SS kosmas amp damianos Orthodox Church (goa)

703 W Center Street Rochester MN (507) 282-1529 httpwwwrochesterorthodoxchurchorg

officerochesterorthodoxchurchorg Rev Fr Mark Muntildeoz Proistamenos

ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣAPOLYTIKIA FOR TODAY

Ότε κατήλθες πρός τόν θάνατον η

Ζωή η αθάνατος τότε τόν Άδην

ενέκρωσας τή αστραπή τής

θεότητος ότε δέ καί τούς τεθνεώτας

εκ τών καταχθονίων ανέστησας

πάσαι αι Δυνάμεις τών επουρανίων

εκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστέ ο Θεός

ημών δόξα σοι

When Thou didst descend unto death O

Life Immortal then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity And when Thou

didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths all the powers in the Heavens cried out

O Life-giver Christ our God glory be to Thee

Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες

Θεοτόκε Μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν μήτηρ ὑπάρχουσα τῆς ζωῆς καὶ ταῖς πρεσβείαις

ταῖς σαῖς λυτρουμένη ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν

In giving birth thou didst preserve thy virginity in thy dormition thou didst not

forsake the world O Theotokos Thou wast translated unto life since thou art the

Mother of Life and by thine intercessions dost thou redeem our souls from death

ΚΟΝΤΑΚΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣKONTAKION FOR TODAY

Neither the grave nor death could contain the Theotokos the unshakable hope ever vigilant in

intercession and protection As Mother of life He who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb

transposed her to life

Τὴν ἐν πρεσβείαις ἀκοίμητον Θεοτόκον καὶ προστασίαις ἀμετάθετον ἐλπίδα τάφος καὶ

νέκρωσις οὐκ ἐκράτησεν ὡς γὰρ ζωῆς Μητέρα πρὸς τὴν ζωὴν μετέστησεν ὁ μήτραν

οἰκήσας ἀειπάρθενον

11th

Sunday of matthew Holy Apostle Matthias Anthony the Martyr of Alexandria Afterfeast of the Transfiguration

Sunday August 16th 2015

Todayrsquos scripture readings

Epistle reading

St Pauls First Letter to the Corinthians 92-12

Prokeimenon Mode 2

Psalm 1171418

The Lord is my strength and my song

Verse The Lord has chastened me sorely

BRETHREN you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord This is my defense to those who would

examine me Do we not have the right to our food and drink Do we not have the right to be

accompanied by a wife as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas Or is it only

Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living Who serves as a soldier at his own

expense Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit Who tends a flock without getting some

of the milk Do I say this on human authority Does not the law say the same For it is written in the law

of Moses You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain Is it for oxen that God is

concerned Does he not speak entirely for our sake It was written for our sake because the plowman

should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop If we have sown spiritual

good among you is it too much if we reap your material benefits If others share this rightful claim upon

you do not we still more Nevertheless we have not made use of this right but we endure anything

rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ

Gospel pericope

Matthew 1823-35

The Lord said this parable The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with

his servants When he began the reckoning one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents and as he

could not pay his lord ordered him to be sold with his wife and children and all that he had and payment to be

made So the servant fell on his knees imploring him Lord have patience with me and I will pay you everything

And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt But that same servant as he

went out came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii and seizing him by the throat he

said Pay what you owe So his fellow servant fell down and besought him Have patience with me and I will pay

you He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt When his fellow servants saw what had

taken place they were greatly distressed and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place Then his

lord summoned him and said to him You wicked servant I forgave you all that debt because you besought me and

should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant as I had mercy on you And in anger his lord delivered him

to the jailors till he should pay all his debt So also my heavenly Father will do to everyone of you if you do not

forgive your brother from your heart

Announcements

LiturgicalProgram Schedule

TODAY Sunday School Teachers Meeting after Liturgy

Wed August 19th Parish Council Meeting 630pm

Thurs August 20th Thursdays on First volunteers needed

Sun August 23rd NO SERVICES Holy Anargyroi

Todayrsquos Memorial Service V Rev Fr Jerome

NO SERVICES SUNDAY AUGUST 23rd Please take note and plan on attending one of

sister parishes in MSPSTP

Greek Festival Volunteers Please join us all in working together for the benefit of our parish by

being a volunteer for our Greek Festival August 28 29 and 30 Sign up your times by going to

this website httpmsignupgeniuscomshowSignUp10c0945a4ab29a6f49-holy217693561

HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNIONmdashOrthodox Christians in good standing are encouraged to

receive Holy Communion frequently provided they have prepared themselves spiritually mentally and physically They must be on time for the Divine Liturgy and be in a Christ-like humble state of mind They should be in a confession relationship with their priest or spiritual father have observed the fasts of the Church and they should have self-examined their conscience On the day of receiving Holy Communion it is not proper to eat or drink anything before coming to church When you approach to receive Holy Communion state your Christian (baptismal) name clearly and hold the red communion cloth to your chin After receiving wipe your lips on the cloth step back carefully hand the cloth to the next person and make the sign of the Cross as you step away Please do not be in a rush while communing Please take special care not to bump the Holy Chalice

SAVE THE DATE SUNDAY SEPT 13TH

A parish-wide BBQ is planned for after Liturgy on Sunday Sept 13th

Slatterly Park (10th ST amp 11th Ave SE) Come enjoy Johnnyrsquos Chicken

Fr Markrsquos BBQ Ribs Hamburgers and Hotdogs Please bring a side dish

or dessert to share beverages will be provided Letrsquos celebrate ldquoBack-

to-Schoolrdquo and the end of summer together

TODAYrsquoS COMMEMORATIONS

1 THE ICON OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

NOT MADE WITH HANDS

At the time when our Lord preached the Good News and healed every

illness and infirmity of men there lived in the city of Edessa on the

shore of the Euphrates Prince Abgar who was completely infected with

leprosy He heard of Christ the Healer of every pain and disease and

sent an artist Ananias to Palestine with a letter to Christ in which he

begged the Lord to come to Edessa and to cure him of leprosy In the

event that the Lord was unable to come the prince ordered Ananias to

portray His likeness and to bring it to him believing that this likeness

would be able to restore his health The Lord answered that He was unable to come for the time of His

passion was approaching took a towel wiped His face and on the towel His All-pure face was perfectly

pictured The Lord gave this towel to Ananias with the message that the prince will be healed by it but

not entirely and later on He would send him a messenger who would erase the remainder of his disease

Receiving the towel Prince Abgar kissed it and the leprosy completely fell from his body but a little of it

remained on his face Later the Apostle Thaddaeus preaching the Gospel came to Abgar and secretly

healed and baptized him The prince then destroyed the idols which stood before the gates of the city and

above the gates he placed the towel with the likeness of Christ attached to wood framed in a gold frame

and adorned with pearls Also the prince wrote beneath the icon on the gates O Christ God no one will

be ashamed who hopes in You Later one of Abgars great grandsons restored idolatry and the bishop of

Edessa came by night and walled up that icon over the gates Centuries have passed since then During the

reign of Emperor Justinian the Persian King Chozroes attacked Edessa and the city was in great hardship

It happened that Eulabius the Bishop of Edessa had a vision of the All-Holy Theotokos who revealed to

him the mystery of the sealed wall and the forgotten icon The icon was discovered and by its power the

Persian army was defeated

2 THE HOLY MARTYR DIOMEDES [DIOMIDIUS]

Diomedes was of prominent birth and a physician from Tarsus Healing the people Diomedes taught

them about the Faith of Christ Emperor Diocletian ordered him beheaded in Nicaea in the year 298 AD

Those who beheaded him and brought his head to the emperor were blinded and when they returned the

head to the body and prayed they were made whole again

Todayrsquos scripture readings

Epistle reading

St Pauls First Letter to the Corinthians 92-12

Prokeimenon Mode 2

Psalm 1171418

The Lord is my strength and my song

Verse The Lord has chastened me sorely

BRETHREN you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord This is my defense to those who would

examine me Do we not have the right to our food and drink Do we not have the right to be

accompanied by a wife as the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas Or is it only

Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living Who serves as a soldier at his own

expense Who plants a vineyard without eating any of its fruit Who tends a flock without getting some

of the milk Do I say this on human authority Does not the law say the same For it is written in the law

of Moses You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain Is it for oxen that God is

concerned Does he not speak entirely for our sake It was written for our sake because the plowman

should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop If we have sown spiritual

good among you is it too much if we reap your material benefits If others share this rightful claim upon

you do not we still more Nevertheless we have not made use of this right but we endure anything

rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ

Gospel pericope

Matthew 1823-35

The Lord said this parable The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with

his servants When he began the reckoning one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents and as he

could not pay his lord ordered him to be sold with his wife and children and all that he had and payment to be

made So the servant fell on his knees imploring him Lord have patience with me and I will pay you everything

And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt But that same servant as he

went out came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii and seizing him by the throat he

said Pay what you owe So his fellow servant fell down and besought him Have patience with me and I will pay

you He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt When his fellow servants saw what had

taken place they were greatly distressed and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place Then his

lord summoned him and said to him You wicked servant I forgave you all that debt because you besought me and

should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant as I had mercy on you And in anger his lord delivered him

to the jailors till he should pay all his debt So also my heavenly Father will do to everyone of you if you do not

forgive your brother from your heart

Announcements

LiturgicalProgram Schedule

TODAY Sunday School Teachers Meeting after Liturgy

Wed August 19th Parish Council Meeting 630pm

Thurs August 20th Thursdays on First volunteers needed

Sun August 23rd NO SERVICES Holy Anargyroi

Todayrsquos Memorial Service V Rev Fr Jerome

NO SERVICES SUNDAY AUGUST 23rd Please take note and plan on attending one of

sister parishes in MSPSTP

Greek Festival Volunteers Please join us all in working together for the benefit of our parish by

being a volunteer for our Greek Festival August 28 29 and 30 Sign up your times by going to

this website httpmsignupgeniuscomshowSignUp10c0945a4ab29a6f49-holy217693561

HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNIONmdashOrthodox Christians in good standing are encouraged to

receive Holy Communion frequently provided they have prepared themselves spiritually mentally and physically They must be on time for the Divine Liturgy and be in a Christ-like humble state of mind They should be in a confession relationship with their priest or spiritual father have observed the fasts of the Church and they should have self-examined their conscience On the day of receiving Holy Communion it is not proper to eat or drink anything before coming to church When you approach to receive Holy Communion state your Christian (baptismal) name clearly and hold the red communion cloth to your chin After receiving wipe your lips on the cloth step back carefully hand the cloth to the next person and make the sign of the Cross as you step away Please do not be in a rush while communing Please take special care not to bump the Holy Chalice

SAVE THE DATE SUNDAY SEPT 13TH

A parish-wide BBQ is planned for after Liturgy on Sunday Sept 13th

Slatterly Park (10th ST amp 11th Ave SE) Come enjoy Johnnyrsquos Chicken

Fr Markrsquos BBQ Ribs Hamburgers and Hotdogs Please bring a side dish

or dessert to share beverages will be provided Letrsquos celebrate ldquoBack-

to-Schoolrdquo and the end of summer together

TODAYrsquoS COMMEMORATIONS

1 THE ICON OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

NOT MADE WITH HANDS

At the time when our Lord preached the Good News and healed every

illness and infirmity of men there lived in the city of Edessa on the

shore of the Euphrates Prince Abgar who was completely infected with

leprosy He heard of Christ the Healer of every pain and disease and

sent an artist Ananias to Palestine with a letter to Christ in which he

begged the Lord to come to Edessa and to cure him of leprosy In the

event that the Lord was unable to come the prince ordered Ananias to

portray His likeness and to bring it to him believing that this likeness

would be able to restore his health The Lord answered that He was unable to come for the time of His

passion was approaching took a towel wiped His face and on the towel His All-pure face was perfectly

pictured The Lord gave this towel to Ananias with the message that the prince will be healed by it but

not entirely and later on He would send him a messenger who would erase the remainder of his disease

Receiving the towel Prince Abgar kissed it and the leprosy completely fell from his body but a little of it

remained on his face Later the Apostle Thaddaeus preaching the Gospel came to Abgar and secretly

healed and baptized him The prince then destroyed the idols which stood before the gates of the city and

above the gates he placed the towel with the likeness of Christ attached to wood framed in a gold frame

and adorned with pearls Also the prince wrote beneath the icon on the gates O Christ God no one will

be ashamed who hopes in You Later one of Abgars great grandsons restored idolatry and the bishop of

Edessa came by night and walled up that icon over the gates Centuries have passed since then During the

reign of Emperor Justinian the Persian King Chozroes attacked Edessa and the city was in great hardship

It happened that Eulabius the Bishop of Edessa had a vision of the All-Holy Theotokos who revealed to

him the mystery of the sealed wall and the forgotten icon The icon was discovered and by its power the

Persian army was defeated

2 THE HOLY MARTYR DIOMEDES [DIOMIDIUS]

Diomedes was of prominent birth and a physician from Tarsus Healing the people Diomedes taught

them about the Faith of Christ Emperor Diocletian ordered him beheaded in Nicaea in the year 298 AD

Those who beheaded him and brought his head to the emperor were blinded and when they returned the

head to the body and prayed they were made whole again

Announcements

LiturgicalProgram Schedule

TODAY Sunday School Teachers Meeting after Liturgy

Wed August 19th Parish Council Meeting 630pm

Thurs August 20th Thursdays on First volunteers needed

Sun August 23rd NO SERVICES Holy Anargyroi

Todayrsquos Memorial Service V Rev Fr Jerome

NO SERVICES SUNDAY AUGUST 23rd Please take note and plan on attending one of

sister parishes in MSPSTP

Greek Festival Volunteers Please join us all in working together for the benefit of our parish by

being a volunteer for our Greek Festival August 28 29 and 30 Sign up your times by going to

this website httpmsignupgeniuscomshowSignUp10c0945a4ab29a6f49-holy217693561

HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNIONmdashOrthodox Christians in good standing are encouraged to

receive Holy Communion frequently provided they have prepared themselves spiritually mentally and physically They must be on time for the Divine Liturgy and be in a Christ-like humble state of mind They should be in a confession relationship with their priest or spiritual father have observed the fasts of the Church and they should have self-examined their conscience On the day of receiving Holy Communion it is not proper to eat or drink anything before coming to church When you approach to receive Holy Communion state your Christian (baptismal) name clearly and hold the red communion cloth to your chin After receiving wipe your lips on the cloth step back carefully hand the cloth to the next person and make the sign of the Cross as you step away Please do not be in a rush while communing Please take special care not to bump the Holy Chalice

SAVE THE DATE SUNDAY SEPT 13TH

A parish-wide BBQ is planned for after Liturgy on Sunday Sept 13th

Slatterly Park (10th ST amp 11th Ave SE) Come enjoy Johnnyrsquos Chicken

Fr Markrsquos BBQ Ribs Hamburgers and Hotdogs Please bring a side dish

or dessert to share beverages will be provided Letrsquos celebrate ldquoBack-

to-Schoolrdquo and the end of summer together

TODAYrsquoS COMMEMORATIONS

1 THE ICON OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

NOT MADE WITH HANDS

At the time when our Lord preached the Good News and healed every

illness and infirmity of men there lived in the city of Edessa on the

shore of the Euphrates Prince Abgar who was completely infected with

leprosy He heard of Christ the Healer of every pain and disease and

sent an artist Ananias to Palestine with a letter to Christ in which he

begged the Lord to come to Edessa and to cure him of leprosy In the

event that the Lord was unable to come the prince ordered Ananias to

portray His likeness and to bring it to him believing that this likeness

would be able to restore his health The Lord answered that He was unable to come for the time of His

passion was approaching took a towel wiped His face and on the towel His All-pure face was perfectly

pictured The Lord gave this towel to Ananias with the message that the prince will be healed by it but

not entirely and later on He would send him a messenger who would erase the remainder of his disease

Receiving the towel Prince Abgar kissed it and the leprosy completely fell from his body but a little of it

remained on his face Later the Apostle Thaddaeus preaching the Gospel came to Abgar and secretly

healed and baptized him The prince then destroyed the idols which stood before the gates of the city and

above the gates he placed the towel with the likeness of Christ attached to wood framed in a gold frame

and adorned with pearls Also the prince wrote beneath the icon on the gates O Christ God no one will

be ashamed who hopes in You Later one of Abgars great grandsons restored idolatry and the bishop of

Edessa came by night and walled up that icon over the gates Centuries have passed since then During the

reign of Emperor Justinian the Persian King Chozroes attacked Edessa and the city was in great hardship

It happened that Eulabius the Bishop of Edessa had a vision of the All-Holy Theotokos who revealed to

him the mystery of the sealed wall and the forgotten icon The icon was discovered and by its power the

Persian army was defeated

2 THE HOLY MARTYR DIOMEDES [DIOMIDIUS]

Diomedes was of prominent birth and a physician from Tarsus Healing the people Diomedes taught

them about the Faith of Christ Emperor Diocletian ordered him beheaded in Nicaea in the year 298 AD

Those who beheaded him and brought his head to the emperor were blinded and when they returned the

head to the body and prayed they were made whole again

TODAYrsquoS COMMEMORATIONS

1 THE ICON OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

NOT MADE WITH HANDS

At the time when our Lord preached the Good News and healed every

illness and infirmity of men there lived in the city of Edessa on the

shore of the Euphrates Prince Abgar who was completely infected with

leprosy He heard of Christ the Healer of every pain and disease and

sent an artist Ananias to Palestine with a letter to Christ in which he

begged the Lord to come to Edessa and to cure him of leprosy In the

event that the Lord was unable to come the prince ordered Ananias to

portray His likeness and to bring it to him believing that this likeness

would be able to restore his health The Lord answered that He was unable to come for the time of His

passion was approaching took a towel wiped His face and on the towel His All-pure face was perfectly

pictured The Lord gave this towel to Ananias with the message that the prince will be healed by it but

not entirely and later on He would send him a messenger who would erase the remainder of his disease

Receiving the towel Prince Abgar kissed it and the leprosy completely fell from his body but a little of it

remained on his face Later the Apostle Thaddaeus preaching the Gospel came to Abgar and secretly

healed and baptized him The prince then destroyed the idols which stood before the gates of the city and

above the gates he placed the towel with the likeness of Christ attached to wood framed in a gold frame

and adorned with pearls Also the prince wrote beneath the icon on the gates O Christ God no one will

be ashamed who hopes in You Later one of Abgars great grandsons restored idolatry and the bishop of

Edessa came by night and walled up that icon over the gates Centuries have passed since then During the

reign of Emperor Justinian the Persian King Chozroes attacked Edessa and the city was in great hardship

It happened that Eulabius the Bishop of Edessa had a vision of the All-Holy Theotokos who revealed to

him the mystery of the sealed wall and the forgotten icon The icon was discovered and by its power the

Persian army was defeated

2 THE HOLY MARTYR DIOMEDES [DIOMIDIUS]

Diomedes was of prominent birth and a physician from Tarsus Healing the people Diomedes taught

them about the Faith of Christ Emperor Diocletian ordered him beheaded in Nicaea in the year 298 AD

Those who beheaded him and brought his head to the emperor were blinded and when they returned the

head to the body and prayed they were made whole again