Saturday, Jan. 24 – Xenia, Venerable
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Jan. 25 – Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Monday, Jan. 26 – Xenophon & Mary, Venerables
6:30 PM Morning Prayer
Tuesday, Jan. 27 – Translation of the Relics of John Chrysostom
6:30 PM Akathist* for Addictions and Mental Illness
Wednesday, Jan. 28 – Ephrem the Syrian, Venerable
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
6:30 PM Divine Liturgy for Erik Wiggins
7:30 PM Firepit Social
Thursday, Jan. 29 – Vigil for Three Holy Hierarchs & Translation of the Relics of Ignatius
5:30 PM Vespers
6:30 PM Divine Liturgy
Saturday, Jan. 31 – Cyrus and John, Unmercenaries
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Feb. 1 – Sunday of the Prodigal Son
8:00 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
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
Santa Paula: 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: $2,000.00; Online: $695.00; Santa Paula: $479.02; Candles: $37.00; Church Improvments: $200.00; Parish Socials: $58.00; All Souls Day: $50.00; Initial Offering: $25.00; Building Fund: $50.00;
Total: $3,594.02/ Attendance – PSM: 74 HAR: 74
The Three Holy Hierarchs; St. Basil the Great, St. John Chrysostom, St. Gregory the Theologian, are giants in Eastern Christianity. St. Gregory the Theologian is known for purity and profundity of his language, St. Basil for his understanding of the Holy Spirit and St. John Chrysostom for his elegant homilies. They all lived in the east, near Cappadocia (Turkey) at the same time in the 4th century.
Folklore has it that each of the three holy Hierarchs appeared in a vision to Saint John Mauropus, the Metropolitan of Euchaïta. “As you see, the three of us are with God and no discord or rivalry divides us…If they (people) honor us thus as being with and in God, we give them our word that we will intercede for their salvation in our common prayer.”
All three Eastern Church Fathers have their feast day in January. January 30 is feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs.
(See more in the first article in this week’s email)
“O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” The Publican prayed simply for mercy, and our Byzantine prayer services begin with these simple words. Do you want to receive and share this mercy by giving your life to prayer as a religious, monastic, priest or deacon? Contact the Vocations Office at 602-861-9778 or email: vocations@ephx.org
January 29: Vigil of the Three Holy Hierarchs – Simple Feast Day
-5:30pm Vespers (St. Mary’s)
-6:30pm Divine Liturgy (St. Mary’s)
We are very blessed to have our Grace managing the St. Mary’s parish office 4 days a week. She will be available for contact or visit:
Mondays: 9-2
Wednesdays: 1:30-6:30
Thursdays: 1:30-6:30
Saturdays: 9-2
Father Michael will continue to be available off and on in the office, or by appointment through call, text or email.
Sunday, January 25 –
