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Today's Words of Christ

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

3rd SUNDAY OF PASCHA-Tone 2. Holy Myrrhbearing Women. Commemoration of the Founding of Constantinople. Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), Presbyter, of Amphipolis in Macedonia (3rd-4th c.). Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles Cyril (869) and Methodius (885), First Teachers of the Slavs. Ven. Sophr Recluse, of the Kiev Caves (Far Caves 13th c.). St. Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan (1671). St. Nicodemus, Archbishop of Serbia (1325).
Acts 6:1-7
1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.3 Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,6 whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.7 Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Mark 15:43-16:8
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.44 Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.46 Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him.2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.3 And they said among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away-for it was very large.5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.6 But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.7 But go, tell His disciples-and Peter-that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.8 So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they w

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Today's Words of Christ

If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
(Matthew 18:15) (NIV)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

ANTIPASCHA. 2nd SUNDAY OF PASCHA Tone 1. St. Thomas Sunday. Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (ca. 290). The Alfanov (Sokol nitsky) brethren: Ss. Nikita, Kirill, Nikifor, Clement, and Isaac, of Novgorod (14th - 15th c.). Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania (303). Hieromartyr Albian, Bishop of Anin Asia Minor (304). Hieromartyr Silvanus, Bishop of Gaza, and with him 40 Martyrs (311). Ven.
Nicephorus of Mt. Athos (Albanian - ca. 1300).
Acts 5:12-20
12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in
Solomon's Porch.13 Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly.14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,15 so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits,
and they were all healed.17 Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation,18 and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.19 But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,20 Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.
John 20:19-31
19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the
Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, "Peace be with you."20 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.25 The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and
put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!"27 Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be
unbelieving, but believing."28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"29 Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

MAY 4TH, 2008 "JASENOVAC DAY OF COMMMEMORATION"

Subject: JASENOVAC
Congratulatons New York! Cestimam New York!
A Srbi i dalje mrze Amerikance...niije narod kriv. Lažu ga vlasti!

Office of the Mayor

CITY OF NEW YORK

Proclamation

WHEREAS:

MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE END OF THE HOLOCAUST. AS THE HORROR OF THOSE EVENTS RECEDES DEEPER INTO HISTORY, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REMEMBRANCE WEIGHS MORE HEAVilY ON ALL OF US. NEW YORK CITY IS
PROUD TO JOIN THE JASENOVAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN COMMEMORATING THE HOLOCAUST IN YUGOSLAVIA WITH A CEREMONY AT THE HOLOCAUST PARK IN BROOKLYN. TOGETHER WE HONOR THOSE WHO SUFFERED AND PLEDGE TO REMAIN VIGILANT AGAINST THE DARK IMPULSES THAT CAN LEAD TO GENOCIDE.

WHEREAS:

JASENOVAC WAS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE AND THE MONUMENT, PROUDLY UNVEILED LAST YEAR, CONTINUES TO STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO THE BRAVERY Of THE CAMP'S VICTIMS. WETAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THE THOUSANDS WHO DIED THERE, AS WELL AS THE HEROIC PRISONERS WHOSE ESCAPE IN 1945 SPARKED THE LIBERATION OF THE CAMP.

WHEREAS:

IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPREHEND THE SCOPE OF LOSS SUffERED BY YUGOSLAVIA'S JEWS, SERBS, ROMAS, AND ANTI-FASCISTS AT THE HANDS OF THE NAZIS. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE HONOR THEIR MEMORY FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO SUFFERED IN THE PAST AND ALSO TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL NEVER KNOW SUCH AN ATROCITY.

NOW THEREFORE I, MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG, MAYOR Of THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN REMEMBRANCE Of THEMILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE HOLOCAUST, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SUNDAY, MAY 4TH,2008 IN THE CITY Of NEW YORK AS

"JASENOVAC DAY OF COMMMEMORATION"

IN WITNESS WHEREFOR I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO BE AFFIXED.

MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG

MAYOR

Pimena "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14 (KJV)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

HOLY PASCHA - THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. (Beginning of the Pentecostarion.) Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord (107). Ven. Stephen, Abbot of the Kiev Caves and Bishop of Vladimir in Volyn (1094). St. Eulogius the Hospitable, of Constantinople (4th c.).
Acts 1:1-8
1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the
things pertaining to the kingdom of God.4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father,
"which," He said, "you have heard from Me;5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"7 And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
John 1:1-17
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 He was in the beginning with God.3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and
truth.15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was
before me.' "16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

An Island of spiritual values.

Once upon a time there was an Island in the Ocean where lived all spiritual values. One day they found that their island became settle down on the ocean. They decided leave this island and every from them went on a board ,except the Love. Love was waiting for the last moment, but when this island was almost covered with water Love also wanted leave it. Love called Wealth and asked it take on its ship, but Wealth answered :"I have too much gold and precious jewelry here, that have not any room for you". Then Loved asked the Melancholy to take on its ship, but it answered: " I am sorry, Love, but I like to be alone".There was a ship of Honour and Love asked it too, but Honour answered that Love can destroy its harmony. Also there was a ship of Joy, but there was such revelry that Joy did not hear call of Love.Love was despairingly, but
suddenly heard some voice behind :"Lets go,Love, I'll take you". Love turned back and saw an old man. He took Love on his ship and they arrived to dry land. When old man left Love, it recollect suddenly that did not ask his name. Then Love asked Knowledge :"Tell me, Knowledge, who was this old man?"

Knowledge looked at Love and answered - There was The Time.The Time? Asked again Love. But why the Time rescued me?The Knowledge was looking at the Love one more and after looking into the distance where an old man float away and answered: Only The Time can know how important is Love in the Life.

Pekstus "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. (Matthew 22:21)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

ENTRY OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM (Palm Sunday). Ven. Theodore Trichinas ("the Hair-shirt Wearer"), Hermit, near Constantinople. Ven. Alexander, Abbot of Oshevensk (1479). Child Martyr Gabriel of Bialystok (1690). Ss. Gregory (593) and Anastasius the Sinaite (599), Patriarchs of Antioch. Ven. Anastasius, Abbot of Sinai (695).
Philippians 4:4-9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are
lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things.9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
John 12:1-18
1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.2 There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him.3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled
with the fragrance of the oil.4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,5 Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it.7 But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial.8 For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.9 Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom
He had raised from the dead.10 But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!' The
King of Israel!"14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:15 Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt."

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Pallia "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for such is the kingdom of God.

(Luke 18:16)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Tone 5. St. Mary of Egypt. Hieromartyr Artemon, Presbyter, of Laodicea in Syria (303). Martyr Crescens, of Myra in Lycia. Woman Martyr Thomais, of Alexandria (5th c.).
Hebrews 9:11-14
11 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of his creation.

12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,

14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Mark 10:32-45
32 Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were
afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him:33 Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him
to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles;34 and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask."36 And He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you?"37 They said to Him, "Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory."38 But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I
am baptized with?"39 They said to Him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with
you will be baptized;40 but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John.42 But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and
their great ones exercise authority over them.43 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.44 And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.

Why missing "tell me lies...Sundays only" on last Sunday?

Sunday, 6.4. 2008: Anniversary of found first "undead" in the world.

The disinterment in Serbia in 1725 and 1732 of several fluid-filled corpses that villagers claimed were behind a plague of vampirism led to widespread interest and imaginative treatment of vampirism throughout western Europe. Vampires are supposedly dead humans (originally
suicides, heretics, or criminals) who maintain a kind of life by biting the necks of living humans and sucking their blood; their victims also become vampires after death. These “undead” creatures cast no shadow and are not reflected in mirrors. They can be warded off by crucifixes or wreaths of garlic and can be killed by exposure to the sun or by an oak stake driven through the heart.

Auver "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will (my) Father honour. (John 12:26)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Tone 3. Veneration of the Cross. Ven. John Climacus of Sinai, author of The Ladder (6th c.). St. Sophrony, Bishop of Irkutsk (1771). Prophet Joad (1 Kings 13:1110th c. B.C.). Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, Cr, and Epaphroditus, of the Seventy (1st c.). St. Eubula, mother of St. Panteleimon (ca. 303). Ven. John the Silent of St. Sabbas Monastery (6th c.). St. Zosimas, Bishop of Syracuse (ca. 662).
Hebrews 4:14-5:6
14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.2 He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness.3 Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer sacrifices for sins.4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You."6 As He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek";
Mark 8:34-9:1
34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.1 And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."

Aonna "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Tone 2. St. Gregory Palamas. Martyr Nikon and 199 disciples with him in Sicily (251). Ven. Nikon, Abbot of the Kiev Caves (1088). Martyrs Philetas the Senator, his wife, Lydia, their sons Macedon and Theoprepius, Chronides the Notary, and Amphilochius the Captain, in Illyria (117-138). Righteous Basil of Mangazea in Siberia (1600). Monk Martyr Luke of St. Annes Skete (Mt. Athos 1802).
Hebrews 1:10-2:3
10 And: "You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.11 They will perish, but You remain; And they will all grow old like a garment;12 Like a cloak You will fold them up, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not fail."13 But to which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"?14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?1 Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, Mark 2:1-12
1 And again He entered Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in the house.2 Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them.3 Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,7 Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, "Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise, take up your bed and walk'?10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins-He said to the paralytic,11 I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

Aikentur "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which id in heaven. (Matthew 6:1)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Tone 1. Sunday of Orthodoxy. Martyr Sabinas of Egypt. Martyr Papas of Lyconia (305-311). St. Serapion, Archbishop of Novgorod (1516). Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy, Bishop of Britain (1st c.). Hieromartyr Alexander, Pope of Rome (119). Martyr Julian of Anazarbus (3rd c.). Hieromartyrs Trophimus and Thalus, of Laodicea (ca. 300).
Hebrews 11:24-26,32-12:2
24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.32 And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.35 Women received their dead raised to life again. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.36 Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment.37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented-38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth.39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
John 1:43-51
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me."44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote-Jesus of Nazareth, the
son of Joseph."46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"48 Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree,
I saw you."49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"50 Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these."51 And He said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending
upon the Son of Man."

Aernia "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Ye shal know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (John 8:32)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

SUNDAY OF CHEESEFARE Tone 8. The Expulsion of Adam from Paradise. The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste: Cyrion (Quirio), Candidus, Domnus, Hesychius, Heraclus, Smaragdus, Eunocius (or Eunicus), Valens, Vivianus, Claudius, Prescus, Theodulus, Euthychius, John, Xantheas, Helianus, Sisinius, Angius, Aetius, Flavius, Acacius, Ecditius, Lysimachus, Alexander, Elias, Gorgonius, Theophilus, Dometian,
Gaius, Leontius, Athanasius, Cyril, Sacerdon, Nicholas, Valerius, Philoctimon, Severian, Chudion, Aglaius, and Meliton (ca. 320). Martyr Urpasianus, of Nicomedia (ca. 295). St. Crius, brother of St. Gregory the Theologian (ca. 369). Righteous Tarasius. The ALBAZIN Icon of the Most-Holy Theotokos (THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH 1666).
Romans 13:11-14:4
11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him.4 Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him
stand.
Matthew 6:14-21
14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.16 Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Aanthus "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. (Luke 21:33)

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SUNDAY OF MEATFARE Tone 7. Sunday of the Last Judgment. Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia (ca. 320). St. Arseny (Arsenius), Bishop of Tver (1409). Virgin Martyr Euthalia of Sicily (257). Martyr Troadius of Neo-Crea (3rd c.). Ven. Agathon of Egypt (5th c.). 400 Martyrs slain by the Lombards in Sicily (579).
1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2
8 But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.9 But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols?11 And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?12 But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Matthew 25:31-46
31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:35 'for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;36 'I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'37 Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?38 'When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?39 'Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:42 'for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;43 'I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'44 Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?'45 Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

Numea "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:5)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON Tone 6. First (4th c.) and Second (452) Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John. Ven. Erasmus of the Kiev Caves (Near Caves 12th c.).
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not!16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh."17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
Luke 15:11-32
11 Then He said: "A certain man had two sons.12 And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.' So he divided to them his livelihood.13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.17 But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!18 'I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants. '20 And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.21 And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.'22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.23 'And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;24 'for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.25 Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.27 And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.'28 But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him.29 So he answered and said to his father, 'Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.30 'But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.'31 And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.32 'It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.' "

Happy Birthday...

...to my lovely daughter!

End of wrong religion...

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with thebeast.

These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Noth "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgement (John 7:24) (NASB)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE Tone 5. [Beginning of the Lenten Triodion]. Greatmartyr Theodore the Tyro (The Recruit ca. 306). Hieromartyr Germog(Hermogenes), Patriarch of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia (1612). Ven. Theodore the Silent, of the Kiev Caves (Far Caves 13th c.). St. Mariamne, sister of Apostle Philip (1st c.). Uncovering of the Relics of Martyr Menas of Alexandria (867-869). The weeping TIKHVIN Icon of the Most-Holy Theotokos on Mt. Athos.
2 Timothy 3:10-15
10 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra-what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them,15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Luke 18:10-14
10 Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men-extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.12 'I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!'14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

K-Day

SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE

Beginning of the Lenten Triodion

Netha. "tell me lies...Sundays only"

Today's Words of Christ

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciplies, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34-35)

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37th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Tone 4. Sunday of Zacc. Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly, and Martyrs Porphyrius, Baptus and three women Martyrs (202). Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Novgorod, buried in the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom (Sophia)
in Novgorod: Joachim (1030), Luke (1058), Theodore (1077), Herman (1096), Arki (Arcadius) (1163), John (1185), Gabriel (1193), Martyrii (1199), Anthony (1231), Basil (1352), Moses (1362), Simeon (1421), Evfim (Euthymius) (1458) and Aftonii (Aphtonius) (1652). Rt. Blv. Princess Anna of Novgorod (1056). Ven. Prokhor (Prochorus) of the Kiev Caves (Near Caves 1107). Ven. Ln (Longinus) of Koryazhk (Vologd540). Virgin Martyrs
Ennatha, Valentina and Paula, of Palestine (308). The AREOVINDUS Icon of the Most-Holy Theotokos.
1 Timothy 4:9-15
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who
believe.11 These things command and teach.12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
Luke 19:1-10
1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house."6 So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.7 But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner."8 Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold."9 And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;10 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Wrong Religion...

Involved in Wars and Polytics


Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Want to Learn How to Draw? Anyone Can Do It

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but American fine artist and educator Larry Gluck has proven them wrong. Gluck has spent over quarter of a century developing a fine art teaching method called The Gluck Method that has helped those who had no art talent to draw and even paint beyond their wildest dreams.Among those he has helped create beautiful artwork, dentists who stand over patients all day; teachers who are charged with decorating a
classroom and worried that they are not “artistic;” a research scientist who wanted to design a logo for a NASA Space Shuttle mission; even a few truck drivers who wanted to record the beautiful sunsets they have seen along their routes.

What’s different about the way this man teaches art? Gluck believes in starting with the basics. Like a musician studying scales and arpeggios, Gluck has researched and formulated a step-by-step method of producing art which actually starts with a lesson on the proper way to hold a pencil. It’s that basic.

Beginning with a single student who wanted art lessons and had no artistic ability whatsoever, Gluck started looking for methods to teach a student like him. He soon found out there was no method available anywhere for those with no inborn ability. It was then that in 1975, Gluck together with his wife Sheila, opened an art school in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Gluck defines his method as “the genuine basics of fine art. These are teachable, learnable skills just like reading and writing,” he says. Gluck’s classes, much like the old system of working with apprentices, have a one-on-one feel even if working as a group. No matter how far modern art movements stray, it is still a fact that even Picasso knew how to draw well.While teaching small groups of adults the basics of drawing and painting, Sheila Gluck had the idea to start teaching children. With million dollar cutbacks on art education in schools, this seemed a natural development. Sheila says “I now believe children are the best students. They don’t come with timidity about drawing and they are used to following a teacher. If you give a child a pencil and paper, there is a 100 percent certainty that he or she will do something creative.”

Mission: Renaissance Fine Art Schools now operate in eighteen studios located in Southern California, averaging four thousand students at any given time. Gluck’s main challenge became finding a way to spread the word to a larger audience. To give people from all walks of life, the tools to have their own personal renaissance. This became his driving passion.

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Nippio. "tell me lies...Sundays only""

Today's Words of Christ

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:25-26)

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36th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Tone 3. Afterfeast of the Meeting. Holy and Righteous Simeon the God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess.
Rt. Blv. Prince Roman of Uglich (1285). Prophet Azariah (2 Chronicles 15 10th c. B.C.). Martyrs Papias, Diodorus and Claudianus, at Perge in Pamphylia (250). Martyrs Adrian and Eubulus, at Crea in Cappadocia (ca. 308-309). Martyr Blaise of Crea in Cappadocia.
1 Timothy 1:15-17
15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 15:21-28
21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, for she cries out after us."24 But He answered and said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"26 But He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."27 And she said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

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And. The result is...

Today. More people smokes SnammeroM than ever before.

Nadaria. "tell me lies...but Sundays only""

Today's Words of Christ

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. John 14:14 (KJV)

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35th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Tone 2. New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople (438).
Colossians 3:12-16
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Matthew 25:14-30
14 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a
journey.16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.20 So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.'21 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'22 He also who had received two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides
them.'23 His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into the joy of your lord.'24 Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering
where you have not scattered seed.25 'And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.'26 But his lord answered and said to him, 'You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.27 'So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.28 'Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.29 'For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken
away.30 'And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

Goellion. "tell me lies..."

Today's Words of Christ

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)

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Today's commemorated feasts and saints

Ven. Xenophon, his wife, Mary, and their two sons, Arcadius and John, of Constantinople (5th-6th c.). Translation of the Relics of Ven. Theodore, Abbot of Studion (845). Ven. Xenophon of Robika (1262). Martyrs Ananias Presbyter, Peter, and seven soldiers, in Phoenicia (284-305). St. Simeon the Ancient of Mt. Sinai (ca. 390). St. Joseph, Bishop of Thessalonica, brother of St. Theodore of Studion (830). Rt. Blv. David (Dato) III, King of Iberia and Abkhazia (Georgia 1125).
Ephesians 5:1-8
1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;4 neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.7 Therefore do not be partakers with them.8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
Luke 14:1-11
1 Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy.3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.5 Then He answered them, saying, "Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"6 And they could not answer Him regarding these things.7 So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:8 When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;9 and he who invited you and him come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.

Gesamtkunstwerk

Universal artwork - The notion that all the arts, including painting, music, architecture, poetry, and so on, be combined into one unified art. This originated in the German theory of Gesamtkunstwerk or Gesamtkunstwerk, translated variously as "universal artwork" or as "a synthesis of the arts" or as "a total work of art." Gesamt = entire, all, or complete. Künstwerk = artwork. This was most famously the goal of Richard Wagner (German, 1813-1883), a composer of music, especially of operas, and champion of Romanticism. Placing most emphasis on the arts of music and poetry, Wagner aimed to synthesize works in which symphonic music would convey the subtle and deep emotions that words and dramatic action alone could never achieve. Although numerous artists have sought to produce works that unify all the arts in the years since, this term seems rarely to have been used to refer to works other than Wagner's, even though other works might be said to have been more successful at attaining this goal. Some works of cinema and performance art might be cited as examples of universal artworks

Gaeta. "tell me lies..."

Today's Words of Christ

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (Matthew 24:35)

Daily Bible Reading

Today's commemorated feasts and saints

St. Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (389). St. Moses, Archbishop of Novgorod (1362). Martyrs Felicitas of Rome, and
seven sons: Januarius, Felix, Philip, Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis and Martial (ca. 164). Ven. Publius, Ascetic, of Syria (ca. 380). St. Mares the
Singer, of Syria (ca. 430). Icons of the Most-Holy Theotokos, ASSUAGE MY SORROW (translation to Moscow in 1640), and THE UNEXPECTED
JOY.
Hebrews 11:8,11-16
8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing
where he was going.11 By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him
faithful who had promised.12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude-innumerable as the sand which is
by the seashore.13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed
that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.15 And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return.16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for
them.
Mark 9:33-41
33 Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, "What was it you disputed among yourselves on the road?"34 But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest.35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."36 Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them,37 Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.38 Now John answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him
because he does not follow us."39 But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

Love Potions: How Essential Oils Can Improve Your Love Life

Whether you're in a brand new relationship or a marriage that has lasted for decades, you can use aromatherapy to enhance the romance for your Valentine. A selection of fragrant essential oils can help create a passionate connection between you and your partner.
How do the aromas of essential oils impact romance? The olfactory lobe - the part of the brain that processes scent - is part of the limbic system, which is associated with emotion and the formation of memory. Tom Havran, aromatherapy specialist at Aura Cacia, says essential oils can be used to facilitate a wide range of moods -- including romantic ones.
"There are a number of oils that lovers and aspiring lovers might find useful," Havran says. "Depending on the situation, you might want to create a relaxing atmosphere, or a stimulating or sensual one -- and essential oils are the perfect starting point."
Essential oils have the potential to elicit romance on four different levels. Some oils offer calming effects that reduce anxiety and self-consciousness, thereby opening the path to intimacy. Other oils are known for their stimulating and inspiring properties and can impact the hormonal system directly, increasing sexual desire. Some oils have been used throughout historyas sexual attractants -- it's said that Cleopatra, one of the most well known seductresses in history, used a variety of scents and essential oils to create an atmosphere of passion for her relationship with Marc Antony.
Here is Havran's rundown of the most popular essential oils in each of these romantic categories:
Calming: geranium, clary sage, lavender, sweet marjoram

Stimulating: cardamom, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon bark

Arousing: neroli, rose otto, ylang ylang, rose absolute

Attracting: sandalwood, patchouli, jasmine, cedarwood
A good candidate for the "ultimate love oil" is vanilla essential oil - especially in combination with cocoa butter. "The vanilla and cocoa combination has a tradition as an irresistibly arousing scent that goes back at least to the Aztecs," Havran says. "And, it has a strong appeal for both men and women."
Whichever essential oils you choose, they will work best if you create an environment where emotional and sensual closeness can thrive. If you have children, for example, make arrangements with friends or grandparents to take them for the evening, so that you'll have uninterrupted time to focus on one another. Draw a hot bath for your partner, adding a few drops of essential oil to the water, and light some candles around the tub. Pour a couple of glasses of wine, give your partner a heartfelt Valentine's Day card, and your evening of romance will be under way.
Preserve the romantic feelings with essential oils as the night progresses. Keep the scents fresh by using an essential oil diffuser or placing a few drops on your pillows, your bed clothes, or on top of the light bulbs in your bedroom lamps. Or create your own special massage oil by combining a seductive essential oil like jasmine with a carrier oil such as almond oil.
Because essential oils are very concentrated, it takes only a few drops per tablespoon of carrier oil to derive their benefits. However, you should never apply essential oils directly to the skin - always dilute them first in water or a carrier oil such as almond, grapeseed, or jojoba. Some oils
such as cinnamon bark and clove have the potential to be irritants and should not be used on the skin at all.

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Guntris. "tell me lies..."

Today's Words of Christ

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5)

Daily Bible Reading

Today's commemorated feasts and saints

Ven. Xenia of Rome and her two female slaves (5th c.). St. Gerasim, Bishop of Perm (1441). Martyr John of Kazan= (1529). Martyrs Babylas
(Vavíla) of Sicily, and his two disciples: Timothy and Agapius (3rd c.). St. Macedonius, Hermit, of Syria (ca. 420). Translation of the relics of St.
Anastasius the Persian (7th c.). Ven. Dionysius of Olympus (16th c.). Ven. Philotheus, founder of Philotheou Monastery (Mt. AthosC10th c.). Bl.
Xenia of St. Petersburg (19th c.).
Hebrews 10:35-11:7 (Epistle)
35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: 37 For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him." 39 But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are
visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his
gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had
this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he
condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
Mark 9:10-16
10 So they kept this word to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant. 11 And they asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" 12 Then He answered and told them, "Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that
He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him. 14 And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. 15 Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. 16 And He asked the scribes, "What are you discussing with them?"

A Fresh Perspective on Healthcare

Health seems to be on everyone's mind these days. From how to get in shape to universal health insurance, everyone is talking about how to get healthy and stay that way.
This national obsession with health is only natural, says Dr. John Smith, senior director of health sciences for Corinthian Colleges, parent company of Everest University in Santa Ana, Calif. "Healthcare is already the largest and fastest growing industry in the U.S., and researchers expect that costs spent on the healthcare industry will double in the span of a decade," he says.
But according to Smith, there are misconceptions about healthcare and what it means. "When most of us think about healthcare, we usually aren't thinking about health at all - we are thinking about what to do when we or our loved ones aren't healthy. Our minds automatically turn to illnesses and medical treatment."
Dr. Reuven Cohn, medical program chair at Everest University in Tampa, Fla., says that this is unfortunate because it puts the focus on treatment rather than prevention. "In general, we think of our health like we think of air, when it's there, we don't even notice. We take it for granted. But when it's gone, it's the one thing we are desperate for."
The healthcare system is not just about medical treatment, says Cohn. "In fact, one of the main purposes of the allied health field is to focus on keeping people happy and healthy. It may be cliché, but prevention really is the best medicine," he states.
The rising importance of health is already having a huge impact on the economy. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, eight of the 20 fastest growing professions and 19 percent of all new jobs over the next decade will be in the healthcare industry. In fact, according to BusinessWeek: "If current trends continue, 30 percent to 40 percent of all new jobs created over the next 25 years will be in healthcare."
It's allied health, not the medical field that will be most affected, says Helayne Schreiber, medical assisting and medical insurance billing and coding instructor (MIBC) department chair at Everest University in Tampa, Fla. Schreiber explains that our nation's healthcare system is so large and multi-faceted it requires healthcare professionals with a range of education, experiences and skills. "It takes a lot more than just doctors to make the healthcare system run," she says. "There are a multitude of healthcare professionals working behind the scenes to make hospitals and medical offices responsive to the needs of patients."
Schreiber says that medical assistants and MIBC are two of the behind-the-scenes jobs that make healthcare institutions run smoothly, and both are in high demand. "We know that a lot of patients are intimidated by the healthcare system," she says. "We believe that a well-run doctor's office or health clinic can encourage patients to come back and get regular health check-ups, which is essential to ensuring they stay healthy."
She adds that, "this is why we offer programs in medical assisting and MIBC at Everest University. We believe that these professions are essential to our nation's healthcare industry."
Massage therapists are another example of allied healthcare professionals that focus on prevention in addition to treatment. "Massage therapists can certainly help treat patients who have suffered muscle and tendon injuries. But they also play a huge role in helping patients relax and stretch their muscles, which can prevent stress-related injuries," says Schreiber. "We teach our students at Everest University that mental and physical health are intertwined and that massage therapy is one of those rare professions where your job helps make people happy."

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Gosea. "tell me lies..."

Today's Words of Christ

Blessed are those who mourn, for thry will be comforted (Matthew 5:4)

Daily Bible Reading

Today's commemorated feasts and saints

Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, and Martyr Agathangelus (312). Ven. Gennadii of Kostrom1565). Translation of the relics of St. Theoctist,
Archbishop of Novgorod (1786). Ven. Mausimas the Syrian (4th c.). Ven. Salamanes the Silent of the Euphrates (ca. 400). St. Paulinus the
Merciful, Bishop of Nola (431). Commemoration of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (680-681).
Hebrews 10:1-8
1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which
they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins.3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me.6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come- In the volume of the book it is written of Me- To do Your will, O God.' "8 Previously saying, "Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them" (which are offered according to the law),
Mark 8:30-34
30 Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be
killed, and after three days rise again.32 He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, "Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

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Gillanto. "tell me lies..."

Today's Words of Christ

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause
came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. (John 18:37)

Daily Bible Reading

Today's commemorated feasts and saints

Apostle Timothy of the Seventy (96). Monk Martyr Anastasius the Persian (628). Monk Martyr Anasti, Deacon, of the Kiev Caves (Near Caves
12th c.). Ven. Mak of Zhabynsk, Wonderworker (1622). Martyrs Manuel, George, Peter, Leontius Bishops; Sionius, Gabriel, John, Leontius,
Parodus Presbyters; and 377 companions in Bulgaria (ca. 817).
Hebrews 9:8-10,15-23
8 the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.9 It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in
regard to the conscience-10 concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first
covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.18 Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet
wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,20 saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."21 Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with
better sacrifices than these.
Mark 8:22-26
22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him.23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked
him if he saw anything.24 And he looked up and said, "I see men like trees, walking."25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.26 Then He sent him away to his house, saying, "Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town."