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Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Tone 3 - Prokeimenon Sing praises to our God, sing praises! / Sing praises to our King, 209 S. Lehigh Ave. Frackville, PA 17931 sing praises! Web Page — HAOCA.org vs. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs V Rev. James M. Jadick 570-874-3162 rjmj_1@hotmail.com of joy! John Malinchok 570-590-2669 john@malinchokins.com Epistle - Romans 6:18-23 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brethren: Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we Sunday July 18, 2021 - 4th Sunday after Pentecost shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from Commemoration of the Holy Fathers the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. of the First Six Ecumenical Councils For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye Tone 3 - Troparion (Resurrection) should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your Let the heavens rejoice! / Let the earth be glad! / For the Lord members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield has shown strength with His arm. / He has trampled down death yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and by death. / He has become the first born of the dead. / He has your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted to the world // great mercy. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia -In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped; let me never be put to shame! Tone 8 - Troparion (Fathers) -Be a God of protection for me, a house of refuge in order to Thou art most glorious, O Christ our God, / Who hast save me! established the Holy Fathers as lights on the earth. / Through them Thou hast guided us to the True Faith. // O greatly Gospel - Matthew 8:5-13 compassionate One, glory to Thee! Let us attend: And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, And saying, Tone 3 - Kontakion (Resurrection) Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that Eve rejoices; / with the Prophets and Patriarchs // they thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, unceasingly praise the divine majesty of Thy power. and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, Tone 8 - Kontakion (Fathers) and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my The Apostles’ preaching and the Fathers’ doctrines have servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he established one Faith for the Church. / Adorned with the robe of marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I truth, woven from heavenly theology, // It defines and glorifies have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto the great mystery of piety. you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit
down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of As an example, we just spent $495 for containers to package heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the food! That is not even counting the expenses for the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. halupki, halushkie and pierogies that has already been spent. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was American Flag - The new American flag for our flagpole was healed in the selfsame hour. donated in recognition of my Dad’s service, along with all of the other members of the “Greatest Generation” who served during Communion Hymn the Second World War - Father James -Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest! -Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous; praise befits the just! Virgin Martyr Julia of Carthage Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! The Virgin Martyr Julia was born in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carthage into a Christian family. While still a girl she was captured by the Parastas - Joseph K. Anderson from Matushka Natalie Persians. They carried her off to Syria and sold her into slavery. Fulfilling the Altar Vigil Candles - Center Table Vigils - Memory of Joseph Christian commandments, Saint Julia K. Anderson from Matushka Natalie faithfully served her master. She Bulletin - Health of Bricker & Kane Familes from Kitty Bricker preserved herself in purity, kept the fasts and prayed much to God. No amount of Bulletin & Candle Listing - The contact person for the offerings urging by her pagan master could turn of weekly bulletins, candles and newsletters is Cheryl Ruschak. her to idolatry. You can contact Cheryl at 570-617-3559. Once the master set off with merchandise for Gaul and took Saint Julia Baked Goods - Please have your baked good here at the with him. Along the way the ship stopped over at the island of church no later than Friday at noon! We need time to package Corsica, and the master decided to take part in a pagan festival, all of the tasty treats and get them ready for the sale! but Julia remained on the ship. The Corsicans plied the merchant and his companions with wine, and when they had fallen into a Mini Food Festival - The date has been set for the 24th of July. drunken sleep, they took Julia from the ship. Saint Julia was not Please be sure and save that date. afraid to acknowledge that she was a Christian, and the savage pagans crucified her. Special Collection - Sunday, July 25th, we will have a special An angel of the Lord reported the death of the holy martyr to the collection to support the Orthodox Church Prison Ministry. This monks of a monastery, located on a nearby island. The monks took is one of the most successful and rewarding endeavors of our the body of the saint and buried it in a church in their monastery. Holy Orthodox Church. Please be generous. In about the year 763 the relics of the holy Martyr Julia were transferred to a women’s monastery in the city of Breschia Donations Welcome - Please consider a donation to help offset (historians give conflicting years of the death of the saint: as either the cost of the items needed to make the food fest a success. the fifth or seventh century). oca.org
Myrrh-bearer and Equal of the Apostles Evangelist Matthew relates, she was present at the Burial of the Lord. Before her eyes Joseph and Νikόdēmos went out to the tomb with His Mary Magdalene lifeless Body. She watched as they covered over the entrance to the cave with a large stone, entombing the Source of Life. Faithful to the Law in which she was raised, Mary together with The Holy Myrrh-Bearer Equal of the the other women spent the following day at rest, because it was the Apostles Mary Magdalene. On the banks great day of the Sabbath, coinciding with the Feast of Passover. But of Lake Genesareth (Galilee), between the all the rest of the peaceful day the women gathered spices to go to cities of Capharnum and Tiberias, was the the Grave of the Lord at dawn on Sunday and anoint His Body small city of Magdala, the remains of according to the custom of the Jews. which have survived to our day. Now only It is necessary to mention that, having agreed to go on the first the small village of Mejhdel stands on the day of the week to the Tomb early in the morning, the holy women had site. no possibility of meeting with one another on Saturday. They went A woman whose name has entered separately on Friday evening to their own homes. They went out only forever into the Gospel account was born at dawn the following day to go to the Sepulchre, not all together, but and grew up in Magdala. The Gospel tells each from her own house. us nothing of Mary’s younger years, but The Evangelist Matthew writes that the women came to the Tradition informs us that Mary of Magdala grave at dawn, or as the Evangelist Mark expresses, extremely early was young and pretty, and led a sinful life. before the rising of the sun. The Evangelist John, elaborating upon It says in the Gospels that the Lord these, says that Mary came to the grave so early that it was still dark. expelled seven devils from Mary (Luke. Obviously, she waited impatiently for the end of night, but it was not 8:2). From the moment of her healing Mary yet daybreak. She ran to the place where the Lord’s Body lay. led a new life, and became a true disciple of the Savior. Mary went to the tomb alone. Seeing the stone pushed away The Gospel relates that Mary followed after the Lord, when He from the cave, she ran away in fear to tell the close Apostles of Christ, went with the Apostles through the cities and villages of Judea and Peter and John. Hearing the strange message that the Lord was gone Galilee preaching about the Kingdom of God. Together with the pious from the tomb, both Apostles ran to the tomb and, seeing the shroud women Joanna, wife of Choza (steward of Herod), Susanna and and winding cloths, they were amazed. They went and said nothing to others, she served Him from her own possessions (Luke 8:1-3) and anyone, but Mary returned to the tomb and stood about the entrance undoubtedly shared with the Apostles the evangelic tasks in common to the tomb and wept. Here in this dark tomb so recently lay her with the other women. The Evangelist Luke, evidently, has her in view lifeless Lord. together with the other women, stating that at the moment of the Wanting proof that the tomb really was empty, she went down Procession of Christ onto Golgotha, when after the Scourging He took to it and saw a strange sight. She saw two angels in white garments, on Himself the heavy Cross, collapsing under its weight, the women one sitting at the head, the other at the foot, where the Body of Jesus followed after Him weeping and wailing, but He consoled them. The had been placed. They asked her, “Woman, why weepest thou?” She Gospel relates that Mary Magdalene was present on Golgotha at the answered them with the words which she had said to the Apostles, moment of the Lord’s Crucifixion. While all the disciples of the Savior “They have taken my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid ran away, she remained fearlessly at the Cross together with the Him.” At that moment, she turned around and saw the Risen Jesus Mother of God and the Apostle John. standing near the grave, but she did not recognize Him. The Evangelists also list among those standing at the Cross He asked Mary, “Woman, why weepest thou? Whom dost thou the mother of the Apostle James, and Salome, and other women seek?” She answered thinking that she was seeing the gardener, “Sir, followers of the Lord from Galilee, but all mention Mary Magdalene if thou hast taken him, tell where thou hast put Him, and I will take first. Saint John, in addition to the Mother of God, names only her and Him away.” Mary Cleopas. This indicates how much she stood out from all the Then she recognized the Lord’s voice. This was the voice she women who gathered around the Lord. heard in those days and years, when she followed the Lord through all She was faithful to Him not only in the days of His Glory, but the cities and places where He preached. He spoke her name, and also at the moment of His extreme humiliation and insult. As the she gave a joyful shout, “Rabbi” (Teacher).
Respect and love, fondness and deep veneration, a feeling of written on parchment, kept in the monastery library of Saint thankfulness and recognition at His Splendor as great Teacher, all Athanasius near Thessalonica, is a prayer read on the day of Holy came together in this single outcry. She was able to say nothing more Pascha for the blessing of eggs and cheese. In it is indicated that the and she threw herself down at the feet of her Teacher to wash them igumen in passing out the blessed eggs says to the brethren: “Thus with tears of joy. But the Lord said to her: “Touch me not; for I am not have we received from the holy Fathers, who preserved this custom yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and tell them: ‘I from the very time of the holy Apostles, therefore the holy Equal of the ascend to My Father, and your Father; to My God and to your God.’” Apostles Mary Magdalene first showed believers the example of this She came to herself and again ran to the Apostles, to do the joyful offering.” will of Him sending her to preach. Again she ran into the house, where Mary Magdalene continued her preaching in Italy and in the the Apostles still remained in dismay, and proclaimed to them the city of Rome itself. Evidently, the Apostle Paul has her in mind in his joyous message, “I have seen the Lord!” This was the first preaching Epistle to the Romans (16: 6), where together with other ascetics of in the world about the Resurrection. evangelic preaching he mentions Mary (Mariam), who as he The Apostles proclaimed the Glad Tidings to the world, but she expresses “has bestowed much labor on us.” Evidently, she proclaimed it to the Apostles themselves. Holy Scripture does not tell extensively served the Church in its means of subsistence and its us about the life of Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection of Christ, difficulties, being exposed to dangers, and sharing with the Apostles but it is impossible to doubt, that if in the terrifying minutes of Christ’s the labors of preaching. Crucifixion she was at the foot of His Cross with His All-Pure Mother According to Church Tradition, she remained in Rome until the and Saint John, she must have stayed with them during the happier arrival of the Apostle Paul, and for two more years following his time after the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. Thus in the Acts departure from Rome after the first court judgment upon him. From of the Apostles Saint Luke writes that all the Apostles with one mind Rome, Saint Mary Magdalene, already bent with age, moved to stayed in prayer and supplication, with certain women and Mary the Ephesus where the holy Apostle John unceasingly labored. There the Mother of Jesus and His brethren. saint finished her earthly life and was buried. Holy Tradition testifies that when the Apostles departed from Her holy relics were transferred in the ninth century to Jerusalem to preach to all the ends of the earth, then Mary Constantinople, and placed in the monastery Church of Saint Lazarus. Magdalene also went with them. A daring woman, whose heart was In the era of the Crusader campaigns they were transferred to Italy full of reminiscence of the Resurrection, she went beyond her native and placed at Rome under the altar of the Lateran Cathedral. Part of borders and went to preach in pagan Rome. Everywhere she the relics of Mary Magdalene are said to be in Provage, France near proclaimed to people about Christ and His teaching. When many did Marseilles, where over them at the foot of a steep mountain a not believe that Christ is risen, she repeated to them what she had splendid church is built in her honor. said to the Apostles on the radiant morning of the Resurrection: “I The Orthodox Church honors the holy memory of Saint Mary have seen the Lord!” With this message she went all over Italy. Magdalene, the woman called by the Lord Himself from darkness to Tradition relates that in Italy Mary Magdalene visited Emperor light, and from the power of Satan to God. Tiberias (14-37 A.D.) and proclaimed to him Christ’s Resurrection. Formerly immersed in sin and having received healing, she According to Tradition, she brought him a red egg as a symbol of the sincerely and irrevocably began a new life and never wavered from Resurrection, a symbol of new life with the words: “Christ is Risen!” that path. Mary loved the Lord Who called her to a new life. She was Then she told the emperor that in his Province of Judea the unjustly faithful to Him not only when He was surrounded by enthusiastic condemned Jesus the Galilean, a holy man, a miracleworker, powerful crowds and winning recognition as a miracle-worker, but also when all before God and all mankind, had been executed at the instigation of the disciples deserted Him in fear and He, humiliated and crucified, the Jewish High Priests, and the sentence confirmed by the hung in torment upon the Cross. This is why the Lord, knowing her procurator appointed by Tiberias, Pontius Pilate. faithfulness, appeared to her first, and esteemed her worthy to be first Mary repeated the words of the Apostles, that we are to proclaim His Resurrection. redeemed from the vanity of life not with perishable silver or gold, but oca.org rather by the precious Blood of Christ. Thanks to Mary Magdalene the custom to give each other paschal eggs on the day of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ spread among Christians over all the world. In one ancient Greek manuscript,
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