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We are a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, and all are welcome to worship with us! Our services are in English. Please join us at our coffee hour downstairs after the service.

 

Христос Воскресе!

Воистину Воскресе!

 

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

 

April 16/29, 2007

4^th  Sunday of Pascha

Healing of the Paralytic

 

Troparion of the Resurrection, Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice; * for the Lord hath wrought might with his arm. * He hath trampled down death by death; * the firstborn of the dead hath He become. * From the belly of Hades hath he delivered us * and hath granted to the world great mercy. 

 

Kontakion of the Paralytic, Tone 3: As of old Thou didst raise the paralytic, O Lord, * by Thy divine presence, raise my soul, * which is paralyzed grievously by all manner of sins and unseemly deeds, * that being saved I may cry out: * O compassionate Christ, glory be to Thy power.

 

Kontakion of the Resurrection, Tone 8:  Thou didst descend into the tomb, O Immortal, * Thou didst destroy the power of death. * In victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God, * proclaiming “Rejoice!” to the myrrh-bearing women; * granting peace to Thine apostles, * and bestowing resurrection on the fallen.

 

Today’s Readings

Epistle: Acts 9:32-42

Gospel: John 5:1-15

 

Instead of “It is truly meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9^th Ode of the Canon of the feast, first Tone:

               Refrain:  The angel cried unto her that is full of grace: Rejoice, O pure Virgin! And again I say, rejoice!  For thy Son is risen from the grave on the third day, and hath raised the dead, O ye people, be joyful!

               Irmos:   Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee; dance now and be glad, O Zion, and do thou exult, O pure Theotokos, in the arising of Him Whom thou didst bear.

 

Parish News

 

v      Today is the name day of Galina Bahanovich and Galina Muchnik (Martyr Galina of Corinth). Many years!

v      Fish may be eaten this Wednesday, Mid-Pentecost.

v      Our brother in Christ and one of our parish’s founders, Alexander Balabasz, went to the Lord on Friday, April 20. His funeral and burial were last Monday, April 23. Memory eternal!

v      Please remember Phocas and Elana Damiano in your prayers as they travel.

v      Next Sunday, May 6, we will serve the Moleben for the Conversion of the Non-Orthodox.

v      Please pick up a copy of the May Messenger.

v      This Wednesday’s Akathist will be for the Great-Martyr and Trophy-bearer George, whose memory we will celebrate next Sunday.

v      And don’t forget Friday Compline! Small Compline only takes 45 minutes, and we chant three canons in preparation for Holy Communion on Sunday.

 

St. John of the Ladder on Repentance

 

Repentance is the renewal of baptism.

 

Repentance is a contract with God for a second life.

 

A penitent is a buyer of humility (Wisdom 3:6).

 

Repentance is a constant distrust of bodily comfort.

 

Repentance is self-condemning reflection and carefree self-care.

 

Repentance is the daughter of hope and the renunciation of despair.

 

A penitent is an undisgraced convict.

 

Repentance is reconciliation with the Lord by the practice of good deeds contrary to the sins.

 

Repentance is purification of conscience.

 

Repentance is the voluntary endurance of all afflictions.

 

A penitent is the inflictor of his own punishments.

 

Repentance is a mighty persecution of the stomach and a striking of the soul into vigorous awareness.

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