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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church
Publish Date: 2020-09-13
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Sts. Constantine and Helen Church

General Information

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

  • 2160 N. Wauwatosa Avenue

  • Wauwatosa, WI 53213


Contact Information






Services Schedule

SUNDAY MATINS/DIVINE LITURGY, 8:15 am


Past Bulletins


Notes

Basil for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

on Monday, September 14th

If you can, please bring (cut or potted) basil before Monday, for the celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Our church has been approved for Phase 3

A few things to be aware of when you are attending services during the "Level Three" phase:

  1. First of all, if you feel sick, please stay home (we can reschedule you for a different Sunday);
  2. Please only come on Sundays you have pre-registered for;
  3. All attendees must wear a mask during their time in the church;
  4. The Metropolis has asked that we keep track of those in attendance.  To do this, one of our parish council members will be marking those present.  Please give your name if asked;
  5. Please follow the directions of the parish council members while in the church;
  6. Please maintain a 6-foot ddistance between those around you;
  7. Holy Communion will be distributed as normal - again, please follow the directions of the parish council as you come forward to receive;
  8. After church has ended, please follow the directions of the parish council in exiting the church - and we ask that you do not linger outside around the church.

 

Our church will continue to provide online live streaming of church services through Facebook Live on our Facebook page.  We are currently facing some technical difficulties and cannot stream on YouTube Live.  Fr. Panteleimon and the Parish Council are working to resolve this as soon as possible. 

Plus, now you can "Light a Candle - Say a Prayer".  Just visit https://onrealm.org/StsCnH/-/give/candles to make your donation online and send us an email (father.pgd@gmail.com and church@stsconstantinehelenwi.org) with the number and type of candles along with who/what you would like us to pray for and will do so at our next church service.

New Procedure for Church Attendance Signup!

In order to better track attendance and seating availability on a weekly basis, we are making changes to the signing up process for church attendance.

Everyone will have to sign up for each specific Sunday that they would like to attend church services.  Registration events have been setup in Realm for the all August Sundays; you may have received the relevant automatic notifications already.  If you have family that do not have internet access, you can add them to your registration as a guest.  Otherwise, please let them know that they can call me (414.778.1555) during office hours and I will register them. 

Moving forward, since life happens, if you have signed up for a service but cannot attend, please cancel your reservation so that someone else can attend.  If you need help, please contact me.

If you have not joined Realm, our online community, yet, please send me an email requesting an invitation.  In Realm, go to Events, choose the "Sunday Matins/Divine Lit..." for the Sunday you would like to register, and click on the "Register by date" to register.

As always, please contact me if I can be of assistance,

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Wauwatosa Avenue Has Reopened!

Learn about upcoming closures on Swan Blvd. and Ludington Ave. related to this construction project
Post Date: 09/03/2020 2:52 PM

Wauwatosa Avenue (between Milwaukee Avenue and Garfield Avenue) is scheduled to reopen to traffic tomorrow evening September 4. The contractor is finishing pavement markings, signage, landscaping, and other punch list items. On this project, we replaced aged water and sewer infrastructure and resurfaced the street due to its condition.

This is an important milestone on this construction project, and there is other work related to this contract still happening:

  1. Work on Melrose and Rogers Avenues continues, and these roads will be paved in the coming weeks.
  2. Starting September 8, the contractor will be closing Swan Blvd between Stickney Avenue and Menomonee River Parkway. They are scheduled to mill and pave and replace curb on Swan Blvd. There will be road closures to traffic on this section of Swan Blvd.
  3. Also starting September 8, another crew will be closing the street to work on Ludington Avenue between North Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue. Our contractors will be spot repairing various utilities under the street and replacing curb and sidewalk at intersections on Ludington Avenue. The street will be reopened prior to winter, but there may be additional work in 2021 that will need to be completed.

Community

Realm (onrealm.org) & it's app, Connect, is not for one-way communication, from our church leaders to you.  It can (& should) be used for the communiation between the members of each Group.  JOY is the first ministry that has adopted Realm as their communication tool.  Ask them. 

By the way, would anyone like to lead a Group? What if we created  a Group where the members could help each other out during this pandemic?  If someone is immunocompromised, for instance, or has young children, and can't go to the grocery store, they could ask if anyone else is going and if they are willing to pick up whatever they need (or, pick up their prescription, or a 10,000 piece puzzle for the kids...)  and deliver to their house... Email the church (church@stsconstantinehelenwi.org) your ideas but keep in mind, that no Groups can be created/activated until someone steps up to lead them.  (Hint: It's not hard... just accepting requests to join the Group and keeping the conversation going).

Want to test it out?  You can join our Prayer Requests Group (In Groups, search in Community for Prayer Requests).

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This Sunday

SUNDAY, September 13th, 2020—Sunday before Holy Cross

EPISTLE: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18 

HOLY GOSPEL: John 3:13-17 

For more information on an event in the following calendar, please visit:  http://www.stsconstantinehelenwi.org/parish-calendar/

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Calendar

  • Online Calendar

    September 13 to September 27, 2020

    Sunday, September 13

    +Memorial: 1-Year Angela Sfakianakis

    8:15AM +Matins

    9:15AM +Divine Liturgy

    11:30AM JOY Event

    4:00PM GOYA game night at church

    Monday, September 14

    8:00AM DIVINE LITURGY FOR EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

    7:00PM Orthodoxy 101

    Thursday, September 17

    6:30PM TBA: Parish Council Meeting

    Friday, September 18

    10:30AM Bible Studies on Zoom.us

    Sunday, September 20

    8:15AM +Matins

    9:15AM +Divine Liturgy

    Tuesday, September 22

    7:00PM GOYA zoom meetings

    Friday, September 25

    10:30AM Bible Studies on Zoom.us

    Saturday, September 26

    8:00AM DIVINE LITURGY FOR FALLING ASLEEP OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN

    Sunday, September 27

    8:15AM +Matins

    9:15AM +Divine Liturgy

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Our News and Interests

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YouTube link to last Sunday's Liturgy

I've uploaded last Sunday's church services on YouTube:

Sunday (9/6) services: https://youtu.be/6Gv-13wOa-A

Nikki


Sts Constantine & Helen Greek School of Wauwatosa.

The Greek Language Program will run virtually on Saturdays 10-12 until Christmas and is planning for in-person tuition after for the second half of the school year.

Classes begin Saturday, October 3, 2020.

For more info please email: greekschoolemail@gmail.com or call the church office


Bible Studies

The Bible Study is meeting during the summer. We will meet each Friday at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom. 

 
During these next summer weeks, we will be studying the Psalms. We try to prayerfully and reverently read each word to find another drop of eternal truth and all the words together make up the boundless ocean of the Eternal Truth God has so graciously given us. Reading the Bible is more than reading a book, but it gives us life. Please come and join us.

If anyone has any questions, please give Janet Christopulos a call 414-446-5916.


Fanari Camp Update

 
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago
 
Dear Fanari Family,
 
Let's get right to the point. We want to get together. We are all tired of Zoom. We know that if we are going to get together in person, it has to be done in a safe way.
After much time, preparation, and precaution, I am very excited to announce to you our first-ever Fanari Fall Camp.
 
Fall Camp will include four weekends, one for each age-based cabin, at the St. Iakovos Retreat Center. It will be a weekend of camp, just as we know it, in a safe and fun environment.
 
Fall Camp registration will open on Friday, September 11 at 3pm at CampDoc, accessed through our website. More information can be found on the infographic below and at our website.
 
 
In Christ,
 
Father Kosmas Kallis
Director, Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

Metropolis of Chicago Family Synaxis

Christ is in our midst!
 
Our homes have become our office, our school, our entertainment–even our church. We are "doing life" together with our families in ways we would never have imagined a year ago.
 
We are also being inundated with information and suggestions from so many different sources on how to adapt, and how to navigate our new lives.
 
How do we order our home so we can keep our faith when we can't be in church?
 
Let's go back to the timeless wisdom of St. John Chrysostom for what our souls need most right now.
 
"...for indeed the household is a little Church," he says.
 
We need now more than ever, to lean-in to faith and make our home a little church, for the sake of our children and for ourselves!
 
But—HOW do we do this with all the demands on our time and energy? Can we possibly replace our parish life with home life?
 
Join His Eminence Metropolitan Nathaneal and parents from around the Metropolis for a discussion about these important and challenging questions.
 
 
This is what our hearts—and our children's hearts—need more than anything right now.
 
Join our Family Synaxis community to listen, learn, and ask questions with His Eminence Friday, September 18 from 7-8:15. Click here to register.
 
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Find information about this and other events at www.gocfamilysynaxis.org. Also be sure to "like" us on Facebook!
 

AHEPA #43 - 9th Annual AHEPA MKE Hellenic Golf Outing


Dear Brothers of AHEPA Milwaukee,

AHEPA Milwaukee Chapter 43 will be hosting our annual golf outing and fundraiser on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Ironwood Golf Course in Sussex, Wisconsin. Our lives may be faced with new challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, but we will continue to pursue our AHEPA mission in support of education and our Hellenic Community. While many events have been forced to be cancelled or postponed, AHEPA will continue to move forward.

We are taking as many precautions as possible to hold a safe and healthy event. Face masks will be available for those who wish to wear one and social distancing measures will be put in place where possible. The Grand Buffet Dinner and Awards Presentation will be held outside on the patio if weather permits, and golfers will also have the option to opt out of the Dinner/Awards Presentation and take their dinners with them.

We understand that some of our longtime supporters will be unable to attend this year for a variety of reasons, so we need everyone’s support more than ever. For those unable to attend this year, we are asking for your continued support with a Hole Sponsorship or raffle donation.

AHEPA Milwaukee’s Scholarship Foundation is now celebrating its 61st year of promoting education and the values of Hellenism. Since the program's inception, we have awarded scholarships totaling over $700,000 to qualified students in our community. Our Milwaukee Chapter also supports many other Hellenic sporting and educational programs both locally and nationally.

We are looking forward to another exciting, fun-filled day and hope we can count on your continued support. The following Hole Sponsorship opportunities are available. Your business will be recognized as a sponsor throughout the event. All proceeds benefit Scholarship Programs and Community Projects.

Thank you again for your continued support! 

Sincerely,
Steve Itsines,
Athletic Director
414-651-6178
steveitsines@aol.com
 
Tim Stasinoulias
Chapter President
262-442-0422
tims@aegiswi.com
 
 

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Bulletin Inserts

    JOY Fall Schedule of Events

    JOY Fall Schedule of Events

    JOY's schedule of events for this fall!


    GOYA 's Fall Calendar of Events

    GOYA 's Fall Calendar of Events

    Here is GOYA's full list of scheduled events. For more information, please contact Christos Gorgolis gorgolisc@yahoo.com


    Live well, virtually! - The start date is delayed due to low enrollment.

    Live well, virtually! - The start date is delayed due to low enrollment.

    This is a FREE online workshop! Want relief from aches, pains or fatigue? The Wauwatosa Health Department in partnership with Milwaukee County Disability Resource Center are offering a six-week online workshop that helps participants gain control of their lives through manageable action plans and support from peers. Topics include: · Dealing with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation · Exercise for maintaining strength, flexibility and endurance · Appropriate use of medications · Communicating effectively with family, friends and health professionals · Evaluating new treatment options · Healthy Eating Tuesdays, October 6 – November 10 This workshop does not meet in person, but will be held online using Zoom 12:30pm-3:30pm To register call Carmen at 414-479-8947 or email cpangilinan@wauwatosa.net


    Greece 1821-2021: 200 year celebrations

    Greece 1821-2021: 200 year celebrations

    Εκ μέρους του Γενικού Γραμματέα Απόδημου Ελληνισμού, Ομότ. Καθ. Ιωάννη Χρυσουλάκη, σας αποστέλλουμε τη συνημμένη επιστολή του Υφυπουργού Εξωτερικών αρμόδιου για θέματα Απόδημου Ελληνισμού, κ. Κων/νου Βλάση, και της Προέδρου της Επιτροπής "Ελλάδα 2021", κας Γιάννας Αγγελοπούλου, σχετικά με τις επετειακές εκδηλώσεις του επόμενου έτους για τα 200 χρόνια από την έναρξη της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης. Γενική Γραμματεία Απόδημου Ελληνισμού Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών


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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese News

45th Clergy Laity Congress – First-Ever Virtual - Concludes

09/11/2020

The 45th Clergy Laity Congress, a first-ever virtual event concluded today after a successful Plenary Session. All necessary resolutions for the proper operation and administration of the Archdiocese were effected in an atmosphere of professionalism and Christian brotherhood.

HAH Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Greets the 45th Clergy-Laity Congress - Keynote of Archbishop Elpidophoros

09/09/2020

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent virtual greetings to the 45th Clergy Laity Congress, as it commenced its work for the first time in a virtual setting.

45th Clergy Laity Congress Convenes in Virtual Setting

09/09/2020

Today, September 9th at 12:00 noon, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will convene the first ever virtual, and the largest Clergy Laity Congress ever, in the history of the Holy Archdiocese of America.

Meeting of the Holy Eparchial Synod

09/08/2020

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the Holy Eparchial Synod via teleconference in order that it might be properly be briefed in advance of the upcoming Archdiocesan Executive Committee meeting and the 45th National Clergy Laity Congress.

Archbishop Elpidophoros to Convene the Largest Clergy Laity Congress in the History of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

09/08/2020

On Wednesday, September 9th at noon, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros will convene the largest Clergy-Laity Congress in the 98-year history of the Holy Archdiocese of America. Over 1,100 delegates from coast to coast have registered for the event, an unprecedented number.
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Saints and Feasts

Allsaint
September 13

Cornelius the Centurion & Martyr

Saint Cornelius was a Roman by race, a pagan by religion, a centurion in rank, an inhabitant of Caesarea of Palestine, a man pious and God-fearing who gave many alms to the people and prayed continually unto God. In accordance with an angelic vision granted to him, he sent to Joppa that they might bring the Apostle Peter. Saint Peter catechized him in the Faith of Christ and baptized all his household (Acts, ch.10). This became the beginning and the first fruits of the calling of the nations. It is said that, after this, he became a bishop, as some say, of Caesarea; but others say of Scepsis, which is not far from Troas; and that he died as a martyr.


Exaltation
September 13

Sunday before Holy Cross


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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Third Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:9-20

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.

Third Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 16:9-20

᾿Αναστὰς δὲ πρωῒ πρώτῃ σαββάτου ἐφάνη πρῶτον Μαρίᾳ τῇ Μαγδαληνῇ, ἀφ᾿ ἧς ἐκβεβλήκει ἑπτὰ δαιμόνια. ἐκείνη πορευθεῖσα ἀπήγγειλε τοῖς μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ γενομένοις, πενθοῦσι καὶ κλαίουσι. κἀκεῖνοι ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ζῇ καὶ ἐθεάθη ὑπ᾿ αὐτῆς, ἠπίστησαν. Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα δυσὶν ἐξ αὐτῶν περιπατοῦσιν ἐφανερώθη ἐν ἑτέρᾳ μορφῇ, πορευομένοις εἰς ἀγρόν. κἀκεῖνοι ἀπελθόντες ἀπήγγειλαν τοῖς λοιποῖς· οὐδὲ ἐκείνοις ἐπίστευσαν. ῞Υστερον ἀνακειμένοις αὐτοῖς τοῖς ἕνδεκα ἐφανερώθη, καὶ ὠνείδισε τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν καὶ σκληροκαρδίαν, ὅτι τοῖς θεασαμένοις αὐτὸν ἐγηγερμένον οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει. ὁ πιστεύσας καὶ βαπτισθεὶς σωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ἀπιστήσας κατακριθήσεται. σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασι ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσι· γλώσσαις λαλήσουσι καιναῖς· ὄφεις ἀροῦσι· κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν, οὐ μὴ αὐτοὺς βλάψει· ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους χεῖρας ἐπιθήσουσι, καὶ καλῶς ἕξουσιν. ῾Ο μὲν οὖν Κύριος μετὰ τὸ λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς ἀνελήφθη εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ. ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου συνεργοῦντος καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων. ἀμήν.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18.

Brethren, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God. Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Γαλάτας 6:11-18.

Ἀδελφοί, ἴδετε πηλίκοις ὑμῖν γράμμασιν ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί. Ὅσοι θέλουσιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί, οὗτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ διώκωνται. Οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτετμημένοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν, ἀλλὰ θέλουσιν ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι, ἵνα ἐν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ σαρκὶ καυχήσωνται. Ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· διʼ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται, κἀγὼ τῷ κόσμῳ. Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία, ἀλλὰ καινὴ κτίσις. Καὶ ὅσοι τῷ κανόνι τούτῳ στοιχήσουσιν, εἰρήνη ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἔλεος, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ θεοῦ. Τοῦ λοιποῦ, κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω· ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί. Ἀμήν.


Gospel Reading

Sunday before Holy Cross
The Reading is from John 3:13-17

The Lord said, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."

Sunday before Holy Cross
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 3:13-17

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος· καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὤν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσε τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Οὕτω γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ' ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ' ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι' αὐτοῦ.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

For since Nicodemus had said, "We know that Thou art a teacher come from God," on this very point He sets him right, all but saying, "Think Me not a teacher in such manner as were the many of the prophets who were of earth, for I have come from heaven (but) now. None of the prophets hath ascended up thither, but I dwell there."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 27 on John 3, 4th Century

For not in heaven only is He, but everywhere, and He fills all things; but yet He speaks according to the infirmity of His hearer, desiring to lead him up little by little ... For after having spoken of the very great benefaction that had come to man by Baptism, He proceeds to mention another benefaction, which was the cause of this, and not inferior to it; namely, that by the Cross ...
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 27 on John 3, 4th Century

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal First Mode

Let us worship the Word, O ye faithful, praising Him that with the Father and the Spirit is co-beginningless God, Who was born of a pure Virgin that we all be saved; for He was pleased to mount the Cross in the flesh that He assumed, accepting thus to endure death. And by His glorious rising, He also willed to resurrect the dead.
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.

Apolytikion for Forefeast of the Exaltation in the Second Mode

We offer Thee in mediation the life-giving Cross which, of Thy goodness, Thou hast given unto us, the unworthy, O Lord. Save Thy hierarchs and Thy flock, and grant Thou peace through the Theotokos, O only friend of man.
Τόν ζωοποιόν Σταυρόν τής σής αγαθότητος, όν εδωρήσω ημίν τοίς αναξίοις Κύριε, σοί προσάγομεν εις πρεσβείαν, Σώζε τούς βασιλείς καί τήν πόλιν σου, ειρηνεύοντας διά τής Θεοτόκου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.

Apolytikion for Temple of the Resurrection in the Fourth Mode

Thou hast shown the earthly beauty of the holy tabernacle of Thy glory to be like unto the splendour of the heavenly firmament, O Lord. Strengthen it for ever and ever, and accept our prayers which we unceasingly offer therein unto Thee, through the Theotokos, O Thou Who art the Life and Resurrection of all.
Ως τού άνω στερεώματος τήν ευπρέπειαν, καί τήν κάτω συναπέδειξας ωραιότητα, τού αγίου σκηνώματος τής δόξης σου Κύριε, Κραταίωσον αυτό εις αιώνα αιώνος, καί πρόσδεξαι ημών, τάς εν αυτώ απαύστως προσαγομένας σοι δεήσεις, πρεσβείαις τής Θεοτόκου, η πάντων ζωή καί ανάστασις.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Fourth Mode

The Church is shown to be a many-lighted heaven that doth shine a guiding light upon all them that do believe; wherein while standing we cry aloud: Do Thou Thyself now establish this house, O Lord.
Ουρανός πολύφωτος η Εκκλησία, ανεδείχθη άπαντας, φωταγωγούσα τούς πιστούς, εν ώ εστώτες κραυγάζομεν, Τούτον τόν οίκον, στερέωσον Κύριε.
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