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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church

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  • Phone:
  • (414) 778-1555
  • Fax:
  • (414) 778-1117
  • Street Address:

  • 2160 N. Wauwatosa Avenue

  • Wauwatosa, WI 53213


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Services Schedule

SUNDAY MATINS/DIVINE LITURGY, 8:30 am


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This Sunday

SUNDAY, JULY 30,  2017—8th Sunday of Matthew

APOLYTIKION: Thou didst abolish death …                  Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον ....

EPISTLE:  I Corinthians 1:10-17 (pg. 75-76)               

HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 14:14-22 (pg. 76)

READER:  Bob Gountis

ALTAR BOYS: Team A: Andre Acra, Theodore G. Anagnostopoulos, Evan Anagnostopoulos, Nikita Athens, Dino Copoulos, Angelo Gorgolis, Christos Konstantakis, Peter Konstantakis, George Kostopoulos, Christos Lianos, Spiros Limberatos, Makis Limberatos, Dimitri Pandelis, Sam Patterson, Aristotelis & Dimitri Ziogas

USHERS: Stelios Georgakas, Helene Mannino, Tony Nestoras, Kiki Skoufis, George Tsiampas

PROSPHORON:  Renee Acra

HOSPITALITY:  Memorials

BOOKSTORE: Please call the office to volunteer

 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6,  2017—Holy Transfiguration

APOLYTIKION: Thou wast transfigured on the mountain …                   Μετεμορθώθης εν τώ όρει Χριστέ ο Θεός ....

EPISTLE:  II Peter 1:10-19 (not in book)                                              

HOLY GOSPEL: Matthew 17:1-9 (not in book)

READER:  Philip Losey

ALTAR BOYS: Team B: Teddy C. Anagnostopoulos, Christo Antonopoulos, Angelo Cicatello, George L. Liapis, George P. Liapis, Markos Mamalakis, Dimitri Maniotis, Leonidas Melissourgos, Foti Papageorge, Andrew Roche, Vasili Tsiampas, Joseph VanCleve

USHERS: George Alexiou, Bob Gountis, Procopis Liapis, Apollon Limberatos, Niko Marlis

PROSPHORON:  Voula Katravas

HOSPITALITY:  GOYA

BOOKSTORE: Jackie Papageorge

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Calendar

  • This week's events

    July 30 to August 6, 2017

    Sunday, July 30

    +Memorial: +40-Days Florence Limberatos, 7-Years Angelo Limberatos

    7:00AM Prosforon: Renee Acra

    8:15AM Matins

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    12:30PM Hospitality: Memorials

    Monday, July 31

    Popi's Vacation

    VBS

    9:00AM VBS: Life of the Panagia

    Tuesday, August 1

    8:00AM +Matins/Div. Liturgy

    9:00AM VBS: Life of the Panagia

    6:00PM +Small Paraklesis

    Wednesday, August 2

    8:00AM +Matins/Div. Liturgy

    9:00AM VBS: Life of the Panagia

    6:00PM +Great Paraklesis

    Thursday, August 3

    8:00AM +Div. Liturgy

    9:00AM VBS: Life of the Panagia

    6:00PM +Small Paraklesis

    Friday, August 4

    8:00AM +Div. Liturgy

    6:00PM +Great Paraklesis

    Saturday, August 5

    8:00AM +Div. Liturgy

    7:00PM +Great Vespers at Holy Transfiguration Monastery

    Sunday, August 6

    +Artoklasia

    +Blessing of the Grapes

    7:00AM Prosforon: Voula Katravas

    8:15AM Matins

    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

    12:30PM Hospitality: Parish Council

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Our Hall or Gym

Important Announcement

Lately there has been a lack of consideration and communication in the use of the church facilities.  Please be mindful to return items and the areas you have used to, at least, its prior condition.

We have a multitude of groups that utilize these facilities and a little effort in everyone's part will go a long way in helping maintain a healthy and clean environment for all to enjoy.

Thank you for everything that you do!


You Are the Light of the World

 

 

We will now be including the daily reading of Epistle and Gospel with The Prayer Team.

Jesus said to His Disciples, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”  Matthew 5: 14-19 (Gospel on Sunday of Holy Fathers of Fourth Ecumenical Council)

 

Good morning Prayer Team!

When someone asks you about your religious affiliation, you most likely will tell them that you are an Orthodox Christian.  Perhaps you might even give them the name of the church to which you are a member.  In today’s Gospel lesson, Jesus challenges His followers to adopt an even more specific identity.  He tells us that we “are the light of the world.” 

Being a Christian is a lot more than attending church on Sunday mornings.  Certainly this is part of what it means to be a Christian.  But during the rest of the week, we have another role that is even more important—to be a light to the world, to share the light of Christ with the world.

Jesus gives us two examples of what it means to be a light in the world.  He tells us that “a city on a hill cannot be hidden.”  In other words, the true Christian is like that city—our Christianity is visible for all to see.  Secondly, Jesus tells us that we do not light a lamp and then put it under a bushel, but we put it on a stand so that our house can be lit.  We are not supposed to keep our Christianity, our Light of Christ, hidden.  We are supposed to show it for all to see.   We are supposed to demonstrate it through works and we are supposed to TALK about it with other people.

Jesus encourages us to let our light “so shine before men that they may see (our) good works and give glory to (our) Father who is in heaven.”  (5:16) The Christian life is not just about being good and doing good works.  It’s about being a light of Christ to the world.  The good works we do should not be ends to themselves or a means to bring credit to ourselves.  The good works should give glory to God and serve as a witness to Him.  This is the ideal.

If we really are the city on the hill and lights of Christ in the world, more of the world will come to Christ.  As I wrote yesterday, it’s the “stupid controversies” that hold us back.  It is probably also a fundamental misunderstanding that Christians are not just consumers of the Good News but we are supposed to be bringing others to Christ.

There is most definitely a teaching and evangelism element to Christianity and it belongs not only to the clergy but to every member of the Body of Christ.  The first thing God created was Light.  Christ is revealed as the Light “that shines in the darkness,” and that the darkness cannot overcome the Light.  (John 1:5)  We are called upon to be “Lights” to the world, to let His light shine through us so that others may come to know Christ through us.

On Pascha, we celebrate the Resurrection by lighting candles.  This act reminds us not only that the Light of Christ cannot be overcome by darkness, but that we carry this Light within us everywhere we go.   It’s not the physical candle that makes us alight with Christ, but the fire which burns in our hearts and souls.   Today’s Gospel is a reminder to keep that Light strong and to share it.  If your Light is flickering, you can strengthen it at any time through prayer, worship, confession, and encouragement from other Christians.  So let us use what is available to us to keep our Lights burning strongly and let us share the Light with others, not only by what we say but most especially by what we do.

When the choir of Holy Fathers convenes from every corner of the civilized world, they decreed into dogma the single essence and nature of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  And the mystery of theology they clearly handed down to the Church.  Let us the faithful call them blessed, and extolling them let us say: O divine battalion, heavy artillery of theologians of the Lord’s army; luminaries that shine brightly in the noetic firmament; the mystical Zion’s unassailable towers; the sweet-scented flowers of Paradise; the solid gold mouthpieces of the Logos; the glory of Chalcedon and the splendor of the universe.  Intercede insistently on behalf of our souls.  As we all celebrate today the Holy Fathers’ memory, O all-compassionate Master, we ask You at their entreaty to save Your people and Your flock from any harm of heresy, O Lord, and account us worthy to glorify You, the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit.  (Doxastikon of Orthros, Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, Trans. by Fr. Seraphim Dedes)

Be a Light in the world today!

 

+Fr. Stavros


ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FASTING GUIDELINES

When fasting, this is the order of removing the different food groups:

1. Meat—We remove all meat products

2. Dairy/Eggs—We remove all dairy products and eggs

3. Fish—We remove all fish with a backbone

4. Oil/Wine—We remove shellfish and all vegan dishes with oil

5. Strict Fast—Bread, nuts, water-boiled soups

 

So, our calendar fasting symbols mean:

1.       Fast-Free: Everything is allowed (in moderation)

2.       Dairy/Eggs Allowed: No Meat

3.       Fish Allowed: No Meat/Dairy/Eggs

4.       Oil/Wine Allowed: No Meat/Dairy/Eggs/Fish

5.       Strict Fast: No Meat/Dairy/Eggs/Fish/Oil/Wine or Shellfish


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Bulletin Inserts

    VBS - Registration Form

    VBS - Registration Form

    July 31st to August 3rd - It's that time again! Get ready for fun with your friends while we learn more about our faith! From Monday, July 31st through Thursday, August 3. From 9AM until 12PM. FREE! Snacks Provided! For ages 4-12. Four days filled with Games! Fun! Crafts! Friends! Snacks! Learning! VBS 2017 will focus on the Life of our beloved Panagia. Did you ever wonder WHY she is so special? WHY does she have such a place of honor? And while we are learning fascinating stories about her life and miracles and describing icons....we will be playing games and having fun! Enjoy being with your church friends, building relationships, espressing yourself through crafts and song, develop your faith and make your parents proud! Sign up today! This is a wonderful volunteering opportunity for the whole family...moms, dads, teens....WE WANT YOU! Add your special brand of fun, knowledge and sometimes even silliness!...enjoy a special time teaching and learning with the kids! A wonderful and clear curriculum has already been developed...we will tell you exactly what to do. There is a job for everyone...teachers, storybook readers, singers, crafters, snack set up people, child helpers and more. Sign up to volunteer TODAY! Contact either Presvytera Jennifer at jmpandelis@gmail.com or Marina Huff at marinahhuff@gmail.com


    2017 Scholarship Guide

    2017 Scholarship Guide

    Windy City has compiled this guide of scholarships that are available to Greek Americans. "We’re dedicated to providing resources for our community, and we’re so excited to present Greek American Scholarship Guide 2017. ... Find information here to begin your research and application process. Some deadlines have already passed this year, but later this year, applications for 2018 will be posted. That will give you time to work through this information and determine your own eligibility and what opportunities to pursue. With the ever-increasing cost of college education, we recommend that you apply for as many scholarships as you can – no matter how small. The numbers will add up and every dollar makes a difference. In this guide, find “mini profiles” of scholarship awards of more than $5000. Also find a list of links to other organizations that offer smaller awards. Look for ideas on other places to search for opportunities, as well as tips on applying and winning scholarships. A very special thank you to our sponsors. We’re grateful to The John C. Kulis Charitable Foundation and PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation for their continued support. You’ll learn also more about them in this guide. Dive in! Happy Scholarship Hunting!


    Scrip Gift Card Program

    Scrip Gift Card Program

    Take care of all your gift card needs and help raise money for our Church at no additional cost to you!


    St. Photios Essay

    St. Photios Essay

    The Shrine is built in the memory of the Greek Orthodox colonists. Why? Write a 1000-word essay showcasing your understanding of what happened in 1777 to the survivors of the New Smyrna Colony.... Deadline for submissions: December 31, 2017 1st Place wins $500 2nd Place wins $250 3rd Place wins $100


    OCWA Retreat

    OCWA Retreat

    September 29 & 30th, 2017 St. Iakovos Retreat Center 10707 224th Ave., Kansasville, WI 53139 Come join us… At a place of faith and fellowship. Rejoice in being surrounded by God’s beauty, and the love of Pan-Orthodox friends. Optional activities include a nature walk, bonfire, and hayride. Guest presenters: Fr. Nikola Radovancevic, from St. Nikola Serbian Orthodox Church in Cudahy Janet Christopulos, of Ss. Constantine & Helen, Wauwatosa Fee: $110 per person Downpayment of $60 per person must be sent in with this form by July 15th. The balance of $50 per person is due by August 15th. Send checks (payable to OCWA) to: Zoki Miskov 10480 W. Palmersheim Drive, Hales Corners, WI 53130 Any Questions? Fay Kolster 414-321-0347 or tkolster@wi.rr.com Three meals will be provided. Sign in begins @ 2pm on Fri., Sept. 29th, 2017. Retreat wraps up @ 2pm on Saturday.


    Family Ministry Conference

    Family Ministry Conference

    September 20-23, 2017


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Saints and Feasts

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July 30

8th Sunday of Matthew


Silas
July 30

Silas, Silvan, Crescens, Epenetus and Andronicus the Apostles of the 70

Saint Silas was a companion and fellow labourer of the Apostle Paul: "And Paul chose Silas and departed...and he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches" (Acts 15:40-41). He later became Bishop of Corinth, and reposed in peace. Saint Silvanos became Bishop of Thessalonica, and also reposed in peace. Saint Crescents, whom Saint Paul mentions in his Second Epistle to Timothy(4:10), became Bishop of Chalcedon, and brought many to the Faith. As for him whom the Apostle of the Nations praises as "my well-beloved Epenetus, the first-fruits of Achaia unto Christ" (Roman 16:5), he became Bishop of Carthage, and after enduring many afflictions from the idolators, and bringing many of them to Christ, he departed to the Lord.


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18

At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord"; and she told them that He had said these things to her.

Eighth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:11-18

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ κλαίουσα ἔξω. ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιε, παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον καὶ θεωρεῖ δύο ἀγγέλους ἐν λευκοῖς καθεζομένους, ἕνα πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇ καὶ ἕνα πρὸς τοῖς ποσίν, ὅπου ἔκειτο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ. καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὅτι ἦραν τὸν Κύριόν μου, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. καὶ ταῦτα εἰποῦσα ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ θεωρεῖ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν ἑστῶτα, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι ᾿Ιησοῦς ἐστι. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· γύναι, τί κλαίεις; τίνα ζητεῖς; ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστι, λέγει αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν, εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν, κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· Μαρία. στραφεῖσα ἐκείνη λέγει αὐτῷ· ῥαββουνί, ὃ λέγεται, διδάσκαλε. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· μή μου ἅπτου· οὔπω γὰρ ἀναβέβηκα πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου· πορεύου δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ εἰπὲ αὐτοῖς· ἀναβαίνω πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν, καὶ Θεόν μου καὶ Θεὸν ὑμῶν. ἔρχεται Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ ἀπαγγέλλουσα τοῖς μαθηταῖς ὅτι ἑώρακε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ταῦτα εἶπεν αὐτῇ.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 28.11,1.
The Lord will give strength to his people.
Verse: Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord honor and glory.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17.

BRETHREN, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Προκείμενον. Grave Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 28.11,1.
Κύριος ἰσχὺν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ δώσει.
Στίχ. Ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ, ἐνέγκατε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ τιμήν.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 1:10-17.

Ἀδελφοί, παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἵνα τὸ αὐτὸ λέγητε πάντες, καὶ μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ κατηρτισμένοι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ νοῒ καὶ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ. Ἐδηλώθη γάρ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί μου, ὑπὸ τῶν Χλόης, ὅτι ἔριδες ἐν ὑμῖν εἰσιν. Λέγω δὲ τοῦτο, ὅτι ἕκαστος ὑμῶν λέγει, Ἐγὼ μέν εἰμι Παύλου, Ἐγὼ δὲ Ἀπολλώ, Ἐγὼ δὲ Κηφᾶ, Ἐγὼ δὲ Χριστοῦ. Μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; Μὴ Παῦλος ἐσταυρώθη ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἢ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Παύλου ἐβαπτίσθητε; Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι οὐδένα ὑμῶν ἐβάπτισα, εἰ μὴ Κρίσπον καὶ Γάϊον· ἵνα μή τις εἴπῃ ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα ἐβάπτισα. Ἐβάπτισα δὲ καὶ τὸν Στεφανᾶ οἶκον· λοιπὸν οὐκ οἶδα εἴ τινα ἄλλον ἐβάπτισα. Οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν, ἀλλʼ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι· οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.


Gospel Reading

8th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 14:14-22

At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

8th Sunday of Matthew
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 14:14-22

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐξελθὼν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶδε πολὺν ὄχλον, καὶ ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐθεράπευσε τοὺς ἀρρώστους αὐτῶν. ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· ἔρημός ἐστιν ὁ τόπος καὶ ἡ ὥρα ἤδη παρῆλθεν· ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ὄχλους, ἵνα ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὰς κώμας ἀγοράσωσιν ἑαυτοῖς βρώματα. ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν ἀπελθεῖν· δότε αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν. οἱ δὲ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· οὐκ ἔχομεν ὧδε εἰ μὴ πέντε ἄρτους καὶ δύο ἰχθύας. ὁ δὲ εἶπε· φέρετέ μοι αὐτοὺς ὧδε. καὶ κελεύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἀνακλιθῆναι ἐπὶ τοὺς χόρτους, λαβὼν τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους καὶ τοὺς δύο ἰχθύας, ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εὐλόγησε, καὶ κλάσας ἔδωκε τοῖς μαθηταῖς τοὺς ἄρτους, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις. καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν, καὶ ἦραν τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων δώδεκα κοφίνους πλήρεις. οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν ἄνδρες ὡσεὶ πεντακισχίλιοι χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων. Καὶ εὐθέως ἠνάγκασεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἕως οὗ ἀπολύσῃ τοὺς ὄχλους.


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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Mode

Thou didst abolish death by Thy Cross; Thou didst open Paradise to the thief; Thou didst transform the myrrh-bearers' lamentation, and didst bid Thine Apostles to preach that Thou art risen, O Christ God, granting great mercy to the world.
Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας, ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Apolytikion for the Church in the Fourth Mode

Having seen the image of Thy Cross in Heaven, and like Paul, having received the call not from men, Your apostle among kings entrusted the commonwealth to Thy hand, O Lord. Keep us always in peace, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Friend of man.

 

Τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου τὸν τύπον ἐν οὐρανῷ θεασάμενος, καὶ ὡς ὁ Παῦλος τὴν κλῆσιν οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δεξάμενος, ὁ ἐν βασιλεῦσιν, Ἀπόστολός σου Κύριε, Βασιλεύουσαν πόλιν τῇ χειρὶ σου παρέθετο· ἣν περίσωζε διὰ παντὸς ἐν εἰρήνη, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Grave Mode

You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory. Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the effulgence of the Father.
Επί τού όρους μετεμορφώθης, καί ως εχώρουν οι Μαθηταί σου τήν δόξαν σου, Χριστέ ο Θεός εθεάσαντο, ίνα όταν σε ίδωσι σταυρούμενον, τό μέν πάθος νοήσωσιν εκούσιον, τώ δέ κόσμω κηρύξωσιν, ότι σύ υπάρχεις αληθώς, τού Πατρός τό απαύγασμα.
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Wisdom of the Fathers

And another thing too we learn, the self-restraint of the disciples which they practised in necessary things, and how little they accounted of food.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

For being twelve, they had five loaves only and two fishes; so secondary to them were the things of the body: so did they cling to the things spiritual only. And not even that little did they hold fast, but gave up even it when asked.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 49 on Matthew 14, 4th Century

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