wings * of πτερύγων, τῆς ἀΰλου ὑμῶν δόξης, your immaterial glory, * guarding us who φρουροῦντες ἡμᾶς προσπίπτοντας, ἐκτενῶς now fall down * and cry to you with fervor: καὶ βοῶντας· Ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων λυτρώσασθε * Deliver us from dangers of all kinds, * as ἡμᾶς, ὡς Ταξιάρχαι τῶν ἄνω Δυνάμεων. the Great Marshals of the heavenly hosts on high.

Απολυτίκιον Αικατερίνης Apolytikion of Catherine Μεγαλομάρτυρος Let us praise the all-lauded and noble bride Τήν πανεύφημον νύμφην Χριστού of Christ, * the godly Catherine, the guardi- υμνήσωμεν, Αικατερίναν τήν θείαν καί an of Sinai and its defense, * who is also our πολιούχον Σινά, τήν βοήθειαν ημών καί support and succor and our help; * for with αντίληψιν, ότι εφίμωσε λαμπρώς, τούς the Holy Spirit’s sword * she hath silenced κομψούς τών ασεβών, τού Πνεύματος τή brilliantly the clever among the godless; * μαχαίρα, καί νύν ως Μάρτυς στεφθείσα, and being crowned as a Martyr, she now αιτείται πάσι τό μέγα έλεος. doth ask great mercy for us all.

Κοντάκιον Kontakion ( 2nd Mode) Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, A protection of Christians unshamable, Inter- μεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε, μὴ cessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, παρίδῃς, ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ Please reject not, the prayerful cries of those πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· good; Your loving help bring unto us, who are Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς crying in faith to you: Hasten to intercede, and ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all τιμώντων σε. time, , for those who honor you.

Scripture Readings Πρὸς ῾Ρωμαίους 5:1-10 Ἀδελφοί, δικαιωθέντες οὖν ἐκ πίστεως, εἰρήνην ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν θεὸν διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, διʼ οὗ καὶ τὴν προσαγωγὴν ἐσχήκαμεν τῇ πίστει εἰς τὴν χάριν ταύτην ἐν ᾗ ἑστήκαμεν, καὶ καυχώμεθα ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ. Οὐ μόνον δέ, ἀλλὰ καὶ καυχώμεθα ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσιν, εἰδότες ὅτι ἡ θλῖψις ὑπομονὴν κατεργάζεται, ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ δοκιμήν, ἡ δὲ δοκιμὴ ἐλπίδα· ἡ δὲ ἐλπὶς οὐ καταισχύνει, ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκέχυται ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου τοῦ δοθέντος ἡμῖν. Ἔτι γὰρ Χριστός, ὄντων ἡμῶν ἀσθενῶν, κατὰ καιρὸν ὑπὲρ ἀσεβῶν ἀπέθανεν. Μόλις γὰρ ὑπὲρ δικαίου τις ἀποθανεῖται· ὑπὲρ γὰρ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ τάχα τις καὶ τολμᾷ ἀποθανεῖν. Συνίστησιν δὲ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀγάπην εἰς ἡμᾶς ὁ θεός, ὅτι ἔτι ἁμαρτωλῶν ὄντων ἡμῶν Χριστὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἀπέθανεν. Πολλῷ οὖν μᾶλλον, δικαιωθέντες νῦν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ, σωθησόμεθα διʼ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς ὀργῆς. Εἰ γὰρ ἐχθροὶ ὄντες κατηλλάγημεν τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, πολλῷ μᾶλλον καταλλαγέντες σωθησόμεθα ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ. St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 5:1-10 Brethren, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man -- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 6:22-33 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· ῾Ο λύχνος τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ ὀφθαλμός· ἐὰν οὖν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἁπλοῦς ᾖ, ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου φωτεινόν ἔσται· ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρὸς ᾖ, ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου σκοτεινὸν ἔσται. εἰ οὖν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστί, τὸ σκότος πόσον; Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. οὐ δύνασθε Θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ. Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν τί φάγητε καὶ τί πίητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν τί ἐνδύσησθε· οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστι τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος; ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οὐδὲ συνάγουσιν εἰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τρέφει αὐτά· οὐχ ὑμεῖς μᾶλλον διαφέρετε αὐτῶν; τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα; καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει· λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων. Εἰ δὲ τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ, σήμερον ὄντα καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν, οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι; μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες, τί φάγωμεν ἢ τί πίωμεν ἢ τί περιβαλώμεθα; πάντα γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ ἔθνη ἐπιζητεῖ· οἶδε γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων ἁπάντων. ζητεῖτε δὲ πρῶτον τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ, καὶ ταῦτα πάντα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν. The Gospel According to Matthew 6:22-33 The Lord said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they nei- ther toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, say- ing, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well."

Feastday Monday, of June 29th

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Saints of the Week:

Sunday, June 28th ~ 3rd Sunday of Matthew: Relics of Sts. Cyril & John, St. Pappias the Martyr

Monday, June 29th ~ The Holy Apostles Peter & Paul

Tuesday, June 30th ~ The Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles, St. Michael, the New Martyr of Athens

Wednesday, July 1st ~ Sts. Cosmos & Damianos, the Unmercenaries, St. Constantine, Martyr of Cyprus

Thursday, July 2nd ~ Deposition of the Robe of the Theotokos in Vlachernae, St. Juvenal, Pat. Of

Friday, July 3rd ~ St. Hyacinth of Caesarea, St. Anatolios, of Constantinople

Saturday, July 4th ~ St. Andrew of Crete, St. , mother of Symeon the Stylite

Sunday, July 5th ~ 4th Sunday of Matthew, St. Athanasios of Mount Athos, St. Lampadus the Wonderworker

Upcoming Events:

~ GOYA Event honoring our Senior 2020 Graduates - Monday, June 29th - 7:00 pm (see flyer) ~ GOYA Summer Youthfest - July 6 - 9th - (see flyer) ~ Save the Date: July 26th 1:30 pm - Baptism of Melania Palamara & Ordination reception for Fr. Michael

~ Save the Date: Friday, March 5th, 2021 - The 40th Anniversary of Archangel Michael Church Dinner Dance!

The Celebrated

on Synaxis Tuesday of June 30th The Orthros Twelve 8:30 am Apostles Divine Liturgy

9:30 am

Today’s Memorials:

~ 40 Days for Panagiotis Kalemnous

~ 1 Year for Theano Catzelis

Upcoming Worship Services: Monday, June 29th ~ The Feastday of Sts. Peter & Paul

Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Tuesday, June 30th ~ The Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles

Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Wednesday, July 1st ~ Feastday of Sts. Cosmas & Damianos, the Unmercenaries

Orthros 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy 9:30 am

Sunday, July 5th ~ The 4th Sunday of Matthew:

Orthros 8:00 am, Divine Liturgy 9:30 am