Saturday, April. 11 – Bright Saturday
5:00 PM Mission Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael’s
Sunday, April. 12 – Thomas Sunday
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Monday, April. 13 – Artemon, Priest & Martyr
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
Tuesday, April. 14 – Martin, Pope
6 :30 PM Akathist* for Addictions and Mental Illness
Wednesday, April. 15 – Aristarchus & Others, Apostles
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
6:30 PM Divine Liturgy
7:30 PM Firepit Social
Saturday, April. 18 – John, Venerable
5:00 PM Mission Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael’s
Sunday, April. 19 – Sunday of the Ointment-Bearers
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
*Add first names to this prayer service by emailing niemirick@gmail.com
St. Mary’s: Sundays 8:45 AM or by appointment St. Raphael’s: Saturdays 4:15 PM or by appointment
(Please resubmit or submit names to admin@ByzantineLA.com)
The Carlin Family, Michael Hefferon, Shirley Kunze, Diana Mina, Michael Mina, Peter Mina, Fr. John Mina, Lana Zimmerman, Patrick Zimmerman, Shannon O’Neill, Fern Bonowicz, Stephen Petach, Jenny Roman, Nicolese Salazar, and All the sick and suffering of St. Mary’s
Collection: $7,394.00; Online: $6,365.00; Santa Paula: $1,758.56; Candles: $80.50; Holy Land; $100.00; Church Improvments: $100.00; Building Fund: $65.00; Easter: $900.00;
Total: $16,763.06/ Attendance – PSM: 141 SRM: 54
On the evening of the Resurrection, our Lord appeared to the disciples in the upper room – but one of the apostles, Thomas, was not there. On the eighth day – that is, one week later, the following Sunday – our Lord once again came to the apostles, and to Thomas, who had doubted the word of the Resurrection. On the Sunday after Pascha – Thomas Sunday – the opening hymns of Vespers refer to these two appearances:
When the doors were closed and the disciples were gathered together, You suddenly appeared in their midst, O Jesus our Almighty God; You commanded them to wait and not depart from Jerusalem until they were clothed with power from on high. Therefore, we cry to You, O Lord: Glory to You, our Light, our Resurrection, and our Peace.
Eight days after your Resurrection, O Lord, You appeared to your disciples in the room where they were gathered; You greeted them, saying: Peace be with you! Then you showed your hands and your feet to your doubting disciple. He therefore cried out in an act of faith: My Lord and my God, glory to you!
The “power from on high” in the first hymn refers to the descent on the Holy Spirit (on Pentecost). The second hymn points out the central event of Thomas Sunday: the apostle Thomas, meeting the risen Lord, makes the first clear act of faith in the divinity of Christ: “My Lord and my God!”
Thomas Sunday is a feast of the Lord – putting it in a category with feasts such as the Ascension, and the Meeting in the temple. When a feast of the Lord falls on Sunday, certain hymns usually sung on Sunday (such as the Resurrectional stichera and Resurrectional aposticha at Vespers, and the Canticle of the Theotokos at Matins) are not sung, to make room for the hymns of the feast.
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“If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven…” The priestly life is a beautiful way to bring forgiveness to this world. Is God calling you or somoene that you know to consider this life, other holy orders, or the monastic life of prayer, fasting and almsgiving? Contact the Vocations Office at 602-861-9778 or email: vocations@ephx.org
We’ve donated $15,970.40 toward our goal of $24,500. The Bishop’s appeal ends May 31, 2026. You can give to the appeal online by going to the “Donation” page at www.ephx.org. Please make sure you identify the parish or the mission as the recipient of your generosity.
Thank you to the following parishioners who have given this year: Alig, Ariss, Brunet, Clemens, Cook, Healy, Herrera, Kieselhorst, Klein, Kopcho, Martini, Michnya, Mina, Nelson, O’Loughlin, Reichert, Weitzel, Zimmerman
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