Saints Peter and Paul Parish

14th Sunday after Pentecost / Ss. Peter and Febronia of Murom Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Saints 4, from Ode 3. R; Remember us oh Lord when thou comest into thy Kingdom. 1. Believing Thee to be God, O Christ, the thief on the cross confessed Thee in a pure manner, crying out from the depths of his heart: Remember me in Thy kingdom, O Lord! 2. Together let us hymn as Savior and Creator, Him Who on the Cross budded forth life for our race and caused the curse which origina...Continue reading

Friday September 11, 2020 / August 29, 2020 14th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Fast. Food with Oil...Continue reading

The Beheading of the Prophet, ForeRunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: Commemorated on August 29 The Beheading of the Prophet, ForeRunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt. 14: 1-12) and Mark (Mk. 6: 14-29) provide accounts about the Martyr's end of John the Baptist in the year 32 after the Birth of Christ....Continue reading

Monday September 7, 2020 / August 25, 2020 14th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. The Scripture Readings 2 Corinthians 12:10-19 Mark 4:10-23...Continue reading

The Martyr Diomedes Commemorated on August 16 The Martyr Diomedes was born in Cilician Tarsus, and by profession he was a physician, but by belief a Christian, and he treated not only ills not only of body but also of soul. He enlightened many pagans with belief in Christ, and baptised them. The Church venerates him as an healer and summons his name during the making of the Sacrament of Oil-Anointing the Sick. Saint Diomedes traveled much, converting people to the true faith....Continue reading

SERVICE QUE'S Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos Beatitude Verses: Feast 4 from Ode 3, Canon 1; 4 from Ode 6, Canon 2 [Those following Byzantine practice can replace the usual antiphons, with the festal antiphons given in the Festal Menaion, p526ff.] R; Remember us Oh Lord when thou commest into thy Kingdom...Continue reading

The "Falling-Asleep" or "Repose" ("Dormition", "Uspenie", "Koimesis") of our MostHoly Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Commemorated on August 15 The "Falling-Asleep" or "Repose" ("Dormition", "Uspenie", "Koimesis") of our MostHoly Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary: After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the care of the Apostle John the Theologian, and during his journeyings She lived at the home of his parents, near Mount Eleon (the ...Continue reading

Friday August 28, 2020 / August 15, 2020 12th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Fast. Fish Allowed The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. The Scripture Readings... Luke 1:39-49, 56 Matins Gospel Philippians 2:5-11 Epistle, Theotokos Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Gospel, Theotokos Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Gospel, Theotokos) Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me." And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her. And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!" But He said, "More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" Troparion Dormition of the Allholy Mother of God, Troparion, in Tone I In giving birth thou didst preserve thy virginity,/ and in thy falling asleep thou hast not forsaken the world, O Theotokos./ Thou hast been, translated to life, as thou art the Mother of Life.// And by thy supplications thou dost deliver our souls from death. Kontakion of the feast, in Tone II The tomb and mortality could not hold the Theotokos,/ who is untiring in her supplications/ and our certain hope in her intercessions./ For, as the Mother of Life, she hath passed over to the Life// Who dwelt within her ever-virgin womb. Saints and Feasts of the Day 6The Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. 1Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Novgorod). 1Reverence list of the Dormition Icon of the Mother of God: "Kievo-Pechersk" (1073), "Ovinovsk" (1425), "Pskov-Pechersk" (1472), "Semigorodnaya" (15th c.) and "Piukhtitsk" (16th c.). 1"Mosdok" (13th c.), "Atskursk" (1st. c.), "Tsilkansk" (4th c.), "Vlakhernsk" (Georgia), "Vladimirsko-Rostovsky" (12th c.), Gaenatsky (13th c.), "Bakhchisaraysk", "Chukhlomsk" (14th c.), "Surdegsk" (1530), "Tupichevsk" (17th c.) Icons of the Mother of God. oVenerable Macarius the Roman, abbot (1550), and his disciple St. Chariton. oNew Hieromartyr Andrew (Voliansky) priest. oSt. Christos of Ioannina (Greek). oSt. Stephen, elder of Vyatka (1890). oNew Martyrs Priest Paul Szwajko and Presbytera Joanna, of Graboviec (Chelm and Podlasie, Poland) (1943). See more

Wednesday August 19, 2020 / August 6, 2020 11th Week after Pentecost. Tone one. Fast. Fish Allowed 6The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ (Second "Feast of the Saviour" in August). The Scripture Readings... Luke 9:28-36 Matins Gospel 2 Peter 1:10-19 Matthew 17:1-9 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid." When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead." Troparion The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord, Troparion, in Tone VII Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ God,/ Who didst show Thy glory unto Thy disciples as far as they could bear it,/ May Thine ever-existing light shine forth also upon us sinners/ through the prayers of the Theotokos.// O Bestower of light, glory be to Thee! Kontakion, idiomelon, in Tone VII On the mountain wast Thou transfigured,/ and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as they could bear it, O Christ God;/ that when they would see Thee crucified,/ they would comprehend that Thy suffering was voluntary,// and proclaim to the world that Thou art of a truth the Effulgence of the Father. See more

Sunday July 19, 2020 / July 6, 2020 6th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone five. The Scripture Readings Luke 24:36-53 (6th Matins Gospel) 36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you....Continue reading

5th Sunday After Pentecost / Ss. Peter and Paul Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 4; St. Peter: 4, from Ode 3; St. Paul: 4, from Ode 6. 1. By the tree was Adam forced to depart from paradise; but by the Tree of the Cross was the thief made to dwell in paradise. For the one by tasting, broke the commandment of the creator; while the other, crucified with Him, confessed the hidden God, crying out: Remember me in Thy kingdom!...Continue reading