Sunday Orthros - 8:00 a.m. followed by the Divine Liturgy
Saturday Vespers - 6:00 p.m.
Sixth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:36-53
At that time, Jesus, having risen from the dead, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them, "Peace to you." But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them.
Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city, until you are clothed with power from on high."
Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.
Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 63.11,1.
The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord.
Verse: Oh God, hear my cry.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 4:22-27.
Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."
10th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 13:10-17
At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
According to the ancient tradition of the Church, since Saint Anna, the Ancestor of God, was barren, she and her husband Joachim remained without children until old age. Therefore, sorrowing over their childlessness, they besought God with a promise that, if He were to grant them the fruit of the womb, they would offer their offspring to Him as a gift. And God, hearkening to their supplication, informed them through an Angel concerning the birth of the Virgin. And thus, through God's promise, Anna conceived according to the laws of nature, and was deemed worthy to become the mother of the Mother of our Lord (see also Sept. 8).
Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
Reading is under copyright and is used with permission, all rights reserved by: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline, MA
O Father, God-bearer, Spyridon, you were proven a champion and Wonder Worker of the First Ecumenical Council. You spoke to the girl in the grave and turned the serpent to gold. And, when chanting your prayers, most sacred One, angels ministered with you. Glory to Him who glorified you; glory to Him who crowned you; glory to Him who, through you, works healing for all.
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The Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Theotokos
Fasting Day
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
11:45AM Parish Council Elections
11:45AM History Panel Presentation
3:30PM Basketball High School
4:30PM Basketball 7th & 8th
Fasting Day
The Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus
8:30AM First Hour & Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Archangels Academy
4:30PM Greek School
6:00PM Altar Boy Meeting
Fasting Day
Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople
8:30AM First Hour & Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Archangels Academy
7:00PM VESPERS FOR ST. SPYRIDON
Fasting Day
Spyridon the Wonderworker of Trymithous
8:00AM ST. SPYRIDON FEAST DAY - Orthros & Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Archangels Academy
7:00PM Floga
7:00PM Bible Study
8:00PM GOYA
Fasting Day
Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America
8:30AM First Hour & Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Archangels Academy
Fasting Day
The Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus of Asia Minor, and Philemon, Apollonius, and Arian of Alexandria
8:30AM First Hour & Divine Liturgy
9:00AM Archangels Academy
10:30AM Confession
4:30PM Greek School
6:45PM Basketball Practice 3rd-8th grade
Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia
Fasting Day
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
3:30PM Basketball 7th & 8th
4:30PM Basketball High School
6:00PM Great Vespers
Fasting Day
The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)
8:00AM Orthros & Divine Liturgy
Fasting Day
Daniel the Prophet & Ananias, Azarias, & Misail, the Three Holy Youths
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018
Toy Drive for the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation
All are invited to the Chicago Metropolis Christmas Open House - December 16th, 2018 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago.
The Saint Spyridon PTA invites all the faithful and their Godparents to the Divine Liturgy and Brunch on Godparents Sunday in celebration of their special spiritual bond.
Join the Archangels Academy families as they host a festive pancake breakfast that benefits the needs of our school.