April 02
Titus the Wonderworker
Little is known of this Saint except that he took up the monastic life from his youth, became the abbot of a monastery, and reposed in peace.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2017-04-02
Bulletin Contents
Parish News & Events
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Saints and Feasts
Family Life Ministry
Wisdom of the Fathers
Assembly of Bishops News
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
General Information
- Phone:
- (919) 781-4548
- Fax:
- (919) 781-4568
- Email:
- htraleighfr@gmail.com
- Street Address:
- 5000 Lead Mine Road
- Raleigh, NC 27612
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Orthros/ Matins: Sunday: 8:30 a.m.
Liturgy: Sunday: 10:00 a.m. ; Weekday: Please see Parish Newsletter.
Vespers: See Parish Bulletin.
Bible Study: Please see Sunday Bulletin for details.
Other Parish Info: Book Club, please see Sunday Bulletin for details.
Past Bulletins
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- 2017-06-04
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- 2017-05-28
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- 2017-05-21
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- 2017-05-14
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- 2017-05-07
- Publish Date:
- 2017-04-30
Parish News & Events
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
April 2nd 2017
Councilors: Harry Nicholos, David Kouba, Joanna Biliouris*, Jason Kekas
Altar Group: St. Gregory the Theologian
Ambassadors: George Kapatenakis, Wesley Starr
New members or visitors, stop by the Welcome Table across from the candlestand.
Watch services live online at livestream.com/account/12761713
Good Friday Youth Retreat
There will be a Student Retreat, including special activities and a luncheon, on Good Friday, April 14 from 10:30 to 2:30. Sign up at the Candle Stand or notify Betsy Higgins or Robert Shand directly if your child(ren) will be participating. An agenda has been emailed to families. The deadline for signing up is April 12.
Lenten Lecture Series Continues April 5th
We are celebrating the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts this coming Wednesday as well as hearing a lecture from Fr. Vasile Mihai who will be speaking about the 10th Commandment. Dinner will be provided by AHEPA
Myrrh Bearers (Good Friday Night)
Girls ages 6 through 12 have the opportunity to participate as Myrrh Bearers ("Flower Girls") during the procession at the Good Friday Lamentation Service. Sign up and pick up an information sheet at the Candle Stand.
Altar Boy Meeting April 8th (Mandatory)
There is going to be a mandatory meeting for all Altar Boys who plan on serving during Holy Week on Lazarus Saturday, April 8, 2017, at 11:30 am (following liturgy & breakfast in Fellowship Hall).
Father Paul will be going over processions and procedures and discuss any questions you may have.
Graduation Sunday May 21st
On Sunday, May 21 we will be honoring all our High school & College Graduates. Please send in your information directly to Fr. Paul at htraleighfr@gmail.com
Information should include:1) Name of graduate 2) Parent's names 3) Name of school 4) Any notes of interest (recognitions, awards, area of study, future plans, etc).
Readers for AGAPE Vespers
The Great and Holy Pascha is rapidly approaching (Sunday, April 16). For those of you who would like to read the Gospel Passage from St. John in a foreign language, please contact Fr. Paul.
We have already found readers for Modern Greek, Arabic, English and French.
Readers must meet in our Three Hierarchs Library at 10am on Sunday, April 16. The service will begin at 11am.
Luminaries for Good Friday and Easter
GOYA will be selling luminaries in the church fellowship hall immediately following Liturgy. All proceeds go to capital campaign. Please support our youth by purchasing a luminary to honor a loved one or in memory of a departed loved one. One bag for $5 or 3 bags for $10.
Mothers of Little Ones
MOLOs will be hosting the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Holy Trinity Pascha Picnic on Sunday, April 16. For planning purposes, we ask that you RSVP your child(ren) for the egg hunt no later than Sunday, April 9. The egg hunt is open to all children 11 and under. Please RSVP to Laura Saparilas at lksaparilas@gmail.com.
2017 Metropolis of Atlanta Clergy-Laity Assembly, Philoptochos and Southeastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Choirs and Musicians Conference
We are very honored and excited to be hosting the 2017 Metropolis of Atlanta Clergy-Laity Assembly, Philoptochos, and Southeastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Choirs and Musicians Conference in Raleigh, NC, June 21 - 24, 2017. This will be an historic event as it will be the first time our entire Metropolis family will be united. The theme of the assembly is, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations..." Matthew 28:19. Conference events include An Evening of Greek Art at the NC Museum of Art on Wed., June 21 at 7:00 p.m., the Philoptochos Luncheon at the Marriott Crabtree Valley on Thurs., June 22 at 12:00 p.m. and the Grand Banquet at the Marriott Crabtree Valley on Thurs., June 22 at 6:30 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities are available at many levels ranging from $50 to $2,500. The deadline for inclusion in the Commemorative Album is May 1, 2017. Forms are also available at www.atlmetropolis.org, in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday, April 2nd or by appointment with Beba Zevgolis at 919-786-1760. For additional information, please email Sydney Langford at 2017gomaconference@gmail.com or check out our new event page on Facebook @ 2017 Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta Clergy-Laity.
Habitat for Humanity House Blessing Correction
Correction: Please note that Father will not be attending the Habitat for Humanity House dedication on April 8th as previously stated. April 8th is Lazarus Saturday with Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. followed by Communion Breakfast, Cleaning and Folding of Palms. Thank you.
St. Anthony's Sr. Group:
Saturday, April 22nd, we will travel to Seagrove, NC potters 9th Annual Spring Kiln Openings and Studio Tours. Transportation will be available. Please contact Toula at (919) 810-2903 to RSVP - by April 13th.
CAMCORDERS NEEDED
The audio visual team is in need of two camcorders that produce HDMI (high definition) resolution. They do not need it to be able to record, just work as a camera to transmit video. If you have one that works but maybe is broken in that it does not record and would like to donate it to the church, please contact the church office as soon as possible.
Lenten Drive for Backpack Buddies
The Backpack Buddies Program provides food to children who are unable to bring lunches for themselves in schools. Please bring the following items to Elaine’s table do that we can support this life saving program: Pasta spaghetti sauce, rice, mac and cheese, bottled water, cereal, granola bars, peanut butter, jelly, juices, pretzels/chips canned items: tuna, chicken breast, green beans, corn, soups.
Church Library
Have you read a good book lately? Come by our CHURCH LIBRARY and check out a good book. Be inspired, get some help for you journey through Great Lent. We have biographies, books that are inspirational, devotional, and informative. Here are some suggestions: Christ In Our Midst: Letters from a Russian Monk-Fr. John, The Way of the Pilgrim, Beginning to Pray - Met. Anthony Bloom, The Practice of the Presence of God- Brother Lawrence, The Lenten Spring by Fr. Hopko
Directions for Checking out a book are in the library or ask Helen McCallum or Rob Shand for more information. Have a blessed Lent!
CCCM CORDIALLY INVITES OUR COMMUNITY TO TWO GREAT EVENTS
Saturday, April 22
EARTH DAY SERVICE at ST. SERAPHIM of SAROV CHAPEL at 10 A.M., followed by a Covered-Dish AGAPE MEAL, at the home of Maria Kazmierski, 3645 Mayapple Court, Wake Forest, NC27587. If you need directions, please call Maria at 919-529-2864. If you would like to carpool from the Church, please see or call Eula at 919-605-4470.
Saturday, May 6
SHRED-A-THON at HOLY TRINITY at 10 A.M. There will be a truck from PRO-SHRED in the Church parking lot to take all of our parishioners' tax and other papers to shred and recycle. Our sincere thanks to JIM KLEMES for providing this opportunity free of charge.
This Week at Holy Trinity
Sun. Apr. 2nd
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Orthros:8:30 am, Liturgy:10:00 am
Memorial: Elena Juncu (33 yr)
AHEPA: Library
Greek Dance Interest Meeting: Multipurpose
GOYA Basketball: 1:00pm
Tues. Apr. 4th
Adult Greek Dance: 7:00 pm
Wed. Apr. 5th
6th Hour Prayer Service: 12:00
Presanctified Liturgy: 6:00 pm
Lenten Lecture Series: 7:00 pm
Thurs. Apr. 6th
Men’s Group: 7:00 am
Women’s Group: 9:15 am
Sat. Apr. 8th
Saturday of Lazarus
Orthros: 9:00
Liturgy: 10:00
Breakfast and Folding Palms: 11:00 - 2:00
Chrismation: Meredith Sparks
Sun. Apr. 9th
PALM SUNDAY
Orthros:8:30 am, Liturgy:10:00 am
Bridegroom Service: 7:00 pm
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode
From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Mary of Egypt in the Plagal Fourth Mode
In thee the image was preserved with exactness, O Mother; for taking up thy cross, thou didst follow Christ, and by thy deeds thou didst teach us to overlook the flesh, for it passeth away, but to attend to the soul since it is immortal. Wherefore, O righteous Mary, thy spirit rejoiceth with the Angels.
Εν σοί Μήτερ ακριβώς διεσώθη τό κατ' εικόνα, λαβών γάρ τόν σταυρόν, ηκολούθησας τώ Χριστώ, καί πράττων εδίδασκες, υπεροράν μέν σαρκός, παρέρχεται γάρ επιμελείσθαι δέ ψυχής, πράγματος αθανάτου, διό καί μετά Αγγέλων συναγάλλεται, οσία Μαρία τό πνεύμά σου.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
Eighth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:11-18
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ κλαίουσα ἔξω. ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιε, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους, ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ. καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὅτι ἦραν τὸν Κύριόν μου, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. καὶ ταῦτα εἰποῦσα ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν ἑστῶτα, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐστι. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; τίνα ζητεῖς; ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστι, λέγει αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν, εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν, κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· Μαρία. στραφεῖσα ἐκείνη λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββουνί, ὃ λέγεται, διδάσκαλε. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μή μου ἅπτου· οὔπω γὰρ ἀναβέβηκα πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου· πορεύου δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτοῖς· ἀναβαίνω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν, καὶ Θεόν μου καὶ Θεὸν ὑμῶν. ἔρχεται Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἀπαγγέλλουσα τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὅτι ἑώρακε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῇ.
Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18
At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said these things to her.
Epistle Reading
Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1.
Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 9:11-14.
Ἀδελφοί, Χριστὸς δὲ παραγενόμενος ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν, διὰ τῆς μείζονος καὶ τελειοτέρας σκηνῆς, οὐ χειροποιήτου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, οὐ ταύτης τῆς κτίσεως, οὐδὲ διʼ αἵματος τράγων καὶ μόσχων, διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰδίου αἵματος εἰσῆλθεν ἐφάπαξ εἰς τὰ ἅγια, αἰωνίαν λύτρωσιν εὑράμενος. Εἰ γὰρ τὸ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων, καὶ σποδὸς δαμάλεως ῥαντίζουσα τοὺς κεκοινωμένους, ἁγιάζει πρὸς τὴν τῆς σαρκὸς καθαρότητα, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τὸ αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου ἑαυτὸν προσήνεγκεν ἄμωμον τῷ θεῷ, καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ὑμῶν ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων, εἰς τὸ λατρεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι;
Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14.
BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Gospel Reading
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 10:32-45
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, παραλαβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς δώδεκα μαθητάς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤρξατο αὐτοῖς λέγειν τὰ μέλλοντα αὐτῷ συμβαίνειν, ὅτι ἰδοὺ ἀναβαίνομεν εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθήσεται τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσι καὶ γραμματεῦσι, καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτὸν θανάτῳ καὶ παραδώσουσιν αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἐμπαίξουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ μαστιγώσουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐμπτύσουσιν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστήσεται. Καὶ προσπορεύονται αὐτῷ ᾿Ιάκωβος καὶ ᾿Ιωάννης υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου λέγοντες· διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἵνα ὃ ἐὰν αἰτήσωμεν ποιήσῃς ἡμῖν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί θέλετε ποιῆσαί με ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δὸς ἡμῖν ἵνα εἷς ἐκ δεξιῶν σου καὶ εἷς ἐξ εὐωνύμων σου καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ οἴδατε τί αἰτεῖσθε. δύνασθε πιεῖν τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθῆναι; οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· δυνάμεθα. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τὸ μὲν ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ πίνω πίεσθε, καὶ τὸ βάπτισμα ὃ ἐγὼ βαπτίζομαι βαπτισθήσεσθε· τὸ δὲ καθίσαι ἐκ δεξιῶν μου καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμὸν δοῦναι, ἀλλ᾿ οἷς ἡτοίμασται. Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ δέκα ἤρξαντο ἀγανακτεῖν περὶ ᾿Ιακώβου καὶ ᾿Ιωάννου. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς λέγει αὐτοῖς· οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι αὐτῶν κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν· οὐχ οὕτω δὲ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾿ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ γενέσθαι μέγας ἐν ὑμῖν, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος, καὶ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ὑμῶν γενέσθαι πρῶτος, ἔσται πάντων δοῦλος· καὶ γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἦλθε διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι, καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν.
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The Reading is from Mark 10:32-45
At that time, Jesus taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Saints and Feasts
April 02
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism of her who fasted in the wilderness forty-seven years; and also that the great loving-kindness of God, and His readiness to receive the repentant, might be demonstrated in very deed.
April 03
Joseph the Hymnographer
Saint Joseph was from Sicily, the son of Plotinus and Agatha. Because Sicily had been subjugated by the Moslems, he departed thence and, passing from place to place, came with Saint Gregory of Decapolis (see NOV. 20) to Constantinople, where he endured bitter afflictions because of his pious zeal. Travelling to Rome, he was captured by Arab pirates and taken to Crete, whence he later returned to Constantinople. He became an excellent hymnographer and reposed in holiness shortly after 886 (according to some, it was in 883). The melismatic canons of the Menaion are primarily the work of this Joseph; they bear his name in the acrostic of the Ninth Ode. He also composed most of the sacred book known as the Paracletike, which complements the Octoechos For this reason, Joseph is called par excellence the Hymnographer.
April 03
Nicetas, Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium
Saint Nicetas lived in the eighth century and became the Abbot of the Monastery of Medicium, which was near the city of Triglia on the Sea of Marmara. For his Orthodox confession of the veneration of the holy icons, he was persecuted and exiled twice by the Iconoclast Emperor Leo the Armenian, but recalled by Michael the Stutterer, and reposed, adorned with the twofold crown of holiness and of confession of the Orthodox Faith, about the year 824.
April 04
George the Righteous of Maleon
This Saint took up the monastic life from his youth, and went to Mount Maleon, where a community of monks gathered about him. He foretold his death from three years before, and reposed in an odour of sanctity.
April 06
Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Born in Theia Kome of Phrygia, Eutychius was the son of illustrious parents, from whom he received a pious upbringing. He studied in Constantinople, and became a monk in a certain monastery of Amasia. In 552 he was chosen Patriarch of New Rome, but was exiled in 565 as a result of the machinations of the Origenists. In 577 he was restored to his throne and reposed on April 6, 582.
April 07
Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs
The holy Martyr Calliopius was from Perga in Pamphylia, brought up in piety by his godly mother Theocleia. When the persecution of Maximian broke out, Saint Calliopius presented himself of his own accord before the Governor Maximus in Pompeiopolis of Galatia. After he had suffered many torments, his mother visited him in prison and encouraged him in his martyrdom. After this, his thrice-blessed mother, upon learning that he was to be crucified on Holy and Great Thursday, bribed the tyrants to defer it one day, that he might imitate the Lord's Crucifixion on the same day that He suffered it. The holy Martyr Calliopius received the crown of martyrdom on Holy and Great Friday in the year 304, being crucified upside down.
April 07
George, Bishop of Lesvos
The righteous George struggled in behalf of the holy icons, and reposed in peace about the year 821.
April 07
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America
Born in 1865 in the region of Pskov, our Father among the Saints Tikhon was tonsured a monk in 1891 and ordained to the priesthood in the same year. In 1897 he was consecrated Bishop of Lublin, and a year later appointed Bishop of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, with his see extending to all of North America from 1900 onwards. He did much to unite the Orthodox Christians of a great many ethnic backgrounds in North America, so that there was indeed one flock under one shepherd. In 1907 he was made Archbishop of Yaroslavl and Rostov, and in 1913, Archbishop of Lithuania.
In 1917, when he was Metropolitan of Moscow, he was elected to be the first Patriarch of Russia in over 200 years, in times that could not have been more difficult. After the Revolution of 1917, the persecution of the Russian Church by the atheist government grew more bold and more fierce with every year. By nature a meek and peace-loving man, Tikhon sought to determine, while giving only to God that which is God's, what could be given to Caesar to preserve peace and avoid the shedding of blood. At his departure on the feast of the Annunciation in 1925, Saint Tikhon made the sign of the Cross thrice, pronouncing the words, "Glory to Thee, O God!" Because of the many unspeakable sufferings he endures as Patriarch, he is honoured as a Confessor.
Note: St. Tikhon's repose was on the Feast of the Annunciation according to the Old Calendar (March 25), but on the New Calendar his repose falls on April 7.
April 09
The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea
This holy Martyr was from the parts of Cappadocia, and lived a blameless life with his wife. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, this blessed one was filled with divine zeal and, with other Christians, destroyed the pagan temple dedicated to Fortune. Because of this he received the crown of martyrdom by beheading in the year 362.
April 09
Raphael, Nicholas, Irene, & Olympias of Mytilene
Family Life Ministry
Sunday of St. John Climacus - Family Connections (Letter)
Bulletin Insert in letter format on the Sunday of St. John Climacus with Resources for Couples and Families provided by the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt - Family Connections (Letter)
Bulletin Insert in letter format on the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt with Resources for Couples and Families provided by the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross - Family Connections (Letter)
Bulletin Insert in letter format on the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross with Resources for Couples and Families provided by the Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Wisdom of the Fathers
But let no man be troubled at the apostles being in such an imperfect state. For not yet was the cross accomplished, not yet the grace of the Spirit given. But if thou wouldest learn their virtue, notice them after these things, and thou wilt see them superior to every passion.
Homily 65 on Matthew 20, 2,3,4,6. B#54, pp.399-401,403., 4th Century
For with this object He reveals their deficiencies, that after these things thou mightest know what manner of men they became by grace. ... No one shall sit on His right hand nor on His left.
Homily 65 on Matthew 20, 2,3,4,6. B#54, pp.399-401,403., 4th Century