WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, June 12 – Sunday of All Saints 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Saturday, June 18 – Leontius, Martyr 5:00 PM VC Outreach Divine Liturgy 6:30 PM Vespers Sunday, June 19 – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 […]
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June 11 The Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
The holy apostle Barnabas was a good man and “full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.” He was counted among the first of the faithful at Jerusalem, preached the Gospel at Antioch and introduced Saul of Tarsus, just converted, to a number of the brothers. He accompanied Paul on his first trip to Asia […]
June 10 The Holy Priest Martyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa
The hieromartyr Timothy, Bishop of Prusa (Bithynia), received from the Lord the gift of wonderworking because of his purity and sanctity of life. At Prusa he converted many pagans to the faith of Christ. The emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363), upon hearing about St. Timothy had him locked up in prison, but even there St. […]
June 9 Our Father among the saints Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria
St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of all he strove to acquire knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and the truths of the Christian Faith. In his youth […]
June 8 The Translation of the Relics of Theodore the Recruit
The Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit suffered for Christ in Herakleia on 8 February 319. At the time of his sufferings the holy martyr Theodore ordered his servant Uaros to bury his body on the estate of his parents in Eukaitos. The transfer of the relics of the Greatmartyr Theodore was done on 8 […]
June 7 The Holy Priest Martyr Theodotus, Bishop of Ancyra
The holy martyr Theodotus lived in Ancyra of Galatia in the third century. He was distinguished by his kindliness and concern. At the height of the persecution under Diocletian (284-305) he provided Christians with everything they needed, and gave them shelter in his home. There they secretly celebrated church services. St. Theodotus visited the Christian […]
June 6 Our Venerable Fathers Bessarion and Hilarion
Our venerable father Bessarion the Wonder-worker was an anchorite in Skete in Egypt, stood as a beggar for the love of God and as a pilgrim in the fifth century. The Greek fathers compared him to Moses and Elijah because of his virtues and miracles. Our venerable father Hilary the Younger was hegumen of the […]
Sunday Bulletin 6/05/22
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, June 5 – Pentecost Sunday 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Saturday, June 11 – Bartholomew and Barnabas, Apostles 5:00 PM VC Outreach Divine Liturgy 6:30 PM Vespers Sunday, June 12 – Sunday of All Saints 8:30 AM Matins […]
June 5 The Holy Priest Martyr Dorotheus Bishop of Tyre
The Hieromartyr Dorotheus was bishop of the Phoenician city of Tyre during the time of persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Heeding the words of the Gospel (Mt. 10:23), the saint withdrew from Tyre and hid from persecutors. He returned to Tyre during the reign of St. Constantine the Great (306-337), again occupying […]
June 4 Our Father among the saints Metrophanes, Bishop of Constantinople
St. Metrophanes, Patriarch of Constantinople, was a contemporary of St. Constantine the Great (306-337). His father, Dometius, was a brother of the Roman emperor Probus (276-282). Seeing the falseness of the pagan religion, Dometius came to believe in Christ. During a time of terrible persecution of Christians in Rome, St. Dometius set off to Byzantium […]