Announcements

HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

RALEIGH, NC

SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2023

Palm Sunday

ORTHROS 8:30 a.m. – DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 a.m.

Broadcasting begins at 8:25 a.m.

Altar Boy Team on Duty: St Gregory the Theologian

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.

His Grace Bishop Sebastian to Visit on Holy Tuesday

Please note the starting time will change to 6:30 pm to accommodate His Grace.

How honored we are to have another Pastoral Visit from His Grace Bishop Sebastian

on Holy Tuesday, April 11th at 6:30pm.

This is the night of the Bridegroom service with the hauntingly beautiful hymn of Kassiane.

Polla ta eti Your Grace (Many Years)

Church Office

Our custodian services will not be available on Friday, April 7th.

The church office will be closed on Monday, April 17th.

GOYA

GOYA will be cleaning the church this Saturday, April 8th following Liturgy and breakfast.

They will also be selling luminaries for Holy Friday this Sunday after church service in the Fellowship Hall, all proceeds will go to the Capital Campaign.

The cost is $5 for one or $10 for three luminaires.

Good Friday Youth Retreat

We will be having a Good Friday Youth Retreat on April 14 from 10:30am to 2:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will be offering leveled sessions for grades 2 through 5, middle school, and high school. Lunch will be served. Please see Estelle Tsikentzoglou in the hall after liturgy for sign up or you can contact her directly at 973-517-4983. Please contact the church office if you need an absentee letter from Father Paul for your school.

Call for our young girls to be myrrh bearers on Holy Friday

If your daughter (ages 5-13) would like to participate in Holy Friday evening service as a myrrh bearer please email Leslie Hatch at lesliehatch@msn.com or call her at

617-869-1641 by Friday, April 7.

Pascha Picnic 2023-RSVP by April 11th

You are invited to our Pascha Picnic on Sunday, April 16 at 12:00pm! The picnic will be held outside under the tent in the rear parking lot. Lamb will be provided, please bring your own sides and beverages. RSVP in the link below with the number of guests attending by April 11th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ca8a929a7fb6-pascha#/

We will also have a face painter and a Easter egg hunt with a golden surprise for the kids starting at 12:45pm. Please make sure they grab a basket and hop over for some FUN!!

Capital Campaign

The next meeting of the Capital Campaign will be held on Monday, April 17 at 7pm in the Library. If you are interested to learn more about the work that is being done to make our new Holy Trinity home a reality, please contact George Pappas or Manny Economedes.

In addition, here is a preview of the following activities are planned:

Sunday May 14 - Commitment Sunday – All parishioners are requested to return pledge cards or make online commitments
Sunday June 4 - SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PROGRESS UPDATE

Parish Directories

Our Parish Directories have finally arrived, and it is so nice to see so many beautiful faces! They will be available for you to pick up during the week in the church office, Monday-Friday between 9am - 3pm. If you did not participate in the photo shoot or submit a photo, we did order extra directories.

If you are interested in purchasing, the cost is $10 each. You can pay by cash or check only.

Piano Ministry

Do you have an interest in learning music? A fascination with its masterful composers like Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart? Then you may enjoy the Piano Ministry, here at our own church! Open to all children from ages 5-13, this is a great introduction to piano playing, music theory, and the history of classical music. It will take place from 12pm to 12:45pm on Sundays

(location and start date details to follow).

With Lillian Jaho and Katerina Nikolas, students will have the opportunity for a short 1 to 1 lesson along with group activity. Students will dive into the foundations of piano playing, such as music reading and listening skills, along with a medley of fun activities to gain knowledge of how this music was inspired, who composed it, and what makes it so beautiful.
If you are interested, please reach out to Lillian (lilianjaho@gmail.com) or Katerina (nickaterina3@gmail.com) for more information.

Preschool Summer Camps

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Preschool will be having 4 weeklong camps over the summer. All camps will feature a specific theme and will have arts & crafts, math, music, movement, and literacy.

June 12th-16th Ocean

June 19th-23rd Dinosaur

August 7th-11th Nutrition

August 14th-18th Bugs

Class Hours : 9:00am - 1:00pm daily

Cost Per Camp: $125.00 per child

Forms can be found on the candle stand, if you have questions please reach out to Shae Noffsinger at shaejn@yahoo.com

Philoptochos News

Dear Philoptochos sisters and supporters,

Please see a few of our important dates below. It is hard to believe we have only two general membership meetings before summer. These two meetings are important as we will decide, as a chapter, which local organizations will receive grants and Board elections on May 21.

Tsoureki pick up!!

We are blessed to have Julie, our professional baker, provide us with Tsoureki for our Pascha tables. Please pick up during Communion breakfast or following our Palm Sunday Liturgy. If you forgot to order we have some extras while they last. Only 18.00 each.

Saturday April 8 Communion Breakfast, Palm folding and Tsoureki pick up, following Liturgy

Sunday April 9 Tsoureki pick up following Liturgy

Friday April 14 Easter Egg Wrapping

Sunday April 23 General Meeting including Board nominations

Sunday May 21 General meeting including Board Election; end of year party late afternoon

June 21-25 Clergy-Laity conference in Tarpon Springs, Florida

Saturday Sept 16 Agape Luncheon

Saturday Nov 11 Medical Fund Luncheon in Texas

Membership Drives continues. Join us and have an opportunity to vote and make decisions!

All members please come vote for your Board on Sunday May 21.

Our St Nicholas Grant committee is working diligently, based on your submission of non profit organizations that are near and dear to your heart. Once their due diligence process is complete suggested grant recipients will be presented. Thank you Joanna and your wonderful team.

We are stronger together! Please participate as often as your schedule permits. Our mission of feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, the homeless, poor and destitute has no end in sight. The ripple effect of our actions create an abundance of love and light for others.

I wish you a blessed Easter. Kali Anastasi!

Lekita

St Anthony’s Group

On Friday, April 21^st at 7:00pm, there is a Jazz Trio concert at Meredith College’s

Carswell Auditorium – Free admission.

Please contact Toula by April 18^th if you are interested in attending.

American Red Cross Blood Drive -May 6

SAVE THE DATE: Holy Trinity will be hosting a blood drive on Saturday, May 6^th from 10:00am-2:30pm. You can sign up to be a donor by visiting redcrossblood.org or by calling

1-800-RED-CROSS. Use sponsor code HTGO. For questions, assistance with sign up

or to volunteer, please contact Zoe Pusic at zpusic@yahoo.com

or 646-591-5132. Thank you for helping us save lives!

Save the Date! Orthodox Parenting Retreat

with Dr. Philip Mamalakis on June 2-3

We're thrilled to announce that Dr. Philip Mamalakis, author of

Parenting toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing,

will be visiting us for a parenting retreat Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3.

Friday evening, Dr. Mamalakis will provide a seminar to both moms and dads. Childcare will be provided. Saturday, mothers will gather after the Saturday of Souls service for lunch and an afternoon focused on our unique role. More details to follow in the coming weeks. We hope to see you there!

YAL Meeting -April 23

We will host our next YAL meeting in the Library on Sunday, April 23rd at 12:00pm.

Adult Greek Dance Group Interest Meeting

We will be holding an interest meeting for an adult Greek dance group to perform at the Greek Festival and HDF on April 23rd after church, immediately following the YAL Meeting in the Library. For more information, contact Kaeli McEnteer (kaelimcenteer82@gmail.com) or Kristina Hixson (kkristh124@gmail.com). We look forward to seeing you there!

Christians Caring for Creation Ministry

The website for the plant sale to benefit our church is now open:
You can order online at htgoc-ccc.square.site

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 (10am-2pm) Plant pickup

Crocheting for a Cause

This new ministry provides baby blankets, caps, stuffed animals, burial gowns, etc. to our local hospitals’ pre-natal and natal units. We meet every other Friday from 10 to 12pm in the church’s library to crochet or knit these baby items.
Crocheting/Knitting dates (2023 dates posted on church's bulletin board and church's e-calendar):
Friday, April 21st from 10-12pm
Friday, May 5th from 10-12pm
Friday, May 19th from 10-12pm

UPCOMING SERVICES

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2023

LAZARUS SATURDAY

ORTHROS 9:00 A.M.

DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:55 A.M.)

SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2023

PALM SUNDAY

ORTHROS 8:30 A.M.

DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:25 A.M.)

SUNDAY. APRIL 9, 2023

BRIDEGROOM SERVICE

7:00 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:55 P.M.)

MONDAY. APRIL 10, 2023

BRIDEGROOM SERVICE

7:00 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:55 P.M.)

TUESDAY. APRIL 11, 2023

BRIDEGROOM SERVICE

HIS GRACE BISHIP SEVASTIANOS WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH US

6:30 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:25 P.M.)

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12, 2023

HOLY UNCTION SERVICE

3:00 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 2:55 P.M.)

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12, 2023

BRIDEGROOM SERVICE

7:00 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:55 P.M.)

THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 2023

VESPERAL LITURGY

7:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:55 A.M.)

THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 2023

12 GOSPELS

6:30 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:25 P.M.)

FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 2023

ROYAL HOURS

9:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:55 A.M.)

FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 2023

APOKATHELOSIS - UNNAILING SERVICE

2:30 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 2:25 P.M.)

FRIDAY. APRIL 14, 2023

LAMENTATIONS

7:00 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 6:55 P.M.)

SATURDAY. APRIL 15, 2023

PROTI ANASTASI VESPERAL LITURGY

9:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:55 A.M.)

SATURDAY. APRIL 15, 2023

PASCHAL VIGIL

11:20 P.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 11:15 P.M.)

SUNDAY. APRIL 16, 2023

AGAPE VESPERS

11:00 A.M.

(LIVE BROADCAST BEGINS AT 10:55 A.M.)

Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the First Mode

In confirming the common Resurrection, O Christ God, Thou didst raise up Lazarus from the dead before Thy Passion. Wherefore, we also, like the children, bearing the symbols of victory, cry to Thee, the Vanquisher of death: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

Τὴν κοινὴν Ἀνάστασιν πρὸ τοῦ σοῦ Πάθους πιστούμενος, ἐκ νεκρῶν ἤγειρας τὸν Λάζαρον, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς ὡς οἱ Παῖδες, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα φέροντες, σοὶ τῷ Νικητῇ τοῦ θανάτου βοῶμεν· Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the Fourth Mode

As by baptism we were buried with Thee, O Christ our God, so by Thy Resurrection we were deemed worthy of immortal life; and praising Thee, we cry: Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

Συνταφέντες σοι διὰ τοῦ Βαπτίσματος, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τῆς ἀθανάτου ζωῆς ἠξιώθημεν τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, καὶ ἀνυμνοῦντες κράζομεν· Ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Second Mode

In Heaven, He is seated upon a Throne and on earth He rides upon a foal. O Christ our God, accept the praise of the Angels and the hymn of the Children who cry out to You, "Blessed are You who comes to recall Adam."

Τῷ θρόνῳ ἐν οὐρανῷ, τῷ πώλῳ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐποχούμενος Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὴν αἴνεσιν, καὶ τῶν Παίδων ἀνύμνησιν προσεδέξω βοώντων σοι· Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνακαλέσασθαι.

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the First Tone © Greek Standard Text

Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the First Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion for Palm Sunday in the Fourth Tone © Greek Standard Text

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Palm Sunday
Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 21:1-11, 15-17

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ὅτε ἤγγισαν εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Βηθσφαγῆ πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν, τότε ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ἀπέστειλε δύο μαθητὰςλέγων αὐτοῖς· πορεύθητε εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν ἀπέναντι ὑμῶν, καὶ εὐθέως εὑρήσετε ὄνον δεδεμένην καὶ πῶλον μετ᾿ αὐτῆς· λύσαντες ἀγάγετέ μοι. καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει· εὐθέως δὲ ἀποστέλλει αὐτούς. τοῦτο δὲ ὅλον γέγονεν ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· εἴπατε τῇ θυγατρὶ Σιών, ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεταί σοιπραῢς καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνονκαὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου. πορευθέντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ καὶ ποιήσαντες καθὼς προσέταξεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, ἤγαγον τὴν ὄνον καὶ τὸν πῶλον, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν ἐπάνω αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπεκάθισεν ἐπάνω αὐτῶν. ὁ δὲ πλεῖστος ὄχλος ἔστρωσαν ἑαυτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον κλάδους ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων καὶ ἐστρώννυον ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ. οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι οἱ προάγοντες καὶ οἱ ἀκολουθοῦντες ἔκραζον λέγοντες· ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυΐδ· εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου· ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. καὶ εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα ἐσείσθη πᾶσα ἡ πόλις λέγουσα· τίς ἐστιν οὗτος; οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι ἔλεγον· οὗτός ἔστιν ᾿Ιησοῦς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ τῆς Γαλιλαίας. ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τὰ θαυμάσια ἃ ἐποίησε καὶ τοὺς παῖδας κράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ λέγοντας, ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυΐδ, ἠγανάκτησανκαὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· ἀκούεις τί οὗτοι λέγουσιν; ὁ δὲ ᾿Ιησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς· ναί· οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ὅτι ἐκ στόματος νηπίων καὶ θηλαζόντων κατηρτίσω αἶνον; καὶ καταλιπὼν αὐτοὺς ἐξῆλθεν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως εἰς Βηθανίαν καὶ ηὐλίσθη ἐκεῖ.

Palm Sunday
The Reading is from Matthew 21:1-11; 15-17

At that time, when Jesus drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If any one says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and he will send them immediately." This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

"Tell the daughter of Zion,
Behold, your king is coming to you,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their garments on them, and he sat thereon. Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?" And the crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee." But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant; and they said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read,

'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings,
you have brought perfect praise'?"

And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.

Epistle Reading

Προκείμενον. Fourth Mode. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 117.26,1.
Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
Στίχ. Στίχ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι ἀγαθὸς, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Φιλιππησίους 4:4-9.

Ἀδελφοί, χαίρετε ἐν κυρίῳ πάντοτε· πάλιν ἐρῶ, χαίρετε. Τὸ ἐπιεικὲς ὑμῶν γνωσθήτω πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις. Ὁ κύριος ἐγγύς. Μηδὲν μεριμνᾶτε, ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ δεήσει μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν γνωριζέσθω πρὸς τὸν θεόν. Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ὑπερέχουσα πάντα νοῦν, φρουρήσει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νοήματα ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. Τὸ λοιπόν, ἀδελφοί, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ, ὅσα σεμνά, ὅσα δίκαια, ὅσα ἁγνά, ὅσα προσφιλῆ, ὅσα εὔφημα, εἴ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, ταῦτα λογίζεσθε. Ἃ καὶ ἐμάθετε καὶ παρελάβετε καὶ ἠκούσατε καὶ εἴδετε ἐν ἐμοί, ταῦτα πράσσετε· καὶ ὁ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἔσται μεθʼ ὑμῶν.

Prokeimenon. Fourth Mode. Psalm 117.26,1.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy endures forever.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9.

BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.

Gospel Reading

Palm Sunday
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 12:1-18

Πρὸ ἓξ ἡμερῶν τοῦ πάσχα ἦλθεν Ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς Βηθανίαν, ὅπου ἦν Λάζαρος ὁ τεθνηκώς, ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐποίησαν οὖν αὐτῷ δεῖπνον ἐκεῖ, καὶ ἡ Μάρθα διηκόνει· ὁ δὲ Λάζαρος εἷς ἦν τῶν ἀνακειμένων σὺν αὐτῷ. ἡ οὖν Μαρία, λαβοῦσα λίτραν μύρου νάρδου πιστικῆς πολυτίμου, ἤλειψε τοὺς πόδας τοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ καὶ ἐξέμαξε ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ οἰκία ἐπληρώθη ἐκ τῆς ὀσμῆς τοῦ μύρου. λέγει οὖν εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ᾿Ιούδας Σίμωνος ᾿Ισκαριώτης, ὁ μέλλων αὐτὸν παραδιδόναι· διατί τοῦτο τὸ μύρον οὐκ ἐπράθη τριακοσίων δηναρίων καὶ ἐδόθη πτωχοῖς; εἶπε δὲ τοῦτο οὐχ ὅτι περὶ τῶν πτωχῶν ἔμελεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι κλέπτης ἦν, καὶ τὸ γλωσσόκομον εἶχε καὶ τὰ βαλλόμενα ἐβάσταζεν. εἶπεν οὖν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· ἄφες αὐτήν, εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ μου τετήρηκεν αὐτό. τοὺς πτωχοὺς γὰρ πάντοτε ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν, ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε.

῎Εγνω οὖν ὄχλος πολὺς ἐκ τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ ἦλθον οὐ διὰ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν μόνον, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἴδωσιν ὃν ἤγειρεν ἐκ νεκρῶν. ἐβουλεύσαντο δὲ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ἵνα καὶ τὸν Λάζαρον ἀποκτείνωσιν, ὅτι πολλοὶ δι᾽ αὐτὸν ὑπῆγον τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων καὶ ἐπίστευον εἰς τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν.

Τῇ ἐπαύριον ὄχλος πολὺς ὁ ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν, ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ἔρχεται ᾿Ιησοῦς εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα, ἔλαβον τὰ βαΐα τῶν φοινίκων καὶ ἐξῆλθον εἰς ὑπάντησιν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔκραζον· ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ. εὑρὼν δὲ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὀνάριον ἐκάθισεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό, καθώς ἐστι γεγραμμένον· μὴ φοβοῦ, θύγατερ Σιών· ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται καθήμενος ἐπὶ πῶλον ὄνου.

Ταῦτα δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὸ πρῶτον, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε ἐδοξάσθη ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς, τότε ἐμνήσθησαν ὅτι ταῦτα ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ γεγραμμένα, καὶ ταῦτα ἐποίησαν αὐτῷ. ᾿Εμαρτύρει οὖν ὁ ὄχλος ὁ ὢν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὅτε τὸν Λάζαρον ἐφώνησεν ἐκ τοῦ μνημείου καὶ ἤγειρεν αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ὁ ὄχλος, ὅτι ἤκουσαν τοῦτο αὐτὸν πεποιηκέναι τὸ σημεῖον.

Palm Sunday
The Reading is from John 12:1-18

Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazaros was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was to betray him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me."

When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazaros, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazaros also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of him and had been done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazaros out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign.

Wisdom of the Fathers

But observe the wisdom of the Evangelist, how he is not ashamed to parade their former ignorance. That it was written they knew, that it was written of Him they knew not. For it would have offended them if He being a King were about to suffer such things, and be so betrayed.

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 66 on John 12, 2. B#58, p.245., 4th Century

Besides, they could not at once have taken in the knowledge of the Kingdom of which He spake; for another Evangelist saith, that they thought the words were spoken of a kingdom of this world. (Matt. xx. 21.)

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 66 on John 12, 2. B#58, p.245., 4th Century

Saints and Feasts

April 09

Palm Sunday

On Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude there heard that Jesus was coming, they straightway took up the branches of palm trees in their hands, and went forth to meet Him. Others spread their garments on the ground, and yet others cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way that Jesus was to pass; and all of them together, especially the children, went before and after Him, crying out: "Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel" (John 12:13). This is the radiant and glorious festival of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate today.

The branches of the palm trees symbolize Christ's victory over the devil and death. The word Hosanna means "Save, I pray," or "Save, now." The foal of an ass, and Jesus' sitting thereon, and the fact that this animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law, signified the former uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their subjection thereafter to the holy Law of the Gospel.

April 09

The Holy Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea

This holy Martyr was from the parts of Cappadocia, and lived a blameless life with his wife. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, this blessed one was filled with divine zeal and, with other Christians, destroyed the pagan temple dedicated to Fortune. Because of this he received the crown of martyrdom by beheading in the year 362.

April 09

Raphael, Nicholas, Irene, & Olympias of Mytilene

For more on these saints, see Renewal (Bright) Tuesday.

April 09

Vadim the Righteous of Persia

April 10

Holy Monday

The holy Passion of our Saviour begins today, presenting Joseph the all-comely as a prefiguring of Christ. He was the eleventh son of Jacob, and his first son by Rachel; because he was so beloved of his father, his own brethren came to envy him and cast him into a pit. Later they sold him to foreigners for thirty pieces of silver, who later sold him again in Egypt. Because of his virtue, his master gave him much authority in governing his house; because he was fair of countenance, his master's wife sought to draw him into sin with her; because of his chastity, he refused her, and through her slanders was cast into prison. Finally, he was led forth again with great glory and was honoured as a king. He became lord over all Egypt and a provider of wheat for all the people. Through all this, he typifies in himself the betrayal, Passion, death, and glorification of our Lord Jesus Christ (see Gen., chapters 37, 39 41).

To the commemoration of Patriarch Joseph is added also the narration concerning the fig tree, which on this day was cursed and subsequently dried up because of its unfruitfulness. It portrayed the Jewish synagogue, which had not produced the fruit demanded of it, that is, obedience to God and faith in Him and which was stripped of all spiritual grace by means of the curse (Matt. 21:18-20).

April 10

Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica

April 10

150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis

April 10

Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage

These Saints were from Africa, and they all contested during the reign of Decius, in 251. After many torments, they were beheaded at the command of Fortunatus the Governor.

April 10

Gregory V, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople

April 11

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Raphael, Nicholas, Irene, & Olympias of Mytilene

Vadim the Righteous of Persia

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150 and more Righteous Martyr Fathers of the Sacred Monastery of Pantocrator Daou Pentelis

Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage

Gregory V, the Holy Martyr and Patriarch of Constantinople

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