January 29
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2023-01-29
Bulletin Contents
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
General Information
- Phone:
- (919) 781-4548
- Email:
- htraleighfr@gmail.com
- Street Address:
- 5000 Lead Mine Road
- Raleigh, NC 27612
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Orthros/ Matins: Sunday: 8:30 a.m.
Liturgy: Sunday: 10:00 a.m. ; Weekday: Please see online Church Calendar.
Vespers: See online Church Calendar.
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2023-02-05
- Publish Date:
- 2023-01-22
- Publish Date:
- 2023-01-15
- Publish Date:
- 2023-01-08
- Publish Date:
- 2023-01-01
- Publish Date:
- 2022-12-25
Announcements
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
RALEIGH, NC
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023
Sunday of the Canaanite
ORTHROS 8:30 a.m. - DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m.
Broadcasting begins at 8:25 a.m.
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Altar Boy Team on Duty: St Basil the Great
New members or visitors, please stop by the Welcome Table across from the candlestand.
Orthros and The Divine Liturgy are broadcast live online each week.
Born of the Spirit
Please welcome Stephanie Karampelas as she receives the Gift of the Holy Spirit through the Mystery of Chrismation during Liturgy. Her Nouna, Teresa Klemes, will be at her side.
Memory Eternal
A Memorial Service will be conducted this Sunday for the late:
Hariklia Georgiopoulos (5 year)
Constantine Georgiopoulos (5 year)
May the Lord, who has all authority over the living and the dead,
rest their souls in the land of the living, in the company of His Saints.
40-Day Blessing
This Sunday we welcome the parents, Kenneth and Dina Tamres, with their precious son, Evangelos,
as Father Paul provides the 40-day blessing to Evangelos and his mother, Dina.
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Newcomers Sunday & Ministry Fair this Sunday!
Our community would like to invite all who have joined our parish in the last year to a Welcome Coffee Hour. We will have name tags for all parishioners to wear with a special notation for those that have joined our community in the last year.
Our parish would like the opportunity to introduce ourselves and get to know you
over a cup of coffee and some refreshments.
We will also be having our 2023 Ministry Fair.
Please come and learn about the different ministries flourishing in our church and meet those involved.
There will be a fun “passport book“ activity for kids to participate in.
Our wonderful church has so much to offer both our new members and continued members,
we look forward to hearing more at the Ministry Fair.
Apokreas Glendi
Tickets on Sale this Sunday in the Fellowship Hall!
Meat Fare Sunday, February 19
Capital Campaign Kickoff Event!
At Raleigh Marriott Crabtree
5pm – 10pm
Dinner, Live Music, Dancing
Dress code: “Cocktail attire”
Tickets on sale each Sunday during coffee hour though Feb 5
Adults: $75. Children’s meal (12 and under): $25.
Free Dance Lessons Prior!
Wednesday Feb 8th at 7:30pm in the Fellowship Hall
Learn a Greek dance for the first time or brush up on your dance steps before the Glendi
(Casual/ Athletic attire and comfortable shoes/ sneakers recommended)
All ages welcome!
Online ordering is now available, there is a link for ticket sales on the Church website,
please scroll down on the homepage until you see the Glendi flyer and the “click here” link, https://abundant.co/holytrinityraleigh/glendi
Broadcast Ministry Viewer Feedback Requested
Our Church Broadcast Ministry Team is asking viewers to let them know how they can improve their broadcasts of the church services, sermons, lectures, and programs.
Please take a few minutes to send an email to htraleighbroadcasts@gmail.com with your feedback and suggestions. Thank you!
House Blessings Season
Please contact Father Paul directly for your House Blessing appointments.
Angels, Hope, and Joy & St. John the Merciful
Snack Attack for the House
Please join AHJ and STJM as we provide items in urgent need for the Havens House Second Round program. This program supports children in the triangle area ages 10-17 who are homeless and need help with delinquent or at-risk behavior situations, self-discipline, teamwork, leadership, healthy living, and other pro-socialization skills.
These children can certainly benefit from your kindness and generosity.
If you are interested in helping, please see the list of URGENT NEEDS within this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ca8a929a7fb6-snack#/ . A table will be set up in the church Fellowship Hall until Monday, January 30th to collect items in need.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Deacon at deacongavrilo@gmail.com.
As always thank you for your continued support.
GOYA
We will be baking cookies with Philoptochos on February 4 from 10 am-1pm.
Lunch will be provided. These cookies will be provided to the homebound members of our parish. We will also be making cards to go to the homebound parishioners.
Please RSVP so that lunch and ingredients can be planned.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040544A5A62EA1F49-baking
February 5th will be the next Youth Sunday.
February 17- February 19 Queen's City Classic Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.
Holy Trinity GOYA Basketball Schedule
January 27: vs. Clayton (location: Trinity; 9:00pm)
February 3: vs. Rolesville (location: Rolesville; 8:00pm)
February 10: vs. Bayleaf (location: Trinity; 7:30pm)
Contact Bryce Livermore or Nick Pilos for more information on the games.
Please check the online church calendar for practice dates/times.
Souper Bowl of Caring February 12
Our annual "Souper Bowl of Caring" will take place on Sunday, February 12th. We are collecting canned goods to be given to the needy in our community. Snack items are being collected specifically for the teens being serviced at the Haven House, which is an immediate need. Monetary donations will also be accepted. All donations can be placed on the table outside of the fellowship hall. Thank you to all who donated so far; we've collected 297 items! Our GOYANS are challenging us to fill the table with 600. We can do it!
Please contact Zoe Pusic at 646-591-5132 or zpusic@yahoo.com
if you have any questions. Thank you for your support!
Our culminating activity will be a Parish-wide viewing party of the Super Bowl sponsored by GOYA on February 12 from 6:00pm -10:30pm.
Please contact Jamie at jlsgendron@gmail.com if you have any questions.
St Anthony’s Group
Saturday, January 28 and February 4- 1:30pm
Chair Exercises with Lily in Parish Hall
Tuesday, February 14- 10:30am
Ambassadors of Good Will presentation and Potluck lunch in the Parish Hall
Saturday, February 25- 10:30am
Lenten Retreat with Kaby Kokenes in the Parish Hall
Tuesday, March 7th- 12:30pm
Spaghetti and Fellowship in the Parish Hall
Saturday, March 18th- 11:00am
Transgenerational Discussion in the Multi-Purpose Room
and a Lenten luncheon will be provided. Whole community invited.
Christians Caring for Creation Ministry
Planting season is almost here.
Whether you will plant a tree, bushes, flowers, etc., CCCM is here to help.
Sunday, February 12 in the Multipurpose Room (12:15-1:10pm):
Chemical-free Planting Presentation
Sunday, April 23 in the Multipurpose Room (12:15-1:00pm):
The Pharmacy from God, Herb Workshop and the last day to order plants
Saturday, April 29—Plant pickup (10am-2pm)
Sunday, April 30—Pick up remaining plants immediately after Divine Liturgy
Philoptochos
Our 2023 Membership Social/Meeting was a huge success. The room was filled with women of all ages, great energy as we shared laughter, fellowship, delicious food, and drink. We heard from several of our committee leaders that provided excellent overviews of the significant impact our efforts make in our Raleigh community and for our own parish.
Thank you, amazing presenters.
A special thank you to our Board for transforming and making the multipurpose room beautiful, creating an inviting atmosphere and providing food and drink.
Your gracious hospitality is always noticed.
Thanks to everyone for your attendance and for your determination
to make a difference in the lives of others.
Saturday February 4
Church fellowship hall 10am-1pm
Second Annual Philoptochos-GOYA baking for our homebound parishioners.
Come join us as we build relationships with our youth
and remind them how important they are to the life of our parish.
Sunday February 12
Sweets for Sweet in fellowship hall following Liturgy.
Proceeds presented to Meals on Wheels
Please bring your favorite baked goods, candles, flowers and anything else that speaks to Valentine’s Day. We ask you to price items and place them on our tables as you arrive for Liturgy. Encourage everyone to come shop for your special Valentine, family, friends, teachers…anyone.
Julie will be delivering her pretty and tasty heart shaped cakes.
Please order online or find us in the fellowship hall to order.
Do your shopping with us and support Meals on Wheels.
You will not want to miss this event!
Sunday February 26
General meeting at 12 noon in the church.
We invite all the ladies of our parish to attend and enjoy. More details to follow.
Come join us!
Our Membership/Stewardship drive continues. Visit our table Sunday during the Ministry Fair and hear more about initiatives that speak to your heart.
We welcome you with open arms and ask that your participation be on the level that works best for you. We have a beautiful mission to fulfill and together we have the ability to make positive change. We are also here for each other. #ArmyofAgape. #Philostrong
I welcome conversation regarding our Philoptochos mission.
Do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Agape,
Lekita
Can You Assist our Holy Patriarchate?
Friends and Stewards of Holy Trinity in Raleigh,
Last year our Holy Archdiocese asked each of the nine Metropolises to make a financial commitment to the Patriarch Bartholomew Endowment Fund in the amount of $100,000 to be paid over ten years.
Nick Moraitakis and I decided not to ask the Parish Councils for contributions but rather to go directly to individuals within our Parishes who have the means to contribute. Last year we engaged three of our Parishes.......Macon, Birmingham and Mobile. In November and December of 2021, we received almost $12,000 from 13 individual donors. So, we exceeded our yearly goal of $10,000.
This year we're asking Savannah, Charleston, and Raleigh to participate. If you have the means to possibly donate, please reach out to Father Paul.
Thank you so much and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Yours In Christ,
Spyros Dermatos
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta
Council Treasurer
UPCOMING SERVICES
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023
SUNDAY OF THE CANAANITE
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
MONDAY, JANAURY 30, 2023
SYNAXIS OF THE THREE HIERARCHS
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 9:30 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023
THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 9:30 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2023
SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023
LITURGY FOR SAINT HARALAMBOS
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 9:30 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023
SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.
DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.
(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Mode
From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, Lord, glory be to Thee.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Apolytikion for Relics of Ignatius the Godbearer in the Fourth Mode
As a sharer of the ways and a successor to the throne of the Apostles, O inspired of God, thou foundest discipline to be a means of ascent to divine vision. Wherefore, having rightly divided the word of truth, thou didst also contest for the Faith even unto blood, O Hieromartyr Ignatius. Intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.
Καί τρόπων μέτοχος, καί θρόνων διάδοχος, τών Αποστόλων γενόμενος, τήν πράξιν εύρες Θεόπνευστε, εις θεωρίας επίβασιν, διά τούτο τόν λόγον τής αληθείας ορθοτομών, καί τή πίστει ενήθλησας μέχρις αίματος, Ιερομάρτυς Ιγνάτιε, πρέσβευε Χριστώ τώ Θεώ, σωθήναι τάς ψυχάς ημών.
Seasonal Kontakion in the First Mode
Your birth sanctified a Virgin's womb and properly blessed the hands of Symeon. Having now come and saved us O Christ our God, give peace to Your commonwealth in troubled times and strengthen those in authority, whom You love, as only the loving One.
Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῶ τόκω σου, καὶ χείρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νὺν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
Matins Gospel Reading
Eleventh Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 21:14-25
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐφανέρωσεν ἑαυτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, ἐγερθεὶς ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ λέγει τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρῳ· Σίμων Ἰωνᾶ, ἀγαπᾶς με πλέον τούτων; Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ναὶ Κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. Λέγει αὐτῷ· Βόσκε τὰ ἀρνία μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ πάλιν δεύτερον· Σίμων Ἰωνᾶ ἀγαπᾶς με; Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ναί, Κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. Λέγει αὐτῷ· Ποίμαινε τὰ πρόβατά μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον· Σίμων Ἰωνᾶ, φιλεῖς με; ἐλυπήθη ὁ Πέτρος, ὅτι εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ τρίτον, φιλεῖς με; Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Κύριε, σὺ πάντα οἶδας, σὺ γινώσκεις ὅτι φιλῶ σε. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Βόσκε τὰ πρόβατά μου. Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ὅτε ἦς νεώτερος, ἐζώννυες σεαυτόν, καὶ περιεπάτεις ὅπου ἤθελες, ὅταν δὲ γηράσῃς, ἐκτενεῖς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἄλλος σε ζώσει, καὶ οἴσει ὅπου οὐ θέλεις. Τοῦτο δὲ εἶπε, σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ δοξάσει τὸν Θεόν. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπών, λέγει αὐτῷ· Ἀκολούθει μοι. Ἐπιστραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος βλέπει τὸν μαθητὴν ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἀκολουθοῦντα, ὃς καὶ ἀνέπεσεν ἐν τῷ δείπνῳ ἐπὶ τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπε· Κύριε, τίς ἐστιν ὁ παραδιδούς σε; τοῦτον ἰδὼν ὁ Πέτρος λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ· Κύριε, οὗτος δὲ τί; λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ; σύ μοι ἀκολούθει μοι. Ἐξῆλθεν οὖν ὁ λόγος οὗτος εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφούς. Ὃτι ὁ μαθητὴς ἐκεῖνος οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει, καὶ οὐκ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ὅτι οὐκ ἀποθνήσκει· ἀλλ' ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σὲ; Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ μαθητὴς ὁ μαρτυρῶν περὶ τούτων, καὶ γράψας ταῦτα, καὶ οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία αὐτοῦ. Ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἄλλα πολλὰ ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἅτινα ἐὰν γράφηται καθ' ἕν, οὐδὲ αὐτὸν οἶμαι τὸν κόσμον χωρῆσαι τὰ γραφόμενα βιβλία. Ἀμήν.
Eleventh Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 21:14-25
At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, "Follow me." Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!" The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?" This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Epistle Reading
Προκείμενον. Plagal Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 75.11,1.
Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Κορινθίους β' 6:16-18, 7:1.
Ἀδελφοί, ὑμεῖς ἐστε ναὸς Θεοῦ ζῶντος, καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ θεός ὅτι Ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσω· καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῶν θεός, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός. Διὸ, Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε, λέγει κύριος, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε· κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔσομαι ὑμῖν εἰς πατέρα, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔσεσθέ μοι εἰς υἱοὺς καὶ θυγατέρας, λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ. Ταύτας οὖν ἔχοντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, ἀγαπητοί, καθαρίσωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος, ἐπιτελοῦντες ἁγιωσύνην ἐν φόβῳ θεοῦ.
Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Mode. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1.
Brethren, you are the temple of the living God; as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore come out from them, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.
Gospel Reading
Sunday of the Canaanite
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 15:21-28
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος. καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ Χαναναία ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων ἐκείνων ἐξελθοῦσα ἐκραύγαζεν αὐτῷ λέγουσα· ἐλέησόν με, Κύριε, υἱὲ Δαυΐδ· ἡ θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες· ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν, ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· οὐκ ἀπεστάλην εἰ μὴ εἰς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου ᾿Ισραήλ. ἡ δὲ ἐλθοῦσα προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ λέγουσα· Κύριε, βοήθει μοι. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· οὐκ ἔστι καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ βαλεῖν τοῖς κυναρίοις. ἡ δὲ εἶπε· ναί, Κύριε· καὶ γὰρ τὰ κυνάρια ἐσθίει ἀπὸ τῶν ψυχίων τῶν πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν. τότε ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῇ· ὦ γύναι, μεγάλη σου ἡ πίστις! γενηθήτω σοι ὡς θέλεις. καὶ ἰάθη ἡ θυγάτηρ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης.
Sunday of the Canaanite
The Reading is from Matthew 15:21-28
At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon." But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying after us." He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me." And he answered, "It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.
Wisdom of the Fathers
She had a great perfection of faith. She had no uncertainty about His divine majesty. She had no small measure of the virtue of patience. Yet the pitying Physician of the pitiful disdained her petitions. He kept her waiting for answer in order to demonstrate to us the perseverence of this woman that we can always imitate. She had the characteristics of constancy and humility. She willingly embraced the indignity she received, and even confirmed the Lord`s statement. This woman rightly signifies the faith and devotion of the Church gathered from the nations
Hom. I. 22, In Lent, Homilies on the Gospels, Bk. One, 216, 217.
He kept her waiting for an answer in order to declare that the minds of His disciples should also be merciful. As human beings they were ashamed of the clamor of the woman as she pursued them publicly, but He Himself knew the character of His mercy.
Hom. I. 22, In Lent, Homilies on the Gospels, Bk. One, 216
Saints and Feasts
January 29
Removal of the Relics of Ignatius the God-bearer
Saint Ignatius was a disciple of Saint John the Theologian, and a successor of the Apostles, and he became the second Bishop of Antioch, after Evodus. He wrote many epistles to the faithful, strengthening them in their confession, and preserving for us the teachings of the holy Apostles. Brought to Rome under Trajan, he was surrendered to lions to be eaten, and so finished the course of martyrdom about the year 107. The remnants of his bones were carefully gathered by the faithful and brought to Antioch. He is called God-bearer, as one who bare God within himself and was aflame in heart with love for Him. Therefore, in his Epistle to the Romans (ch. 4), imploring their love not to attempt to deliver him from his longed-for martyrdom, he said, "I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found to be the pure bread of God."
Saint John Chrysostom has a homily in honour of the translation of the Saint's relics (PG 50:587).
January 29
Ignatius and Nicandrus of Sinai
January 29
Laurence the Recluse of the Kiev Caves
January 29
Gildas the Wise
January 30
Hippolytos, Pope of Rome
January 30
Athanasia the Martyr & her 3 daughters
January 30
Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom
This common feast of these three teachers was instituted a little before the year 1100, during the reign of the Emperor Alexis I Comnenus, because of a dispute and strife that arose among the notable and virtuous men of that time. Some of them preferred Basil, while others preferred Gregory, and yet others preferred John Chrysostom, quarreling among themselves over which of the three was the greatest. Furthermore, each party, in order to distinguish itself from the others, assumed the name of its preferred Saint; hence, they called themselves Basilians, Gregorians, or Johannites. Desiring to bring an end to the contention, the three Saints appeared together to the saintly John Mavropous, a monk who had been ordained Bishop of Euchaita, a city of Asia Minor, they revealed to him that the glory they have at the throne of God is equal, and told him to compose a common service for the three of them, which he did with great skill and beauty. Saint John of Euchaita (celebrated Oct. 5) is also the composer of the Canon to the Guardian Angel, the Protector of a Man's Life. In his old age, he retired from his episcopal see and again took up the monastic life in a monastery in Constantinople. He reposed during the reign of the aforementioned Emperor Alexis Comnenus (1081-1118).
January 31
Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
These Saints lived during the years of Diocletian. Saint Cyrus was from Alexandria, and Saint John was from Edessa of Mesopotamia. Because of the persecution of that time, Cyrus fled to the Gulf of Arabia, where there was a small community of monks. John, who was a soldier, heard of Cyrus' fame and came to join him. Henceforth, they passed their life working every virtue, and healing every illness and disease freely by the grace of Christ; hence their title of "Unmercenaries." They heard that a certain woman, named Athanasia, had been apprehended together with her three daughters, Theodora, Theoctiste, and Eudoxia, and taken to the tribunal for their confession of the Faith. Fearing lest the tender young maidens be terrified by the torments and renounce Christ, they went to strengthen them in their contest in martyrdom; therefore they too were seized. After Cyrus and John and those sacred women had been greatly tormented, all were beheaded in the year 292. Their tomb became a renowned shrine in Egypt, and a place of universal pilgrimage. It was found in the area of the modern day resort near Alexandria named Abu Kyr.
January 31
Cyrus & John the Unmercenaries
These Saints lived during the years of Diocletian. Saint Cyrus was from Alexandria, and Saint John was from Edessa of Mesopotamia. Because of the persecution of that time, Cyrus fled to the Gulf of Arabia, where there was a small community of monks. John, who was a soldier, heard of Cyrus' fame and came to join him. Henceforth, they passed their life working every virtue, and healing every illness and disease freely by the grace of Christ; hence their title of "Unmercenaries." They heard that a certain woman, named Athanasia, had been apprehended together with her three daughters, Theodora, Theoctiste, and Eudoxia, and taken to the tribunal for their confession of the Faith. Fearing lest the tender young maidens be terrified by the torments and renounce Christ, they went to strengthen them in their contest in martyrdom; therefore they too were seized. After Cyrus and John and those sacred women had been greatly tormented, all were beheaded in the year 292. Their tomb became a renowned shrine in Egypt, and a place of universal pilgrimage. It was found in the area of the modern day resort near Alexandria named Abu Kyr.