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O ye incorporeal angels who stand before the throne of God, luminous with the brilliance thereof and everlastingly shining with radiance. As secondary luminaries, entreat Christ, that He grant unto our souls peace and great mercy. O immortal messengers of the truly incorruptible Life, ye most blessed ones who received life from the first Life, ye have become holy beholders of the eternal Wisdom, full of light, and reflecting lamps shown forth as is meet. O ye archangels and angels, principalities, thrones, dominions, six-winged seraphim, and divine, many-eyed cherubim, instruments of wisdom, virtues and powers most divine. Pray ye to Christ, that He grant our souls peace and great mercy. Archives:
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HOLY RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC MISSION
GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! GLORY FOREVER! MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLES... We welcome all visitors among us always! We hope you find our worship true and reverent and our people here friendly and cordial. If you are seeking a spriitual home, we would be honored by your presence in our family. We are glad you chose to worship with us. August 17, 2003 - 10th Sunday after Pentecost - Commemoration of St. Myron (Martyr) and Sts. Paul and Juliana (Brother and sister martyrs in Palestine). Third day of the Post-festive Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Divine Liturgy Intentions Deceased - Stephen Palvisak - father of Mary Ann Grant Next Divine Liturgy August 31, 2003 - 3:00 PM - Ninth Hour prayed at 2:30 PM
ATTENTION! NEW DIVINE LITURGY SCHEDULE
Starting September 7, Divine Liturgy will be celebrated every Sunday at 4:00 PM - Thank you, Father!!
Offering for August 3 - $342.00 Food Sunday - Every third Sunday - bring non-perishable food or items for the needy.
What infinite nothingness our food and drink represent on one side, adn what infinite grandeur the man himself who is fed by
them represents on the other side! Is it not the greatest insanity for man, for this image of God, for this partaker of the
divine nature, for whom... "God may be all in all" (1 Cor 15:28) ...to grudge food, drink, clothing, dwelling, and
anything else earthly, corruptible, and transitory! Therefore, do not be sparing of anything for our neighbor! O, what a great
honor it is to feed, to clothe, to give rest to the image of God! Most gracious and most bountiful God fill our hearts with
mercy and bountifulness!
St. John of Kronstadt
GOSPEL THOUGHT
The Holy Gospel today is very instructive for everyone of us, especially for parents. A father brought his son, who was
possessed by various evils, to Jesus in order to have him cured. It is strange that this father did not go anywhere else. He
came ot Jesus because he believed that Christ would surely help him. The parents today have a similar problem with their
children, if not a greater one. They love their children truly; they give them everything; whatever they want. In most
instances the parents are to be blamed for this because the formation of the child is primarily the obligation of the father
and mother. We all know how much fathers and mothers love their children. If you wish your children to be happy, you must be
firm. You have to teach them to obey your rules and above all, the commandments of God. Show your children how to pray, and
how to attend chruch, and the Divine Liturgy on Sundays. Give your children a religious education, bring them to Christ! I
assure you that none will perish and you will meet them in the life to come in the Heavenly Kingdom where you and your
children's happiness will last for all eternity.
Rev. James Melnic
SAYINGS FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS
Even though your most holy and blessed soul was separated from your most pure and immaculate body, according to the usual
course of nature, and even though it was carried to a proper burial place; nevertheless, it did not remain under the dominion
of death, nor was it destroyed by corruption. Indeed just as her virginity remained intact when she gave birth, so her body,
even after death was preserved from decay and transferred to a better and more divine dwelling place.
St. John Damascene
A Mother's Love
A little girl and her family went camping for the first time. The little girl was unaccustomed to hearing the natural noises
of the forest adn was frightened by them. Instinctively, she woke up her mother and told her how frightened she was. The
mother tried to console her young daughter and told her that no harm would come to her. But, each time the mother drifted back
to sleep, the young girl would again become frightened and would wake up her mother pleading, "Stay up with me, mommy!"
Finally, the mother told the little girl that she could protect her not only when she was awake, but also when she was asleep.
"How can you protect me if you are sleeping, mommy?" asked the little girl. "Because I love you," answered the mother. "And, a
mother's love," she continued to say, "can do just about anything!" Satisfied with this answer, the little girl drifted
peacefully asleep.
A mother's love is powerful, indeed. It has rightly been said that one of the most powerful forces on earth is the prayer of a
mother for her child. If this is true of our own mothers, how much more true is it of the Mother of God - the heavenly Mother
of us all! Because of the great love that exists between the Mother of God and her Son, she was taken body and soul into
heaven, which we celebrate August 15-23. This bond of love is shared with us, too. Therefore, we acknowledge the Mother of God
as our greatest advocate and intercessor before the Lord! Her heart belongs to God and her prayers for us will always be
heard.
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