ՇՈՂ - SHOGH
ՅՈՒՆՈՒԱՐ 19 JANUARY, 2025 – No. 283
SYNAXIS READINGS
Timothy 1 1:1-11
JOHN 2:1-11
MORNING SERVICE at 9:30 am
DIVINE LITURGY at 10:30 am
Celebrated by:
REV. FR. HAYARI TANASHIAN
Pastor’s Assistant
Choirmaster: Dn. Shahe Altounian
Organist: Mrs. Sona Artinian
ամբարիշտներուն ու մեղաւորներուն, անսուրբերուն եւ սրբապիղծներուն, հայր զարնողներուն, մայր
մարդասպաններուն, պոռնկողներուն, արուագէտներուն,
2:1-11
TIMOTHY 1
1:1-11
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrinesany longeror todevotethemselves to mythsand endless genealogies. Suchthingspromote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’swork which is by faith. The goalof this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but
they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.
JOHN
2:1-11
Onthe third daya wedding took placeatCanainGalilee. Jesus’mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
“Woman,awhydoyou involveme?”Jesusreplied.“Myhourhasnotyet come.”
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. b Jesussaidtotheservants,“Fillthejarswithwater”;sotheyfilledthem to the brim.
Thenhe toldthem,“Now drawsomeoutandtakeittothemasterofthe banquet.”
They did so, and themasterof thebanquettasted thewaterthathad been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
ARMENIAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrates Christmas on January 19. According to an ancient tradition, Christmas for us, Armenians, falls on January 6 by the Gregorian (new) calendar, that corresponds to January 19 in the Julian (old) calendar, which have a difference of 13 days. The Christmas celebrations of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the Holy Land start with the procession of Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with the clergy and the faithful, who travel from Jerusalem to the city of Bethlehem, to the Church of Nativity of Christ. The Armenian scouts and their band, lead the procession to the Manger Square and then into the Church of Nativity, while clergy, seminarians and the faithful join in. The Vespers and Christmas Eve Mass take place in the Basilica of Nativity, which is overseen by the Armenian Orthodox, the Catholic and the Greek Orthodox churches.
COMMEMORATION OF PATRIARCHS
ST. ATHANASIUS AND ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA
St. Athanasius (295-373 A.D.)
He was born in Alexandria, to a Greek Christian family. He received his education in the famous Theological School of Alexandria. He was ordained to the diaconate by Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria, and participated inthe EcumenicalCouncil of Nicaea in 325,as the Patriarch’s personal secretary. During the council he decisively defeated Arius and his followers who denied the Divine nature of Christ and purported that He was a created being. In his argument St. Athanasius stated the reality of Christ being God and explained the salvation in combining the human nature of Jesus with God, which is possible only through His incarnation. Athanasius stated that God became incarnate, “so thatsons of mortal men should become sons of God.”
In 328, St. Athanasius became Bishop of Alexandria. He continued to struggle against Arian views and defended the Nicene Orthodoxteachings (Nicene Creed). He was subjected to repeated persecutions, but his efforts bore fruit, and eight years following his death his teachings were adopted by the Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, in 381. St. Athanasius made very significant contributions to the development of monastic life as well.
Patriarch St. Cyril of Alexandria
He՚s one of the brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian Theological School. He was born in 380, and was the nephew of Patriarch Theophilus, whom he succeeded in 412. He struggled against Nestorius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, for the preservation of orthodox teaching. Nestorius, a presbyter of the Antioch Church, was chosen in 428 to the Constantinople cathedral and therein got the chance to spread his heretical teachings, namely about the mother of God. He was implying that she gave birth not to God, but only to the man Christ. For the purpose of settling this theological dispute Emperor Theodoros II convened the Third Ecumenical Councilin Ephesus, in431. During theCouncil, Nestorius and his teachings were criticized and condemned, and the formulation of “Theotokos” (Birthgiver to God) was adopted by the Church as it related to St. Mary. The famousformulationof St.Cyril: “The one incarnatenature of God the Word”,hasbecome thecornerstone oftheArmenianChurchregardingthe nature of Christ.
Saint Cyril guided the Alexandrian Church for 32 years. Saint Cyril died in the year 444.
As a result of his refusal to tolerate the Arian heresy St. Athanasius of Alexandria spent over 15 out of his 47 years of episcopate in five exiles ordered by four different Roman Emperors.
Requested by
Cnar and Albert Zeinalvand and family
Emma and Jaqueline Gharabegi Nazarian
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Araks and Edward Hambarchian
In Memory of Their Beloved Brother, Brother-in-law and Uncle
THE LATE ARMEN GHARABEKI
On his passing in Los Angeles
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In Memory of Their Beloved Mother and Grandmother
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On the 1st anniversary of her passing
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Mr. Sarkis Mahdessian
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In Memory of THE LATE
JULIETTE MAHDESSIAN
on the 2nd anniversary of her passing
Requested by
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Talin Arzumanian
Nadine Arzumanian & Alberto Lo Russo and sons, Leonardo and Brando Arzumanian and Hairabedian families
In Memory of Their Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and Sister
THE LATE GLORIA FELISA ARZUMANIAN
On the 5th anniversary of her passing
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96TH ANNIVERSARY OF HTAC
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GENERAL
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MEMBERSHIP
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LOUMA
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ALTAR FLOWERS
Mr. & Mrs. Varaz & Hasmik Abed-Stephen $120 (January12,2025)
ALTAR FLOWERS
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APPRECIATION
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HOLY TRINITY
ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH
Vicar of Armenian Church Canadian Diocese and Parish Priest
Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian
Pastor’s Assistant Rev. Fr. Hayari Tanashian
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