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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.

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HOLY RESURRECTION BYZANTINE CATHOLIC MISSION
FATHER THOMAS O’CONNELL, PASTOR
FATHER MICHAEL MAPLES, ASSISTANT PASTOR
FATHER DEACON RON VOLEK, PASTORAL ASSISTANT
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH
307 BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD PO BOX 817
SEYMOUR, TN 37865
PHONE: 865-609-1081
www.hrbcc.org
Slava Isusu Christu! Slava Na Niky!
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!
Divine Liturgy begins at 4 p.m. Every Sunday
Ninth Hour Prayer precedes Liturgy at 3:30 p.m.
Potluck supper follows Liturgy on the third Sunday of the month
Also at this time non-perishable foods and items for those in need
DECEMBER 30, 2007
SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
MEMORY OF THE HOLY AND JUST JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS
MEMORY OF DAVID, PROPHET AND KING
MEMORY OF THE HOLY APOSTLE JAMES, BROTHER OF THE LORD
THE HOLY MARTYR ANYSIA
THE VENERABLE ZOTICUS, PRIEST AND PROTECTOR OF ORPHANS

Our Offerings
Dec. 23: $707 — Candles: $20

Solemn Holy Day
January 1, Tuesday
THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
FEAST OF ST. BASIL THE GREAT
Divine Liturgy at 11:00 AM

BENEATH YOUR TENDER MERCY WE FLEE, O THEOTOKOS, REJECT NOT OUR PRAYERS IN OUR TROUBLES; BUT DELIVER US FROM HARM, O MOST PURE AND BLESSED LADY. AMEN

THE SEARCH
In the Gospel lesson today, we read of the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt. Joseph is warned in a dream to search out a safe-haven for Mary and Jesus because Herod sought to destroy the Child.
Many people are searching for a safe-haven today — a place where they can escape the storms of daily existence — even if only for a brief moment. What many fail to realize is that this place is not far away — it is within ourselves.
“God is with us!” is the theme we hear repeated and frequently during the Christmas season. If God is with us, then the search is over! St. Clement of Alexandria reminds us that all we need to do is look within ourselves in order to see God. Seeing the image of God within us is the key to happiness. The tragedy is when we seek asylum through the potentially dangerous or destructive means that lead us not closer to but further away from God.
There is a story about a little boy who was playing hide and seek with his friends. However, his friends stopped playing while the boy was hiding and the little boy began to cry. Learning what happened, the boy’s grandfather said, “There is a good lesson to be learned from this game. All of life is like a game between God and us, but it is only God who is crying because we are not playing the game fairly. God is waiting to be found, but many people have gone off in search of other things.”
Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ
Our father Basil the Great
January 1st
“In his love for the human race, the Savior condescended and willed to be wrapped in swaddling clothes. At eight days old, He did not look down upon the circumcision of the flesh. Therefore, o believers, let us cry out to Him: You are our God, have mercy on us!
The all-good God was not ashamed to be circumcised in the flesh, but He offered Himself as a symbol and as an example of salvation to all. For the Maker of the law submitted Himself to its commands and to what the prophets beforehand told of Him. O our God, who holds all things in Your hands, and yet was wrapped in swaddling clothes, Glory be to You!”

Last updated: 31-Dec-2007