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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
Slava Isusu Chrisu! Slava Na Viky!
Divine Liturgy begins at 4 p.m. Every Sunday
Every Third Sunday of the Month is Food Sunday
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Liturgy Intention:
Our Offerings
The Archbishop Is Coming!
Metropolitan Basil with us on Sunday, August 22.The Archbishop Is Coming! Metropolitan Basil will celebrate the Divine Liturgy with us at 4 p.m. and join us for a feast afterward. Be sure to attend!
8th Sunday after Pentecost: Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
With five loaves and two fishes, Jesus feeds a crowd of more than 5,000. This account throws light on the Savior’s
concern and kindness: “And Jesus saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them.” It also throws
light on the way men can collaborate in God’s work. Jesus makes use of his disciples to distribute bread to the
multitude. But above all, this miracle is a sign of a spiritual reality: Jesus is the food of our souls, the Living Bread
come down from heaven — not only in the Eucharist. His presence, His word, and His invisible actions are already food,
the true manna, of which we can say, as did the disciples, “Lord, evermore give us bread.”
— A Monk of the Eastern Church
The Feast of the Dormition of the Holy Anne
According to the flesh, Anne, the wife of Joachim and the mother of Mary, is the grandmother of our Lord, God, and Savior,
Jesus Christ. Her name means “grace,” “the gracious one,” or “the loving one.”
Kondak: Let us celebrate the memory of the Grand-parents of Christ and fervently ask for their help, so that salvation may be
assured for all those who cry out: “O God, who glorified them according to Your will, remain always with us!”
Pray with Us and Pray for Us, St. Panteliemon
When we become ill, or when someone we love becomes ill, one of the first things we do is ask others for their prayers. We
might make these requests of our pastor, of a friend, of a family member, or even of a total stranger sitting next to us in
the doctor’s office. But do we remember to ask the saints to pray with us and for us?
Remember that the saints have great intercessory power before the Lord. Moreover, some saints have traditionally been regarded
as being exceptionally helpful in prayers for the sick. One such saint is St. Panteliemon, whose feast we celebrate on
July 27.
Panteliemon was a doctor who lived in the late third century. He practiced medicine with great skill and success. He treated
patients not only with medicine but also with the power of prayer. Panteliemon, in fact, was denounced as a Christian and
martyred for the Faith at the initiative of jealous doctors who could not cure as well as he could.
The name Panteliemon means “all-merciful.” Truly this great saint was all-merciful in extending his healing
remedies, in the forms of medicine and prayer, to his patients. Let us not neglect to call on him today to pray with us and to
pray for us, as well as to pray for the doctors who treat us. The prayers of this great saint are powerful indeed!
Pastoral Ponderings: The Gift of Hospitality
Remember the story of how the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, disguised as three travelers, stopped by Abraham and
Sarah’s tents? As found in the Book of Genesis, the story gives us a charming picture of what fast food was like in
those days. Our idea of fast food is driving to a local chain, pulling up to the giant menu board with the scratchy speaker
system, yelling out the order, driving to the window and paying — with credit or debit at some places. Within minutes,
you have your food and you speed away.
Sarah, however, has to bake rolls from fine flour. A servant slaughters and prepares a juicy steer. The curds and milk are
easier, but the basic ingredients of a hamburger, bread and meat, have to be prepared from scratch on the spot — not
fast food by our standards but pretty impressive for its day.
As a result of their hospitality, Abraham and Sarah receive the gift they have waited for all their lives: a son, Isaac, whom
they will love.
When strangers or friends drop by, we have the opportunity to offer hospitality. Sometimes we are so busy that our primary
hope is that they will leave as soon as possible. But there is another solution. We can offer hospitality. The blessing we
receive may be the one we have desired all our lives.
— Father O’Connell
Last updated: 27-Jul-2004 |
