+ TODAY:
👉 Fast Free
👉 Diocesan Convention (parish staff in Michigan)
👉 6:00 p.m. Reader's vigil
+ TOMORROW: Sunday
👉 8:30 AM - Chanting/Theoria/Prayers
👉 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy
👉 11:00 AM - Coffee Hour (lite break-fast)
(No Topical Summer Class today )
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🛐 Your Daily Theoria (Contemplation)
📖 Your Daily Scripture
❤️ Your Daily Psalter Reading (Septuagint - LXX)
🙇🏽 Your Daily Orthodox Saints & Prayers
🙏 Your Daily Orthodox Prayer Rule (Prayer List)
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🛐 YOUR DAILY THEORIA
SATURDAY - St. Theophan the Recluse
❤️ EXPLORE YOUR THOUGHTS & MOTIVES
Rom. 12:1-3; Matt. 10:37-11:1
“He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward” (Matt.10:41).
With this statement all misunderstandings connected with almsgiving are resolved.
The questions "Who is begging? and
"Where are the alms going?" almost always, if not suppress then significantly diminish good intentions for the poor.
The Lord says to those who ask these questions: Your reward is determined according to how you receive the beggar and help him.
Do not look at the one who is asking, but at your thoughts. The value of your deed will be commensurate with your thoughts.
The right thoughts to have about a poor person can be defined in this way: He who has mercy on the poor is lending to God; or, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me (Matt. 25:40).
Thus, receive everyone in need as you would the Lord, and do what you can for him with the thought that you are doing it for God, and you will receive a reward from the Lord, not only as if you had received a prophet and a righteous man, but as if you had received the Lord Himself.
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📖 YOUR DAILY SCRIPTURE- “Let us attend!!”
Romans 12:1-3
RENEWED MIND: TRANSFORMED, NOT CONFORMED TO THE WORLD
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
Matthew 10:37-11:1
RENEWED MIND: COMPASSIONATE MOTIVES
37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.
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❤️ YOUR DAILY PSALTER (Septuagint - LXX)
PSALM 49 (1-7)
RENEWED MIND: JOINED WITH THE HOLY ONES
1 The God of gods, the Lord, hath spoken, and He hath called the earth from the rising of the sun and unto the setting thereof.
2 Out of Sion is the magnificence of His comeliness.
3 God shall come visibly, yea, our God, and shall not keep silence.
4 Fire shall blaze before Him, and round about Him shall there be a mighty tempest.
5 He shall summon heaven above and the earth that He may judge His people.
6 Gather together unto Him His holy ones who have established His covenant upon sacrifices.
7 And the heavens shall declare His righteousness, for God is judge.
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🙇🏽 TODAY’S SAINTS - VENERATION & PRAYER
(Click link in Facebook comments to read about each Saint)
+ To Your Own Patron Saint in the Heavenly Realms (to intercede for you).
~ Hieromartyr Pancratius, bishop of Taormina in Sicily (1st c.).
~ Venerable Gabriel, abbot of St. Elias Skete, Mt. Athos (1901).
~ New Hieromartyr Constantine priest (1918).
~ Hieromartyr Cyril, bishop of Gortyna in Crete (250-252).
~ Martyrs Patermuthius, Coprius, and Alexander the Soldier, in Egypt (361).
~ Sts. Patermuthius and Coprius, ascetics of Egypt (4th c.).
~ St. Theodore, bishop of Edessa (848).
~ "Cyprus" in the village of Stromyn (Moscow diocese) and "Koloch" (1413) Icons of the Mother of God.
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🙏 MORNING ORTHODOX PRAYERS
(Pray aloud standing before home Icon Corner)
Having risen from sleep, before any other action, stand reverently, considering thyself to be in the presence of the All-seeing God, and, having made the sign of the Cross, say:
In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then pause a moment, until all thy senses are calmed and thy thoughts forsake all things earthly; and then make three bows, saying: the Prayer of the Publican:
O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
The Beginning Prayer:
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy most pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us, and cleanse us of all impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Thrice.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us.
O Lord, be gracious unto our sins.
O Master, pardon our iniquities.
O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. 3X
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Troparia to the Holy Trinity:
Having risen from sleep, we fall down before Thee, O Good One, and the angelic hymn we cry aloud to Thee, O Mighty One: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou. O God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
From bed and sleep hast Thou raised me up, O Lord: enlighten my mind and heart and open my lips that I may hymn Thee, O Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Suddenly the judge shall come, and the deeds of each shall be laid bare; but with fear do we cry at midnight: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy. 12X
Prayer of Saint Basil the Great to the Most Holy Trinity:
As I rise from sleep, I thank Thee, O Holy Trinity, for through Thy great goodness and patience Thou wast not angry with me, an idler and sinner, nor hast Thou destroyed me with mine iniquities, but hast shown Thy usual love for mankind; and when I was prostrate in despair, Thou hast raised me up to keep the morning watch and glorify Thy power. And now enlighten my mind’s eye, and open my mouth that I may meditate on Thy words, and understand Thy commandments, and do Thy will, and hymn Thee in heartfelt confession, and sing praises to Thine all-holy name: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O come let us worship God our King.
O come let us worship and fall down before Christ our King and God.
O come let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and God.
Psalm 50:
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned and done this evil before Thee, that Thou mightest be justified in Thy words, and prevail when Thou art judged. For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me. For behold, Thou hast loved truth; the hidden and secret things of Thy wisdom hast Thou made manifest unto me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that be humbled, they shall rejoice. Turn Thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and with Thy governing Spirit establish me. I shall teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall turn back unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness.
O God, Thou God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness. O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had given it; with whole-burnt offerings Thou shalt not be pleased.
A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken and humbled God will not despise.
Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be builded.
Then shalt Thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings. Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
The Symbol of the Orthodox Faith:
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Chris, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages.
Light of Light; true God of true God, begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father by Whom all things were made; Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from the heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man; And was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; And arose again on the third day according to the Scriptures; And ascended into the heavens, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father.
And shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life; Who proceedeth from the Father; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by the prophets. In One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord have mercy. 3X
O Lord, bless.
The Dismissal:
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the intercessions of Thy most pure Mother, the God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
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YOUR DAILY PERSONAL PRAYERS
~ Applying Today’s Scriptures
~ Repentance / Humility
~ Prepare for Confession
~ Your Family Members
~ Parish Family Members
~ Parish Fathers, Priests, & Families
> Fr. John and Popidia Juliana
> Fr. Michael and Deaconesa Rebecca
> Fr. Stevan and Matushka Margaret
~ Catechumen / New Seekers
~ Newly Illumined
~ Parish Leaders / Staff / Board
~ Others …
