|
APOLYTIKION
OF SAINT NECTARIOS
The offspring of Silyvria*
and the guardian of Aegina* the true friend of virtue who appeared in the
last years. O Nectarios* we faithful honor you* as a godly servant of
Christ, * for you pour forth healing* of every kind for those who piously
cry out. * Glory to Christ who has glorified you; * Glory to Him who has
shown wonders in you; * Glory to Him who works healing through you for
all.
ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙΟΝ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΟΥ
Σηλυβρίας
τὸν γόνον
καὶ Αἰγίνης
τὸν ἔφορον,
τὸν ἐσχάτοις
χρόνοις
φανέντα ἀρετῆς φίλον γνήσιον,
Νεκτάριον
τιμήσωμεν
πιστοί, ὡς ἔνθεον
θεράποντα
Χριστοῦ. Ἀναβλύζει
γὰρ ἰάσεις
παντοδαπὰς
τοῖς εὐλαβῶς
κραυγάζουσι :
Δόξα τῷ
σὲ δοξάσαντι
Χριστῷ, δόξα τῷ
σὲ θαυμαστώσαντι,
δόξα τῷ
ἐνεργούντι
διὰ σοῦ
πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Sunday of the myrrh-bearing
women
READING
About the beginning of His
thirty-second year, when the Lord Jesus was going throughout Galilee,
preaching and working miracles, many women who had received of His
beneficence left their own homeland and from then on followed after Him.
They ministered unto Him out of their own possessions, even until His
crucifixion and entombment; and afterwards, neither losing faith in Him
after His death, nor fearing the wrath of the Jewish rulers, they came to
the sepulchre, bearing the myrrh-oils they had
prepared to annoint His body. It is because of
the myrrh-oils, that these God-loving women brought to the tomb of Jesus
that they are called the Myrrh-bearers. Of those whose names are known
are the following: first of all, the most holy Virgin Mary, who in
Matthew 27:56 and Mark 15:40 is called "the mother of James and Joses" (these are the sons of Joseph by a
previous marriage, and she was therefore their step-mother); Mary
Magdalene (celebrated July 22); Mary, the wife of Clopas;
Joanna, wife of Chouza, a steward of Herod
Antipas; Salome, the mother of the sons of Zebedee, Mary and Martha, the
sisters of Lazarus; and Susanna. As for the names of the rest of them,
the evangelists have kept silence (Matt 27:55-56; 28:1-10. Mark 15:40-41.
Luke 8:1-3; 23:55-24:11, 22-24. John 19:25; 20:11-18. Acts 1:14).
Together with them we
celebrate also the secret disciples of the Saviour, Joseph and Nicodemus.
Of these, Nicodemus was probably a Jerusalemite, a prominent leader among
the Jews and of the order of the Pharisees, learned in the Law and
instructed in the Holy Scriptures. He had believed in Christ when, at the
beginning of our Saviour's preaching of
salvation, he came to Him by night. Furthermore, he brought some one
hundred pounds of myrrh-oils and an aromatic mixture of aloes and spices
out of reverence and love for the divine Teacher (John 19:39). Joseph,
who was from the city of Arimathea, was a wealthy and noble man, and one
of the counsellors who were in Jerusalem. He went boldly unto Pilate and
asked for the body of Jesus, and together with Nicodemus he gave Him
burial. Since time did not permit the preparation of another tomb, he
placed the Lord's body in his own tomb which was hewn out of rock, as the
Evangelist says (Matt. 27:60).
Special Announcement:
·
If
someone wants to sponsor the coffee hour, there is a sign-up sheet in the
Hall. Please write legibly your name next to the date you want to sponsor
·
We
need oil (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) for the Church, please donate.
·
Please
notify us if someone in the member of the family or yourself is sick, so
that we may offer healing prayer.
·
We would like to invite all ladies of our church to join Saint
Nectarios Philoptochos Society. All ladies 18 years and older are asked to
join. We will be meeting every other month on the last Sunday
of the month. The executive board will meet the alternating month after
church on the last Sunday of the month. All
meetings will be after coffee time in the last modular building on the
left or Learning Center. Girls of younger than 18 years
and husband of a member can join as Associate member but no voting
privilege. There is a $50-member signup fee.
|
