CHRIST IS RISEN ! – INDEED HE IS RISEN ! Christos Voskrese! Voistino Voskrese! WEEKLY SCHEDULE* Sunday, May 15 – Sunday of the Samaritan Woman 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, May 16 – Theodore, Venerable No Services Tuesday, May 17 – Andronicus and Others, Apostles […]
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May 14 The Holy Martyr Isidore
The holy martyr Isidore was an officer in the Roman Navy in the third century. Once it was discovered that he was a Christian, St. Isidore’s admiral urged him to renounce Christ and made sacrifice to the idol, be St. Isidore refused saying, “You may be able to kill my body, but you have no […]
May 13 The Holy Martyr Glyceria
St. Glyceria was orphaned at an early age and became Christian. During the persecutions of Christians under the emperor Antoninus (138-161), an edict was issued that all Christians had to offer sacrifice to the idols. St. Glyceria was determined to suffer for Christ. On the appointed day, she drew a Sign of the Cross on […]
May 12 Our Fathers among the saints Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus & Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople
St. Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, “a last relic of ancient piety,” as St. Jerome calls him, lived during the fourth century in Phoenicia. The Roman empress Honoria was his sister. He was of Jewish descent, and in his youth he received a fine education. He was converted to Christianity after seeing how a monk named […]
May 11 The holy Cyril and Methodius, Equal to the Apostle, Teachers of the Slavs
Our holy fathers Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs, were brothers born in Thessalonica in the first half of the ninth century. Since Methodius had been a soldier among the Slavs in Macedonia, he was considered an excellent candidate for carrying the Gospel to the Khazars. After the invention of the first Slavonic alphabet […]
May 10 The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot
The holy apostle Simon was from Cana in Galilee, and was known to the Lord and His Mother. Tradition says that he was the bridegroom at the wedding where the Savior performed His first miracle. After witnessing the miracle of the water turned into wine, he became a zealous follower of Christ. For this […]
May 09 Translation of the Relics to Bari of our Holy Father Nicholas
Translation of the relics of our holy Father Nicholas from Myra to Bari in the reign of Alexis Commenus, emperor of New Rome in the year 1087. The body of the saint was taken to Italy after a Muslim attack on Lycia aiming to destroy the saints relics failed. Fearing another attempt would be successful, […]
May 08 The Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian
The holy apostle and evangelist John the Theologian, who, a son of Zebedee, with his brother James and Peter was a witness to the transfiguration and also the passion of the Lord. At the cross, he took Mary as his mother at the command of the dying Lord. In the Gospel and in his other […]
Sunday Bulletin 05/08/22
CHRIST IS RISEN ! – INDEED HE IS RISEN ! Christos Voskrese! Voistino Voskrese! WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, May 08 – Sunday of the Paralytic Man 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, May 09 – Isaiah, Prophet 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Tuesday, May […]
May 07 The Commemoration of the Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem
The Precious Cross appeared in the sky over Jerusalem on the morning of May 7 in the year 351 during the reign of the Emperor Constantius, who was a supporter of the Arian Heresy at the time. The luminous Cross stretched from Golgotha to the Mount of Olives (about five and half miles), and was […]