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The Weekly Bulletin of theAnnunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England

12 April 2020

Ἡ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἴσοδος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ ΧριστοῦThe Entry of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem

PALM SUNDAY • ΤΩΝ ΒΑΪΩΝ

Upcoming EventsSunday April 12 Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm)Mon-Wed April 13-15 Presanctified Liturgy (9:00 am)Mon-Wed April 13-15 Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm)Wednesday April 15 Holy Unction (3:00 pm)Thursday April 16 Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil (6:30 am)Thursday April 16 Passion Service-12 Gospels (7:00 pm)Friday April 17 Royal Hours (9:00 am)Friday April 17 Unnailing Service-Apokathelosis (3:00 pm)Friday April 17 Trisagion (6:30 pm)/Epitaphios Service (7:00 pm)Saturday April 18 Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil at Cathedral (9:00 am)Saturday April 19 Resurrection Vigil (11:00 pm)

“Behold, I stand at the door …” Metropolitan of Phanariou Agathanghelos

By the Grace of God, we have entered the Holy and Great Week, the Week of the Passion, in the midst

of temptations, distress and affliction, bearing the Cross of the present time. We are again called upon to experience the mystery of the Cross and the hope of the Resurrection away from the liturgical life of the Church, as this is performed inside the church and as we have been taught from our childhood to this day; maybe even abstaining from the Sacrament of the Holy Communion, for reasons imposed by human need and sickness. This is not easy, particularly for

each soul which finds its truth within faith, through love and humility, silence and discretion, fight and prayer, spiritual exercise and tears, an ethos that lives up to the Crucifixion and a mood that is permeated with the Resurrection, by example and model.

The Bridegroom of the Church, our Lord and God, who we shall be praying to in procession in the middle of the night, will come this year to pay us a visit in our houses. He will not let us be alone. Besides, this is what He always did, with the poi-

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ANNUNCIATIONGREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLANDΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΑΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥRev. Protopresbyter Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D., Cathedral Dean

From the Dean’s Desk

He Who Comes in theName of the Lord

In this space, we continue to examine the Divine Liturgy and what it teaches us about our faith and our encounter with our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. On this Feast of Palm Sunday we commemorate the triumphal entry of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ into the Holy City of Jerusalem. Palm Sunday is one of the Dominical Feasts which we celebrate throughout the year.

On these great feasts of the Lord, the liturgy changes to reflect the special nature of the events com-memorated. On Palm Sunday, these changes appear first in Orthros in which the Matins do not follow the typical Sunday order that commem-orates the Resurrection, but follows that of a weekday service. The Gos-pel reading, for example, is chanted from the Beautiful Gates rather than the south side of the Holy Table.

In the Divine Liturgy, the order of service calls for the replacement of the typical Entrance Hymn (“Come let us worship and bow down be-fore Christ our God”) with one that reflects the tenor and tone of the feast. Today, the Entrance Hymn, echoing the words of the Psalmist David, declares, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Save us, O Son of God, who sat on a donkey’s colt.”

Furthermore, on a Dominical Feast, when the choir chants the Entrance Hymns, the Hymn of the Church is omitted and the Dismissal Hymns and the Kontakion are that of the Feast.

The sequence of readings, de-fined in the Lectionary, is interrupt-ed in favor of Epistle and Gospel readings that pertain to the events of the feast of the Lord. The hymn to the Theotokos, Communion Hymn, and hymn in which we typically chant, “We have seen the true light” also change.

Today, the Liturgy calls us to honor “He who comes in the name of the Lord.” Today, we join the children of Jerusalem and cry out, “Hosanna!” Today, we celebrate the Prince of Peace who enters the Holy City sitting “on a donkey’s colt.” In the Liturgy we are joined in prayer with faithful, who throughout the ages, hail the Conqueror of Death.

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodiosof the Holy Metropolis of Boston

The Rev. Fr. Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D.Cathedral Dean

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Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to

ἈπολυτίκιαἮχος α΄

Τὴν κοινὴν Ἀνάστασιν πρὸ τοῦ σοῦ Πάθους πιστούμενος, ἐκ νεκρῶν ἤγειρας τὸν Λάζαρον, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς ὡς οἱ Παῖδες, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοὶ τῷ Νικητῇ τοῦ θανάτου βοῶμεν· Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

Ἦχος δ΄Συνταφέντες σοι διὰ τοῦ Βαπτίσματος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς ἠξιώθημεν τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, καὶ ἀνυμνοῦντες κράζομεν· Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

ΚοντάκιονἮχος πλ. β´

Τῷ θρόνῳ ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῷ πώλῳ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούμενος Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων ἀνύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοι· Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνακαλέσασθαι.

Dismissal HymnsMode 1

Of the general resurrection, before Your Passion, You as-sured us; * from the dead You did raise Lazarus, O Christ our God. * Therefore do we, like the children, * carry the symbols of victory; * to You the Victor over death we cry * Hosanna in the highest, * blessed is He Who cometh, in the name of the Lord.

Mode 4We were buried with You through Baptism, O Christ our God, and thus by Your Resurrection we have been granted immortal life, and extolling You we cry aloud, “Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are You, the One who comes in the name of the Lord.”

KontakionMode pl. 2

In heaven upon the throne, on earth upon the colt, * You were carried, O Christ our God; * and the praise of the Angels, and the hymns of the children, You received as they cried to You, * “Blessed are You, the One, who is coming to call Adam back again.

Hymns of the Day

Ἀπόστολος Φιλιπ. δ΄ 4 - 9 Philippians 4:4 - 9 Epistle

Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν Κυρίῳ πάντοτε· πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ Κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλ’ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν Θεόν· καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε· ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε· καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθ’ ὑμῶν

Brethren, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Re-joice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in every-thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, breth-ren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.

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Εὐαγγέλιον Ἰω. ιβ΄ 1 - 18 John 12:1 - 18 Gospel

Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει· ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν ἐκ τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,

gnancy and innocence that only love can cause. He stood at the door of our hearts and knocked so that we may open it to Him, no matter if we occasionally forgot about it, accustomed to self-evidence and to the complacency of an arrogant faith. The relation-ship with God is not knowledge. It is a communion, a mystery of the heart, an incandescent relationship of love performed in silence. God allowed for this testing experience to occur. Why? Let us ponder on it, yes! Let us not, however, hasten to provide a de-finitive answer. This piece of advice is addressed par-ticularly to those who are used to amplifying their own opinion in a noisy, presumptuous, provocative, arrogant, patronizing manner, as if they could ever

raise themselves higher than the love and the justice of God, in fact becoming nothing more than direc-tors of cheerleaders. “Do not call God just, for His justice is not manifest in the things concerning you. […] if here He is merciful, we may believe that He will not change”, notes Saint Isaac the Syrian (Hom-ily 60). Indeed, if God were not merciful, we would be doomed. As to the complaint addressed to God by just men, “Awake, why do You sleeep, O Lord? Arise, […]” (Psalm 44,23), Christ gives His own an-swer: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And , behold, I come quickly” (Revel. 22,11-12, KJV).

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Ἰούδας Σίμωνος Ἰσκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι· Διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ’ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ’ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε. Ἔγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ’ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ δι’ αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὁ ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐκραύγαζον· Ὡσαννά· εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ’ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον· Μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου. Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ’ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. Ἐμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ’ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον.

betray him), said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, “Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, be-cause on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Je-sus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.

In loving this body, that is, the church, bring water for his feet and kiss his feet, not only pardoning those

who have become enmeshed in sin but by your peace giving them harmony and putting them at peace. Pour

ointment on his feet, that the whole house wherein Christ reclines at table may be filled with the odor of your ointment, that all at table with him may be pleased with your perfume. St. Ambrose of Milan

Before the Resurrection, the Crucified Lord pre-pares us to live the new darkness over all the land from the sixth hour unto the ninth hour, in the time of this world. Yet, it is the light of the Resurrection which shines upon our course to the end of this age, our path to eternity. This is the light that grants us hope, expec-tation, love, goodness, peace, patience, self-sacrifice, sensibility, tenderness, humaneness. It is this light that keeps the world from decomposition and decay and illuminates the entire existence, life, sustenance, the worldly and the heavenly affairs. No one can take it away from us or be deprived of it. It is our Father’s gift, our rest and consolation, our joy and blessing! We believe in the Resurrection and eagerly expect it. We know that the death of Christ annihilated the power of death. This is how we can hold up! We live in patient hope and anticipation. God our Father allows us to suffer the test to the point where we can endure it; and when human vessels can no longer hold, then comes the miracle!

Churches may be closed. Holy Services may have been suspended. The solemn procession with the Epi-taphios may not be held in the evening of Great Friday. We may be prevented from lighting our candle during the “Come, Receive the Light” hymn and from glori-fying the Risen Christ in chorus during the mystery of the Synaxis. Still, no one may prevent us from singing along with the Church the Holy Services we shall at-tend on television, on the radio, on the Internet. No one may deprive us of the joy to chant the manly and hope-bearing hymns of the Holy Week, as we learned them and are still accustomed to chanting them softly. No one may deprive us of the possibility of praying in a loving disposition vis-à-vis all those blessed men and women of the medical science, who fight in the first line, with their anguish like drops of blood falling on their faces and their ailing patients; or of murmur-ing words of prayer for the departed.

This year we are faced with a challenge. Or, to put it better, with a pedagogical invitation, which, through testing, upends everything that we hold to be self-ev-ident in the relationship with God and man: to live our responsibility anew as citizens and not colonizers of the world; to reassess our needs, priorities, choices and criteria, our truth, to discuss with ourselves ear-nestly; to render our homes private churches; to live as people of God the fact that our “sorrow shall be turned into joy”; once again to appreciate how pre-

cious a gift it is to partake of the Holy Communion and of the communion of our brethren we are now deprived of; how invaluable the gift of good health is; the beauty of the sensation of celebration, the value of coming together in love and peace, of greeting one another, shaking hands, embracing our people, being able to go to church. O how the sound of church bells poignantly reminds us of the spiritual and Eucharis-tic aspect of our lives, the quality of another life, and seems to invite us to the church so that we may live the beauty of our faith and tradition, to experience the mystery of God’s love. We stay at home and remain in the love of God! Only in this manner can we deal with the sorrow of these days, given that “Christ is Risen, and Life Reigns” and love chases fear away. If each one of us starts complaining, cursing his or her fate, lev-eling accusations, we should seriously think whether we can fully realize our responsibility as citizens and discover the essence of the test, the martyrdom and the witness, behind appearances, qua faithful. Be-sides, through the power of memory, the scars that this ordeal will leave behind will continue throwing not only our own authenticity and consciousness into question, but particularly those of the leaders of the world, who will be called upon to measure up to their responsibility and truthfulness, and to be meted with the measure and criterion of the Cross: namely, the cross of the ordeal of the peoples of the Earth. At this point judgment will be merciless, because the scales of justice in this case are the Cross of Christ.

Concluding these thoughts, we would like to note that what is happening these days is ALSO an ecclesi-astical problem. And it concerns the Church equally, because disease also strikes the flock, the people of the Church, its pleroma indiscriminately, as it strikes ev-ery human person, who is a creature of God.

The measures that the state urges us to observe not only for our own health but also for that of be-loved persons and of our fellow citizens, should en-courage us to practice a form of daily exercise which is not outside the logic of the ascetic disposition of the Church. It is the Church that invites us to think that God always and today calls upon us, through un-ceasing prayer and humility, to overcome our one and only sin: our indifference to the Risen Christ. Let this also be our own Paschal appeal !

Lord, have mercy ! Glory be to God !May God be with us !

April 12 – April 18 April 19 – April 25 April 26 – May 2 May 3 – May 9 Su

n April 12: Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11; 15-17 Philippians 4:4-9 John 12:1-18 Othros/Liturgy (8:30, 10:00 am) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm)

19: Great and Holy Pascha Acts 1:1-8 John 1:1-17 Paschal Orthros/Liturgy (12:00am) Agape Vespers (10:30 am)

26: Thomas Sunday Matthew 28:16-20 Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31 Orthros/ Liturgy (8:30, 10:00 am)

3: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women Luke 24:1-12 Acts 6:1-7 Mark 15:43-47 Orthros/ Liturgy (8:30, 10:00 am)

Mon

13: Holy Monday Matthew 24:3-35 Matthew 21:18-43 Presantified Liturgy (9:00 am) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm)

20: Bright Monday Acts 1:12-17,21-26 John 1:18-28

27: Second Monday after Pascha Acts 3:19-26 John 2:1-11

4: Third Monday After Pascha Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60 John 4:46-54

Tue

14: Holy Tuesday Matthew 24:36-51; 25:1-46; 26:1-2 Matthew 22:15-46; 23:1-39 Presantified Liturgy (9:00 am) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm)

21: Bright Tuesday Acts 2:14-21 Luke 24:12-35

28: Second Tuesday After Pascha Acts 4:1-10 John 3:16-21

5: Third Tuesday After Pascha Acts 8:5-17 John 6:27-33

Wed

15: Holy Wednesday Matthew 26:6-16 John 12:17-50 Presanctified Liturgy (9:00 am) Holy Unction (3:00 pm) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm)

22: Bright Wednesday Acts 2:22-38 John 1:35-52

29: Second Wednesday after Pascha Acts 4:13-22 John 5:17-24

6: Third Wednesday After Pascha Acts 8:18-25 John 6:35-39

Thu

16: Holy Thursday Luke 22:1-39 I Corinthians 11:23-32 Twelve Passion Gospels Vesperal Liturgy (6:30 am) Passion Service (7:00 pm)

23: Bright Thursday: Saint George the Triumphant Martyr Luke 21:12-19 Acts 12:1-11 John 15:17-27; 16:1-2 Othros/Divine Liturgy (8:30, 10:00 am)

30: James the Apostle Acts 12:1-11 Luke 9:1-6

7: Third Thursday After Pascha Acts 26:1, 12-20 John 6:40-44

Fri

17: Holy Friday I Corinthians 5:6-8 Matthew 27:62-66 Royal Hours (9:00 am) Unnailing Service (3:00 pm) Trisagion for Departed (6:30 pm) Epitaphios Service (7:00 pm)

24: Bright Friday: Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring Acts: 3:1-8 John 2:12-22

May 1: Second Friday after Pascha Acts 5:1-11 John 5:30-47; 6:1-2

8: Third Friday After Pascha John 21:15-25 St. Johns Universal Letter 1:1-7 John 19:25-28

Sat

18: Holy Saturday Matthew 27:62-66 Romans 6:3-11 Matthew 28:1-20 Vesperal Liturgy of Saint Basil (9:00 am) Ressurection Vigil (11:00 pm)

25: Mark the Evangelist I Peter 5:6-14 Luke 10:16-21

2: Removal of the Relics of Saint Athanasius Hebrews 13:7-16 Matthew 5:14-19

9: Third Saturday After Pascha Acts 9:19-31 John 15:17-27; 16:1-2

Wine and oil allowed Fish, oil and wine are allowed Strict Fast Fast Free

H o l y W e e k a n d P a s c h aS c h e d u l e o f S e r v i c e s

April 12 – GREAT & HOLY WEEK BEGINS

Evening of Palm Sunday 

Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service, 7:00 pm

April 13 – Holy Monday

Pre-sanctified Liturgy with Holy Communion,

9:00 am 

Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service, 7:00 pm 

April 14 – Holy Tuesday

Pre-sanctified Liturgy with Holy Communion,

9:00 am 

Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service-Hymn of

Kassiani, 7:00 pm 

April 15 – Holy Wednesday

Pre-sanctified Liturgy with Holy Communion,

9:00 am 

Holy Unction Service, 3:00 pm 

Nymphios (Bridegroom) Service - Holy Unction

will be offered, 7:00 pm 

April 16 – Holy Thursday 

Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great - Mystical

Supper with Holy Communion, 6:30 am

Holy Passion, the 12 Gospels, 7:00 pm

April 17 – Holy Friday 

Service of the Royal Hours, 9:00 am

The Unnailing (Apokathelosis) Service, 3:00 pm

Trisagion for the Departed, 6:30 pm

The Epitaphios – Lamentations, 7:00 pm

April 18 – Holy Saturday 

Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great & Holy

Communion, 9:00 am

Vigil (Panychis) before Resurrection Service,

11:00 pm

April 19 – EASTER 

Paschal Orthros and Divine Liturgy, 12:00 am

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios

Presiding

April 19 – EASTER 

Vespers of Love (Agape Service), 10:30 am

12 Απριλίου – ΑΡΧΗ ΜΕΓΑΛΗΣ ΕΒΔΟΜΑΔΑΣΒράδυ της Κυριακής των Βαΐων 

Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου, 7:00 μμ13 Απριλίου – Μεγάλη ΔευτέραΠροηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία και ΘείαΜετάληψη, 9:00 πμ 

Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου, 7:00 μμ 

14 Απριλίου – Μεγάλη ΤρίτηΠροηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία και ΘείαΜετάληψη 9:00 πμ 

Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου – Τροπάριο τηςΚασσιανής, 7:00 μμ 

15 Απριλίου – Μεγάλη ΤετάρτηΠροηγιασμένη Θεία Λειτουργία και ΘείαΜετάληψη 9:00 πμ 

Άγιον Ευχέλαιον, 3:00 μμ 

Ακολουθία του Νυμφίου (με Άγιον Ευχέλαιον),

7:00 μμ 

16 Απριλίου – Μεγάλη Πέμπτη Εσπερινή Θεία Λειτουργία του Αγίου Βασιλείουτου Μεγάλου & Θεία Μετάληψη, 6:30 πμΑκολουθία των Αγίων Παθών, Τα 12 Ευαγγέλια, 7:00 μμ17 Απριλίου – Μεγάλη Παρασκευή Ακολουθία των Βασιλικών Ωρών, 9:00 πμΑποκαθήλωση, 3:00 μμΤρισάγιον, 6:30 μμΕπιτάφιος Θρήνος, Τα Εγκώμια, 7:00 μμ18 Απριλίου – Μέγα Σάββατο Εσπερινή Θεία Λειτουργία του Αγίου Βασιλείουτου Μεγάλου & Θεία Μετάληψη, 9:00 πμΑκολουθία της Παννύχιδος προ της Αναστάσεως,

11:00 μμ19 Απριλίου – ΠΑΣΧΑ Όρθρος και Πασχαλινή Θεία Λειτουργία, 12:00 πμΠροεξάρχοντος του Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτουκ.κ. Μεθοδίου19 Απριλίου – ΠΑΣΧΑ Εσπερινός της Αγάπης, 10:30 πμ

We look forward to worshiping with you

All Services will be Live Streamed via YouTube and Facebook

Holy Week Services at the Annunciation Cathedral 12-19 AprilPALM SUNDAY EVENING [Services at 7:00

pm] - This evening’s service calls to mind the be-ginning of Jesus’ suffering. The gospel describes the plotting of the priests and elders to trap Jesus into convicting Himself as a religious heretic. Through parables, Jesus tells us of His coming betrayal, tri-al, conviction and execution by crucifixion. The hymns of this service commemorate two things; the first, the prophetic figure of Joseph, who, while virtuous, nonetheless suffered unjustly at the hands of his brothers before being greatly rewarded, and the second, the parable of the fig tree, which in failing to bear fruit, became a symbol of fallen cre-ation, and of our own lives, in which we also have failed to bear spiritual fruit.

HOLY MONDAY EVENING [Services at 7:00 pm] - This evening’s theme is the need for watchful-ness and preparation, lest we be called unprepared before the awesome judgement seat of Christ to render an account of ourselves. The gospel reading contrasts the efforts of the Pharisees to trick and discredit Jesus, with the forceful resistance which Christ mounts against their evil. The hymns re-mind us of the parable of the Ten Virgins, in which the faithful Christian is exhorted to vigilance.

HOLY TUESDAY EVENING [Services at 7:00 pm] - The need for true repentance is the concern of Tuesday evening’s service. This trans-formation from the life of sin to a life of faith and obedience is exemplified for us in the person of the sinful woman who received the gift for for-giveness when she anointed Jesus with myrrh and washed His feet. The highlight of the service is the hymn written in honor of this woman by St. Kassiani. The Gospel meditation foretells of the coming suffering of Christ and recalls His inner struggles and agony.

HOLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING [Services at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm] - The primary theme of Holy Wednesday is our human need for the healing and forgiveness that comes into our lives when we establish a relation-ship with God through Jesus Christ. We are re-minded that the way to this relationship is to be found, above all else, through the life of prayer. In the Sacrament of Holy Unction, the faithful are

anointed and thus, healed both physically and spir-itually. They are also reconciled to God and one an-other so that they might receive the gift of the Holy Eucharist instituted by Christ at the Last Supper.

HOLY THURSDAY MORNING [Services at 6:30 am] - On Holy Thursday morning, we ascend Mt. Zion with Christ and the Twelve, and enter into the upper room. Once there, we witness the awesome moment when, at the Last Supper, Christ abolishes the ritual practice of the Old Covenant and establishes the ritual of the New Covenant, prophesied by Jeremiah, through the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The faithful receive Holy Com-munion at that Holiest of Liturgies.

HOLY THURSDAY EVENING [Services at 7:00 pm] - In this service, we commemorate the undeserved suffering of Jesus Christ, endured for our sake, so that we might be reconciled anew to God our Father. The Gospel readings witness for us the betrayal and arrest of Jesus, his trial and convic-tion, and finally his torture, crucifixion and death at the hands of a sinful humanity. This evening’s service also includes the procession representing Christ carrying His own cross along the Via Dolo-rosa, and ends when we see before us the King of Glory crucified.

HOLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON [Services at 3:00 pm] - In this service, we are once again rever-ent witnesses to the undeserved suffering of Christ, to his terrible passion and death. What is remem-bered in a special way through liturgical commem-oration and procession, is the faithfulness and love of Joseph of Arimathea who tenderly removed Christ’s body from the cross, wrapped it in clean linen, and carried it to his own unused tomb for burial.

HOLY FRIDAY EVENING [Services at 7:00 pm] - On Holy Friday evening, the theme is Christ’s descent into Hades during which the Gospel of re-pentance and reconciliation with God is shared with those who died before Christ’s saving dispen-sation in the flesh. The service begins with lamen-tations sung as we stand before the tomb of Christ commemorating His unjust punishment and the shedding of His innocent blood. But the service ends on a note of joy and hope, with the reading of

the Prophet Ezekiel in which he describes his vi-sion of our resurrection yet to come; in the midst of despair, we are told there is hope, for not even death can separate us from the unfailing love and power of God. Death is about to be conquered and faithfulness rewarded.

HOLY SATURDAY MORNING [Services at 9:00 am] - On Holy Saturday morning we cele-brate the theme of faithfulness receiving its reward. The crucifixion is over, Christ is buried, the twelve apostles and other disciples are scattered and de-feated. And yet, three myrrh-bearing women come in faithfulness to perform the last act of love--to anoint Jesus according to the Jewish burial custom. Their unwavering devotion is rewarded--they are the first to share in Christ’s triumph over evil and death. They are the first witnesses to the Resurrec-tion. This joy is commemorated through the scat-tering of bay leaves and rose petals by the priest.

HOLY SATURDAY EVENING [Services at 11:00 pm] - The lamentations of the previous night are repeated and the church is plunged into

darkness to symbolize the despair and defeat ex-perienced before the dawn of Christ’s victory over the Enemy of our salvation. Precisely at midnight, a single light emerges from the altar represent-ing the victory of Christ over death, the defeat of the Prince of Darkness by Jesus, the Light of the World. As the light is passed from person to person, it pushes back the darkness of the church and defeats it completely. The Resurrection is pro-claimed in song and triumphant procession, and after the Liturgy, its light is carried into our homes so that they too might be filled with its light and warmth and triumph.

EASTER SUNDAY MORNING [Services at 10:30 am] - Christ’s Resurrection and victory is af-firmed in this morning’s theme. The Gospel is read in several languages to illustrate the universality of the Good News of the Resurrection and its procla-mation to the very ends of the earth. Love, forgive-ness, reconciliation, triumph and joy—these are the gifts which we receive because Christ lived and died and triumphed for our sake.

THE ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL

INVITES ITS YOUTH TO OUR

Friday, April 17 at 11:00 am via Google Hangouts

Immediately following Royal Hours

A discussion with Father Demetri, an online scavenger hunt

and activities will be done virtually!

Online HolyFriday Retreat

As Christians we try never to use the word hate. In fact, in that sentence there are two words I try “never” to use; never and hate. Never is far too restrictive a word, it is too final a word, it closes us to possibility, can-

cels opportunity for adjustment and inevitably stops the evolution of our thinking. The word hate is just, well, such a nasty, unforgiving, and unchristian word. I suspect, if you are like me, if you ever use the word hate, you immediately recant and seek forgiveness. So, forgive me the use of these words, right here and now, “I never thought I would see something as disruptive to our way of life, or potentially debilitating to our communities as COVID-19, the Coronavirus. I hate it.”

Now, if I put the previous sen-tence into more thoughtful, hope-ful language, it would read like this, “At no time did I think I would see something as disruptive to our way of life, or potentially as debilitating to our communities as COVID-19, the Coronavirus, I dislike it im-mensely.” The point is simply this: the way in which we see things and express ourselves gives us the opportunity to move beyond and anticipate better outcomes—even in times of stress, discomfort, and uncertainty. Of course, in times of such societal and global disruption we should be aware, we should be extraordinarily careful. The Greeks would say, “have eyes all around your head.” We should take every precaution, but not stop believing, nor let the exhilaration of anticipa-tion abandon us.

We live in uncertain times. No one knows when life will return to normal, whatever the new normal will be if it is not like the old nor-mal. Every condition of extreme disruption, the Spanish Flu, World Wars I and II, 9/11, the fall of Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War have all created disruption—both nega-tive and positive. Disruption is what causes stress; uncertainty is what

we dislike immensely. We are living in these conditions right now, but fear not! As stated in Proverbs, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” When we get beyond crisis and the total disruption to our daily lives, we must be able to resume life quickly, with a healthy spirit, and a joyful heart.

The Coronavirus numbers are becoming quite alarming, and ex-perts indicate we are still some weeks away from peak, which means the numbers will become even more alarming. Despite the headlines, we must persevere, we must retain the conviction of our hearts that better days are ahead, we must hold onto our core belief in Him to see us through. We must anticipate the joy of the Risen Lord. Do this, while remaining vigilant, staying safe, and we will exult at our reunion.

When we learned of the Fed-eral, State and Local mandates re-stricting public gatherings, effec-tively closing our Cathedral to the congregation on Sunday, March 15 we mobilized to ensure our Stew-ards, families and friends could con-tinue to worship from their homes. In less than five days we outfitted

the Cathedral with permanent live streaming capability. Thankfully, the message to worship via live stream broadcast is getting out to our Community. Recent trending indicates our live stream is touching an average of 300-400+ people. We are very grateful for that support.

Forgive me, but I must spend some time on the direct effect the Coronavirus is having on our Ca-thedral. With the doors of our Ca-thedral and Chapel closed to the public, since March 15, our collec-tions have suffered. The Cathedral will be closed to the public at least until Sunday, May 10 based on the Governor’s current emergency no public gathering edict. By this time, assuming we can re-open on May 10, we will have missed 7 full weeks, including Palm Sunday (and the Palm Sunday luncheon) and the Resurrection Service. Just these missed dates—not to men-tion our Ladies Philoptochos can-celed “Palm Sunday Bake Sale,” their largest fund raiser of the year—represents over $35,000 in lost income to our Cathedral.

You can help by making online donations by visiting our Cathedral website, bostoncathedral.org to make a multiple week, “Weekly Tray

From Robert Badavas, Parish Council President

Staying Faithful andConnected in Difficult Times

Cathedral Philoptochos Society

Annunciat ion Greek Orthodox Cathedral of

New England

Att : Cathedral Phi loptochos Society

Scholarship Committee

162 Goddard Ave

Brookl ine , MA 02445

EVANGELISMOS SCHOLARSHIPThe Cathedral Phi loptochos Society “Evangel ismos ” in

accordance with i ts Annual Scholarship Program i s currently

accepting appl icat ions f rom stewards in good standing .   The

deadl ine for submitt ing an appl icat ion i s Sunday , May 24 ,

2020 . El igibi l i ty requirements apply . Appl icants and /or

their parents must be stewards in good standing of the

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England at the t ime of

appl icat ion and for a minimum of two years prior to the

appl icat ion ; Recipient must be an accepted undergraduate

by , or a graduate student in an accredited col lege or

univers i ty ; Overal l academic performance must be above

average .   Appl icat ions are avai lable by cal l ing Dr . Cal iope

Galat is and /or obtained in the Narthex of the Cathedral .

Interested and qual i f ied appl icants must submit the

completed appl icat ion along with an off ic ial transcr ipt to :  

If you have any questions, please contact our Scholarship Chairperson: Dr. Calliope Galatis

617-417-4734

Donation” or an “Easter Offering.” You can become a Steward, you can increase your commitment. In ad-dition, you can also go online to pay your Stewardship commitment in full. Our Cathedral is the epicenter of our spiritual lives. We can pray anywhere but we pray best when

we are together, as a Community, in Christ’s Church.

Connect to the Church, partic-ipate in our live stream of services throughout these remaining days of Great Lent and Holy Week, antic-ipate the Risen Lord, all from your home, but as a Cathedral Commu-

nity. We are the “beacon of Ortho-doxy in New England.” Let the light go forth and shine bright.

In the words of John the Theolo-gian and Evangelist (3 John 1:2) “Be-loved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.”

Philoptochos Donates to Women’s Lunch PlaceOn Tuesday, our Cathedral Philoptochos having canceled their Annual Palm Sunday Bake Sale due to COVID19, donated 90 dozen eggs to the Women’s Lunch Place in Bos-ton. The Women’s Lunch Place is a Boston day shelter for women experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Εισερχόμαστε, πατέρες και αδελφοί, με τη χάρη του Θεού, στην Αγία και Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα,

την Εβδομάδα των Παθών, εν μέσω πειρασμών, θλίψεως και δοκιμασίας αίροντες τον σταυρό του παρόντος και διαλεγόμενοι με το όντως φοβερώ-τατο μυστήριο του θανάτου. Καλούμεθα και πάλι να ζήσουμε με χαρμολύπη, αυτή την πονεμένη χαρά για την οποία μιλούν οι Ασκητές της ερή-μου, το μυστήριο του Σταυρού και την ελπίδα της Ανάστασης μακρυά από τον λειτουργικό βίο της Εκκλησίας, όπως αυτός τελεσιουργείται μέσα στο ναό και όπως διδαχθήκαμε από μικρά παιδιά μέ-χρι σήμερα. Ίσως και απέχοντες, για λόγους που επιβάλλουν η ανθρώπινη ανάγκη και η ασθένεια, από το μυστήριο της Θείας Κοινωνίας. Δεν είναι εύκολο, ιδιαίτερα για την κάθε ψυχή που αληθεύ-ει ελεύθερα στην πίστη με αγάπη και ταπείνωση, με σιωπή και διάκριση, με αγώνα και προσευχή, με άσκηση και δάκρυα, με σταυρώσιμο ήθος και ανα-στάσιμη διάθεση, με παράδειγμα και υπόδειγμα.

Ο Νυμφίος της Εκκλησίας, ο Κύριός μας και Θεός μας, που θα λιτανευθεί εν τω μέσω της νυ-κτός, θα έλθει φέτος να μας επισκεφθεί στα σπίτια μας. Δεν θα μας αφήσει μόνους. Άλλωστε πάντο-τε αυτό έκανε με οδυνώμενη αγάπη και παραφο-ρά ερωτικής αγαθότητας. Στεκόταν στη θύρα της καρδιάς μας και την χτυπούσε να Του ανοίξουμε, για να μας εισαγάγει από του «νυν» στη χαρά της Βασιλείας Του. Άσχετα, αν καμμιά φορά, εμείς μα-θημένοι στα αυτονότητα και την αυτάρκεια μιας αλαζονικής πίστης το ξεχνούσαμε. Η σχέση με τον Θεό δεν είναι μιά γνώση. Είναι κοινωνία, μυστή-ριο καρδιάς, πυρακτωμένη σχέση αγάπης που τε-λεσιουργείται μέσα στη σιωπή.

Ο Θεός επέτρεψε να ζήσουμε αυτή τη δοκιμα-σία. Γιατί; Ας προβληματισθούμε, ναι!Ας μη βια-στούμε όμως να απαντήσουμε και ιδιαίτερα εκείνοι που με ένα τρόπο θορυβώδη, αυθάδη, προκλητικό, αλαζονικό, εξουσιαστικό, μεγενθύνουν την άπο-ψή τους λες και μπορούν να αναδειχθούν ανώτε-ροι από την αγάπη και τη δικαιοσύνη του Θεού, για να αναδειχθούν ως αρχηγοί οπαδών. «Μη λές ποτέ ότι ο Θεός είναι δίκαιος. Να λές ότι είναι φι-λάνθρωπος. Γιατί, αν δεν ήταν φιλάνθρωπος, θα είμασταν καταδικασμένοι», λέγει ο άγιος Ισαάκ ο Σύρος. Στο παράπονο δε των δικαίων ανθρώπων «εξεγέρθητι, Κύριε, ίνα τι υπνοίς»; (Ψαλμ. 42ος),

ο Χριστός δίδει την δική Του απάντηση: «ο αδι-κών αδικησάτω έτι, και ο ρυπαρὸς ρυπαρευθήτω έτι, και ο δίκαιος δικαιοσύνην ποιησάτω έτι, και ο άγιος αγιασθήτω έτι. Ιδοὺ έρχομαι ταχύ!» (Αποκ. 22, 1112).

Ο Εσταυρωμένος Κύριος μας προετοιμάζει, πρίν την Ανάσταση, να ζήσουμε το νέο σκοτάδι της γης από έκτης ώρας έως ενάτης μέσα στο χρό-νο του κόσμου. Το φως της Ανάστασης όμως είναι αυτό που φωτίζει την πορεία μας προς τα έσχατα και την αιωνιότητα. Αυτό το φως μας χαρίζει ελπί-δα, προσδοκία, αγάπη, καλωσύνη, ειρήνη, υπομο-νή, αυτοθυσία, ευαισθησία, τρυφερότητα, ανθρω-πιά. Σκορπίζει ευλογίες! Αυτό το φως διακρατεί τον κόσμο από την αποσύνθεση και τη φθορά. Φωτίζει όλη την ύπαρξη, το βίο, τη ζωή, τα εγκό-σμια και τα ουράνια. Κανένας δεν μπορεί να μας το στερήσει και να το στερηθεί. Είναι το δώρο του Πατέρα μας, η ανάπαυσή μας, η παρηγοριά μας, η χαρά μας! Πιστεύουμε στην Ανάσταση και προσ-δοκούμε την Ανάσταση. Ξέρουμε ότι ο θάνατος του Χριστού εκμηδένισε τη δύναμη του θανάτου. Και έτσι αντέχουμε! Ζούμε εν υπομονή με ελπίδα και προσδοκία. Ο Θεός και Πατέρας μας επιτρέπει τη δοκιμασία μέχρι εκεί που αντέχουμε..Και όταν τα ανθρώπινα σχήματα εξαντλούντα&iota, τότε γίνεται το θαύμα!

Οι ναοί μπορεί να είναι κλειστοί. Να μην εισο-δεύσουμε τον Εσταυρωμένο Χριστό μας, το γλυκύ Έαρ της Θεοτόκου. Ο Επιτάφιος να μη λιτανευθεί το βράδυ της Μεγάλης Παρασκευής. Να αποστε-ρηθούμε να ανάψουμε το κερί μας στο «δεύτε λά-βετε φως». Να δοξάσουμε εν χορώ στο μυστήριο της Σύναξης τον Αναστάντα Κύριο. Κανένας όμως δεν μπορεί να μας εμποδίσει να είμαστε γρηγο-ρούντες. Να ψάλλουμε μαζί με την Εκκλησία τις Ακολουθίες που θα παρακολουθούμε στην τη-λεόραση, στο ραδιόφωνο, στο διαδίκτυο. Κανέ-νας δεν μπορεί να μας στερήσει τη χαρά να ψάλ-λουμε τους ανδρώδεις και ελπιδοφόρους ύμνους της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδας, όπως τους μάθαμε και τους σιγοψάλλουμε. Κανένας δεν μπορεί να μας στερήσει τη δυνατότητα να προσευχόμαστε με αγαπητική διάθεση για όλους εκείνους τους ευ-λογημένους ανθρώπους της ιατρικής επιστήμης που δίνουν τη μάχη στην πρώτη γραμμή με τους «θρόμβους αίματος» της αγωνίας να κυλούν στο

Ιδού, έστηκα επί την θύραν… Μητροπολίτου Φαναρίου Αγαθαγγέλου

πρόσωπό τους και τους πάσχοντες ασθενείς. Να ψελλίσουμε με την ελπίδα της Ανάστασης ένα λόγο προσευχής για τους κεκοιμημένους.

Φέτος έχουμε ενώπιόν μας μιά σωτηριολογική πρόκληση. Θα έλεγα καλύτερα μία βιβλική παιδα-γωγική πρόσκληση της χάριτος που καταρρίπτει μέσα από τη δοκιμασία και το θάνατο τα αυτονόητα στη σχέση με τον Θεό και τον άνθρωπο: να ξανα-ζήσουμε την ευθύνη μας ως πολίτες και ορθόδοξοι άνθρωποι, και όχι ως άποικοι του κόσμου. Να επα-νεκτιμήσουμε τις ανάγκες μας, τις προτεραιότητές μας, τις επιλογές μας, τα κριτήριά μας, την αλήθεια μας, να διαλεχθούμε αυθεντικά με τον εαυτό μας. Να κάνουμε το σπιτικό μας κατ’ οίκον Εκκλησία. Να ζήσουμε ως άνθρωποι του Θεού το γεγονός ότι «η λύπη ημών εις χαράν γενήσεται». Να επα-νεκτιμήσουμε δοξολογικά πόσο πολύτιμο δώρο είναι να μετέχουμε της Θείας Κοινωνίας αλλά και της κοινωνίας των αδελφών μας που στερούμα-στε, πόσο πολύτιμο είναι το καθημερινό δώρο της υγείας, πόσο όμορφη είναι η αίσθηση της γιορτής, πόση αξία έχει να συναθροιζόμαστε με αγάπη και ειρήνη, να χαιρετάμε ο ένας τον άλλον, να δίνουμε τα χέρια, να αγκαλιάζουμε τους ανθρώπους μας, να έχουμε τη δυνατότητα να εκκλησιαζόμαστε, να μπορούμε να συνοδεύσουμε στην τελευταία του κατοικία τον άνθρωπό μας, πόσο ο ήχος της καμπάνας μας θυμίζει την πνευματική και ευχαρι-στιακή διάσταση της ζωής μας, την ποιότητα μιάς άλλης βιοτής, και μας προσκαλεί στο ναό, για να ζήσουμε την ομορφιά της πίστης και της παράδο-σής μας, να βιώσουμε το μυστήριο της αγάπης του Θεού. Μένουμε σπίτι και μένουμε στην αγάπη του Θεού! Αυτές τις άγιες Μεγάλες ημέρες ατενίζουμε μόνο τον Κύριό μας με σιωπή. Καιρός του ποιήσαι τω Κυρίω!

Μόνο έτσι μπορούμε να διαχειρισθούμε τη λύπη αυτού του καιρού, διότι «ανέστη Χριστός και ζωή πολιτεύεται» και η αγάπη αποδιώχνει τον φόβο. Αν ο καθένας μας αρχίζει να παραπονείται, να μεμψιμοιρεί, να χαρακτηρίζει, θα πρέπει να σκεφθεί αν μπορεί να συνειδητοποιήσει την ευθύ-νη του ως πολίτης και να ανακαλύψει ως πιστός, πίσω από τα φαινόμενα, την ουσία αυτής της βι-βλικής δοκιμασίας στην πορεία προς τα έσχατα, του μαρτυρίου και της μαρτυρίας, του πόνου και του θανάτου, του δώρου της ζωής.

Άλλωστε, οι πληγές που θα αφήσει πίσω της αυτή η δοκιμασία θα συνεχίσουν, επειδή υπάρχει η δύναμη της μνήμης, να προκαλούν την αυθεντι-κότητα και τη συνείδηση όλων μας, αλλά ιδιαίτε-ρα των ηγετών όλου του κόσμου που θα κληθούν να αναμετρηθούν με την ευθύνη και την αλήθεια τους με μέτρο και κριτήριο τον σταυρό της δοκι-μασίας και του πόνου των λαών της γης. Στο ση-μείο αυτό η κρίση θα είναι αμείλικτη! Γιατί ζυγός της δικαιοσύνης είναι o Σταυρός του Χριστού.

Τα μέτρα που επεβλήθησαν μας καλούν σε μιά καθημερινή άσκηση που δεν είναι έξω από την πραγματικότητα της ασκητικής διάθεσης της Εκ-κλησίας, η οποία μας προσκαλεί να σκεφθούμε ότι ο Θεός πάντοτε και σήμερα, νυν και αεί, μας καλεί, προσευχόμενοι αδιάλειπτα με δάκρυα και ταπείνωση, να ξεπεράσουμε την μία και μοναδική αμαρτία μας: την αδιαφορία μας για τον Αναστη-μενο Χριστό. Αυτή ας είναι η πασχάλια παράκλη-σή μας!

Ήμαρτον, Κύριε, εις τον ουρανόν και ενώπιόν Σου! Κύριε, ελέησον! Δόξα τω Θεώ!

Καλή Ανάσταση! Καλή υγιεία! Ο Θεός μαζί μας! Χριστός ανέστη! Αληθώς ανέστη!

He had often entered Jerusalem before, but never with so much at stake. Why were earlier visits

different? They came early in the dispensation, when he was not very well known. The time of his Passion had not drawn near. He mixed in without distinction, keeping his identity under wraps. Had he appeared in this mode earlier, he would not have been held in high esteem. He would only have excited them to greater anger. But by now he had given them suffi-

cient proof of his miraculous power. The cross was at the door. He now makes himself more conspicuous. He does not hesitate to do things that were likely to inflame them. All this happens with dramatic im-pact. It might have been possible for these things to have been done earlier, but it was neither profitable or expedient. Note also carefully how many miracles occurred so quickly. Observe how many prophecies are fulfilled. St. John Chrysostom

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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England 2020 Stewardship Form

Please complete legibly and mail this form to the Cathedral Office 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA 02445

Name as you would like it to appear on our list: Mailing Address: Adult 1: City: Adult 2: State: Zip Code: Phone #1: Email: Phone #2:

STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE/DONATION

Stewardship is the primary means whereby the church supports itself and sustains its ministries.

The operating expenses for our church are approximately $2,177 per day.

In gratitude for God’s blessing I (we) make the following commitment to the ministries.

I (we) would like to pledge/donate: ___________________

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Relationship Children 20 and under

“Whether the Cathedral is your primary church, or the church of your parents or grandparents, we know you have a spiritual and emotional connection to this beacon of Orthodoxy in New England. Together, we can help make this light, that is the Annunciation Cathedral, shine brightly for years to come.”

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STEWARDSHIP REPORT AS OF 04–08-2020Stewards pledged to date: 180

Total pledged for 2020: $192,154

Rev. Dr. Demetrios & Pr. Maryann Tonias & Family

Drs. Chris C. AfendulisMr. & Mrs. Dimitrios T. AkrivlellisMs. Fotene Fay AndreadisMr. Evangelos AndrianesisMr. Arthur C. Anton, Sr.Ms. Christina AntonakakisDr. Marica ArvanitesMr. Peter C. BadavasMr. & Mrs. Robert P. BadavasMs. Stephanie BadavasMrs. Christine BakosMiss Natalie BassilMrs. Tizita BekeleMr. & Mrs. Costas L. BelezosMr. & Mrs. Vangel T. BennoMs. Maria E. BenoMr. & Mrs. Triantafillos BlathrasMr. & Mrs. Michael K. BloukosMr. & Mrs. James G. BoulogianeMr. & Mrs. Nicholas BouritsasMrs. Helen CakridasMrs. Gina CanningMr. & Mrs. Stephen T. CaparellMr. Alexander L. & Dr. Lela CarosMs. Eugenia M. CarrisMs. Joanna ChantelesMs. Mary ClearyMr. Peter L. Condakes & Dr. Pamela PappasMs. Pauline P. CoutlisMr. & Mrs. Theodore A. CritikosMr. & Mrs. John E. DakoyannisAtty. & Mrs. Euripides E. DalmanierasMr. & Mrs. James DavisMr. & Mrs. Angelos DavosMr. & Mrs. Nicholas DemakesMr. & Mrs. Theodoros DimitriouMs. Asemena T. DodgeMr. Charles J. Doulos

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. DragotakesHon & Mrs. Michael S. DukakisMr. & Mrs. George C. DukasMr. & Mrs. Nicolaos EconomouMr. & Mrs. Peter EldridgeMr. & Mrs. Charles P. EliopoulosMr. & Mrs. William EvangelakosMs. Rachel FiolekMr. Theodore W. FlessasMr. & Mrs. John N. FoundasDr. Calliope J. GalatisMrs. Gerasimos GalatisMr. & Mrs. Peter GardikasMrs. Acrive GeanakakisMrs. Ourania G. GeorgaklisMrs. Marie GeorgelisMrs. Deborah L. Georgenes & Mr. Julio R. PalmaMr. & Mrs. John A. GeorgountzosMr. & Mrs. Vassilios GeorgountzosDrs. Iraklis S. & Sheila GerogiannisMr. & Mrs. Lazaros GiannakopoulosMs. Olivia N. GiannakopoulosMr. & Mrs. George GlaropoulosMr. Panagiotis Gogas & Mrs. Sarah FleetMr. & Mrs. Theophilos S. GomatosDr. Christopher G. GussisMr. & Mrs. Lloyd G. HannaMrs. Linda HasiotisMiss Mary HatzisMiss Alice H. HavelesMr. Edward Iorio & Mrs. Elisaveta VaysbrotMr. Benjamin IriarteMr. & Mrs. Andrew JeasMr. & Mrs. George JeasMr. & Mrs. James G. JumesMr. & Mrs. George M. KalambokisMr. Philip S. KallanMr. & Mrs. William Kantaros

Mrs. Caroline KapetanakisMr. & Mrs. James KarimbakasMrs. Annette KaselisMr. & Mrs. Andreas KavaltzisMr. & Mrs. Constantine T. KechrisAtty. Cynthia B. KeliherMrs. Lula KiflitMs. Hrisanthe KladitisMrs. Billie KlapesMr. & Mrs. George P. KlapesMr. & Mrs. John T. KlotsosMr. & Mrs. Vassilis KontoglisMr. Peter J. KoshivosMrs. Popy KoshivosMr. & Mrs. Michael J. KoumarianosMr. & Mrs. Nicholas F. KourtisMrs. Marina Kreatsoulas & Mr. Arya MeydaniMr. & Mrs. Andreas C. KyprianouMr. & Mrs. Christopher G. KyriakouMr. & Mrs. Lambros LambropoulosMr. & Mrs. Georgios LaskarisMr. & Mrs. William J. LeahyAtty. & Mrs. Alfred LegelisMrs. Andrianne Louloudes & Mr. Patrick HornDr. & Mrs. Kamen P. MadjarovMrs. Mariana MadzharovaMr. & Mrs. Dimitrios MalatosMrs. William F. ManleyDr. Christos S. MantzorosMiss Elaine MarksMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. MarksMr. Alex MavradisMr. Ali John Mehdian & Mrs. Angela DallasMiss Andrea L. MessinaMr. & Mrs. Anthony MilonopoulosDrs. Alex Mitsialis & Stella KourembanasDr. Georgia Montouris

If your name is not listed as you wish it to appear, please notify the church office.

Mr. Nicholas MotsisDr. Vasilios Mourmoutis & Mrs. Joanna ChanisMr. Harry M. NahatisMr. & Mrs. George J. NiakarosMs. Joanna OrphanosMrs. Theone V. OrphanosMr. & Mrs. Paul PagounisMiss Portia PantagesMs. Angela PapadopoulosMr. & Mrs. Demetri PapadopoulosMrs. Ekaterini PapadopoulosMrs. Maria PapagianopoulosMr. & Mrs. Peter PapagiorgakisMr. & Mrs. Demetrios K. PapaslisMr. & Mrs. Teddy K. PapaslisMrs. Rhoe PapouliasMiss Cynthia PappasDr. Leon PappasMs. Sofia ParaskevasMs. Charlotte E. ParishDr. Lewis J. PatsavosMrs. Andreana Pavlos-PenaMr. & Mrs. Gregory N. Peters

Mr. & Mrs. Peter PhilipoppoulosMiss Katherine PhillipsMr. Philip N. Phillips & Mrs. Gayle Saxonis-PhillipsDr. & Mrs. Demetris S. PhotopoulosMrs. Maria PloumisMr. & Mrs. Peter G. PrekegesMs. Catherine A. PsarakisMr. & Mrs. Michael G. PsikarakisMiss Georgia RacheotesMr. & Mrs. Nicholas P. RacheotesMr. & Mrs. Nicholas S. RacheotesMr. & Mrs. Lee RaymondMrs. Patricia S. RedmondMr. & Mrs. Michael RoussasMr. & Mrs. Peter G. SalidasMr. & Mrs. Charles E. ScrymgeourAtty. & Mrs. Peter A. SenopoulosMr. Constantine SideridisMr. Andrew M. SpileosMrs. Antoinette StamatosMr. John R. Stanmeyer IIIMiss Anne Marie Stathis

Mr. Louis C. StathisMr. & Mrs. Demetrios E. TassiopoulosMrs. Maria TheodoreMr. & Mrs. Nicholas TheodosakisMr. Dino ThomasMr. & Mrs. Triantos ThomasMr. & Mrs. John TorresMr. & Mrs. Gregory TorskiMr. & Mrs. Kostas TravayiakisMr. & Mrs. Ross N. TriantMr. & Mrs. James M. TringasMr. & Mrs. Peter VaritimidisMr. Vladimir VepryevDr. Pantel S. VokonasMr. & Mrs. Charles WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Matthew WoodsDr. & Mrs. Chris YuskaitisMr. Dimitrios ZaferacopoulosMs. Paula Zafferes-CocorisMr. & Mrs. Alexander G. ZedrosMiss Mary Zetes

Thank You!

Suddenly sorrow has been changed to joy,And all has become joyous and a cause for rejoicing;I do not hesitate to say, ‘I have been glorified as Moses,’For I have seen, I have seen — not on the mountain but in the tomb,Not concealed by a cloud, but by flesh,The Lord of the Immortals and of the clouds,Lord of old, now and forever;And He said, ‘Mary, hasten and tellThose who love Me that I have arisen;Take Me on your tongue, like a branch of the oliveTo the descendants of Noah; announce the good news,Pointing out to them that death is destroyed and that He has arisen,He Who offers resurrection to the fallen …’

Upcoming News and Events at the Cathedral

Metropolis of Boston Announces Major Donation to Many Parishes to Assist During The COVID-19 Crisis

During this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios has been assuring the Clergy and Faithful of the Metropolis of Boston of his Archpastoral love and the full support of our Metropolis to assist its Parishes with resources which help guide and as-sist ministry during this time.

Metropolitan Methodios informed many small and mid-sized communi-ties throughout the Metropolis that they will be the recipients of a gift of love in the form of a financial donation by the well-known philanthropists and dedicated lay leaders, John and Effie Lagadinos and their family. Mr. Lagadinos contacted Metropolitan Methodios and offered this extraordi-narily generous manifestation of true Christian stewardship.

This donation comes at a time when our Parishes, for safety reasons, have closed their doors to our worshiping congregations. As a result, our Com-munities have lost income from candle and weekly collections. The Laga-dinos financial assistance is meant to offer a temporary relief from this sudden loss of income while parish leaders work to implement effective online giving platforms which will serve many Communities moving for-ward. Hopefully the Lagadinos gift will encourage other brethren to em-ulate their sterling example.

In his Archpastoral message of unity Metropolitan Methodios recently wrote:

“With the grace of Almighty God, we will get through these chal-lenging times united as a Metropolis family. Let us continue praying for our doctors, nurses, hospital personnel, our policemen and fire-fighters, as well as our civic leaders who are at the forefront of this war against the ‘invisible enemy’. Let us pray ceaselessly, ‘Lord of the Powers be with us, for in times of distress we have no other help.’”

Νέα και επερχόμενες εκδηλώσεις του Καθεδρικού Ναού

Για τους Πιστούς Κληρικούς και τους Λαϊκούςτης Μητροπόλεως της Βοστώνης

Οι τελευταίες εβδομάδες ήταν ιδιαίτερα ανησυχητικές για όλους τους Αμερι-κανούς, όπως και για τους πολίτες σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο καθώς αντιμετω-πίζουμε μαζί τη θανατηφόρα πανδημία, γνωστή ως Coronavirus. Βασιζόμενοι στους αυστηρούς περιορισμούς ως προς τις συγκεντρώσεις περισσοτέρων από 250 ατόμων που ορίστηκαν στη Μασαχουσέτη από τον κυβερνήτη Baker και τους κυβερνήτες της Νέας Αγγλίας, έστειλα μια ποιμαντική επιστολή, με την οποία ενθάρρυνα την ακύρωση των Λειτουργιών, αφίνοντας την τελική από-φαση στον εκάστοτε ιερέα και στο ενοριακό συμβούλιο κάθε κοινότητος. Ο αριθμός που περιόριζε τις συγκεντρώσεις στα 250 άτομα, πρόσφατα μειώθηκε σε όχι περισσότερο από 25, αριθμό τον οποίο ο Πρόεδρος Trump μείωσε σε 10.

Λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τη συνεχιζόμενη ανησυχία για την πανδημία αυτή και τη συμβουλή των ιατρικών ειδημόνων, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της Παγκόσμιας Οργάνωσης Υγείας και του Κέντρου Ελέγχου και Πρόληψης Νοσημάτων, απευ-θύνομαι σε όλες τις ενορίες της Μητροπόλεως της Βοστώνης, όπως ακυρώσουν τις Λειτουργίες τους μέχρι νεωτέρας αποφάσεως. Θα πρέπει να ενθαρρύνου-με τους πιστούς των ενοριών μας να παρακαλουθούν τις Λειτουργίες μας στο διαδίκτυο και στα διάφορα πολυμέσα. https://www.goarch.org/live-broadcasts. Η απόφαση αυτή είναι σε συμφωνία με τις αποφάσεις της Εκκλησίας της Ελλά-δος και της Εκκλησίας της Κρήτης. Ο Coronavirus δημιουργεί έναν πρωτοφανή δημόσιο κίνδυνο. Κανένα άτομο δεν είναι ανοσοποιημένο στη μόλυνση. Ως εκ τούτου, αυτό που αναμένεται από τη Μητρόπολη και τις Ενορίες της είναι να ανταποκριθούμε με υπευθυνότητα προς όφελος όλων των συνανθρώπων μας. Εμείς οι Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί πρέπει να προστατεύσουμε την υγεία μας και την υγεία των οικογενειών και των συμπολιτών μας.

Ας προσευχηθούμε για εκείνους τους αδελφούς που έχουν αφιερώσει τη ζωή τους στους τομείς της υγείας, της ιατρικής, της νοσηλείας και της έρευνας. Ας ενδυναμωθούμε καθώς αντιμετωπίζουμε αυτήν την επιδημία πανδημία. «Ο Κύ-ριος των Δυνάμεων είναι μαζί μας, γιατί σε δυσχερείς περιόδους δεν έχουμε άλλη βοήθεια».

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T H E A N N U N C I A T I O N C A T H E D R A L I N V I T E S I T SP A R I S H O N E R S T O O U R

In light of recent events regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, allservices, including the Sunday Divine Liturgy, are no longer open to the public.Instead, all our services will be live streamed for our faithful to pray with us athome. Fr. Demetri and the Parish Council of the Annunciation Cathedral wouldlike to invite you to join us in worship, as we continue to draw closer to Christin these challenging times.

To access the services, visit our facebook page: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedralhttps://www.facebook.com/www.bostoncathedral.org/

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