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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!
DIVINE LITURGY BEGINS AT 4 P.M. EVERY SUNDAY
OCTOBER 19, 2003
Divine Liturgy Intention: If you would like the Divine Liturgy offered for a loved one, deceased or living, please give your offering to Father and obtain a Liturgy intention card from William Gogar. Please write down the intention so it can be put in the bulletin. THIS SUNDAY IS FOOD SUNDAY: POTLUCK SUPPER FOLLOWS LITURGY
OUR OFFERINGS
The Power of Mary, the Mother of God
Our Blessed Mother has been given great power by her divine Son. She is forever reaching out to help her children, whatever
they need. She does not do this in her own right, of course, but by the power of God and His grace. She has worked countless
miracles throughout the centuries to indicate that this truth is not some mere sentiment or pious wish of the over-imaginative
but is a truth of our religion which we would be wise to accept by asking for her help in time of need.
Siskel and Roeper give www.hrbcc.org two thumbs up! Holy Communion: What is it? How to receive it? What is Holy Communion?
Holy Communion is referred to as the Sacrament of Sacraments. It is the one sacrament that transcends all other sacraments. In
every other sacrament we invoke God’s blessings on some material element, such as water or oil, to be sanctified. Only
in Holy Communion do we invoke God’s blessing upon the material elements of bread and wine and ask God not only to
sanctify them, but also to change them. We ask God to change what the bread and wine are by nature into the Body and Blood of
Jesus Christ. As a result, when we receive Holy Communion we receive Jesus Himself into us. So great is this mystery that we
are left without any possible response that could express what God has done. We offer thanksgiving to God for this great work
that He has instituted by referring to the Holy Communion as Eucharist, the Greek word for thanksgiving.
During the Divine Liturgy, after the Our Father, the celebrant offers the Sign of Peace to the people, and with bowed heads
they pray together for their worthy participation in Holy Communion. The celebrant prays that Christ Himself will come to
distribute His Body and Blood. The consecrated lamb is then elevated with the proclamation: “Holy things for Holy
People!” The people respond: “One is Holy, One is Lord, Jesus Christ, for the glory of God the Father.
Amen!” The clergy then receive Holy Communion from the bread, the Most Pure Body, and drink from the cup, containing the
Most Precious Blood. Then the faithful receive the Eucharist on a spoon. They are given both the Body and the Blood.
How do we receive Holy Communion?
As we approach, we make the sign of the cross reverently and with meaning. Then we place our hands on our chests and stand
straight — we do not genuflect on one knee or crouch, hunch, stoop, or squat down while receiving Holy Communion. Again,
we stand straight up, tilt our heads slightly back, and open our mouths wide. Since we Greek Catholics do not receive hosts as
the Roman Catholics do, we do not stick our tongues out. Nor do we try to lick the spoon. Furthermore, there is no need to say
“Amen.” In our Tradition, we do not say “Amen” before or after Holy Communion.
In order to properly receive the Eucharist, we must take care to be fully prepared for this great and awesome Mystery and to
receive the Body and Blood of Christ according to the proper ways of our Tradition.
Please make a conscious effort to receive Holy Communion in the Tradition of our Church!
Sayings from the Church Fathers
“You must definitely shut your ears to slanderous remarks against other persons, as is commanded by God: ‘You
shall not utter a false report’ (Exodus 23:1).” Often many unjust and irrational decisions have followed
slanderous accusations. St. Basil noted that each slanderer is unjust to three different persons: to himself for lying,
to the hearers who may be misled and deceived, and to the person slandered — for destroying his good reputation and
honor.” — St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain
Trivia Question
The first priority of humanity should be:
a. To celebrate liturgy with our whole heart, mind, and body
b. To establish the kingdom of heaven on earth
c. To be saved by faith alone, sola fides
d. To love our neighbor as our self
e. To see the Vols win a national championship
*Answer will appear in next week’s bulletin.
Last updated: 19-Oct-2003 |
