Saturday, Sept. 26 – The Passing of John Apostle & Evangelist
5:00 PM Mission Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael’s
Sunday, Sept. 27 – 18th Sunday After Pentecost
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Monday, Sept. 28 – Chariton, Venerable Confessor
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Gregory Illuminator Bishop & Martyr
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Vespers
6:30 PM Divine Liturgy
7:30 PM Firepit Social
Thursday, Oct. 1 – Protection of the Theotokos
8:30 AM Matins
Saturday, Oct. 3 – Denis the Areopagite Bishop & Martyr
5:00 PM Mission Divine Liturgy at St. Raphael’s
Sunday, Oct. 4 – 19th Sunday After Pentecost
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy: 19th Sunday After Pentecost
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, Charlene Niemi, Lana Zimmerman, Patrick Zimmerman, Shannon O’Neill, Fern Bonowicz, +Anne Petach, Jenny Roman, Nicolese Salazar, and All the sick and suffering of St. Mary’s
Collection: $808.00; Mission: $1,445.60; Online: $547.00; Holydays: $100.00; Candles: $58.00; Property Rental: $2,000.00; Parish Socials: $40.00; Gift Shop: $10.00;
Building Fund: $85.00;
Total: $5,093.60 / Attendance – PSM: 69 SRM: 71
October 1 is the patronal feast of our eparchy: the Holy Protection of the Mother of God (Pokrov in Slavonic). This feast, on the first day of October, celebrates the reality of Mary, the Mother of God (Theotokos) interceding for us before the throne of the Almighty. Both our own eparchy and the oldest Byzantine Catholic eparchy, Mukachevo, have this title, as well as our parish in Denver, CO. The property for our Proto-Cathedral, the first parish in our eparchy, St. Mary in Sherman Oaks was purchased on this feast day in 1957. Many other Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic churches in the U.S. known as “Saint Mary” are also in fact dedicated to the Protection of Our Lady.
The origins of the feast day are in events in Constantinople, either when the city was under attack in the years 864-867 by the pagan Rus’ or in 911 when the Avars threatened (or perhaps Our Lady appeared at each crisis). Worshippers had filled the Blachernae church in which the robes of the Virgin Mary were kept when Saint Andrew, a Fool-for-Christ’s Sake, who was a Slav, and his disciple St Epiphanius, a Greek, saw the Virgin Mary appear in the dome of the church, extending her veil out over the assembly. She was surrounded by angels and ranks of the saints.
Our Lady descended from the dome, escorted by Saints John the Baptist and John the Theologian, and went to the ambon, or bema, which in those days was a central raised pulpit in the center of the church, instead of the curved step in front of the royal doors of today. There she bowed her head and began to cry. Finally, she spread out her veil over the people, and ascended to the dome, and then disappeared. At this point, the attackers withdrew and the city was spared. The icon honors the role of Mary as intercessor, and also brings together figures from different time periods, who all have connections to Our Lady and her intercession. (Read more at EPHX.org)
Family Day is October 4th, we will have a roast pig and a bouncy house! A sign-up sheet to bring food is in the small hall. There is no theme for food, so please feel free to bring a favorite family recipe!
“When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.” Have you seen the Lord work in your life in such a powerful way that you would consider leaving everything to follow him? This is the response of the apostles in today’s gospel reading. The Church is fortified by men and women who follow him as priests, deacons, subdeacons, monks and nuns. If you may be hearing this call, Contact the Vocations Office at 602-861-9778 or email: vocations@ephx.org
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