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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Quotes from Saints
“He said to Peter and Andrew, ‘follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men…’ And from the place whence they were called, and from many other things, one may perceive this: such as their ready obedience and abandonment of all. For now they were well instructed beforehand… But mark both their faith and their obedience. For though they were in the midst of their work… ‘They forsook all and followed.’ Such is the obedience that Christ seeks of us… We can see this, too, when some others had come to Him and was asking leave to bury His own Father: He permitted note even this.” (Matt.8:21,22)
- St. John Chrysostom, Homily XIV on Matthew IV
“Prayer is food for the soul. Do not starve the soul, it is better to let the body go hungry. Do not judge anyone, forgive everyone. Consider yourself worse than everyone in the world and you will be saved. As much as possible, be more quiet.”
- St. Joseph of Optina: Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina
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ANTIPHON THE
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 ST. BASIL THE GREAT TONE ONE Thy sound hath gone forth into all the earth that received thy word. Thereby thou hast divinely taught 4
the Faith; Thou hast made manifest the nature of things that be; Thou hast adorned the ways of man. O namesake of the royal priesthood, our righteous Father Basil, Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. ORDINARY KONTAKION IN TONE TWO O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the Creator most constant, O despise not the suppliant voices of those who have sinned; but be thou quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession, and speed thou to make supplication, thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
EPISTLE THE
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (2:10-16) Brethren, glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law. For it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but
the doers of the Law who will be justified. When Gentiles who have not the Law do by nature what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the Law. They show that what the Law requires is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. 5
GOSPEL THE
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:18-23) At that time, as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.� Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 6
And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. And He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.
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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 +
Kh. Kelly & family Fritts Family, Wenker Family Elias Family Simerick Family, Neal Family, Butler Family, Thompson Family, Gervais Family, Durfee Family, DiGiacobbe Family, Lazarou Family, Hoffman Family, Christine and child, Tarka Family, Szall Family Kevin, Shana, and John Hovan Vic Temple Basil Foxwell/Katie Lambert Riske Family, Katherine Elizabeth, Theresa Vera, Angela & Children Michael, Tanya, Kristina, Matthew, Maryann, Olesnovitch Family, Father Ted, Edith Nun Thecla, Christopher, Daria, Christopher, Daniel, Sophia, George, Daniel, Irina, Ekaterina, Angelina, Igor, Alexander 8
Renee and child The whelan Family Christopher, Daria, Christopher, Daniel, Sophia, George, Daniel, Irina, nun Thecla, Ekaterina, Angelina, Igor, Alexander. Vic and Laura Family, Fr. Elia & Family, Brigid, Riske Family Justin, The Palomino Fam, Isabella, The Goodson fam, Gabe, Katie, Taylor, Axenia, John, Irene, Sedor Fam, Maria, Ana, Jones Fam, Catalina, Thomas, Fr. Milan, Vladimir, Maria, Arthur and fam, Mirela and fam, Maria, John, Daniel, Irina, Daria, Christopher, Daniel Christopher. Daniel, Sophia, nun Thecla, Ekaterina, Angelina, Alexander, Dn. Chris and fam, Ross fam, Nun Katherine,
OFFERINGS +++ Prayers of Loving Memory are offered for +++
Priscilla and Dan 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 Priscilla & Dan Lydia, Victor, Tatyana, Alexander, Evdokia, Ephimia, Ephim, Michael, Alexander, Alexey, Yury, Boris, Valentin, Vladimir Fr. John Winfrey (priest) Fr John Matusiak, Johsua, James, Lana
Daniel and Margaret. Richard, Yevgenia Asnaketch Tesfa Priscilla, Dan 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, Pelagea, Iakov, Evgenia, Alexander, Nina Lazar, William, Caroline
Holy Bread is offered by Dasha Saur for the health, safety, and memory of her loved ones.
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SECOND SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
“And immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him” (Matt. 4, 22). Christ calls his disciples so that they might follow him and certainly as the evangelist says, that they may do so “straightway”, immediately, and without any delay. This “straightway” has a great deal of importance in the spiritual life. The soul which decides to follow Christ, and not follow itself, struggles to be free from everything, from its possessions, even from its precious self and to follow Christ. And this characteristic is observed in the Christ-loving soul that has decided to follow him: “straightway”, i.e., immediately it gets and understands what the will of God is. The moment the soul gets this, it delays in nothing. Delaying -in order to ponder and see -could certainly be due primarily to inexperience; the man is inexperienced, and does not know what to do. Deep down, however, the delay comes from the fact that someone is not free from himself and for that reason wants first to think things through by himself: in order not to do something in a way that would upset him, or provoke him, since deep down he has his own will. That is, someone wants to follow God, to be subject to Christ, but not however to go against his own will. And so, he who straightway responds to God’s call– to whatever this call may be –he it is who precisely does not do his own will, but rather does the will of Christ; and through this he will progress. There are souls that each time God shows that he wants this and not that, they show their attentiveness. They have the disposition to “straightway” and immediately say “may it be blessed’’, my God: may it be as you will”. And, due to this they are raised up, blessed, and experience joy. As for the other souls, that do not respond “straightway”, certainly, their struggle is not lost, but they are not able to advance, since increasingly they delay.” Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos