Rugăciunea Sfântului Ioanichie cel Mare către Sfânta Treime

The Messenger \nWeekly Worship Guide of The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Atlanta, Georgia\nSunday, November 4, 2018 – Κυριακή, 4 Νοεμβρίου 2018 \n5th Sunday of Luke Κυριακή E΄ Λουκά \nThe Righteous Ioannikios the Great of Olympus, Nikandros the Bishop and Hermias the Presbyter, \nthe Hieromartyrs, Porphyrios the Martyr, John Vatatzis the Duke \nST. I OANNIKIOS THE GREAT OF OLYMPUS \nThe great spiritual light Ioannikios was born in the village of Marikata in the province of Bithynia, of \nhis father Myritrikios and his mother Anastasia. As a youth, he was a shepherd. While tending his \nsheep, he would often retreat into solitude and remain in prayer the whole day, encircling his flock \nwith the sign of the Cross so that the flock would not stray and scatter. Later, he was taken into the \narmy and displayed marvelous courage, particularly in the wars with the Bulgarians. Following his \nmilitary service, Ioannikios withdrew to Mount Olympus in Asia Minor, where he was tonsured a \nmonk and dedicated himself completely to asceticism until his repose in great old age. He lived in \nasceticism for over fifty years in various places, and received from God a truly abundant gift of \nwonderworking. He healed all sicknesses and pains, drove out demons, and tamed wild beasts. He \nespecially had power over snakes, could cross over water as on dry land, could be invisible to men \nwhen he so desired, and could foretell future events. He was distinguished by overwhelming humility \nand meekness. His outward appearance was that of a giant - massive and powerful. He took an active \npart in the destiny of God's Church. During the iconoclast controversy, he was deceived at first, but \nlater tore himself away from the iconoclast viewpoint and became an ardent champion of the \nveneration of icons. He had a great friendship with Patriarch Methodios of Constantinople. \nIoannikios lived for ninety -four years and entered peacefully into rest in the Lord in the year 846. He \nwas a great miracle-worker both during his life and after his death. \nBy St. Nikolai Velimirovich \n \nPRAYER OF ST. IOANNIKIOS \nThis prayer is attributed to St. Ioannikios the Great. It is said that he would repeat a version of this prayer between \nverses of the Psalms, the entirety of which he had memorized: \n \nMy Hope is the Father, my Refuge is the Son, my Shelter is the Holy Spirit. \nO Holy Trinity, glory to You. \nTODAY’S MEMORIALS \nFound on Page 127 of Divine Liturgy Book \n6 Month Memorial for LaShelle Kathryn Aggelakos \n3 Year Memorial for Rocky (Demosthenes) & Helen Demopoulos \n \nArtoklasia \nFound on Page 139 of Divine Liturgy Book \nToday’s Artoklasia is Sponsored by Philoptochos \nin Honor of their Patron Saints Cosmas & Damianos \n \nA second tray is being passed today by members of Philoptochos. \nAll donations will go to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople \n for disbursement to Orthodox Christians in need. \n \n \n \n40 DAY BLESSING \n40 Day Blessing: Daughter (Zoe) of Josh & Jennifer Boyd \n \nToday’s Coffee Hour is Sponsored by the Cathedral Endowment \nin Loving Memory of Rocky & Helen Demopoulos \n\n\nἈναστάσιμον Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἦχος πλ. β΄ \nἈγγελικαὶ Δυνά µεις ἐπὶ τὸ µνῆµά σου, καὶ οἱ \nφυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν \nτῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶ µα. \nἘσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, µὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, \nὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρού µενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ \nἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. \n \n \nἈπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ὁσίου. Ἦχος πλ. δ´ \nΤαῖς τῶν δακρύων σου ῥοαῖς, τῆς ἐρή µου τὸ \nἄγονον ἐγεώργησας, καὶ τοῖς ἐκ βάθους \nστεναγµοῖς, εἰς ἑκατὸν τοὺς πόνους \nἐκαρποφόρησας, καὶ γέγονας φωστὴρ τῇ \nοἰκουµένῃ, λά µπων τοῖς θαύ µασιν, Ἰωαννίκιε \nΠατὴρ ἡ µῶν Ὅσιε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, \nσωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἠµῶν. \n \nΚοντάκιον τῶν Κεκοιμημένων. Ἦχος πλ. δ' \nΜνήσθητι, Κύριε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς τῶν δούλων σου καὶ \nὅσα ἐν βίῳ ἥμαρτον συγχώρησον ·οὐδεὶς γὰρ \nἀναμάρτητος, εἰ μὴ σὺ ὁ δυνάμενος καὶ τοῖς \nμεταστασι δοῦναι τήν ἀνάπαυσιν. \n \nἈπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ. Ἦχος δ' \nΣήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ \nἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ \nΘεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν \nχάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεὶς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ \nΘεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν · Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ \nΚύριος μετὰ σοῦ. \n \nΚοντάκιον. Ἦχος β΄ \nΠροστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, \nµεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀµετάθετε, µὴ παρίδῃς, \nἁµαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς \nἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡ µῶν, τῶν πιστῶς \nκραυγαζόντων σοι · Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ \nσπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, \nΘεοτόκε, τῶν τιµώντων σε. \nResurrectional Apolytikion. Mode pl. 2 \nWhen the angelic powers appeared at Your grave, \nthe soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. \nAnd standing by the sepulcher was Mary who was \nseeking Your immaculate body. You devastated \nHades, not afflicted by it. You went to meet the vir-\ngin, and granted eternal life. You resurrected from \nthe dead. O Lord, glory to You. \n \nApolytikion for the Devote Man. Mode pl. 4 \nWith the rivers of your tears you made the barren \ndesert bloom; and with your sighs from deep within, \nyou made your labors bear their fruits a hundredfold; \nand you became a star, illuminating the world by \nyour miracles, O Ioannikios, our devout father. Inter-\ncede with Christ our God, for the salvation of our \nsouls. \n \nKontakion for the Departed. Mode pl. 4 \nRemember, O Lord, as You are good, Your servants, \nand forgive every sin they have committed in this \nlife. For no one is sinless except You, Who have \npower to grant rest to those who have fallen asleep. \n \nApolytikion of the Church. Mode 4 \nToday is the beginning of our salvation, and the rev-\nelation of the mystery which was hidden from eterni-\nty. The Son of God becomes the Virgin ’s Son, and \nGabriel announces the grace of this Good News. Let \nus also join with him, calling to the Theotokos: Re-\njoice, O Woman full of grace; the Lord is with you. \n \nKontakion. Mode. 2 \nA protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to \nour Holy Maker, unwavering, please reject not the \nprayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come \nto us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto \nus, who are crying in faith to you: Hasten to inter-\ncede and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for \nall time, Theotokos, for those who honor you. \nApolytikion \n \nORDER OF HYMNS FOLLOWING THE SMALL ENTRANCE \n DIVINE LITURGY CONTINUES ON PAGE 39 OF THE DIVINE LITURGY BOOK \n\n5th Sunday of Luke—Κυριακή E΄ Λουκά \nTODAY’S EPISTLE READING IS FROM: \nST. PAUL’S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS 2:4-10 \nREADER: ALEXIA SPETSERIS \n \nPROKEIMENON: O LORD, SAVE YOUR PEOPLE AND BLESS YOUR INHERITANCE. \n \nVERSE: TO YOU, O LORD, I HAVE CRIED, O MY GOD. \n \nB \nrethren, God who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even \nwhen we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace \nyou have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heaven-\nly places in Christ Jesus, that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches \nof his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; \nand this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God: not because of works, lest any man should boast. \nFor we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, \nthat we should walk in them. \n \n \nTODAY’S GOSPEL READING LUKE 16:19-31 \n \nT \nhe Lord said, "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who \nfeasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazaros, full of \nsores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs \ncame and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's \nbosom. The rich man also died and was buried; and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, \nand saw Abraham far off and Lazaros in his bosom. And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy \nupon me, and send Lazaros to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in an-\nguish in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good \nthings, and Lazaros in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. \nAnd besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would \npass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' And he said, 'Then I beg \nyou, father, to send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest \nthey also come into this place of torment.' But Abraham said, 'They have Moses, and the prophets; let \nthem hear them.' And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they \nwill repent.' He said to them, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be con-\nvinced if some one should rise from the dead.'" \n \n“Take up and read, take up and read.” St. Augustine, Confessions XII \n DIVINE LITURGY CONTINUES ON PAGE 51 OF THE DIVINE LITURGY BOOK \n\n\n Costa Panos Ned Biehler Sandy Papadopoulos \n Al Galloway Scott Davenport Noula Zaharis \nGUIDELINES FOR RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION \nHoly Communion is offered in the Orthodox Church only to those individuals baptized and chrismated (confirmed) in the \nOrthodox Faith. To participate in Holy Communion one must be in good standing with the Church spiritually (for \nexample, married people must have had their marriage blessed in the Church; and, all must be without grave sin on their \nhearts). For all Orthodox Christians, the proper preparation for Holy Communion must be observed: that is, examination \nof conscience, confession, reading the prayers for Holy Communion, and the proper fasting. If you have any further \nquestions about this, please speak with the clergy. Women should remove all lipstick when approaching for Holy \nCommunion. Please let parents with their babies and the elderly approach first. Thank you. \n“Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, \nAnd put your trust in the LORD.” Psalm 4:5 \nRev. Fr. Paul A. Kaplanis, Dean \nRev. Fr. Christos P. Mars, Presbyter \nElias Lampropoulos, Pastoral Assistant \n \n2500 Clairmont Road N.E. \nAtlanta, Georgia 30329 \n404-633-5870 \nwww.atlgoc.org \nWELCOME EVERYONE! \nWelcome everyone! We extend a warm welcome to our visitors worshiping with us today in our Cathedral. \nYou are invited to join us for our fellowship following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy in Carlos Hall next to \nthe Church. Thank you for your visit! Please stop by our hospitality table and sign the register in the Narthex. \nACOLYTES GROUP ΟΝΕ HANDMAIDENS GROUP ΟΝΕ \nGabriella Pappas \nAthena Mookas \nIsabella Pappas \nMarina Dallis \nSophia Karampelas \n \n \nChristina Dallis \nDee Dee Kostopoulos \nLaila Turner \nPaulina Katsoudas \n \n \nPlaton Constantinides \nPete Constantinides \nNikolaos Constantinides \nDemetre Lignos \nPete Kostopoulos \nStavros Mookas \nSpears Vavalides \nAnastasios Dallis \nNicko Kostopoulos \nMario Dallis \nPeter Kessler \nTheo Pappas