Although the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers guarded Your most pure body, You arose on the third day, O Savior, giving life to the world. For this reason, the heavenly powers cried out to you, O Giver of Life: Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! Glory to Your kingdom! Glory to Your dispensation, only Lover of Mankind!

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

18th Sunday after Pentecost
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 9:6-11

Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

Gospel Reading

2nd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 6:31-36

The Lord said, "As you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful."

Wisdom of the Fathers

There are three things that impel us towards what is holy: natural instincts, angelic powers and probity of intention. Natural instincts impel us when, for example, we do to others what we would wish them to do to us (cf. Luke 6:31), or when we see someone suffering deprivation or in need and naturally feel compassion. Angelic powers impel us when, being ourselves impelled to something worthwhile, we find we are providentially helped and guided. We are impelled by probity of intention when, discriminating between good and evil, we choose the good.

St. Maximos the Confessor

Second Century on Love no. 32, Philokalia Vol. 2 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 71, 7th century

Every work which does not have love as its beginning and root is nothing.

St. John Chrysostom

Unknown, 4th century

Saints and Feasts

October 04

2nd Sunday of Luke

October 04

Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens

According to some, Hierotheus, like Saint Dionysius, was a member of the court of Mars Hill. Having first been instructed in the Faith of Christ by Paul, he became Bishop of Athens. He, in turn, initiated the divine Dionysius more perfectly into the mysteries of Christ; the latter, on his part, elaborated more clearly and distinctly Hierotheus' concise and summary teachings concerning the Faith. He too was brought miraculously by the power of the Holy Spirit to be present at the Dormition of the Theotokos, when, together with the sacred Apostles, he became a leader of the divine hymnody. "He was wholly transported, wholly outside himself and was so deeply absorbed in communion with the sacred things he celebrated in hymnology, that to all who heard him and saw him and knew him, and yet knew him not, he seemed to be inspired of God, a divine hymnographer," as Dionysius says (On the Divine Names, 3:2). Having lived in a manner pleasing to God, he reposed in the Lord.

October 04

Domnina the Martyr and her daughters

October 04

John the Hermit

October 05

Monday of the 3rd Week

Memorials

10/04/2026

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

Calendar

St. Nicholas Church Calendar

October 2026

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

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30

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OCT

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3

4

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

5

6:00PM JOY

7:15PM YAL

6

7:00PM Jr. GOYA

7

7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition

8

9

10

11

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

12

6:00PM JOY

7:30PM Sr. GOYA

13

7:00PM Jr. GOYA

14

7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition

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16

17

10:00AM Little Angels Meeting

18

12:00AM St. Luke the Evangelist

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

19

Golf Tournament

20

12:00AM St. Gerasimos of Kephalonia

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

3:30PM HOPE

7:00PM Jr. GOYA

21

7:00PM Orthodoxy in Scripture & Tradition

22

23

Saint James the Apostle

12:00AM Sr. GOYA Lock-in

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

24

25

8:45AM Orthros

10:00AM Divine Liturgy

2:00PM Trunk or Treat Philoptochos Event

26

St. Demetrios

8:00AM Orthros

9:00AM Divine Liturgy

6:00PM JOY

7:00PM YAL

27

7:00PM Jr. GOYA

28

7:00PM *No Class This Evening*

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