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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Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr After the First Martyr had been stoned to death (see Dec. 27), Gamaliel, his teacher, encouraged certain of the Christians to go by night and take up the Saint’s body and bury it in his field, which was at a distance of some twenty miles from Jerusalem and was called by his name, “Kaphar-gamala,” that is, “the field of Gamala,” where Gamaliel himself was later buried. About the year 427, a certain pious man called Lucian, who was the parish priest of a church near to that field, received from God a revelation in a dream concerning the place where the First Martyr was buried. He immediately made this known to John, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Thus, coming to the place indicated, and digging there, they found a box with the word “Stephen” in Aramaic letters. On opening it, they took these most sacred relics and transferred them to Jerusalem with great honor and in the company of a very great multitude of the faithful. The Transfer of the Relics of the Holy Protomartyr Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople took place about the year 428. After the holy Protomartyr Archdeacon Stephen was stoned by the Jews, they left his holy body unburied to be devoured by the beasts and birds. After a day and a night the renowned Jewish teacher of the Law, Gamaliel sent people to take up the body of the Protomartyr. Gamaliel buried him on his own property, in his own tomb, not far from Jerusalem. When Lord’s secret disciple Nikodemos died, Gamaliel also buried him near the grave of Saint Stephen. Afterwards Gamaliel himself, who had been baptized with his son Abibas, was buried near the grave of the Protomartyr Stephen and Saint Nikodemos. In the year 415 the relics of the saint were uncovered in a miraculous manner and solemnly transferred to Jerusalem by Bishop John and the bishops Eutonius of Sebaste and Eleutherius of Jericho. From that time healings took place from the relics. 3
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RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE SEVEN Thou didst shatter death by Thy Cross, Thou didst open paradise to the thief; Thou didst turn the sadness of the ointment-bearing women into joy. And didst bid Thine Apostles proclaim a warning, that Thou hast risen O Christ, granting to the world the Great Mercy. APOLYTIKION OF ST. STEPHEN THE ARCHDEACON IN TONE FOUR The crown of the Kingdom hath adorned the brow of thy head * because of the contests that thou hast endured for Christ God, thou first of the martyred Saints; * for when thou hadst censured the Jews’ madness, thou sawest * Christ thy Savior standing at the right hand of the Father. * O Stephen, ever pray Him for us, that He would save our souls.
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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 TRANSFIGURATION IN TONE SEVEN Thou wast transfigured on the mount, and Thy Disciples, in so far as they were able, beheld Thy glory, O Christ our God; so that, when they should see Thee crucified, they would remember that all Thy suffering was voluntary, and could declare to all the world that Thou art truly the effulgent Splendor of the Father.
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The Lord will give strength to His people. Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of God, ascribe to the Lord honor and glory.
says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.”
The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (1:10-17)
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
Brethren, I appeal to you, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissension among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest anyone should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)
For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the Gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 5
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The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (14:1422) At that time, when Jesus went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They said to Him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And He said, “Bring them here to Me.” Then He
ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish He looked up to Heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
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KOINONIKON ( COMMUNION HYMN)
KOINONIKON (COMMUNION HYMN) Praise the Lord from the Heavens; Praise Him in the highest; Alleluia.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER OF ST. BASIL THE GREAT (PRAY SILENTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE HOLY GIFTS) O Master, Christ our God, King of all ages and Maker of all things, I thank Thee for all the good things which Thou hast given me and of partaking of Thine immaculate and life-giving Mysteries. Wherefore, I pray Thee, who art good and loves mankind, keep me under Thy protection and in the shadow of Thy wings, and grant me a pure conscience, even unto my last breath to partake of Thy Holy Gifts for unto Thee we ascribe glory and thanksgiving, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. 7
OFFERINGS + Prayers of Health and Safety are offered for +
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Jones fam, Maia fam, Mirela, Simerick fam, Ana Mary, Klein fam, McAddis fam, Zambomi fam, Freedman fam, Leary fam, Linsford fam, Holden fam, Cooper fam, Jared Basil, Fr. James & fam, Fr. Milton & fam, Fr. Adam & fam, Fr. Elia & fam, Fr. Joseph & fam, Nathan, Margaret, Charlie & Anastasia. Margaret Kathy, Irene, Maria, Justin, Taylor, Whelan fam, Palomino fam, Goodson fam, Nadia Nassee, Rachel Shi, Robert, Angel, Xavier, Roger, Jerome, Renee & child, Fr. John, Ana, Vasilii, John, Axenia, Sidor fam, Maria, Katerina, Nikolai, Scott Aaron, Cameron, Karl, Ben & Emily, Matt & Steph, Roshelle & Child, Tim, Jared, Daniel, Paul, Louanna, Melissa, Elizabeth, Voron fam, Fr. Dean, Graley fam, Jazmin, Slagy fam, Esra, Seamus, Stephen, Susan, Crawford fam, Fritts fam, Elena, Edens fam, Brown fam,
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
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Radovanka, william , Lazar Lydia, Victor, Tatyana, Alexander, Evdokia, Ephimia, Ephim, Michael, Alexander, Alexey, Yuri, Boris, Valentin, Vladimir Glenn and Patrick, Anna, Christopher, Julia, Elena, Helen, Angeline, Edward, Conrad, Edward, Adelard, Marie, Bill, Katherine, Charles, Alexander, Eva Michael, Olga, Nadja, Joan, Joey, Joanne, Mary, Aanna, Anna-Louisa-Julia-Helen-AngelineWalter-Katherine-Elena-Charles Priscilla & Dan, William, Mary, Michael, Maria, Thomas, Joseph, Maria, John, George, Peter, Anna, John, George, Anna, Nela, Fr. Neil, Tatiana, Sergei, Ion, Maria, Agrepina, Fr. John, El Ephraim, Fr. Farha
Olga, Mihail, Fr. Ted, Nadje, Asnoketa, Joey, 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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8th Sunday of Matthew Multiplication of Loaves and Fish
Even though Jesus’ plan was to spend some time alone, He was not irritated or frustrated by the appearance of the multitude. Instead, He looked on them with compassion. They were a flock without a shepherd and He spent the day teaching them and healing their sick. As the day came to an end, the disciples approached Jesus and suggested that He send the crowds away so they can get something to eat. The family of God is no different from any other family. When the Church gathers, Her favorite accounts of the Lord and His Apostles are told and retold. The account of Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000 is one of those old favorites and it was told over and over again in the life of the early Church. In fact, it is such a favorite that it is the only of Christ’s miracles that is recounted in all four Gospels. This morning we have heard St. Matthew’s account of this event.