Services at St. Andrew

Attending services at Saint Andrew

Below are the links for upcoming services.

Registration to all services will be open until 5 pm prior to the service.

Just Click on the Eventbrite Link and make your Reservation.

If you are having problems with link or do not have access to the internet call the church office 973-584-0388 (leave a message and we’ll get back to you).

If you attended liturgy last Sunday, we kindly ask that you wait until Friday to reserve again, in order to allow an opportunity for other parishioners to attend a Sunday service.

Saturday 9/12

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/117865519943

Divine Liturgy @ 9-10am for Youth & Family Worship

@8am Orthros & @9am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

SUNDAY 9/13

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/118781782509

+Sunday before the Holy Cross

@8:45aam Orthros & @10am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

A Trisagion Service will be held for the repose of the souls of all the Orthodox Christians and other innocent victims who were lost on that tragic day, on September 11, 2001. May their memory be eternal!

On Sunday, September 13th at 1:30pm Kyle and Kayla (Paskas) Hunsicker will baptize their daughter.

Monday 9/ 14

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/118792552723

+Exaltation Of The Holy Cross

@8am Orthros & @9am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

Wednesday 9/16

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/118792971977

+St. Euphemia the Great martyr

@8am Orthros & @9am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

Saturday 9/19

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/118794053211

Divine Liturgy @ 9-10am Youth & Family Worship

@8am Orthros & @9am Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom

On Saturday, September 19th at 12:00 pm Christopher & Lauren (Talamini) Spiropoulos will baptize their daughter.

Prayers/Liturgy can always be found at: https://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html

Announcements

Hellenic Afternoon School

Please find under News-Flyers...... Letter to Parents, Registration Form 4pgs, HAS 2020-2021 Calendar. Please complete and submit Registation Froms by 9/13/20 so we can properly prepare. Classes will begin on September 21 & 24 (Mondays or Thursdays at 4:30pm-6:30pm)

A FUN, 3 MILE FUN WALK TO BENEFIT THE DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE CHARITIES

WHEN: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 1:00 P.M. TO 2:30 P.M.

WHERE: ** LOANTAKA BROOK RESERVATION 468 SOUTH STREET, MORRISTOWN, NJ

REGISTRATION FEE: $25 PER WALKER; CHILDREN UNDER 12, $10

PLEASE CONTACT: ELENI BOYADJIS FOR REGISTRATION (609) 304-3714 BY TEXT; EBOYADJIS@AOL.COM

Saint Andrew Family News September issue is on our web site

https://www.standrewgonj.org/files/September-2020.pdf

Philoptochos Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Please bring to church no later than November 12, 2020. Food Drive is to benefit the Inter-Faith Food Pantry of Morris County and area food pantries. Items to bring: Turkey or Ham, Instant mashed potatoes, Brownie Mix, cake mix and icing, Nuts, mini marshmallows, pickles, Stuffing , Gravy, Roll mix or muffin mix, Salad dressing, Canned vegetables (low salt if possible), Canned yams, Hearty soups (low salt if possible), Coffee or tea, Apple, cranberry or other 100% juice, Canned fruit, Jell-O or pudding, Fresh potatoes or yams, Apples and oranges. Thank you for helping ensure families have a Happy Thanksgiving

Philoptochos Annual Coat Drive for Market Street Mission

We are asking if you have a gently used winter coat to donate that you bring it to the church by Monday, October 26 so we can donate in time for the coat drive. The Market Street Mission will hold their Annual Coat Drive in Novembr datge to be determined. The mission wants only winter coats and apparel (hats & scarves) Please NO windbreakers or rain coats (they will not keep our homeless warm)

Attending services at Saint Andrew

• If you cannot attend please cancel your reservation by using your Eventbrite confirmation or calling the church office and leaving a message

• Parishioners must sanitize their hands upon entering the Church.

• Parishioners must wear protective masks throughout the Services.

• Parishioners must adhere to the social distancing guidelines of keeping a six foot distance from other parishioners at all times in the pews and throughout the Church. The only exception being for families that have quarantined together, as they will be able to sit together in a designated section of the Church.

• Parishioners are not to wander in the Church, in the Parish facilities, or outside on the parish grounds.

• Small children shall not be allowed to roam the aisles.

• Parishioners must leave the Church premises, including the parking lot and exterior grounds, upon conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, all the while maintaining social distancing standards.

OPENING THE CHURCH

At this phase, our Church occupancy is limited during the service and is on a first come, first serve basis and we will adhere to the protocols outlined in our web site. In order to attend a service you MUST pre-register using the link which will become available a few days prior to the service or by calling the church during office hours (If NO Answer: please leave a message and we will return your call). You will then get a confirmation that you may attend the service. Please bring that with you when you come to church. If you are not able to attend, we invite you to participate in the celebration of the Divine Services through live streaming services that are available.

Live Stream of Services

From the Church's Facebook Page

From the Church's Website

From the Church's YouTube channel

Prayers/Liturgy can always be found at:

https://www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/dcs.html

Light a Virtual Candle

We know we can't physically be at church, but if you're following the live video stream of the services and would like to continue to light a candle as you "enter" the church or would like to "drop some money in the basket" please consider a donation by lighting a "virtual candle".

Just go to the church's Facebook page and select "posts". You can light your virtual candle via the Facebook donate button which you should be able to see.

If you don't have Facebook or prefer not to donate through Facebook, you can always go to the Saint Andrew Website and select either PayPal or WeShare from the home page.

Father John will pray for the living and the reposed during Liturgy.

Just email him at prayersstandrew@gmail.com PLEASE indicate Living or Reposed

Fr. John's Message

Archpastoral Message

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 2020

The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey

My Beloved in the Lord,

As we celebrate the universal exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, we have the opportunity to reflect on how our Lord’s self-sacrificial decision to be crucified for the life of the world transformed all of creation. Although encountering the crucified Christ fills us with sorrow as we see Him in agony outstretched on the Cross, it was through this act that joy and salvation came to all the world and newness of life was granted to all creation. It is this paradox which uniquely sets us apart from other faiths and which confounds those who are unwilling to understand the glory of God. Joy came through the Cross even though, at the time, the Cross was associated with violence. The Cross bore the fruit of life, even though it was associated with death. In the centuries that have passed since our Lord’s crucifixion, the image of the Cross has been transformed from being a violent method of execution, to being emblematic of life, joy, and salvation. Indeed, the Cross has uplifted and supported generations of saints, clergy, ascetics, and faithful Orthodox Christians who have found comfort in it and who wear it faithfully as a reminder of our love and devotion to Christ and to His Church.

The Lord’s example, however, and His own words remind us that we are to endure our own struggles in order that we may dwell with Him in His everlasting Kingdom. Christ tells us, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matt. 16:24-25). We are called to follow the Lord by taking up our own Crosses and, in this way, we may become worthy of eternal life. The burden of each person’s Cross is different, each according to the will of God. Moreover, there are some Crosses that we bear as a Community. In order to be recipients of the joy the Cross brings and beneficiaries of the eternal life the Cross grants, we must take on the responsibility of bearing both our personal and our communal Crosses. Therefore, I encourage you to come to the Divine Services, partake of the Body and Blood of Christ, engage in the Church’s ministries, and help to build up the Body of Christ once more so that we may continue the Church’s mission of helping those in need.

During these last several months in which we have endured the harshness of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we have witnessed families, friends, and neighbors adversely affected whether by being afflicted with the virus themselves or suffering the reverberating consequences wrought by the economy. Even more so, the Church and its ministries have endured setbacks as churches were closed for months at the beginning of the Pandemic and Parish Communities are unable to continue many of their ministries. Most lamentably, the annual Feast of the Holy Cross Celebration and Blessing of the Waters which has traditionally taken place every year in Asbury Park since 1947, is unable to be held this year due to the Pandemic. This celebration, which was instituted by Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras when he was Archbishop of North and South America, sought to bring everyone together in prayer for the peace of the world which had just endured the Second World War. Although we will not have the opportunity to be present in Asbury Park this year for the Holy Cross Celebration and Blessing of the Waters, we all should nevertheless pray with all our mind, soul, and strength for the peace of the world and for an end to the Coronavirus Pandemic which has afflicted us for these past several months.

My beloved in the Lord, let us commit ourselves to increased prayer and dedication to Christ and His Church, recognizing that the trials and tribulations we presently endure are temporary, but the life our Lord offers us is everlasting. Let us wear our Cross and make the sign of the Cross, no matter where we are, with joy and without fear. Finally, may we always keep the Cross at the forefront of our spiritual lives remembering the words of St. Paul, “If we have been united with Him in a death like His, we will certainly also be united with Him in a resurrection like His” (Rom. 6:5). Praying that you may be guarded and guided by the power of the Precious and Life-giving Cross, I remain

With Paternal Love and Blessings,

† E V A N G E L O S
Metropolitan of New Jersey

Daily Calendar

we will be live-streaming the services on the church’s Facebook page

Saturday 9/12 @9am Divine Liturgy for YOUTH & FAMILY WORSHIP

SUNDAY 9/13 Sunday before the Holy Cross

9/13 @1:30pm Baptism Kyle and Kayla (Paskas) Hunsicker will baptize their baby.

Monday 9/14 +Exaltation Of The Holy Cross

9/14 Mon @6pm GOYA Officers and Advisors Meeting

9/14 Mon @7:30pm HAS PARENTS ZOOM MEETING

9/15 Tue @5:45pm GOYA Meeting & Pizza in Church Parking lot, bring your lawn chair

Wednesday 9/16 +St. Euphemia the Great martyr

Saturday 9/19 @9am Divine Liturgy for YOUTH & FAMILY WORSHIP

9/19 Sat @12pm Baptism Spiropoulos_Talamini

SUNDAY 9/20 Sunday after the Holy Cross

9/20 Sun @1:30pm Baptism Polizois_Cochrain

9/21 Mon 4:30PM Agiasmos in Church followed by HAS 1^st day of classes Group 1: grades: Jr Pre-K, Pre-K, K, 3 & 4

Tuesday 9/22 + Phocas the Martyr, Bishop of Sinope* Relics

9/24 Thu @4:30PM Agiasmos in Church followed by HAS 1^st day of classes: Group 2 grades: 1, 2, 5, &6

9/24 Thu @7:30pm Stewardship Virtual Meeting

Saturday 9/26 +Falling Asleep of John the Theologian and Evangelist

9/26 Sat Faith Kitchen: Parish Council

9/26/20 Sat @3pm wedding Melekos_D'Andrea

9/27/20 Sun@3pm Wedding Umina_Kritharis

SUNDAY 9/27 +1^st Sunday of Luke

9/28@7:30pm Parish Council Virtual Meeting 4^th Monday

News - Flyers - Registrations - Other

Pastoral Message

His Eminence, Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey is encouraging the devout faithful to participate in the Divine Services and to support the mission and ministries of the Church through their generosity.

Youth + Family + Worship

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Saturday, September 12, 2020 (9AM) Look for Eventbrite Link to reserve seat.

HAS Letter to Parents

9/21 MON 4:30PM AGIASMOS in Church followed by HAS 1ST DAY OF CLASSES for GRADES: JR PRE-K, PRE-K, K, 3 & 4 | 9/24 THU @4:30PM AGIASMOS in Church followed by HAS 1ST DAY OF CLASSES for GRADES: 1, 2, 5, & 6

Hellenic Afternoon School Registration

complete entire Form | Register by Sept 13, 2020 for in person classes

STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE

STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE: Must have 2020 pledge in order to Register for Greek School

HAS CALENDAR 2020

Schedule is subject to change

DOP WALK

A FUN, 3 MILE FUN WALK TO BENEFIT THE DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE CHARITIES | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 1:00 P.M. TO 2:30 P.M.

9-11 Memorial Service

Fri 6pm at Holy Spirit Orthodox Church, Wantage NJ

Encyclical

Encyclical in Greek from His Eminence, Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Coat Drive

collecting gently used coats (men's, women's and children's), hats and scarves for the ANNUAL COAT DRIVE FOR MARKET STREET MISSION. drop off: no later than Monday, October 26.

Prayer List

If you would like us to remember you or your loved one in our prayers, please contact the office. 973-584-0388 or send us an email to info@standrewgonj.org

Names will be kept on this list for approximately 3 months. Please resubmit Names if needed. Fr. John will pray for the Names above during the Proskomide “Offering of gifts” during the first part of the Divine Liturgy when our priest prepares the mystical gifts of bread and wine. Please keep these names in your prayers as well.

Constantinos, Ioanna, Alexandra, Dimitri, Maria, Angeliki, Constantinos, Panagiotis, Fevronia, Alexandra, Eleni, Anastasia, George, Mary, Vasiliki, Jeff, Kleio, George, Eugenia, Joanna, Eliana, Constantinos, Elena, Nicholas, Konstantinos, Georgia,Vasileke, Jutta, Irene, George, Eftihia, Athena, Christina, Athanasios, Anna, John, Rick, Christine, John, Freda, Estelle, Christina, Fotios, Julie, Joanna, Efthymios, Evangelos, John, Joanna, Lisa, Rich, Magdalini, Irini, Christos, Fr. Christos, Nancy, Brian, Thomas, Vasilios, Evanthia, Athanasios, Angeliki, Christian, Olga, Demitra, Antonia, Aikaterini, John, Stavroula, Anna Christina, Manny, Mary, George, Susan, Dimitrios, Peter, Michael, Ryan, Ioannis, Monica, Katerina, Tasia, Christina, Andrew, Andrew, Margaret, Eleni, Paraskevi, Panagotis, Maria, Caroline, Demetrios, Konstantinos, Susan, Afrodite, Cassandra, Aristea, Konstantinos, George, Mary, Holly, Gary, Roye, Cristos, Panagiota, Anna, Panagiotis, John, Nicos, Hannah, Christos, Theoseva, George, Genevieve, Christine, Anna, Louis, Marilyn, Suriana, Antonios, John, Maria, Dimitry Elias, Evangelia, George, Kyriaki, John, Evmorfia, Fr. Konstantine, Fr. Demetri, Prz Spyridoula, Eugenia, Constantinos, Eftychia, Kyzoula, Lukas, Spyridoula, Maria, Eugenia

Prayer for a Sick Person:

Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal (me) Your servant from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant (me) patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed. I pray that You heal (me) as Your servant and grant (me) the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen

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.

Saints and Feasts

September 13

Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross

September 13

The Consecration of the Church of the Holy Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre)

The church that is honoured far above all others is that of the Holy Resurrection, which Saint Constantine the Great constructed at the place of Golgotha, where our Saviour was crucified and buried. For a long time this place had been purposely buried beneath the earth by the Jews and heathen; furthermore, during the reign of Hadrian (117-138), a temple dedicated to Aphrodite was built over the site so that this sacred place might be even further desecrated and fall into utter oblivion. It was here that the Cross was hidden. However, at the command of the pious Emperor Constantine, excavations were made and the tokens of the saving Passion were found. It was here, then, that the very great and magnificent temple named in honour of Christ God's Resurrection-the Anastasis-was built under the supervision of the blessed Helen, while Dracilian was Eparch of Palestine and Macarius was Archbishop of Jerusalem. It was the latter, also, who exalted the venerable Cross and performed the consecration of this temple in the year 336.

September 13

Sunday before Holy Cross

September 14

The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross

Saint Helen, the mother of Saint Constantine the Great, when she was already advanced in years, undertook, in her great piety, the hardships of a journey to Jerusalem in search of the cross, about the year 325. A temple to Aphrodite had been raised up by the Emperor Hadrian upon Golgotha, to defile and cover with oblivion the place where the saving Passion had been suffered. The venerable Helen had the statue of Aphrodite destroyed, and the earth removed, revealing the Tomb of our Lord, and three crosses. Of these, it was believed that one must be that of our Lord, the other two of the thieves crucified with Him; but Saint Helen was at a loss which one might be the Wood of our salvation. At the inspiration of Saint Macarius, Archbishop of Jerusalem, a lady of Jerusalem, who was already at the point of death from a certain disease, was brought to touch the crosses, and as soon as she came near to the Cross of our Lord, she was made perfectly whole. Consequently, the precious Cross was lifted on high by Archbishop Macarius of Jerusalem; as he stood on the ambo, and when the people beheld it, they cried out, "Lord have mercy." It should be noted that after its discovery, a portion of the venerable Cross was taken to Constantinople as a blessing. The rest was left in Jerusalem in the magnificent church built by Saint Helen, until the year 614. At that time, the Persians plundered Palestine and took the Cross to their own country (see Jan. 22, Saint Anastasius the Persian). Late, in the year 628, Emperor Heraclius set out on a military campaign, retrieved the Cross, and after bringing it to Constantinople, himself escorted it back to Jerusalem, where he restored it to its place.

Rest from labour. A Fast is observed today, whatever day of the week it may be.

September 16

Euphemia the Great Martyr

Saint Euphemia was from Chalcedon and lived in virginity. According to some, she suffered martyrdom during the reign of Diocletian, in 303; according to others, in 307. Her sacred relics are preserved in the Patriarchate in Constantinople.

September 20

Sunday after Holy Cross

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.

Apolytikion for the Church in the First Mode

Hymn of the Apostle St. Andrew: As first of the Apostles to receive the call, and very brother of the prince of them, intercede O Andrew, with the Master of all of us, peace to all the world to grant, and to our souls His great mercy.

Απολυτίκιο του Αποστόλου Ανδρέου: Ως των Αποσόλων πρωτόκλητος, και του κορυφαίου αυτάδελφος, τον Δεσπότην των όλων Ανδρέα ικέτευε, ειρήνην τη οικουμένη δωρήσασθαι, και ταις ψυχαίς ημών το μέγα έλεος

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.

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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