Saturday, May. 30 – Isaac, Venerable
5:00 PM Mission Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael’s
Sunday, May. 31 – Sunday of All Saints
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, June. 2 – Nicephor, Patriarch
6:30 PM Akathist* and Discussion for Addictions and Mental Illness
Wednesday, June. 3 – Lucillian and Others, Martyrs
6:30 PM Reader Vespers
7 :30 PM Firepit Social
Saturday, June. 6 – Bessarion and Hilary, Venerables
5:00 PM Mission Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael’s
Sunday, June. 7 – 2nd Sunday After Pentecost
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy: 2nd Sunday After Pentecost
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 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: $685.00; Online: $475.00; Santa Paula: $1,214.20; Church Improvments: $75.00; Candles: $23.00; Holydays: $735.00; Catholic Home Mission: $20.00; Peter’s Pence: $20.00; Holy Land Collection: $20.00;
Total: $3,267.20/ Attendance – PSM: 68 SRM: 104
Each day of the church year is dedicated to a saint or group of saints. But there are many saints that no one knows or guesses about. In God’s Providence, their names are recorded in the Book of Life. Therefore, in order to pay their respects, the Church has dedicated a day to honor all Saints who are not included in the annual cycle of the church calendar.
The veneration of saints dates back to the time of the first Christians. The example of martyrs in the first centuries gave impetus to their veneration. Death for the faith of Christ testified to the devoted love of Jesus Christ. “It is my commandment that you love one another as I have loved you! No one is able to love more than when he lays down his life for his friends ”(Jn 15:12-13). The first example of perfect love was shown by Archdeacon Stephen, a martyr for the faith of Christ. “And they stoned Stephen, who cried, saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ And he fell on his knees, and cried with a loud voice, ‘Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.’ And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” (Acts 7: 59,60).
In the prayerbook we have a list of prophets, apostles, saints, monks, martyrs, holy martyrs and miracle workers, and many, many other saints. As the Apostle Paul says in one of his epistles: “A cloud of witnesses that it is worth living with God, that it is worth belonging to Him, that it is worth being united with Him, because we are all His children.” We may look very limited, but we need to remember that we are created in God’s image and likeness. The Lord wants to see us in the light of His love, in the light of His happiness, His joy. St. Augustine said, “God became man so that man may become like Him”. God made His Church in our hearts. He came into our lives to bless, to save, to open the way to heaven through us, especially to those who are still wandering, who are still in danger.
Read the rest of this article in this week’s email or at ephx.org
We met our goal for the 2026 Bishop’s Appeal of $24,500!
Thank you so much to the following parishioners who donated this year: Alig, Ariss, Bosak, Brunet, Cervenak, Clemens, Cook, Healy, Herrera, Horey, Jubera, Kieselhorst, Klein, Koman Keogh, Kopcho, Martini, Matthews, Michnya, Mina, Mowery, Nelson, O’Loughlin, Parrot, Petach, Poydenis, Reichert, Roche, Schoelen, Seabright, Varga, Weitzel, Wiggins, Zimmerman
Join us Saturday, June 13th, for prayer, breakfast, and a day of cleaning and maintenance for our beautiful Proto-Cathedral property. The day will begin with prayer at 10 am. Please mark your calendars.
“The one who saves his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will obtain it.” The saints show us the meaning of Christ’s words, when they obtained life by giving their lives for the sake of Christ. Serving as a monk, nun, priest, deacon or in minor orders is a special way to lose one’s life. This may be your calling to grow in Christ. Contact the Vocations Office at 602-861-9778 or email: vocations@ephx.org
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