S t . B a s i l t h e G r e a t A nt i o c h i a n O r t h o d o x C hu r c h
S t . B a s i l t h e G r e a t A nt i o c h i a n O r t h o d o x C hu r c h His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America.
His Grace Bishop THOMAS, Auxiliary Bishop of The Diocese of Oakland, Charleston, and the Mid-Atlantic.
REV. FATHER JAMES PURDIE, PASTOR 1520 Todds Lane Hampton, VA 23666 Phone: Office (757) 223-4159, Cell: (412) 327-4099 Email: OrthodoxHampton@gmail.com Web Site: www.OrthodoxHampton.com
Welcome visitors! If you are visiting with us for the first time, we greet you in the Holy Name of Christ, our Saviour, and hope you will join us in fellowship after worship. We are genuinely pleased to have you with us today. We must remind you that while the Orthodox Church prays for the unity of all, we do not practice “open Communion.� Only those Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves with prayer, fasting, and regular confession should approach the chalice.
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The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady The Theotokos
The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15 each year. The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in the Greek kimisis) or “falling-asleep” of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord. The Feast also commemorates the translation or assumption into heaven of the body of the Theotokos. The Holy Scriptures tell us that when our Lord was dying on the Cross, He saw His mother and His disciple John and said to the Virgin Mary, “Woman, behold your son!” and to John, “Behold your mother!” (John 19:25-27). From that hour, the Apostle took care of the Theotokos in his own home. Along with the biblical reference in Acts 1:14 that confirms that the Virgin Mary was with the Holy Apostles on the day of Pentecost, the tradition of the Church holds that she remained in the home of the Apostle John in Jerusalem, continuing a ministry in word and deed. At the time of her death, the disciples of our Lord who were preaching throughout the world returned to Jerusalem to see the Theotokos. Except for the Apostle Thomas, all of them including the Apostle Paul were gathered together at her bedside. At the moment of her death, Jesus Christ himself descended and carried her soul into heaven. Following her repose, the body of the Theotokos was taken in procession and laid in a tomb near the Garden of Gethsemane. When the Apostle Thomas arrived three days after her repose and desired to see her body, the tomb was found to be empty. The bodily assumption of the Theotokos was confirmed by the message of an angel and by her appearance to the Apostles. Icon of the Feast The Icon of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos shows her on her deathbed surrounded by the Apostles. Christ is standing in the center looking at His mother. He is holding a small child clothed in white representing the soul of the Virgin Mary. With His golden garments, the angels above His head, and the mandorla surrounding Him, Christ is depicted in His divine glory.
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ANTIPHON THE
THE FIRST ANTIPHON Shout with jubilation unto the Lord, all the earth. O give thanks unto the Lord and call upon His Name. Refrain: Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. In the city of our God, in His holy mountain, and His place hath been made in peace, and His dwelling in Zion. (Refrain) Glory… Both now… (Refrain) THE SECOND ANTIPHON The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Refrain: Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia. 4
God hath laid her foundations unto eternity. We have thought, O God, of Thy mercy in the midst of Thy people. (Refrain) The Most-high hath hallowed His tabernacle. (Refrain) Glory… Both now… O, only begotten Son and Word of God… THE THIRD ANTIPHON Ready is my heart, O God, ready is my heart; I will sing and chant in my glory. What shall I render to the Lord for all that He hath given me? I will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord. THE EISODIKON (ENTRANCE HYMN) OF ORDINARY SUNDAYS Come, let us worship, and fall down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia.
RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE ONE While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind. APOLYTIKION OF THE ICON OF CHRIST IN TONE TWO Thy pure image do we venerate, O good One, asking forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God; for by Thine own will Thou didst ascend the Cross in Thy body, to save Thy creatures from the bondage of the enemy. Wherefore, with thankfulness we cry aloud to thee: Thou hast verily filled all with joy, since Thou didst come, O our Savior, to save the world. APOLYTIKION OF THE DORMITION IN TONE ONE In thy birth-giving, O Theotokos, thou didst keep and preserve virginity; and in thy falling-asleep
thou hast not forsaken the world; for thou wast translated into life, being the Mother of Life. Wherefore, by thine intercessions, deliver our souls from death. TROPARION OF ST. BASIL THE GREAT (TONE 1) In all the earth that receiveth thy sayings, thy melody did resound O righteous Father, through which Thou didst go about and proclaim as worthy of God the nature of creatures, cultivating the character of mankind, O Thou of kingly priesthood Basil, wherefore plead thou with Christ-God to save our souls. KONTAKION OF THE DORMITION IN TONE TWO Verily, the Theotokos, who is ever watchful in intercessions, and whose prayers are never rejected, neither tomb nor death could control. But since she is the Mother of Life, He Who dwelt in her evervirgin womb did translate her to life. 5
EPISTLE THE
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:9-16) Brethren, God has exhibited us Apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we 6
hunger and thirst, we are ill clad and buffeted and homeless; and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me.
GOSPEL THE
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (17:1423) At that time, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him.” And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and
the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Jesus said to them, “Because you have no faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. This kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting.” As they were traveling together through Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will rise on the third day.” 7
OFFERINGS + Prayers of Health and Safety are offered for +
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Liz and Taylor, Michael, Tanya, Maryann, Renee, Adam, Kristina, Matthew June, Father Ted, Father James and Fam, Philip, Preyma Grace, Theophilus, Veronica, Asha Sophia, Katherine Elizabeth, Theresa, Angela & Children, Christopher, Daria, Christopher, Daniel, Sophia, George, Daniel, Irina, nun Thecla, Ekaterina, Angelina, Igor, Alexander, Maria, Ana, Vasilii, Irina, Arthur + fam, Fr. John, Irene, John, Axenia, Sidor fam, Maria, Mirela + fam, Jones fam, Katerina, Maia + fam, Catalina + fam, Edens fam, Simerick fam, Danyl, James, John, Mylarion, Stuart, David, Anne, Whelan fam, Alexander, Anne, Jane + Joe, David, Stuard, Dn, Christopher + fam, Ross fam, Justin, Taylor, Marcia, Voron fam, Slagy fam, Paul, Elizabeth, Carolyn, Father Dean, Esra, AJ, Nora, Ray, Crystal, Carolyn,Mirela + fam, Fr. Milan,
Vigil fam, Cleste, Popps fam, Kanavaros fam, Bennett fam, Bouman fam, Sheldon fam, Bob, Emmanuel,Grace, Meron, Kati, Jared, Aiden & Sophia, Debbie Foxwell, Kevin Foxwell, Basil Foxwell, Stephen, Irene, Hylarrion, Maria, George & fam, Mariann, Nathaniel, Tom, Cory, Maria, Vasily, Anna, Vladimir, John & fam, Betka & fam, Anne, David & fam. Fr. Milan, Stuard, The Whelan Family, Christopher, Daria, Christopher, Daniel, Sophia, George, Daniel, Irina, nun Thecla, Ekaterina, Angelina, Igor, Alexander. Vic and Laura, Neal Family, Butler Family, Thompson Family, Gervais Family, Durfee Family, DiGiacobbe Family, Lazarou Family, Hoffman Family, Christine and child, Tarka Family, Szall Family, Michael, Tanya, Kristina, Matthew, Maryann, Olesnovitch Family, Father Ted, Edith
OFFERINGS +++ Prayers of Loving Memory are offered for +++
Kelly, Mary, Gerhard, Asnaketch, Marvin, Erica, Eric, Caroline, Fr. John, Dustin, Aysem, Jaime, Robert, Xavier, Angel, Jerome, Dadovanka, Lazar, William, Lydia, Tatyana, Alexander, Evdoria, Ephimia. Gabby, Patricia, Radovanka, John, Steven, Connie, Sergei. Tatiana, Ion, Maria, Agrepina, Nadejda, Anne, Robert, Eric, Russell, Kh. Farha, El Ephraim, Bishop Mititin, Marie, Lena, Nun Sophia, Fr Niel, Alexei, Alexander, Yuri, Valentina, Boris, Alexandra. Alexander, Valentina, Michael, Marvin, Thomas, Helen, Carmen, Erica, Samuel, Paul, Lina, Kelly, Roger, Leonard, Mary Jane, William, John, Radovanka, John, Pricilla, Dan, Lydia, Victor, Tatyana, Alexander, Evdokia, Ephimia, Ephim,
Michael, Alexander, Alexey, Yuri, Boris, Valentin, Vladimir, Edith, Maria, Ivan, Alecsandra, Vladimir, Klaudiya, Agrafena, Pavel, Iakov, Vladimir, Evgenia. Alexander, Elena, Nina, AJ, Eric, Caroline, Dustin, Aysen, Jaime. Patricia, Esther, Jose, Diana, Marvin, Erica, Lydia, Victor, Tatjana, Alexander, Evdoria, Ephim, Michael, Alexey, Alexander, Turi, Boris, Valentin, Valentina, Elena, Vladimir, Evdoria, Marcie, Lena, Dorothy, Roger, Kelly, Gerhard, Bill, Nun Sophia, Nikolay, Maria, Sophia, Natela, Zhana, Raymond, Giorgi-Lary, Mary Jane. Leonard, Mariya, Ivan, Alexander, Vladimir, Klaudiya, Agpafena, Pavel, Vladimir, Tatyana, Ephim, Boris, Sergei
Holy Bread is offered by Dasha Saur for the health, safety, and memory of her loved ones.
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10th Sunday of Matthew Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
“But it came to pass, the day after, as they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met Him. And, behold, a man cried out from the crowd, saying, Teacher, I beseech Thee to regard my Son, for he is my only one. And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out, and it convulseth and teareth him, and he foameth; and having bruised him scarcely departeth from him. And I besought Thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not. And Jesus answered, and said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. And when he was yet coming, the devil threw him down, and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and gave him to his father. And all wondered at the majesty of God. All Scripture is inspired of God and profitable: but especially above all besides this is the case with the holy Gospels. For He Who in old time spake the law to the Israelites by the ministry of angels, has in person spoken unto us, when having taken our likeness, He appeared upon earth, and went about among men.� - St. Cyril of Alexandria