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St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Christian Church
Publish Date: 2019-04-14
Bulletin Contents
St. Spyridon Parish News, Events, Activities and Announcements
Saints and Feasts
Inserts and Fliers
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News
Hymns of the Day
Allsaint
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St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Christian Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (619) 297-4165
  • Fax:
  • (619) 297-4181
  • Street Address:

  • 3655 Park Boulevard

  • San Diego, CA 92103

Contact Information

Parish Priest Fr. Andrew S.

frandrew@stspyridon.org | 619-297-4165

Parish Office For General Office Information

office@stspyridon.org | 619-297-4165

Services Schedule

Sunday Services

Orthros/Matins: 8:30am

Divine Liturgy: 10:00am

Past Bulletins


St. Spyridon Parish News, Events, Activities and Announcements

This Sunday's Memorials

Urs Emmenegger - 1 year

Theodore Couris - 1 year

Odysseas Koultourides - 5 years

Matthew Couris - 9 years

Androniki S. Gikas - 25 years

GOYA Palm Sunday Luncheon

Join us on Sunday, April 21st (Palm Sunday) for our annual GOYA Palm Sunday Luncheon in the Church Hall following the Divine Liturgy. Tickets are $25 for Adults and $10 for children under 12. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door - so purchase your ticket today. Payments received by April 16th will be entered in an opportunity drawing. For more information please contact Bill Navrides at 619-992-6775 or bill.navrides@sharp.com. Thank you for always supporting the GOYA ministry at St. Spyridon GOC!

Missing Icons

Please check to see if you inadvertently took an icon home form the church during the Sunday School procession for the Sunday of Orthodoxy.  The church (Temple) is mssing two icons that were not returned.  Thank you. 

Great and Holy Week Service Schedule - Sunday, April 21st - Sunday, April 28th

Palm Sunday Evening - Bridegroom Service w/ the Procession of the Bridegroom Icon - 6:30pm

Great and Holy Monday Evening - The Bridegroom Service - 7:00pm

Great and Holy Tuesday Evening - The Bridgroom Service w/ the Hymn of Kassiani - 7:00pm

Great and Holy Wednesday Afternoon - The Sacrament of Holy Unction - 4:00pm

Great and Holy Wednesday Evening - Orthros for Thursday morning including the Procession of the Mystical Supper Icon and the Anointing of the faithful to follow - 7:00pm 

Great and Holy Thursday Morning- The Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great - 10:00am

Great and Holy Thursday Evening- The Reading of the Twelve Gospels and the Procession of the Cross of Christ - 6:00pm

Great and Holy Friday Morning - The Reading of the Royal Hours - Holding Vigil - 10:00am

Great and Holy Friday Afternoon - The Decent from the Cross/The Un-nailing - 3:00pm

Great and Holy Friday Evening - The Lamentations before the Kouvouklion of Christ - 7:00pm

Great and Holy Saturday Morning - The Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great w/ the throwing of the bay leaf - 10:00am

Great and Holy Saturday Evening - The Service of Resurrection begins at 11:00pm 

The Sunday of Pascha  - The Agape Service at Admiral Baker Park- 11:30am 

This Sunday's Altar Servers

St. Gregory: Captain: George Fratian, George Capetanakis, George Gonis, Demetri Maude, Luka Maude, Xaris Moskos, Demetri Zouvas

See's Candy Orders

See's Candy orders are available for pick up after the Divine Liturgy this Sunday, April 14th and next Sunday, April 21st.  Please see Kathy Meck for your order.  Thank you for supporting the Dance and Choral School.

Greek Festival 2019 Cooking & Baking Schedule

Monday, May 13th at 9 am - Koulourakia & Paximadia; Monday, May 20th at 9 am - Kourambiethes & Melomakarona; Tuesday, May 28th at 9 am - Baklava; Wednesday, June 5th at 9 am - Melomata (syrup); Wednesday, June 5th at 9am - Packaging.

Come join in the fun as we prepare the delicious food and pastries that our church festival is famous for. Lunch will be provided, along with opportunity to participate in drawings for prizes! Questions? Contact Gina Balourdas 858-204-1016 or Christine Tradas 619-253-4153.

Festival Volunteer Sign-ups

Sign-up to work your favorite booth: sdgreekfestival.com/volunteer.   Questions? Contact Greg Balourdas at greg@thehanddoctor.com. 

Festival Meeting

The next Festival meeting this Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 pm. The Steering Committee will meet a half hour before at 6:30 pm.

Help Celebrate 50 Years of Greek Festival Tradition!!!

We are looking for photos, articles, from ANY of our past Festivals, so please look through your boxes and family albums and share them with the community! Contact Stella Weil at (858) 694-0570 or 4weils@sbcglobal.net for more info. (All photos will be scanned and returned ASAP). Thanks for your help.

Please see the "Inserts & Fliers" section below for more information 

CALLING ALL PAST AND PRESENT ST. SPYRIDON DANCERS!!! 

BE A PART OF A SPECIAL  50TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL 

SHOWCASE PEFORMANCE!!  

IF YOU OR YOUR CHILD HAS EVER BEEN A PART OF THE ST. SPYRIDON DANCE PROGRAM, YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME PERFORMANCE ON SAT. JUNE 8TH, 7 PM. TONY PETROULIAS, MARIA TERRIS AND DAVE WEIL WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER THIS MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE! 

ALL PAST AND PRESENT DANCERS ARE WELCOME, NO MATTER YOUR AGE!  THERE WILL BE AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING/PRACTICE ON FRIDAY, MAY 3RD IN THE CHURCH HALL AT 7:00 P.M.

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT STELLA WEIL AT (858)442-2830 OR 4WEILS@SBCGLOBAL.NET. 

PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMANCE BUT CAN’T MAKE IT TO PRACTICE, DON’T DESPAIR! PLEASE CONTACT STELLA AND WE’LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT!

AND PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS! 

Please see the "Inserts & Fliers" section below for more information

Holy Friday Youth Retreat! Friday, April 26th

Holy Friday Youth Retreat! Friday, April 26th. NEW TIMES - 2:30 pm - 6:45 pm. Our retreat theme is "Confession Along Our Lenten Journey". Please plan on bringing your children for this wonderful afternoon. The children will attend church, have a lesson and a craft. Dinner will be provided. Registration begins at 2:30 pm. Retreat will end at 6:45 pm in time for the Lamentations Service. Grades Kindergarten - 12th. Registration forms are available in the church hall, at Sunday School, or you can call Julie at 619-618-5116.

Volunteers Needed! If you would like to help bring this amazing opportunity to our youth, please call Julie at 619-618-5116.

PASCHA PICNIC

Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Admiral Baker Park (2400 Admiral Baker Road, San Diego, CA 92124). Agape Service 11:30 A.M. Traditional Greek music and dancing and picnic to follow until park closing at 5:00 P.M.

Please bring your own food and drink, as none will be provided at the site. NO Glass Bottles Allowed!!!

Philoptochos and Fellowship

We hope you continue to enjoy the long standing tradition of fellowship throughout the year. Philoptochos is thankful for the continued support from all the families and organizations that offer every week. We kindly ask that you consider offering at least once per year, so think of name days, celebrations, memorials, fundraisers, etc. Offering fellowship should be kept simple (bagels, cream cheese, fruit and cookies) as it is a light snack to enjoy  with family and friends following the Divine Liturgy. Therefore, the cost of fellowship should be approximately $100-$150 . You are also more than welcome to share your fellowship hour with another family or friend. If a ministry from the church offers fellowship then they can keep the donations for their group. Lastly, the donations collected from the coffee hour support our many ministries so please consider this when offering your donation.
 
To see which dates are available and sign up online visit our SignUp Genius page. To sign up over the phone, by email, or in person, contact Christina Vassos at cmvassos@gmail.com or 619-818-6882. Available dates can also be viewed using the fellowship calendar on the Philoptochos table in the hall. Thank you! 

Bookstore

Pascha gifts: Looking for a wonderful children’s book or small items to add to your child’s Pascha basket? Please see our display table inside the bookstore.

Philoptochos Tsoureki Fundraiser 

It’s time to order your paschal bread (Tsoureki)! Made by the loving hands of the Ladies of Philoptochos, these delicious breads will be available for pickup on Palm Sunday.  Please see Irene Veca and Sofia Samouris following this Sunday's Divine Liturgy to place your Pre-Paid orders (breads are $15 each).  All proceeds to benefit our Philoptochos Chapter and the Kids ’n’ Cancer ministry. Thank you for your support!

Please see the "Inserts & Fliers" section below for more information

Agape Meals 

Philoptochos has started a new outreach program and is looking for parishioners who are able to either cook or deliver (or both) a meal to fellow parishioners who are facing a difficult or stressful time in their life (illness, new baby, etc).  If you would like more information on how you can participate, please contact Stella Weil at (858)694-0570 or 4weils@sbcglobal.net.  Please join us as we come together as a community to help one another. Thank you.

Ancient Wisdom & Modern Coffee 

Sunday School class for adults (offered by Deacon Michael Kallas). Please join us as we follow the Bible readings from Pascha to Pentecost to study the Gospel according to St. John Sundays, April 14th and May 19th. We meet in the lounge following the Divine Liturgy.  Please bring your Bible. 

Decorated Feast Day Icons

Philoptochos invites you and your family to commemorate a special Feast Day by offering a donation towards the cost of a beautifully decorated icon which will be displayed in the church Narthex for all to venerate. This is a perfect way to honor both your family member(s) as well as an important day in the life of the Church.  A suggested donation of $75 is much appreciated.

Please contact Stella Weil at 4weils@sbcglobal.net or (858)694-0570 to reserve your icon/date or if you have any questions. Thank you. 

The following Saints and Feast Days will be celebrated during April, and May and have icons that can be displayed:

 

  

4/20                      SATURDAY OF LAZARUS 

4/21                      PALM SUNDAY 

4/21-4/23              ICON OF THE BRIDEGROOM 

4/24                      MYSTICAL SUPPER 

4/25                      THE CRUCIFIXION 

4/26                      DESCENT FROM THE CROSS 

4/27-4/28             GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA/RESURRECTION 

BRIGHT WEEK  ST. GEORGE AND/OR THEOTOKOS OF THE LIFE-GIVING SPRING

4/30                      ST. MARK THE APOSTLE 

5/5                        SUNDAY OF THOMAS 

5/5                        ST. IRENE OF THESE

5/9                        THE HOLY MARTYR CHRISTOPHOROS

5/12                      SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN

5/21                      STS. CONSTANTINE AND HELEN 

ATTENTION PARENTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS!

If your son or daughter is attending college, either in San Diego or away, including community college, undergraduate or graduate school, we want to reach out to them with some love from their St. Spyridon Philoptochos family. Please send your students postal mailing address and email address while they are in college, as well as the name of the school they are attending to Michelle Defelippi at mdefelippi@san.rr.com. or (858) 695-9772. 

Your Legacy and Your Church 

...to whom much is given; from them much more is required (Luke 12:48).  

Please remember to include your Saint Spyridon parish in your estate plan and bequest. 

Receive Back 0.5% From “Amazon Smile” Foundation

We are pleased to announce that St. Spyridon GOCnow participates in AmazonSmile.  When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church.  That’s right, every eligible purchase you or someone else makes at AmazonSmile 0.5% will be donated back to our parish!!!

Register by visiting AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) and select “St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church” before you make your first purchase (be sure to select St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church - San Diego, California).    

For more information about AmazonSmile, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about 

We hope you’ll consider this easy way to support your beloved parish.  Everyone is eligible to participate so tell your friends and relatives and spread the word about this wonderful program.  

Live Stream Broadcast  

If you know someone who may be in the hospital or home bound or for whatever reason just cannot get to church, don’t forget about the Live Stream Broadcast of our Divine Services.  You can watch our Live Broadcast by going to our parish website and clicking on the “Live Broadcast” tab on the top tool bar.  Remember, our Live Stream Broadcast is for those who absolutely cannot physically make the divine services of the church and is not a substitute for being present.  Also, please be aware that conversations, crying babies, etc. can be heard on the broadcast.  We have a wonderful cry room facility, which is located off the Narthex behind the candle stand, and is comfortable and provided for your convenience. 

The Live Stream divine services of Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of San Diego, CA may not be recorded, retransmitted or reproduced without the express written consent of the Parish Council of Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of San Diego, CA. Thank you for your consideration.

Donations toward the digital ministries of the parish are warmly welcomed.  If you would like to help support the ministries of Saint Spyridon please contact the church office.  Again, thank you.

 

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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
April 14

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism of her who fasted in the wilderness forty-seven years; and also that the great loving-kindness of God, and His readiness to receive the repentant, might be demonstrated in very deed.

Allsaint
April 15

Crescens the Martyr

This Martyr was from Myra of Lycia, born of an illustrious family. Of his own accord he went amidst the idolaters and admonished them to leave off their futile religion and worship the only true God, Who is worshipped by the Christians; for this he was arrested. When asked by the ruler what his name and lineage were, the Saint would answer only that he was a Christian; counseled to offer sacrifice to the idols, he refused. For this, he was hung up and beaten, was scraped, and then was cast into fire, in which he gave up his holy soul into the hands of God, though not even the hair of his head was harmed by the flames.

Allsaint
April 16

Agape, Chionia, and Irene, the Holy Martyrs

When the Emperor Diocletian was at Aquileia, he learned that these Saints were Christians, and had them brought before him. Because they would not deny Christ, he had them imprisoned, and when he went into Macedonia, he committed them to Dulcitius the Prefect, who, however, lost his understanding and became incapable of doing them any harm. Diocletian then gave Count Sisinius charge over them. He had Saints Agape and Chionia burned; he ordered that Saint Irene be put in a brothel, but by the providence of God this was not accomplished, and she was shot with an arrow. These holy sisters suffered martyrdom in Thessalonica in the year 295.

Allsaint
April 17

Symeon the Holy Martyr and Bishop of Persia

This Martyr was Bishop of the royal cities Seleucia and Ctesiphon in Persia. As the number of Christians increased in Persia, building churches and appointing clergy, the Magi, guardians of the Persian religion, and the Jews, who also envied them, accused Symeon to Sapor II, King of Persia, saying that Symeon was a friend of the Roman Emperor and his spy. Then began Sapor's persecution of the Christians of Persia, about the year 343. The Magi together with the Jews destroyed the churches. Saint Symeon was brought before Sapor, and, refusing to worship the sun, was imprisoned. On Holy and Great Friday of that year, Saint Symeon was brought out of prison with a hundred others, bishops, priests, and deacons. As each was taken to be slain, Saint Symeon exhorted him to be of good courage; he was slain last of all. It is said that 1,150 Martyrs were slain; an innumerable multitude of Christians were slain throughout Persia during this persecution, among them Saints Acepsimas, Joseph, and Aethalas (see Nov. 3).

Allsaint
April 18

Holy Father John the Righteous, disciple of St. Gregory of Decapolis

This Saint took up the monastic life from his youth and became a disciple of Saint Gregory of Decapolis (see Nov. 20). After his elder, Saint Gregory, reposed (in the first half of the ninth century), he came to Jerusalem and finally reposed in peace in the Monastery of Saint Chariton.

Allsaint
April 19

The Holy Hieromartyr Paphnutius

All that is known concerning this Saint is that he was a bishop and that he suffered many torments by fire, the sword, and wild beasts.

Lazarus
April 20

Lazarus Saturday

Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, the friends of the Lord Jesus, had given Him hospitality and served Him many times (Luke 10:38-4z; John 12:2-3). They were from Bethany, a village of Judea. This village is situated in the eastern parts by the foothills of the Mount of Olives, about two Roman miles from Jerusalem. When Lazarus - whose name is a Hellenized form of "Eleazar," which means "God has helped," became ill some days before the saving Passion, his sisters had this report taken to our Saviour, Who was then in Galilee. Nonetheless, He tarried yet two more days until Lazarus died; then He said to His disciples, "Let us go into Judea that I might awake My friend who sleepeth." By this, of course, He meant the deep sleep of death. On arriving at Bethany, He consoled the sisters of Lazarus, who was already four days dead. Jesus groaned in spirit and was troubled at the death of His beloved friend. He asked, "Where have ye laid his body?" and He wept over him. When He drew nigh to the tomb, He commanded that they remove the stone, and He lifted up His eyes, and giving thanks to God the Father, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." And he that had been dead four days came forth immediately, bound hand and foot with the grave clothes, and Jesus said to those standing there, "Loose him, and let him go." This is the supernatural wonder wrought by the Saviour that we celebrate on this day.

According to an ancient tradition, it is said that Lazarus was thirty years old when the Lord raised him; then he lived another thirty years on Cyprus and there reposed in the Lord. It is furthermore related that after he was raised from the dead, he never laughed till the end of his life, but that once only, when he saw someone stealing a clay vessel, he smiled and said, "Clay stealing clay." His grave is situated in the city of Kition, having the inscription: "Lazarus the four days dead and friend of Christ." In 890 his sacred relics were transferred to Constantinople by Emperor Leo the Wise, at which time undoubtedly the Emperor composed his stichera for Vespers, "Wishing to behold the tomb of Lazarus . . ."

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Inserts and Fliers

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Second Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:1-8

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back, for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal First Mode. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14.

BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The Reading is from Mark 10:32-45

At that time, Jesus took his twelve disciples, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

But let no man be troubled at the apostles being in such an imperfect state. For not yet was the cross accomplished, not yet the grace of the Spirit given. But if thou wouldest learn their virtue, notice them after these things, and thou wilt see them superior to every passion.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 65 on Matthew 20, 2,3,4,6. B#54, pp.399-401,403., 4th Century

Before He humbled Himself, only the angels knew him. After He humbled Himself, all human nature knew Him. You see how His humbling of Himself did not make Him have less but produced countless benefits, countless deeds of virtue, and made His glory shine forth with greater brightness? God wants for nothing and has need of nothing. Yet, when He humbled Himself, He produced such great good, increased His household, and extended His kingdom. Why, then, are you afraid that you will become less if you humble yourself?
St. John Chrysostom
On the Incomprehensible Nature of God. 8.46-47. Taken from: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Vol: Mark. Intervarsity Press, 2005, p. 143.

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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

BeeTreat 2018-19 Season, Successfully Concludes

04/04/2019

NEW YORK – With a well-attended retreat at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda, Maryland, Y2AM (Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministry), has concluded another successful season of “Be the Bee” retreats.
https://www.goarch.org/-/beetreat-2018-19-season-successfully-concludes
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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us, the faithful, give praise and worship to the Word, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit and born of the Virgin for our salvation. Of his own will he mounted the cross in the flesh, suffered death, and raised the dead by his glorious resurrecti

Apolytikion for Sun. of St. Mary of Egypt in the Plagal Fourth Mode

The image of God, was faithfully preserved in you, O Mother. For you took up the Cross and followed Christ. By Your actions you taught us to look beyond the flesh for it passes, rather to be concerned about the soul which is immortal. Wherefore, O Holy Mary, your soul rejoices with the angels.

Apolytikion for the Church in the First Mode

The Hymn of Saint Spyridon

At the first of the Synods, you appeared as a champion, * and Wonderworker, our God-bearing Father Spyridon. *  Wherefore, you addressed the dead one in the grave, * and a serpent you changed to gold. *  And while chanting * in service your sacred prayers, * you joined the angels concelebrating, most holy one.*  Glory to Christ who glorified you, * glory to Him who crowned you, * glory to the One who works through You, * healings for everyone.

                                                                                  

Τής Συνόδου τής πρώτης ανεδείχθης υπέρμαχος, * καί Θαυματουργός Θεοφόρε Σπυρίδων πατήρ ημών. *  διό νεκρά σύ έν τάφω προσφωνείς, * καί όφιν είς χρυσούν μετέβαλες. * καί έν τώ μέλπειν τάς αγίας σου ευχάς, *  Αγγέλους έσχες συλλειτουργούντας σοι Ιερώτατε, * Δόξα τώ σέ δοξάσαντι Χριστώ * δόξα τώ σέ στεφανώσαντι. * δόξα τώ ενεργόυντι, διά σου πάσιν ιάματα.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our Holy Maker, unwavering, please reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.
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