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Saint Nicholas Church
Publish Date: 2026-09-27
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General Information

  • Phone:
  • (818) 886-4040
  • Street Address:

  • 9501 Balboa Boulevard

  • Northridge, CA 91325


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

You descended from on high, O merciful Lord, and accepted the three-day burial in order to free us from our passions. Glory to you, O Lord, our life and our resurrection.

Apolytikion for Martyr Callistratus & his Companions in the Fourth Mode

Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, please 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.


Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

17th Sunday after Pentecost
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1

Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.


Gospel Reading

1st Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 5:1-11

At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.




Wisdom of the Fathers

For now they were well instructed beforehand...But mark both their faith and their obedience. For though they were in the midst of their work when they heard His command, they delayed not, they procrastinated not, they said not, "let us return home, and converse with our kinsfolk," but "they forsook all and followed."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century

Because such is the obedience which Christ seeks of us, as that we delay not even a moment of time, though something absolutely most needful should vehemently press on us.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 14 on Matthew 4, 4th Century



Saints and Feasts

September 27

1st Sunday of Luke


September 27

Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions

These Martyrs contested for the Faith during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 288. Saint Callistratus was arrested as a Christian, and after being tormented, was enclosed in a sack and cast into the sea. The sack burst, and the Saint came to dry land safe and sound. Forty-nine soldiers, seeing this, also confessed Christ, and with him were cast into prison, then beheaded.


September 27

Mark, Aristarchos, and Zenon, Apostles of the 70


September 27

Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki


September 27

Gideon the Righteous




Memorials

Memorials

09/27/2026

  • Katerina Glavis

 


Memorials

10/04/2026

  • Eleni Antoniou
  • Christos Antoniou
  • Kostas Antoniou
  • Maria Skarpathiotis
  • Nicholas Skarpathiotis
  • Mihail Synodinos



Calendar

  • St. Nicholas Church Calendar

    September 2026

    SUN
    MON
    TUE
    WED
    THU
    FRI
    SAT
    30
    31
    1
    SEP
    2
    7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition
    3
    4
    5
    6
    8:45AM Orthros
    10:00AM Divine Liturgy
    7
    Nativity of the Theotokos
    6:00PM Orthros
    7:00PM Divine Liturgy
    8
    9
    7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition
    10
    11
    12
    6:00PM Philoptochos Havana Nights
    13
    Sunday School & Greek Dance Begin
    8:45AM Orthros
    10:00AM Divine Liturgy
    14
    8:00AM Orthros
    9:00AM Divine Liturgy
    9:00AM Elevation of Holy Cross
    6:00PM JOY
    7:30PM Sr. GOYA
    15
    16
    7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition
    17
    St. Sophia & Her Three Daughters
    8:00AM Orthros
    9:00AM Divine Liturgy
    18
    19
    20
    8:45AM Orthros
    10:00AM Divine Liturgy
    21
    6:00PM JOY
    7:30PM YAL
    22
    3:30PM HOPE
    7:00PM Jr. GOYA
    23
    7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition
    24
    25
    26
    3:00PM Little Angels Meeting
    27
    8:45AM Orthros
    10:00AM Divine Liturgy
    28
    6:00PM JOY
    7:30PM Sr. GOYA
    29
    7:00PM Jr. GOYA
    30
    7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition
    1
    OCT
    2
    3


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