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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
Sunday Before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Divine Liturgy Intention:
Our Offerings
Help Bring St. Therese to Knoxville
I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without
love.
—St. Therese of Lisieux, 1873-1897
Therese, a new film about the life and times of St. Therese of Lisieux, will open Friday, Oct. 1 — but
only in a few select cities. However, if Luke Films, the movie’s production company, finds that our area has a large
enough “Potential Movie Going Audience” Therese may open in Knoxville. Please register your name and
address through the movie’s website, www.theresemovie.com, to show Luke Films
that East Tennessee wants to see Therese. Let’s bring “The Little Flower” to Knoxville!
The Sign of the Cross in the Eastern Church
The Sign of the Cross is the sign of our salvation in Jesus Christ. By tracing it on our bodies, we are identifying ourselves
with Christ and reminding ourselves that we were indeed baptized into His death and resurrection. The Sign of the Cross is our
act of faith and commitment to Christ.
To make the Sign of the Cross, join the tips of the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of the right hand while resting
the fourth and the little finger in the palm of the hand. First touch the forehead, then the chest, and then the right and
left shoulders — in that order. At the end, let the hand fall to the side as you make a bow.
The thumb, index finger, and middle finger represent the Holy Trinity: God the Father, Who created us, God the Son, Who saved
us, and God the Holy Spirit, Who adibes within us. The fourth and the little finger represent the two natures of Christ, human
and divine, and they drop into the palm of the hand to denote that the Son of God “came down from heaven” and
became man for our salvation.
We make the Sign of the Cross to remind ourselves of who God is and what he did for us. Every time we cross ourselves we
recall the great price He paid to redeem us. Eastern Christians sign themselves at every mention of the name of the Holy
Trinity. In honor of the Holy Trinity, we make the Sign of the Cross three times before and after our inidividual prayers. We
also make the Sign of the Cross, accompained by a deep bow, whenever we enter and leave a church and before kissing a holy
icon. And we make the Sign of the Cross when given a blessing by a priest.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross originated in 355 in Jerusalem to commemorate the dedication of the Basilica of
the Resurrection. Shortly afterward, when St. Helena and St. Macarius found the Cross of Christ, their discovery
was commemorated on the same day. In time, the Feast of the Exaltation supplanted the feast of the dedication.
The Holy Cross was kept in the Basilica of the Resurrection in Jerusalem until 614, when the Persians conquered the city and
burned the church. In 628 Emperor Heraclitus III defeated the Persians and brought the Cross to Constantinople.
Sergius I, a pope of Byzantine origin, took a portion of the Cross to Rome in the seventh century.
Icons of the feast usually portray St. Macarius elevating the Holy Cross and showing it to the people. This elevation or
uplifting of the Cross shows its prominence as a sign of victory. Thus the name “Exaltation” or “Elevation
of the Holy Cross.” St. Constantine the Emperor and St. Helena, his mother, are frequently shown, although
some icons depict only St. Helena. Gathered around the cross with St. Macarius and St. Helena are bishops,
priests, and hymnographers. With them, too, we are joined in oneness of mind and purpose as we sing, “We bow to Your
Cross, O Lord, and we praise Your Holy Resurrection.”
— God with Us Icon Study
Pastoral Ponderings: A Couple of Announcements
Archbishop Basil has asked the families of every parish to participate in the Vocation Icon Program, which will run from
Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, through Sunday, April 3, 2005.
Each participating family will keep their parish’s vocation icon and an accompanying booklet of prayers for one week.
Each day of the week that the icon is kept at their home, the family will say the vocations prayers found in the prayer
booklet. The icon and booklet will be presented to each family, in turn, at the end of Sunday’s Divine Liturgy.
The vocation icon will remain in the church during the first week, Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Please sign up to keep the icon
in your home and pray for vocations. A sign-up sheet will be kept in the vestibule. For more information, call Julie A.
Drouhard at 865-xxx-xxxx.
C.R.O.S.S. (Christians Reaching Out Serving Seymour), an organization of Seymour’s Christian churches — including
Holy Family and Holy Resurrection — provides food, financial, medical, and psychological assistance to members of the
community in need. At this time, C.R.O.S.S. desperately needs donations — particularly food staples and non-perishables
such as peanut butter and macaroni and cheese. Please drop off any donations you can muster here at the church. For more
information, call Donna Scripa, Holy Resurrection’s C.R.O.S.S. representative, at 865-xxx-xxxx.
— Father O’Connell
Last updated: 25-Sep-2004 |
