Άγιος Νεκτάριος: Τίποτα να μην σας απελπίζει! 9-22-2019 Σκοπὸς τῆς ζωῆς μας εἶναι νὰ γίνουμε τέλειοι καὶ ἅγιοι. Νὰ ἀναδειχθοῦμε παιδιὰ τοῦ

Θεοῦ καὶ κληρονόμοι τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν. Ἂς προσέξουμε μήπως, γιὰ χάρη τῆς παρού-σας ζωῆς, στερηθοῦμε τὴ μέλλουσα, μήπως, ἀπὸ τὶς βιοτικὲς φροντίδες καὶ μέριμνες, ἀμελήσουμε τὸ σκοπὸ τῆς ζωῆς μας.

Ἡ νηστεία, ἡ ἀγρυπνία καὶ ἡ προσευχὴ ἀπὸ μόνες τους δὲν φέρνουν τοὺς ἐπιθυμητοὺς καρπούς, γιατί αὐτὲς δὲν εἶναι ὁ σκοπὸς τῆς ζωῆς μας, ἀποτελοῦν τὰ μέσα γιὰ νὰ πετύχουμε τὸ σκοπό.

Στολίστε τὶς λαμπάδες σας μὲ ἀρετές. Ἀγωνιστεῖτε ν’ ἀποβάλετε τὰ πάθη τῆς ψυχῆς. Κα-θαρίστε τὴν καρδιά σας ἀπὸ κάθε ρύπο καὶ διατηρῆστε τὴν ἁγνή, γιὰ νὰ ἔρθει καὶ νὰ κατοική-σει μέσα σας ὁ Κύριος, γιὰ νὰ σᾶς πλημμυρίσει τὸ Ἅγιο Πνεῦμα μὲ τὶς θεῖες δωρεές.

Παιδιά μου ἀγαπητά, ὅλη σας ἡ ἀσχολία καὶ ἡ φροντίδα σ’ αὐτὰ νὰ εἶναι. Αὐτὰ ν’ ἀποτελοῦν σκοπὸ καὶ πόθο σας ἀσταμάτητο. Γί’ αὐτὰ νὰ προσεύχεστε στὸ Θεό. Νὰ ζητᾶτε καθημερινὰ τὸν Κύριο, ἀλλὰ μέσα στὴν καρδιά σας καὶ ὄχι ἔξω ἀπὸ αὐτήν. Καὶ ὅταν Τὸν βρεῖτε, σταθεῖτε μὲ φόβο καὶ τρόμο, ὅπως τὰ Χερουβεὶμ καὶ τὰ Σεραφείμ, γιατί ἡ καρδιά σας ἔγινε θρόνος τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ἀλλὰ γιὰ νὰ βρεῖτε τὸν Κύριο, ταπεινωθεῖτε μέχρι τὸ χῶμα, γιατί ὁ Κύ-ριος βδελύσσεται τοὺς ὑπερήφανους, ἐνῷ ἀγαπάει καὶ ἐπισκέπτεται τοὺς ταπεινοὺς στὴν καρ-διά.

Ἂν ἀγωνίζεσαι τὸν ἀγώνα τὸν καλό, ὁ Θεὸς θὰ σὲ ἐνισχύσει. Στὸν ἀγώνα ἐντοπίζουμε τὶς ἀδυναμίες, τὶς ἐλλείψεις καὶ τὰ ἐλαττώματά μας. Εἶναι ὁ καθρέφτης τῆς πνευματικῆς μας καταστάσεως. Ὅποιος δὲν ἀγωνίστηκε, δὲν γνώρισε τὸν ἑαυτό του.

Προσέχετε καὶ τὰ μικρὰ ἀκόμα παραπτώματα. Ἄν σᾶς συμβεῖ ἀπὸ ἀπροσεξία κάποια ἁμαρτία, μὴν ἀπελπιστεῖτε, ἀλλὰ σηκωθεῖτε γρήγορα καὶ προσπέστε στὸ Θεό, ποὺ ἔχει τὴ δύ-ναμη νὰ σᾶς ἀνορθώσει.

Μέσα μας ἔχουμε ἀδυναμίες καὶ πάθη καὶ ἐλαττώματα βαθιὰ ριζωμένα, πολλὰ εἶναι καὶ κληρονομικά. Ὅλα αὐτὰ δὲν κόβονται μὲ μία σπασμωδικὴ κίνηση οὔτε μὲ τὴν ἀδημονία καὶ τὴ βαρειὰ θλίψη, ἀλλὰ μὲ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἐπιμονή, μὲ καρτερία, μὲ φροντίδα καὶ προσοχή.

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Ἡ ὑπερβολικὴ λύπη κρύβει μέσα της ὑπερηφάνεια. Γί’ αὐτὸ εἶναι βλαβερὴ καὶ ἐπικίνδυνη, καὶ πολλὲς φορὲς παροξύνεται ἀπὸ τὸ διάβολο, γιὰ ν’ ἀνακόψει τὴν πορεία τοῦ ἀγωνιστῆ.

Ὁ δρόμος ποὺ ὁδηγεῖ στὴν τελειότητα εἶναι μακρύς. Εὔχεστε στὸ Θεὸ νὰ σᾶς δυναμώνει. Νὰ ἀντιμετωπίζετε μὲ ὑπομονὴ τὶς πτώσεις σας καί, ἀφοῦ γρήγορα σηκωθεῖτε, νὰ τρέχετε καὶ νὰ μὴ στέκεστε, σὰν τὰ παιδιά, στὸν τόπο ποὺ πέσατε, κλαίγοντας καὶ θρηνώντας ἀπαρηγόρητα.

Ἀγρυπνεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεστε, γιὰ νὰ μὴν μπεῖτε σὲ πειρασμό. Μὴν ἀπελπίζεστε, ἂν πέ-φτετε συνέχεια σὲ παλιὲς ἁμαρτίες. Πολλὲς ἀπ’ αὐτὲς εἶναι καὶ ἀπὸ τὴ φύση τους ἰσχυρὲς καὶ ἀπὸ τὴ συνήθεια. Μὲ τὴν πάροδο τοῦ χρόνου, ὅμως, καὶ μὲ τὴν ἐπιμέλεια νικιοῦνται. Τίποτα νὰ μὴ σᾶς ἀπελπίζει.

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Αγίου Ιωάννου του Θεολόγου

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Ο πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας κ. Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης

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Σὺ Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Σῶσον με, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. Κορινθίους β' 1:21-24, 2:1-4 τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα

Ἀδελφοί, ὁ βεβαιῶν ἡμᾶς σὺν ὑμῖν εἰς Χριστόν, καὶ χρίσας ἡμᾶς, θεός, ὁ καὶ σφραγισάμενος ἡμᾶς, καὶ δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν. Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον. Οὐχ ὅτι κυριεύο-μεν ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως, ἀλλὰ συνεργοί ἐσμεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑμῶν· τῇ γὰρ πίστει ἑστήκατε. Ἔκρινα δὲ ἐμαυτῷ τοῦτο, τὸ μὴ πάλιν ἐν λύπῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν. Εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ λυπῶ ὑμᾶς, καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ εὐφραίνων με, εἰ μὴ ὁ λυπούμενος ἐξ ἐμοῦ; Καὶ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῦτο αὐτό, ἵνα μὴ ἐλθὼν λύπην ἔχω ἀφʼ ὧν ἔδει με χαίρειν, πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πάντας ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ἡ ἐμὴ χαρὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐστίν. Ἐκ γὰρ πολλῆς θλίψεως καὶ συνοχῆς καρδίας ἔγραψα ὑμῖν διὰ πολλῶν δακρύων, οὐχ ἵνα λυπηθῆτε, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἀγάπην ἵνα γνῶτε ἣν ἔχω περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς.

St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4

Brethren, it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has commissioned us; he has put his seal upon us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. But I call God to witness against me - it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth. Not that we lord it over your faith; we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith. For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit. For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 5:1-11 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἑστὼς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ, καὶ εἶδε δύο πλοῖα ἑστῶτα παρὰ τὴν λίμνην· οἱ δὲ ἁλιεῖς ἀποβάντες ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ἀπέπλυναν τὰ δίκτυα. ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων, ὃ ἦν τοῦ Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον· καὶ καθίσας ἐδίδασκεν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου τοὺς ὄχλους. ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπε

πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν. καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐπιστάτα, δι᾿ ὅλης τῆς νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν ἐλάβομεν· ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ῥήματί σου χαλάσω τὸ δίκτυον. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν. καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις τοῖς ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα, ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν ᾿Ιησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε· θάμβος γὰρ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν καὶ πάντας τοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἄγρᾳ τῶν ἰχθύων ᾗ συνέλαβον, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ᾿Ιάκωβον καὶ ᾿Ιωάννην, υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μὴ φοβοῦ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν. καὶ καταγαγόντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀφέντες ἅπαντα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.

The Gospel According to 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 beck-oned 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.

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Πέμπτη, 26 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2019 Μετάστασης Ιωάννου του Ευαγγελιστού ΑΓΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ -ΑΓΙΑ ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ Όρθρος & Θεία Λειτουργία 8:00-10:00 π.μ. Κυριακή, 29 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2019

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

Translation of John the Theologian SAINT DEMETRIOS - SAINT CATHERINE Οrthros & Divine Liturgy 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 29, 2019 2nd SUNDAY OF LUKE

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