Orthros: 8:50 am.
Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m.
SUNDAY BEFORE THE NATIVITY
Tina and Vasily Theodorou honor the 40 Day Memorial for her father George Tomais.
DECEMBER LECTURE SERIES: OUR SAINTS
We are excited to introduce Father Samaras' “Zoom Lectures” for December - All About Our Saints
Tuesday, December 20 8pm
Tuesday, December 27 8pm
ZOOM LINK: https://hbc.zoom.us/j/7281157184
Meeting ID: 728 115 7184
Or Phone In: 1-646-931-3860
His Eminence invites all Parishioners to the Annual Christmas Open House at the Archdiocese to celebrate the joy of the Nativity of Christ together in song and fellowship.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 (4pm - 7pm)
FATHER SAMARAS
ALWAYS A SPIRITUAL FOCUS FIRST
Dearest Parishioners,
This week teaches us that time is moving so quickly. Already, we are at the Sunday before Christmas. Please notice, when you attend this Sunday, that the longest Gospel lesson is featured which showcases the lineage of Jesus Christ. And why is this so important? Because his lineage shows his identity as the Messiah.
One of the greatest risks that we, ourselves, run is amnesia. By which I mean, from our many migrations and relocations, we sometimes don't know our own ancestries. Who are our grandparents? Sure, we may know that. But who are our great-grandparents? Where did they come from? What were their stories, their immigrations, their sacrifices? It took me some deliberate days to go back to my families "home village" in Boston to spend a day at the Woburn Town courthouse to find the death certificates of my grandparents and, there, to find listed the names of their parents: my great-grandparents. After a lifetime, I had names and details. From there, I was able to write to our home village in Greece and get further information. It was an emotional feeling for me to find this connection.
This is why the idea of ancestry is so important for our children. It gives us a sense of completion, a sense of where we come from. There can be no greater gift. Ask your children if they know their ancestry and how far back does it go? It will be the most worthy gift you can give to your family. Take the time to do a bit of research.
This is why our connection to the Saints becomes so important, a vital link to our prayer lives. This is why we've been spending this month in discussion via zoom on various saints and why they are important for us to develop a relationship with. I especially invite all of you to join me next Tuesday during our next zoom discussion. Bring questions and join our conversation.
Faithfully, Father Samaras
Sunday, December 18th, 2022
On December 18th, we commemorate the holy martyr Sebastian and those with him: Zoe, Tranquillinos, Nikostratos, Claudius, Castor, Tiburtius, Castulus, Marcellinus, and Mark; the holy martyr Evbiotos; our devout father Floros, Bishop of Amisos; the holy martyrs Phokas and Hermylos; the holy martyrs Zacchaeos the Deacon and Alfaeos the Reader, who contested in Caesarea; the holy miracle-worker Sophia; and the occasion of the Consecration of the eminent Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Chalkoprateia; our devout father Michael the Chancellor, the Confessor; and on this day, the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, we have been enjoined by our holy and God-bearing Fathers to commemorate all those who from the beginning of time were well-pleasing to God, from Adam to Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos, according to the genealogy, as the Evangelist Luke enumerated in historical order; and also the Prophets and Prophetesses.
Synaxarion of the month. The IH of this month in memory of the Holy Martyr Sebastian and his sons, Zoe, Tragulin, Nicostratos, Claudius, Castor, Tribourtius, Castulus, Marcellinus, and Markou. On this day, the memory of the Holy Martyr Eubiotos. On this day, the memory of Saint Patra of Floros, Bishop of Aminaso. On this day of remembrance of the Holy Martyrs Phocis and Ἑrmylos, through the sword finished. On this day, the memory of the Holy Martyrs Zacchaeus deacon and the Ἀlfios ἀνας, the athletes of Caesarea. This is the day of remembrance of the Holy and Miraculous Wisdom, and the inauguration of the venerable Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the Chalcoprateians. And the memory of St. Patrick Michael Sykellos, the Confessor. On this day, Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, we were remembered in the presence of our Holy and God-bearing Fathers, all of whom were blessed by God, who were pleased. Until the time of the betrothal of the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to the genealogy, as the Evangelist Luke was numbered; as well as the Prophets and the Prophets.
The Epistle Sunday Before Christmas
Blessed are You, O Lord God of our fathers.
For You are righteous in all You did for us.
The reading is from Saint Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40
Brethren, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, illtreated—of whom the world was not worthy —wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
The Gospel Sunday Before Christmas
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew 1:1-25
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, and Ram the father of Ammin′adab, and Ammin ′adab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Bo ′az by Rahab, and Bo′az the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uri′ah, and Solomon the father of Rehobo′am, and Rehobo′am the father of Abi′jah, and Abi′jah the father of Asa, and Asa the father of Jehosh ′aphat, and Jehosh′aphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzzi′ah, and Uzzi′ah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezeki′ah, and Hezeki′ah the father of Manas′seh, and Manas ′seh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josi′ah, and Josi′ah the father of Jechoni′ah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoni′ah was the father of Sheal′tiel, and Sheal′tiel the father of Zerub′babel, and Zerub ′babel the father of Abi′ud, and Abi′ud the father of Eli′akim, and Eli′akim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eli′ud, and Eli′ud the father of Elea ′zar, and Elea′zar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emman′uel" (which means, God with us).
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
The Apostle Sunday before the Nativity of Christ
Prayer of the Holy Trinity Children. It is the Lord's Lord, the God of our fathers.
That he is righteous, who is righteous, who has made us.
Before the Jewish Apostles Paul Heb. 11:9-10, 32-40
Brothers, believe that the Jews have come to us in the presence of the promise of the other, in the tent of the dwelling with TheOdore and the co-heirs of the promise of the lords; He accepted the foundations of the city, a craftsman and a creator of God. And what do I say? the time passed by Gideon, Barak, Samson, Ἱefthae, David and Samuel and the prophets, who, by faith, denounced the kingdom, worked righteousness, succeeded in the proclamation, blocked the mouths of lions, extinguished firepower, stabbed mouths, and strengthened their mouths. women have been taken from the resurrection of their dead; others have not been stunned, who have been bound to the multiplicity, to be a cretinous resurrection of fortune; More than those who have been beaten, and who have been whipped, who have not been bound and imprisoned; they have been stoned, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have died, they have been surrounded by apple trees, they have been skinned, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been ill-treated, they have been killed, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been deprived, they are grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they are suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering, they have been killed, they have been killed, they have been grieving, they have been suffering And all those who were martyred through the faith of god were given the promise of God, who had been blessed with what was foretold, that we might not be finished.
The Evangelion Sunday before the Nativity of Christ
According to Matthew the Holy Evangelion 1 - 25
Bible of the Birth of Jesus Christ the Son of David the Son of Abraham. He gave birth to Isaac, Ἰsaak, Ἰσὰκ δὲ ἐν Ἰαβ, Ἰακὼβ δὲς ὸν Ἰουδας and ὶ ὺς ὺς ὺς ὐς, Ἰουδας δὲ ἐς the Ἑσrom, Ἑσρὼμ δὲν Ἀμὸν Ἀραμ, Ἀρὰμ δὲμ ὲν Ἀminadab, Ἀminadὰβ δὲ ἐν Ἀνασων, Naassὼν δὲ ἐν ἐν Salmon, Salmὼν δὲ ἐν ἐν Ὸν Ἑσρὼν Ἑσρὸν Ἑσρὼν Ἑσrom, Ἑσρὼν Ἑσrom, Ἑσrὼμ ὲν Ἑσrom, Ἑσρὼμ ὲν Ἀμναναβ, Ἀμιναδὰβ δὲ ἐν Ἀναςς, Ἀνασὼν ἐν Ὸν Ἑσρὸν Ἑσρὼν Ἑσρὼμ ὲν ἐν Ἀμαναβ, Ἀρὰμ δὲ ἐν Ἀ Booz did not give birth to Ἰωβὴδ ἐκῆς Ῥουθ, Ἰωβὴδ δὲ ἐν Ἰςς, Ἰεὶ δὲ ἐν Ὸδὶδ the king. David did not give birth to Solomon, who did not give birth to Ῥοboam, Ῥωβοὰμ δὲ ἐν Ἀβὸν Ἀβὰβὰ ὲν Ἀςφ, Ἀβὰ δὲ ἐν Ἀςφ, Ἀςὰφ δὲς Ἀςφ, Ἀφὰφὲ ὲς Ἀςφ, Ἀςὰφ δὲς Ἀςφ, Ἀβὰ δὲ ἐν Ἀςφ, Ἀβὰ δὲ ἐν Ὸν Ἀσὰφ ὲ ὲ ὸν Ἀσὰφὲ ὲ ὸν Ἀσὰφ ὲ ὲ ὸν Ἀσὰφ ὲ ὲ ὸν Ἀσὰφὲ ὲ ὸ Ἀσὰφ ὲ ὲ ὸ Ἀσὰφ ὲ ὲ ὸν Ἀσὰφὰ ὲ ὸν Ἀσὰφὲ ὲ ὸν Ἀςφὰς He gave birth to Theoram, Ἰωὰμ δὲ ἐν Ὸν Ὁνιαν, Ὁζίας δὲ ἐν Ἰωαθὰμ δὲ ἐν Ἀχαζ, Ἀχὰζ δὲ ἐν Ἑζὸν Ἀχαζ, Ἀχὰζ δὲ ἐς ὸν Ἑzekian, Ἑζὰζὲ ἐν Ἑζκια, Ἑζὰζ δὲ ἐνς Ἑςς, Ἑζὰζὲ ἐν Ἑζκιας, Ἑζὰζὰς δὲ ἐν Ἑzekiah, Ἑζὰζὰ ὲ ἐν Ἑzekian, Ἑζὰζὰ ἐν Ἑζεκὲς Ἑζκὲς Ἑς, Ἑζὰζὲ ἐνς Ἑζκὲς Ἑζςς, Ἑζὰζὰ ὲ ἐν Ἑzekiah, Ἑζὰζ δὲ ἐν Ἑζκὲς Ἑζκὲς Ἑς, Ἑζκὰζὲ ἐν Ἑζκὲς Ἑς, Ἑζὰζὲ ἐν Ἑζςς, Ἑζὰζὲ ἐν Ἑζςς, Ἑζκὰς ὲς Ἑ Manasseh did not give birth to Himself, but he did not give birth to Ἰωσιαν, Ἰωσις δὲς ὸν Ἰωνις and ὶ ὺς ὺς ὺς ὐς ὶς ὺς ὺς ὐς ὶς ὶς Babylon. After the relocation of Babylon of Echonia, he gave birth to Salathiel, Salathiel did not give birth to Zorovabel, Zorovabὲl did not give birth to Ἀviud, Ἀβὺδ δὲ ἐν Ἐληκιμ, Ἐliakὶμ δὲ ἐν Ἐληκιμ, Ἐληκὶμ δὲ ἐν Ἐληκιμ, Ἐληκὶμ δὲ ἐν ἐν Ἀληκὶμ , Azὼρ did not give birth to Sadok, Sadὼκ did not give birth to Ahim, Ἀχὶμ δὲ ἐν Ἐλιουδ, Ἐληαzar δὲ ἐν ἐν Ἐλααzar, Ἐleazar did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthazar did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, Matthew did not give birth to Matthan, He did not give birth to The Lord Mary, who was born Jesus as the so-called Christ.
Thou art the one of a generation of Abbey as a David generation of fourteen, and of David as of the babylonian generation fourteen, and of the babylonian generation fourteen, and of the babylonian kinship as of Christ generation fourteen.
Jesus Christ is the genesis of all things. Betrothed to the mother of Mary of Joseph, before he met with the spirit of the Holy One. As if you were not righteous, righteous, and if you want me to be sampled, you are wrong. The things that the angel of the lord remembered in the name of the lord in the light of the words of the lord; As if you were David, you were afraid of me receiving Mary your wife, your son, your son. It is born of the spirit of the Holy One, that thou shalt not be born and call upon the name of Jesus, that he may save his people from his martyrdom. It was not until the lord was paid for by the prophet, saying, "The virgin who is a virgin who is gastric and is made a son," and who calls upon the name of god. He was aroused by the fact that he had commanded the angel of the lord and received his wife, and he had received his wife as if he had been a son; and he called his name Jesus.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
9:00am Orthros/10:00am Divine Liturgy
Sunday Before Nativity
Sunday, December 25, 2022
9:00am Orthros/10:00am Divine Liturgy
Holy Nativity
Sunday, January 1, 2023
9:00am Orthros/10:00am Divine Liturgy
Circumcision of Christ / Happy New Year!
Friday, January 6, 2023
9:00am Orthros/10:00am Divine Liturgy
Holy Theophany
Friday, January 6, 2023
6:30pm Great Vespers of the Synaxis of
St. John the Baptist
Saturday, January 7, 2023
9:00am Orthros/10:00am Divine Liturgy
Synaxis of John the Baptist
On the Sunday that occurs on or immediately after the eighteenth of this month, we celebrate all those who from ages past have been well-pleasing to God, beginning from Adam even unto Joseph the Betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos, according to genealogy, as the Evangelist Luke hath recorded historically (Luke 3:23-38); we also commemorate the Prophets and Prophetesses, and especially the Prophet Daniel and the Holy Three Children.
This Saint, who was from the city of Milan, was a member of the Senate as well as a zealot for the Faith of Christ, and had converted many to the knowledge of God. When Diocletian and Maximian began a Persecution against the Christians, Saint Sebastian was arrested and pierced with sharp arrows, and the bones of his body were shattered with clubs; and being cut into pieces, he gave up his spirit to God in the year 288. Together with him there were others also who died while enduring various tortures. Their names are Marcellinus and Mark the brethren, Tranquillinus their father, Nicostratus and his spouse Zoe, Tiburtius, Claudius, Castulus, and Castor.
Μνήµη δικαίου µέτ’ ἐγκωµίων, σοὶ δὲ ἀρκέσει ἡ µαρτυρία τοῦ Κυρίου Πρόδροµε, ἀνεδείχθης γὰρ ὄντως καὶ Προφητῶν σεβασµιώτερος, ὅτι καὶ ἐν ῥείθροις βαπτίσαι κατηξιώθης τὸν κηρυττόµενον. Ὅθεν τῆς ἀληθείας ὑπεραθλήσας, χαίρων εὐηγγελίσω καὶ τοὶς ἐν ἅδῃ, Θεὸν φανερωθέντα ἐν σαρκί, τὸν αἴροντα τὴν ἁµαρτίαν τοῦ κόσµου, καὶ παρέχοντα ἡµῖν τὸ µέγα ἔλεος.
The memory of the just is celebrated with hymns of praise, but the Lord's testimony is sufficient for thee, O Forerunner; for thou hast proved to be truly even more venerable than the Prophets, since thou was granted to baptize in the running waters Him Whom they proclaimed. Wherefore, having contested for the truth, thou didst rejoice to announce the good tidings even to those in Hades: that God hath appeared in the flesh, taking away the sin of the world and granting us great mercy.
Fifth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:13-35
At that time, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened. That very day] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find His body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." And He said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them, He took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished out of their sight. They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Fifth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 24:12-35
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ὁ Πέτρος ἀναστὰς ἔδραμεν ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ παρακύψας βλέπει τὰ ὀθόνια κείμενα μόνα, καὶ ἀπῆλθε, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν θαυμάζων τὸ γεγονός. Καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο ἐξ αὐτῶν ἦσαν πορευόμενοι ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ εἰς κώμην ἀπέχουσαν σταδίους ἑξήκοντα ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλήμ, ᾗ ὄνομα Ἐμμαούς, καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡμίλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους περὶ πάντων τῶν συμβεβηκότων τούτων. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ὁμιλεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ συζητεῖν, καί αὐτὸς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐγγίσας συνεπορεύετο αὐτοῖς· οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν. Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· Τίνες οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι οὓς ἀντιβάλλετε πρὸς ἀλλήλους περιπατοῦντες, καὶ ἐστὲ σκυθρωποί; Ἀποκριθείς δὲ ὁ εἷς, ᾧ ὄνομα Κλεόπας, εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· Σὺ μόνος παροικεῖς ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνως τὰ γενόμενα ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ποῖα; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ· Τὰ περὶ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, ὃς ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ προφήτης δυνατὸς ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ· ὅπως τε παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν εἰς κρῖμα θανάτου, καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν· ἡμεῖς δὲ ἠλπίζομεν ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰσραήλ. Ἀλλά γε οὖν σὺν πᾶσι τούτοις τρίτην ταύτην ἡμέραν ἄγει σήμερον, ἀφ' οὗ ταῦτα ἐγένετο. Ἀλλὰ καὶ γυναῖκές τινες ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξέστησαν ἡμᾶς, γενόμεναι ὂρθριαι ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ μὴ εὑροῦσαι τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, ἦλθον λέγουσαι καὶ ὀπτασίαν ἀγγέλων ἑωρακέναι, οἳ λέγουσιν αὐτὸν ζῆν. Καὶ ἀπῆλθόν τινες τῶν σὺν ἡμῖν ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, καὶ εὗρον οὕτω καθὼς καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες εἶπον· αὐτὸν δὲ οὐκ εἶδον. Καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· Ὦ ἀνόητοι καὶ βραδεῖς τῇ καρδίᾳ τοῦ πιστεύειν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἐλάλησαν οἱ Προφῆται. Οὐχὶ ταῦτα ἔδει παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ; Καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ Μωσέως καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν, διηρμήνευεν αὐτοῖς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς Γραφαῖς τὰ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ. Καὶ ἤγγισαν εἰς τὴν κώμην οὗ ἐπορεύοντο, καὶ αὐτὸς προσεποιεῖτο ποῤῥωτέρω πορεύεσθαι. Καὶ παρεβιάσαντο αὐτόν, λέγοντες· Μεῖνον μεθ' ἡμῶν, ὅτι πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἐστὶ καὶ κέκλικεν ἡ ἡμέρα. Καὶ εἰσῆλθε τοῦ μεῖναι σὺν αὐτοῖς. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κατακλιθῆναι αὐτὸν μετ' αὐτῶν, λαβὼν τὸν ἄρτον εὐλόγησε, καὶ κλάσας ἐπεδίδου αὐτοῖς. Αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ' αὐτῶν. Καὶ εἶπον πρὸς ἀλλήλους· Οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, ὡς ἐλάλει ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, καὶ ὡς διήνοιγεν ἡμῖν τὰς Γραφάς; Καὶ ἀναστάντες αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ, ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ εὗρον συνηθροισμένους τοὺς ἕνδεκα καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς, λέγοντας, ὅτι ἠγέρθη ὁ Κύριος ὄντως, καὶ ὤφθη Σίμωνι. Καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐξηγοῦντο τὰ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, καὶ ὡς ἐγνώσθη αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ κλάσει τοῦ ἄρτου.
Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40.
BRETHREN, by faith Abraham sojourned in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he looked forward to the city which has foundation, whose builder and maker is God.
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets - who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated - of whom the world was not worthy - wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.
Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. Δανιήλ 3.26-27.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Ὅτι δίκαιος εἶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, οἷς ἐποίησας ἡμῖν.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 11:9-10, 32-40.
Ἀδελφοί, πίστει παρῴκησεν Ἀβραὰμ εἰς τὴν γῆν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ὡς ἀλλοτρίαν, ἐν σκηναῖς κατοικήσας μετὰ ᾿Ισαὰκ καὶ ᾿Ιακὼβ τῶν συγκληρονόμων τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῆς αὐτῆς· ἐξεδέχετο γὰρ τὴν τοὺς θεμελίους ἔχουσαν πόλιν, ἧς τεχνίτης καὶ δημιουργὸς ὁ Θεός. Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; Ἐπιλείψει γάρ με διηγούμενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ τε καὶ Σαμψὼν καὶ ᾿Ιεφθάε, Δαυΐδ τε καὶ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόματα λεόντων, ἔσβεσαν δύναμιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόματα μαχαίρας, ἐνεδυναμώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέμῳ, παρεμβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων· ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν· ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυμπανίσθησαν, οὐ προσδεξάμενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν· ἕτεροι δὲ ἐμπαιγμῶν καὶ μαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσμῶν καὶ φυλακῆς· ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον, περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν, ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι, ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσμος, ἐν ἐρημίαις πλανώμενοι καὶ ὄρεσι καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες μαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως οὐκ ἐκομίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, τοῦ Θεοῦ περὶ ἡμῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαμένου, ἵνα μὴ χωρὶς ἡμῶν τελειωθῶσι.
Sunday before Nativity
The Reading is from Matthew 1:1-25
The book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram, and Aram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa, and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, and Salathiel the father of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife, but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
Sunday before Nativity
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 1:1-25
Βίβλος γενέσεως ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ, υἱοῦ Δαυῒδ υἱοῦ ᾿Αβραάμ. ᾿Αβραὰμ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ισαάκ, ᾿Ισαὰκ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιακώβ, ᾿Ιακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιούδαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ιούδας δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Φαρὲς καὶ τὸν Ζαρὰ ἐκ τῆς Θάμαρ, Φαρὲς δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Εσρώμ, ᾿Εσρὼμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αράμ, ᾿Αρὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αμιναδάβ, ᾿Αμιναδὰβ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ναασσών, Ναασσὼν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Σαλμών, Σαλμὼν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Βοὸζ ἐκ τῆς ῾Ραχάβ, Βοὸζ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ωβὴδ ἐκ τῆς ῾Ρούθ, ᾿Ωβὴδ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιεσσαί, ᾿Ιεσσαὶ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Δαυῒδ τὸν βασιλέα. Δαυῒδ δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐγέννησε τὸν Σολομῶνα ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου, Σολομὼν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ῾Ροβοάμ, ῾Ροβοὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αβιά, ᾿Αβιὰ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ασά, ᾿Ασὰ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιωσαφάτ, ᾿Ιωσαφὰτ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιωράμ, ᾿Ιωρὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Οζίαν, ᾿Οζίας δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιωάθαμ, ᾿Ιωάθαμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ῎Αχαζ, ῎Αχαζ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Εζεκίαν, ᾿Εζεκίας δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μανασσῆ, Μανασσῆς δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αμών, ᾿Αμὼν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιωσίαν, ᾿Ιωσίας δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιεχονίαν καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος.
Μετὰ δὲ τὴν μετοικεσίαν Βαβυλῶνος ᾿Ιεχονίας ἐγέννησε τὸν Σαλαθιήλ, Σαλαθιὴλ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ζοροβάβελ, Ζοροβάβελ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αβιούδ, ᾿Αβιοὺδ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ελιακείμ, ᾿Ελιακεὶμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αζώρ, ᾿Αζὼρ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Σαδώκ, Σαδὼκ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αχείμ, ᾿Αχεὶμ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ελιούδ, ᾿Ελιοὺδ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ελεάζαρ, ᾿Ελεάζαρ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Ματθάν, Ματθὰν δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιακώβ, ᾿Ιακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Ιωσὴφ τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας, ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη ᾿Ιησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός. Πᾶσαι οὖν αἱ γενεαὶ ἀπὸ ᾿Αβραὰμ ἕως Δαυῒδ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες, καὶ ἀπὸ Δαυῒδ ἕως τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος ἕως τοῦ Χριστοῦ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες.
Τοῦ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἦν. μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ ᾿Ιωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ Πνεύματος ῾Αγίου. ᾿Ιωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς, δίκαιος ὢν καὶ μὴ θέλων αὐτὴν παραδειγματίσαι, ἐβουλήθη λάθρα ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν. ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ᾿ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων· ᾿Ιωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυΐδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ Πνεύματός ἐστιν ῾Αγίου. τέξεται δὲ υἱὸν καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦν· αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν. Τοῦτο δὲ ὅλον γέγονεν ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν, καὶ καλέσουσι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ᾿Εμμανουήλ, ὅ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν ὁ Θεός. Διεγερθεὶς δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιωσὴφ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἐποίησεν ὡς προσέταξεν αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου καὶ παρέλαβε τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦν.
The Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music is delighted to announce the opening of registration for the Spring Term 2023. Registration is open now until December 15th. Classes are scheduled to begin the week of January 1st and end the week of March 19th.
This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading where Jesus heals a woman who had suffered for eighteen years. But why would Christ heal someone who didn't even ask to be healed? And did He really need to lay His hands on the woman to heal her?
On Saturday, November 12, 2022, Holy Trinity San Francisco and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco hosted a commemorative event honoring the centennial of the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
All Young Adults are welcome to participate in a Vigil for the fore feast for the Nativity of our Lord.
Rev. Protopresbyter Georgios Oikonomou received the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America upon his assignment as Proistamenos of St. Nicholas Church in Baltimore, MD beginning December 1, 2022.
Dear Reverend Clergy, Parish Council Members, and Parishioners,
As we continue on our journey towards the Birth of Our Savior, it brings me great joy to invite you all, on behalf of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, to our Christmas Open House on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at our Holy Archdiocese of America Headquarters.
This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading where Jesus tells the parable of the man who gave a great banquet. But who is this man? And why would people make excuses to avoid a feast?
The first book is Byzantine Music: Theory and Practice Guide. The Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music currently uses this book as an educational tool in the context of the school's curriculum.
The Divine Liturgy Illustrated (ages 5-10) is a publication from the Department of Religious Education (DRE) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. It contains the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom in Greek and English, according to the current 2015 translation developed by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, approved by the Eparchial Synod of the Archdiocese, and by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
The Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in cooperation with the Hellenic Book club of New York, cordially invites you to participate in a viewing of the Iconic Hellenic movie “Z”.
GOARCH Centennial Pilgrims made their way to the Holy Land on Thursday after paying respects to the Mother Church at the Phanar last week.
Partake in the true spirit of Christmas with Nativity ornaments and icons available on Orthodox Marketplace. Perfect stocking stuffers or gifts for children, godchildren, grandchildren, teachers, or families.
Ionian Village, the official international summer camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is accepting staff applications for summer 2023. Applications are open from December 17, 2022 through January 17, 2023 online at www.ionianvillage.org.
This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading where we learn about Jesus’ genealogy and His incarnation. But how is Jesus, God and Man?
Trisagion at the Archdiocese Chapel
Young adults ages 18 – 30’s are invited to register for 16th Annual Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Young Adult Winter Retreat in Lake Tahoe, January 13-16, 2023.
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Stewardship Ministry continues the monthly series “Equipping and Enriching Parish Life”.
The Department of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism welcomes the new book from Fr. Evan Armatas entitled Reclaiming the Great Commission.
