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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
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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
MAY 25, 2008
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
FEAST OF THE THIRD FINDING OF THE HEAD OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Our Offerings
May 18: $332 — Candles: $4

THE THIRD FINDING OF THE HEAD OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
During the time of the Iconoclastic wars of the 8th century, the head of the Forerunner was taken from Constantinople and hidden in Comana in Asia Minor, where St. John Chrysostom died in exile. During the reign of Emperor Michael, the head was found for the third time in 857 A.D. and was transferred to Constantinople with great solemnity.
MAY 29 - ICON OF THE THEOTOKOS AS THE “SURETY OF SINNERS”
In the four corners of this icon are four scrolls. They read: “I am the surety of sinners for my Son, who has entrusted me to hear them; and they who bring me the joy of hearing them, will receive, through me, eternal rejoicing!”
Icon Lecture
Fr. Brendan McAnerney, a Dominican priest with bi-ritual faculties in the Melkite Catholic Church, will present a two-part lecture to the East Tennessee Iconographers Guild on the iconic representations of luminous darkness and the Taboric light. This has been promised to be one of the most theological of all the presentations given by Fr. Brendan in his decade-long association with the guild. The lectures will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday and Tuesday, May 26-27, at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension across from Sacred Heart Cathedral. The lectures are open to the public and free of charge.
Second Sunday after Pentecost: Matthew 4:18-23
The Gospel of today presents Jesus calling His disciples and apostles to follow Him and to offer themselves exclusively for His service. This service embraces two duties. The first duty is to serve God, as every creature should do. It is the service Jesus performed throughout His life on earth. The second duty—which Jesus also performed throughout His life on earth—is to serve people. As Jesus says, “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Each and every one of us is called to the same kind of service. Service to God is the main duty of every rational creature. Service to people, to help them save their immortal souls, is the second duty.
Let us try to serve God with all our soul, heart, and strength, for this is the purpose of life here on earth. Let us fulfill His divine will, as we say in the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Let us try to keep the commandments of God; they reveal the will of our heavenly Father. Let us also encourage our relatives, neighbors—everyone—to keep these rules of life given to us by God because by obeying them, we are saving our souls and helping ourselves reach our destination. By doing so, we will hear the invitation of Christ: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have shown that you can be faithful in small things. I will trust you with greater. Come and join in your master’s happiness.”
Called to be Disciples
Taking Peter with him, Andrew brought his brother to the Lord, thus making him his fellow-disciple. This was Andrew’s first achievement. He increased the number of the apostles by bring Peter to Christ, so that Christ might find in him the disciples’ leader. When later on Peter won approval, it was thanks to the seed sown by Andrew. But the commendation given to the one rebounded to the other, for the virtues of each belonged to both, and each was proud of the other’s merits.
Indeed, when Peter promptly answered the Master’s question, how much joy he gave to all the disciples by breaking their embarrassed silence! Peter alone acted as the mouthpiece of those to whom the question was addressed. As though all spoke through him, Peter replied clearly on their behalf: “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” In one sentence, he acknowledged both the Savior and His saving plan.
Notice how these words echo Andrew’s. By prompting Peter, the Father endorsed from above the words Andrew used when he led Peter to Christ. Andrew had said: “We have found the Messiah.” The Father then said as He prompted Peter:
“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God,” almost forcing these words on Peter. “Peter,” He said, “when you are questioned, use Andrew’s words in reply. Show yourself very prompt in answering your Master. Andrew did not lie to you when he had said, ‘We have found the Messiah.’ Turn the Hebrew words into Greek and cry out, You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!”
—from a sermon by St. Basil of Seleucia

Last updated: 18-Jun-2008