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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ZOODOHOS PEGHE PELHAM BAY, BRONX, NEW YORK 718-823-2030 www.zoodohospeghe.org or https://www.facebook.com/ZOODOHOSPEGHE Sunday, June 25, 2017 - Κυριακή, Ιουνίου25,2017 2nd Sunday of Matthew * Κυριακή 2α Ματθαίου ORTHROS 8:30 a.m. DIVINE LITURGY 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Welcome Visitor! We are honored that you have chosen to join us for worship today. Our hope is that your visit with us has blessed you in some way. If you belong to another Church, please take our best wishes home with you. If you do not have a parish home, we would be delighted to make you welcome here. Τό Αποστολικό Ανάγνωσμα σχύς μου καμνησίς μου Κύριος. Στίχ. Παιδεύων παίδευσέ με Κύριος. Πρς Ρωμαίους 5:1-10 τνάγνωσμα δελφοί, δικαιωθέντες ον κ πίστεως, ερήνην χομεν πρς τν θεν διτοκυρίου μν ησοΧριστο, διʼ οκατν προσαγωγν σχήκαμεν τπίστει ες τν χάριν ταύτην ν στήκαμεν, κακαυχώμεθα πʼ λπίδι τς δόξης τοθεο. Ομόνον δέ, λλκακαυχώμεθα ν τας θλίψεσιν, εδότες τι θλψις πομονν κατεργάζεται, δπομονδοκιμήν, δδοκιμλπίδα· δλπς οκαταισχύνει, τι γάπη τοθεοκκέχυται ν τας καρδίαις μν διπνεύματος γίου τοδοθέντος μν. τι γρ Χριστός, ντων μν σθενν, κατκαιρν πρ σεβν πέθανεν. Μόλις γρ πρ δικαίου τις ποθανεται· πρ γρ τογαθοτάχα τις κατολμποθανεν. Συνίστησιν δτν αυτογάπην ες μς θεός, τι τι μαρτωλν ντων μν Χριστς πρ μν πέθανεν. Πολλον μλλον, δικαιωθέντες νν ν ταματι ατο, σωθησόμεθα διʼ ατοπτς ργς. Εγρ χθροντες κατηλλάγημεν τθεδιτοθανάτου τουοατο, πολλμλλον καταλλαγέντες σωθησόμεθα ν τζωατο.

Transcript of Sunday, June 25, 2017 - 25,2017 Κυριακή α Ματθαίου

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ZOODOHOS PEGHE PELHAM BAY, BRONX, NEW YORK
718-823-2030 www.zoodohospeghe.org
or https://www.facebook.com/ZOODOHOSPEGHE
2nd Sunday of Matthew * Κυριακ 2α Ματθαου
ORTHROS 8:30 a.m. DIVINE LITURGY 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Welcome Visitor!
We are honored that you have chosen to join us for worship today. Our hope is that your visit with us has blessed you in some way. If you belong to another Church, please take our best
wishes home with you. If you do not have a parish home, we would be delighted to make you welcome here.
Τ Αποστολικ Ανγνωσμα
σχς μου κα μνησς μου Κριος. Στχ. Παιδεων παδευσ με Κριος.
Πρς Ρωμαους 5:1-10 τ νγνωσμα
δελφο, δικαιωθντες ον κ πστεως, ερνην χομεν πρς τν θεν δι το κυρου μν ησο Χριστο, δι ο κα τν προσαγωγν σχκαμεν τ πστει ες τν χριν τατην ν στκαμεν, κα καυχμεθα π λπδι τς δξης το θεο. Ο μνον δ, λλ κα καυχμεθα ν τας θλψεσιν, εδτες τι θλψις πομονν κατεργζεται, δ πομον δοκιμν, δ δοκιμ λπδα· δ λπς ο καταισχνει, τι γπη το θεο κκχυται ν τας καρδαις μν δι πνεματος γου το δοθντος μν. τι γρ Χριστς, ντων μν σθενν, κατ καιρν πρ σεβν πθανεν. Μλις γρ πρ δικαου τις ποθανεται· πρ γρ το γαθο τχα τις κα τολμ ποθανεν. Συνστησιν δ τν αυτο γπην ες μς θες, τι τι μαρτωλν ντων μν Χριστς πρ μν πθανεν. Πολλ ον μλλον, δικαιωθντες νν ν τ αματι ατο, σωθησμεθα δι ατο π τς ργς. Ε γρ χθρο ντες κατηλλγημεν τ θε δι το θαντου το υο ατο, πολλ μλλον καταλλαγντες σωθησμεθα ν τ ζω ατο.
Today’s Appointed Pericope -
The Lord is my strength and my song. Verse: The Lord has chastened me sorely.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 5:1-10
BRETHREN, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us. While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a righteous man -- though perhaps for a good man one will dare even to die. But God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
Τ Ευαγγλιον
κ το Κατ Ματθαον 6:22-33 Εαγγελου τ νγνωσμα
Επεν Κριος Ο λχνος το σματς στιν φθαλμς ν ον φθαλμς σου πλος , λον τ σμ σου φωτεινν σται ν δ φθαλμς σου πονηρς , λον τ σμ σου σκοτεινν σται. ε ον τ φς τ ν σο σκτος στ, τ σκτος πσον; Οδες δναται δυσ κυροις δουλεειν γρ τν να μισσει κα τν τερον γαπσει, νς νθξεται κα το τρου καταφρονσει. ο δνασθε Θε δουλεειν κα μαμων. Δι τοτο λγω μν, μ μεριμντε τ ψυχ μν τ φγητε κα τ πητε, μηδ τ σματι μν τ νδσησθε οχ ψυχ πλεν στι τς τροφς κα τ σμα το νδματος; μβλψατε ες τ πετειν το ορανο, τι ο σπερουσιν οδ θερζουσιν οδ συνγουσιν ες ποθκας, κα πατρ μν ορνιος τρφει ατ οχ μες μλλον διαφρετε ατν; τς δ ξ μν μεριμνν δναται προσθεναι π τν λικαν ατο πχυν να; κα περ νδματος τ μεριμντε; καταμθετε τ κρνα το γρο πς αξνει ο κοπι οδ νθει λγω δ μν τι οδ Σολομν ν πσ τ δξ ατο περιεβλετο ς ν τοτων. Ε δ τν χρτον το γρο, σμερον ντα κα αριον ες κλβανον βαλλμενον, Θες οτως μφιννυσιν, ο πολλ μλλον μς, λιγπιστοι; μ ον μεριμνσητε λγοντες, τ φγωμεν τ πωμεν τ περιβαλμεθα; πντα γρ τατα τ θνη πιζητε οδε γρ πατρ μν ορνιος τι χρζετε τοτων πντων. ζητετε δ πρτον τν βασιλεαν το Θεο κα τν δικαιοσνην ατο, κα τατα πντα προστεθσεταιμν.
Today’s Gospel Reading
The Gospel According to Matthew 6:22-33
The Lord said, "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well."
Απολυτκιον τε κατλθες πρς τν θνατον, Ζω θνατος, ττε τν δην
νκρωσας τ στραπ τς Θετητος, τε δ κα τος τεθνετας κ τν καταχθονων
νστησας, πσαι α Δυνμεις τν πουρανων κραγαζονΖωοδτα Χριστ Θες μν δξα
σοι.
Apolytikion 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.
Κοντκιον Προστασα τν Χριστιανν κατασχυντε, μεσιτεα πρς τν Ποιητν
μετθετε. Μ παρδς μαρτωλν δεσεων φωνς, λλ πρφθασον, ς γαθ, ες τν βοθειαν μν, τν πιστς κραυγαζντων σοι Τχυνον ες πρεσβεαν, κα σπεσον ες κεσαν, προστατεουσα ε, Θεοτκε, τν τιμντων σε.
Kontakion : O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
A Big Thank You to All Who Participated In Making our Grecian Festival A Success!
A lot of hard work went into making our Festival go off so smoothly. I would like to thank all who made it happen.
There are too many of you to name individually, but if it were not for you such a valuable Festival would not have been possible.
Thank you to all our sponsors. Without your support, both in sponsoring the event itself and in your ongoing contributions to our parish, the Festival could not have been such a success.
I also wanted to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who visited us. It wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for the community supporting us throughout this whole process–from spreading the word to volunteering at our Festival and showing up to our event. It really does take a village to make something like this come to life. Fr. Sylvester
SCHEDULE OF WEEKDAY LITURGIES Month of June
Thursday, June 29: Feast of Apostles Peter & Paul
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The Memorial today is offered in loving memory of
+ Theodora Smith + Emmanuel Katsanevakis May their memory be eternal! Αιωνα τους η μνμη!
Τhe First Entry Into the Temple- and The Sarantisi ( 40-Day Blessing)
is held today for
• " EFTHIMIA MIA " MORRISSEY The newborn daughter of KEVIN & MARY MORRISSEY The Lord bless the baby and keep her under His care. NA ZISI!
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An Excerpt from “With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man” by Elder Paisios of Mount Athos (Holy Monastery “Evangelist John the Theologiαn”, 2006)
– Geronda (spiritual elder in Greek), does worrying about too many things take us away from God?
– Look, let me try to explain. When a little child is playing and is all absorbed with his toys, he s not aware that his father may be next to him caressing him. If he interrupts his play a bit, then he will become aware of his father’s caresses. Similarly, when we are preoccupied with too many activities and are anxiously concerned about them, when we worry too much about worldly matters, we cannot become aware of God’s love. God gives but we do not sense it. Be careful not to waste your precious energy on redundant worries and vanities, which will turn to dust one day. When you do this, you not only tire your body, but you also scatter your mind aimlessly, offering God only your fatigue and yawns at the time of prayer – much like the sacrifice offered by Cain. It follows that your inner state will be like that of Cain’s, you will be full of anxiety and sighs provoked by the devil standing by your side.