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Holy Ascension Orthodox Church Tone 3 - Prokeimenon
Sing praises to our God, sing praises! / Sing praises to our King,
209 S. Lehigh Ave. Frackville, PA 17931 sing praises!
Web Page — HAOCA.org vs. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs
V Rev. James M. Jadick 570-874-3162 rjmj_1@hotmail.com of joy!
John Malinchok 570-590-2669 john@malinchokins.com
Epistle - Romans 6:18-23
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brethren: Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we
Sunday July 18, 2021 - 4th Sunday after Pentecost shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
of the First Six Ecumenical Councils For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth,
he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye
Tone 3 - Troparion (Resurrection) should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your
Let the heavens rejoice! / Let the earth be glad! / For the Lord members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield
has shown strength with His arm. / He has trampled down death yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and
by death. / He has become the first born of the dead. / He has your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
delivered us from the depths of hell, / and has granted to the
world // great mercy. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
-In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped; let me never be put to shame!
Tone 8 - Troparion (Fathers) -Be a God of protection for me, a house of refuge in order to
Thou art most glorious, O Christ our God, / Who hast save me!
established the Holy Fathers as lights on the earth. / Through
them Thou hast guided us to the True Faith. // O greatly Gospel - Matthew 8:5-13
compassionate One, glory to Thee! Let us attend: And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum,
there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, And saying,
Tone 3 - Kontakion (Resurrection) Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously
On this day Thou didst rise from the tomb, O Merciful One, / tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
leading us from the gates of death. / On this day Adam exults as The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that
Eve rejoices; / with the Prophets and Patriarchs // they thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only,
unceasingly praise the divine majesty of Thy power. and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under
authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go,
Tone 8 - Kontakion (Fathers) and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my
The Apostles’ preaching and the Fathers’ doctrines have servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he
established one Faith for the Church. / Adorned with the robe of marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I
truth, woven from heavenly theology, // It defines and glorifies have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto
the great mystery of piety. you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit
down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of As an example, we just spent $495 for containers to package
heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the food! That is not even counting the expenses for the
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. halupki, halushkie and pierogies that has already been spent.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou
hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was American Flag - The new American flag for our flagpole was
healed in the selfsame hour. donated in recognition of my Dad’s service, along with all of the
other members of the “Greatest Generation” who served during
Communion Hymn the Second World War - Father James
-Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest!
-Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous; praise befits the just! Virgin Martyr Julia of Carthage
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
The Virgin Martyr Julia was born in
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carthage into a Christian family. While
still a girl she was captured by the
Parastas - Joseph K. Anderson from Matushka Natalie
Persians. They carried her off to Syria
and sold her into slavery. Fulfilling the
Altar Vigil Candles - Center Table Vigils - Memory of Joseph
Christian commandments, Saint Julia
K. Anderson from Matushka Natalie
faithfully served her master. She
Bulletin - Health of Bricker & Kane Familes from Kitty Bricker preserved herself in purity, kept the fasts
and prayed much to God. No amount of
Bulletin & Candle Listing - The contact person for the offerings urging by her pagan master could turn
of weekly bulletins, candles and newsletters is Cheryl Ruschak. her to idolatry.
You can contact Cheryl at 570-617-3559. Once the master set off with
merchandise for Gaul and took Saint Julia
Baked Goods - Please have your baked good here at the with him. Along the way the ship stopped over at the island of
church no later than Friday at noon! We need time to package Corsica, and the master decided to take part in a pagan festival,
all of the tasty treats and get them ready for the sale! but Julia remained on the ship. The Corsicans plied the merchant
and his companions with wine, and when they had fallen into a
Mini Food Festival - The date has been set for the 24th of July. drunken sleep, they took Julia from the ship. Saint Julia was not
Please be sure and save that date. afraid to acknowledge that she was a Christian, and the savage
pagans crucified her.
Special Collection - Sunday, July 25th, we will have a special An angel of the Lord reported the death of the holy martyr to the
collection to support the Orthodox Church Prison Ministry. This monks of a monastery, located on a nearby island. The monks took
is one of the most successful and rewarding endeavors of our the body of the saint and buried it in a church in their monastery.
Holy Orthodox Church. Please be generous. In about the year 763 the relics of the holy Martyr Julia were
transferred to a women’s monastery in the city of Breschia
Donations Welcome - Please consider a donation to help offset (historians give conflicting years of the death of the saint: as either
the cost of the items needed to make the food fest a success. the fifth or seventh century). oca.orgMyrrh-bearer and Equal of the Apostles Evangelist Matthew relates, she was present at the Burial of the Lord.
Before her eyes Joseph and Νikόdēmos went out to the tomb with His
Mary Magdalene lifeless Body. She watched as they covered over the entrance to the
cave with a large stone, entombing the Source of Life.
Faithful to the Law in which she was raised, Mary together with
The Holy Myrrh-Bearer Equal of the
the other women spent the following day at rest, because it was the
Apostles Mary Magdalene. On the banks
great day of the Sabbath, coinciding with the Feast of Passover. But
of Lake Genesareth (Galilee), between the
all the rest of the peaceful day the women gathered spices to go to
cities of Capharnum and Tiberias, was the
the Grave of the Lord at dawn on Sunday and anoint His Body
small city of Magdala, the remains of
according to the custom of the Jews.
which have survived to our day. Now only
It is necessary to mention that, having agreed to go on the first
the small village of Mejhdel stands on the
day of the week to the Tomb early in the morning, the holy women had
site.
no possibility of meeting with one another on Saturday. They went
A woman whose name has entered
separately on Friday evening to their own homes. They went out only
forever into the Gospel account was born
at dawn the following day to go to the Sepulchre, not all together, but
and grew up in Magdala. The Gospel tells
each from her own house.
us nothing of Mary’s younger years, but
The Evangelist Matthew writes that the women came to the
Tradition informs us that Mary of Magdala
grave at dawn, or as the Evangelist Mark expresses, extremely early
was young and pretty, and led a sinful life.
before the rising of the sun. The Evangelist John, elaborating upon
It says in the Gospels that the Lord
these, says that Mary came to the grave so early that it was still dark.
expelled seven devils from Mary (Luke.
Obviously, she waited impatiently for the end of night, but it was not
8:2). From the moment of her healing Mary
yet daybreak. She ran to the place where the Lord’s Body lay.
led a new life, and became a true disciple of the Savior.
Mary went to the tomb alone. Seeing the stone pushed away
The Gospel relates that Mary followed after the Lord, when He
from the cave, she ran away in fear to tell the close Apostles of Christ,
went with the Apostles through the cities and villages of Judea and
Peter and John. Hearing the strange message that the Lord was gone
Galilee preaching about the Kingdom of God. Together with the pious
from the tomb, both Apostles ran to the tomb and, seeing the shroud
women Joanna, wife of Choza (steward of Herod), Susanna and
and winding cloths, they were amazed. They went and said nothing to
others, she served Him from her own possessions (Luke 8:1-3) and
anyone, but Mary returned to the tomb and stood about the entrance
undoubtedly shared with the Apostles the evangelic tasks in common
to the tomb and wept. Here in this dark tomb so recently lay her
with the other women. The Evangelist Luke, evidently, has her in view
lifeless Lord.
together with the other women, stating that at the moment of the
Wanting proof that the tomb really was empty, she went down
Procession of Christ onto Golgotha, when after the Scourging He took
to it and saw a strange sight. She saw two angels in white garments,
on Himself the heavy Cross, collapsing under its weight, the women
one sitting at the head, the other at the foot, where the Body of Jesus
followed after Him weeping and wailing, but He consoled them. The
had been placed. They asked her, “Woman, why weepest thou?” She
Gospel relates that Mary Magdalene was present on Golgotha at the
answered them with the words which she had said to the Apostles,
moment of the Lord’s Crucifixion. While all the disciples of the Savior
“They have taken my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid
ran away, she remained fearlessly at the Cross together with the
Him.” At that moment, she turned around and saw the Risen Jesus
Mother of God and the Apostle John.
standing near the grave, but she did not recognize Him.
The Evangelists also list among those standing at the Cross
He asked Mary, “Woman, why weepest thou? Whom dost thou
the mother of the Apostle James, and Salome, and other women
seek?” She answered thinking that she was seeing the gardener, “Sir,
followers of the Lord from Galilee, but all mention Mary Magdalene
if thou hast taken him, tell where thou hast put Him, and I will take
first. Saint John, in addition to the Mother of God, names only her and
Him away.”
Mary Cleopas. This indicates how much she stood out from all the
Then she recognized the Lord’s voice. This was the voice she
women who gathered around the Lord.
heard in those days and years, when she followed the Lord through all
She was faithful to Him not only in the days of His Glory, but
the cities and places where He preached. He spoke her name, and
also at the moment of His extreme humiliation and insult. As the
she gave a joyful shout, “Rabbi” (Teacher).Respect and love, fondness and deep veneration, a feeling of written on parchment, kept in the monastery library of Saint
thankfulness and recognition at His Splendor as great Teacher, all Athanasius near Thessalonica, is a prayer read on the day of Holy
came together in this single outcry. She was able to say nothing more Pascha for the blessing of eggs and cheese. In it is indicated that the
and she threw herself down at the feet of her Teacher to wash them igumen in passing out the blessed eggs says to the brethren: “Thus
with tears of joy. But the Lord said to her: “Touch me not; for I am not have we received from the holy Fathers, who preserved this custom
yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and tell them: ‘I from the very time of the holy Apostles, therefore the holy Equal of the
ascend to My Father, and your Father; to My God and to your God.’” Apostles Mary Magdalene first showed believers the example of this
She came to herself and again ran to the Apostles, to do the joyful offering.”
will of Him sending her to preach. Again she ran into the house, where Mary Magdalene continued her preaching in Italy and in the
the Apostles still remained in dismay, and proclaimed to them the city of Rome itself. Evidently, the Apostle Paul has her in mind in his
joyous message, “I have seen the Lord!” This was the first preaching Epistle to the Romans (16: 6), where together with other ascetics of
in the world about the Resurrection. evangelic preaching he mentions Mary (Mariam), who as he
The Apostles proclaimed the Glad Tidings to the world, but she expresses “has bestowed much labor on us.” Evidently, she
proclaimed it to the Apostles themselves. Holy Scripture does not tell extensively served the Church in its means of subsistence and its
us about the life of Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection of Christ, difficulties, being exposed to dangers, and sharing with the Apostles
but it is impossible to doubt, that if in the terrifying minutes of Christ’s the labors of preaching.
Crucifixion she was at the foot of His Cross with His All-Pure Mother According to Church Tradition, she remained in Rome until the
and Saint John, she must have stayed with them during the happier arrival of the Apostle Paul, and for two more years following his
time after the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. Thus in the Acts departure from Rome after the first court judgment upon him. From
of the Apostles Saint Luke writes that all the Apostles with one mind Rome, Saint Mary Magdalene, already bent with age, moved to
stayed in prayer and supplication, with certain women and Mary the Ephesus where the holy Apostle John unceasingly labored. There the
Mother of Jesus and His brethren. saint finished her earthly life and was buried.
Holy Tradition testifies that when the Apostles departed from Her holy relics were transferred in the ninth century to
Jerusalem to preach to all the ends of the earth, then Mary Constantinople, and placed in the monastery Church of Saint Lazarus.
Magdalene also went with them. A daring woman, whose heart was In the era of the Crusader campaigns they were transferred to Italy
full of reminiscence of the Resurrection, she went beyond her native and placed at Rome under the altar of the Lateran Cathedral. Part of
borders and went to preach in pagan Rome. Everywhere she the relics of Mary Magdalene are said to be in Provage, France near
proclaimed to people about Christ and His teaching. When many did Marseilles, where over them at the foot of a steep mountain a
not believe that Christ is risen, she repeated to them what she had splendid church is built in her honor.
said to the Apostles on the radiant morning of the Resurrection: “I The Orthodox Church honors the holy memory of Saint Mary
have seen the Lord!” With this message she went all over Italy. Magdalene, the woman called by the Lord Himself from darkness to
Tradition relates that in Italy Mary Magdalene visited Emperor light, and from the power of Satan to God.
Tiberias (14-37 A.D.) and proclaimed to him Christ’s Resurrection. Formerly immersed in sin and having received healing, she
According to Tradition, she brought him a red egg as a symbol of the sincerely and irrevocably began a new life and never wavered from
Resurrection, a symbol of new life with the words: “Christ is Risen!” that path. Mary loved the Lord Who called her to a new life. She was
Then she told the emperor that in his Province of Judea the unjustly faithful to Him not only when He was surrounded by enthusiastic
condemned Jesus the Galilean, a holy man, a miracleworker, powerful crowds and winning recognition as a miracle-worker, but also when all
before God and all mankind, had been executed at the instigation of the disciples deserted Him in fear and He, humiliated and crucified,
the Jewish High Priests, and the sentence confirmed by the hung in torment upon the Cross. This is why the Lord, knowing her
procurator appointed by Tiberias, Pontius Pilate. faithfulness, appeared to her first, and esteemed her worthy to be first
Mary repeated the words of the Apostles, that we are to proclaim His Resurrection.
redeemed from the vanity of life not with perishable silver or gold, but oca.org
rather by the precious Blood of Christ.
Thanks to Mary Magdalene the custom to give each other
paschal eggs on the day of the Radiant Resurrection of Christ spread
among Christians over all the world. In one ancient Greek manuscript,You can also read
