Saturday, Oct. 26 – Demetrius, Great Martyr
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Oct. 27 – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Monday, Oct. 28 – Paraskeva, Martyr
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
Tuesday, Oct. 29 – Anastasia, Venerable Martyr
6:00 PM Akathist* for those suffering Addictions & Mental Illness in Person and on Zoom
Wednesday, Oct. 30 – Zenobius and Zenobia, Martyrs
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Vespers
6:30 PM Divine Liturgy
7:30 PM Firepit Social
Saturday, Nov. 2 – Akindynos and Others, Martyrs
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Nov. 3 – 24th Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
12:00 PM Chant Class
*Add first names to this prayer service by emailing niemirick@gmail.com
St. Mary’s: Sundays 8:45 AM or by appointment
Santa Paula: Saturdays 4:15 PM or by appointment
(Please resubmit or submit names to admin@ByzantineLA.com)
The Carlin Family, Michael Hefferon, Shirley Kunze, Michael Mina, Peter Mina, Fr. John Mina, Mila Mina, Lana Zimmerman, Patrick Zimmerman, Patrick O’Neill, Shannon O’Neill, Fern Bonowicz, Stephen Petach, All the sick and suffering of St. Mary’s
Collection: $568.00; Santa Paula: $1,009.85; Online: $685.00; Candles: $30.47; Church Improvements: $100.00; Parish Socials: $83.25; Bishop’s Appeal Rebate: $9,876.00
Total: $12,433.57 / Attendance – PSM: 55 SPO: 82
…In AD 375, Evagrius developed a comprehensive list of eight evil “thoughts” (λογισμοι; logísmoi), or eight terrible temptations, from which all sinful behavior springs. This list was intended to serve a diagnostic purpose: to help his readers (fellow desert monks) identify the process of temptation, their own strengths and weaknesses, and the remedies available for overcoming temptation…
The order in which Evagrius lists the “thoughts” is deliberate. Firstly, it reflects the general development of spiritual life: beginners contend against the grosser and more materialistic thoughts (gluttony, lust, avarice); those in the middle of the journey are confronted by the more inward temptations (dejection, anger, despondency); the more advanced, already initiated into contemplation, still need to guard themselves against the most subtle and “spiritual” of the thoughts (vainglory and pride)…
(Read entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ycxukr2d )
“Return to your house and proclaim what great things God has done for you.” Our healing Lord brings redemption and breaks the chains of sin, demonic possession and anything that may be in our way to grow in holiness. You may have a story of salvation that can be shared with the world by responding to it in the monastic or ordained life! To learn more about this, contact the Vocations Office at 206-329-9219 or email: vocations@ephx.org
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