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1 ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY BULLETIN 14 May 2017 Comemmoration of the Samaritan Woman The Holy Hieromartyr Therapon Tῆς Σαμαρείτιδος ἑορτὴν ἑορτάζομεν Τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἱερομάρτυρος Θεράποντος Cathedral: 514 Parker Street, Boston, MA Office/Mailing Address: 162 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA Phone: (617) Fax: (617) Fr. Demetri s cell: (617) Upcoming Events Sunday May 14 Mother s Day Sunday May 21 AHEPA Sunday Sunday May 21 Spring General Assembly (ARer Liturgy) Wednesday May 24 Ascension: Vesperal Liturgy (6:00 pm at Chapel) Saturday May 27 Met. Greek School GraduaXon (3 pm at MalioXs Center) Sunday May 28 Veterans Memorial Day Program (ARer Liturgy) Monday May 29 Trisagia at Cemeteries (Beginning at 9:00 am) Friday June 2 Youth Mini-Golf at Kimball Farms (6:30 pm) Saturday June 3 Sat. of Souls: Orth/Lit at Cathedral (8:45 am/10 am) Sunday June 4 Holy Pentecost Saturday June 10 Greek School GraduaXon (Noon at Cathedral Center)

2 ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΝΕΑΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΑΣ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF NEW ENGLAND Rev. Fr. Demetrios E. Tonias, Ph.D., Cathedral Dean ιδ Μαΐου,βιζ Τῆς Σαμαρείτιδος Sunday of the Samaritan Woman 14 May 2017 Ἀπολυτίκια Ἦχος δ Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου μαθοῦσαι αἱ τοῦ Κυρίου Μαθήτριαι, καὶ τὴν προγονικὴν ἀπόφασιν ἀπορρίψασαι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις καυχώμεναι ἔλεγον Ἐσκύλευται ὁ θάνατος, ἠγέρθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἦχος πλ. δ Μεσούσης τῆς ἑορτῆς, διψῶσάν μου τὴν ψυχήν, εὐσεβείας πότισον νάματα ὅτι πᾶσι Σωτὴρ ἐβόησας ὁ διψῶν, ἐρχέσθω πρός με καὶ πινέτω Ἡ πηγὴ τῆς ζωῆς, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς δόξα σοι. Ἦχος δ Σήμερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν τὸ κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ αἰῶνος μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις ὁ Υἷός του Θεοῦ, υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωμεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες, Ἀθάνατε, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ᾅδου καθεῖλες τὴν δύναμιν καὶ ἀνέστης ὡς νικητής, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, γυναιξὶ μυροφόροις φθεγξάμενος Χαίρετε, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εἰρήνην δωρούμενος, ὁ τοῖς πεσοῦσι παρέχων ἀνάστασιν. Dismissal Hymns Mode 4 When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles triumphantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the world. Mode pl. 4 Midway through the feast, give drink to my thirsty soul from the waters of true religion. For to all You the Savior cried aloud, Let whoever is thirsty come to Me and drink. As the fount of life, O Christ God, glory to You. Mode 4 Today mark s the crow ning of our salvation and the revelation of the mystery before all ages. For the Son of God becomes the son of the Virgin, and Gabriel proclaims the grace. Wherefore, we also cry out with him, "Hail, O full of grace, the Lord is with you. Kontakion Mode pl. 4. Though You went down into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet You brought down the dominion of Hades; and You rose as the victor, O Christ our God; and You called out Rejoice to the Myrrhbearing women, and gave peace to Your Apostles, O Lord who to the fallen grant resurrection.

3 Ἀπόστολος Πράξ. ια Acts 11:19-30 Epistle Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, διασπαρέντες οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης καὶ Κύπρου καὶ Ἀντιοχείας μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις. Ἦσαν δέ τινες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες Κύπριοι καὶ Κυρηναῖοι οἵτινες εἰσελθόντες εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν ἐλάλουν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν. Καὶ ἦν χεὶρ Κυρίου μετ' αὐτῶν πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς ὁ πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἠκούσθη δὲ ὁ λόγος εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Ἰεροσολύμοις περὶ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν Βαρνάβαν ἕως Ἀντιοχείας ὃς παραγενόμενος καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐχάρη, καὶ παρεκάλει πάντας τῇ προθέσει τῇ καρδίας προσμένειν τῷ Κυρίῳ ὅτι ἦν ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς καὶ πλήρης Πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ πίστεως. Καὶ προσετέθη ὄχλος ἱκανὸς τῷ Κυρίῳ. Ἐξῆλθε δὲ εἰς Ταρσὸν ἀναζητῆσαι Σαῦλον καὶ εὑρὼν ἤγαγεν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν. Ἐγένετο δὲ αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐνιαυτὸν ὅλον συναχθῆναι ἐν τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ διδάξαι ὄχλον ἱκανόν χρηματίσαι τε πρῶτον ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τοὺς μαθητὰς Χριστιανούς. Ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν ἀναστὰς δὲ εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος ἐσήμανε διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος λιμὸν μέγαν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι ἐφ' ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅστις καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος. Τῶν δὲ μαθητῶν καθὼς εὐπορεῖτό τις ὥρισαν ἕκαστος αὐτῶν εἰς διακονίαν πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ἀδελφοῖς ὃ καὶ ἐποίησαν ἀποστείλαντες πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους διὰ χειρὸς Βαρνάβα καὶ Σαύλου. In those days, those apostles who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number that believed turned to the Lord. News of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose; for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large company was added to the Lord. So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul; and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians. Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabos stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world; and this took place in the days of Claudius. And the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brethren who lived in Judea, and they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. The persecution brought a not inconsiderable success. Had their purpose been to work zealously to establish the church, they would not have done anything different. They dispersed the teachers, and look how the preaching spread. St. John Chrysostom

4 Εὐαγγέλιον Ἰω. δ 5-42 John 4:5-42 Gospel Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἔρχεται ὁ Ἴησοῦς εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας λεγομένην Συχὰρ, πλησίον τοῦ χωρίου ὃ ἔδωκεν Ἰακὼβ Ἰωσὴφ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ. ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πηγὴ τοῦ Ἰακώβ. ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς κεκοπιακὼς ἐκ τῆς ὁδοιπορίας ἐκαθέζετο οὕτως ἐπὶ τῇ πηγῇ ὥρα ἦν ὡσεὶ ἕκτη. ἔρχεται γυνὴ ἐκ τῆς Σαμαρείας ἀντλῆσαι ὕδωρ. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Δός μοι πεῖν. οἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπεληλύθεισαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσι. λέγει οὖν αὐτῷ ἡ γυνὴ ἡ Σαμαρεῖτις Πῶς σὺ Ἰουδαῖος ὢν παρ' ἐμοῦ πεῖν αἰτεῖς, οὔσης γυναικὸς Σαμαρείτιδος ; οὐ γὰρ συγχρῶνται Ἰουδαῖοι Σαμαρείταις. ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Εἰ ᾔδεις τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ λέγων σοι, δός μοι πεῖν, σὺ ἂν ᾔτησας αὐτὸν, καὶ ἔδωκεν ἄν σοι ὕδωρ ζῶν. λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή Κύριε, οὔτε ἄντλημα ἔχεις, καὶ τὸ φρέαρ ἐστὶ βαθύ πόθεν οὖν ἔχεις τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ζῶν; μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβ, ὃς ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὸ φρέαρ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἔπιε καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ θρέμματα αὐτοῦ; ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Πᾶς ὁ πίνων ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος τούτου διψήσει πάλιν ὃς δ' ἂν πίῃ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος οὗ ἐγὼ δώσω αὐτῷ, οὐ μὴ διψήσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ὃ δώσω αὐτῷ, γενήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον. λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή Κύριε, δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ, ἵνα μὴ διψῶ μηδὲ ἔρχομαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ὕπαγε φώνησον τὸν ἄνδρα σου καὶ ἐλθὲ ἐνθάδε. ἀπεκρίθη ἡ γυνὴ καὶ εἶπεν Οὐκ ἔχω ἄνδρα. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Καλῶς εἶπας ὅτι ἄνδρα οὐκ ἔχω πέντε γὰρ ἄνδρας ἔσχες, καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις οὐκ ἔστι σου ἀνήρ τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας. λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή Κύριε, θεωρῶ ὅτι προφήτης εἶ σύ. οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ At that time, Jesus came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?" Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw." Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." The woman answered him, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband; this you said truly." The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers

5 προσεκύνησαν καὶ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐστὶν ὁ τόπος ὅπου δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Γύναι, πίστευσόν μοι ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα ὅτε οὔτε ἐν τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ οὔτε ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις προσκυνήσετε τῷ πατρί. ὑμεῖς προσκυνεῖτε ὃ οὐκ οἴδατε, ἡμεῖς προσκυνοῦμεν ὃ οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἡ σωτηρία ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐστίν. ἀλλ' ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ ἀληθινοὶ προσκυνηταὶ προσκυνήσουσι τῷ πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ καὶ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν. πνεῦμα ὁ Θεός, καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτὸν ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν. λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή Οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀναγγελεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα. λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐγώ εἰμι, ὁ λαλῶν σοι. καὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳ ἦλθαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐθαύμασαν ὅτι μετὰ γυναικὸς ἐλάλει οὐδεὶς μέντοι εἶπε, τί ζητεῖς ἤ τί λαλεῖς μετ' αὐτῆς; Ἀφῆκεν οὖν τὴν ὑδρίαν αὐτῆς ἡ γυνὴ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λέγει τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Δεῦτε ἴδετε ἄνθρωπον ὃς εἶπέ μοι πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησα μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός; ἐξῆλθον οὖν ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτόν. Ἐν δὲ τῷ μεταξὺ ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ λέγοντες Ραββί, φάγε. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἐγὼ βρῶσιν ἔχω φαγεῖν, ἣν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε. ἔλεγον οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ πρὸς ἀλλήλους Μή τις ἤνεγκεν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν; λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐμὸν βρῶμά ἐστιν ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με καὶ τελειώσω αὐτοῦ τὸ ἔργον. οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἔτι τετράμηνός ἐστι καὶ ὁ θερισμὸς ἔρχεται; ἰδοὺ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐπάρατε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν καὶ θεάσασθε τὰς χώρας, ὅτι λευκαί εἰσι πρὸς θερισμόν. ἤδη. καὶ ὁ θερίζων μισθὸν λαμβάνει καὶ συνάγει καρπὸν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, ἵνα καὶ ὁ σπείρων ὁμοῦ χαίρῃ καὶ ὁ θερίζων. ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ ὁ λόγος ἐστὶν ὁ ἀληθινὸς, worshiped on this mountain; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus said to her, " Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ); when he comes, he will show us all things." Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he." Just then his disciples came. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but none said, "What do you wish?" or, "Why are you talking with her?" So the woman left her water jar, and went away into the city and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?" They went out of the city and were coming to him. Meanwhile the disciples besought him, saying "Rabbi, eat." But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." So the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought him food?" Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest. He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, 'One

6 ὅτι ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ σπείρων καὶ ἄλλος ὁ θερίζων. ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα ὑμᾶς θερίζειν ὃ οὐχ ὑμεῖς κεκοπιάκατε ἄλλοι κεκοπιάκασι, καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν κόπον αὐτῶν εἰσεληλύθατε. Ἐκ δὲ τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς γυναικὸς, μαρτυρούσης ὅτι εἶπέ μοι πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησα. ὡς οὖν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Σαμαρεῖται, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν μεῖναι παρ' αὐτοῖς καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ δύο ἡμέρας. καὶ πολλῷ πλείους ἐπίστευσαν διὰ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ, τῇ τε γυναικὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι οὐκέτι διὰ τὴν σὴν λαλιὰν πιστεύομεν αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκηκόαμεν, καὶ οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ σωτὴρ τοῦ κόσμου, ὁ Χριστὀς. sows and another reaps.' I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor." Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard ourselves, and we know that this is indeed Christ the Savior of the world." To worship in the Spirit implies that our intelligence has been enlightened. Consider the words spoken to the Samaritan woman. She was deceived by local custom into believing that worship could only be offered in a specific place. But the Lord, attempting to correct her, said that worship ought to be offered in Spirit and in truth. By truth he clearly meant himself. If we say that worship offered in the Son (the truth) is worship offered in the Father s image, we can say the same about worship offered in the Spirit since the Spirit in himself reveals the divinity of the Lord. The Holy Spirit cannot be divided from the Father and the Son in worship. If you remain outside the Spirit, you cannot worship at all, and if you are in him you cannot separate him from God. Light cannot be separated from what it makes visible, and it is impossible for you to recognize Christ, the image of the invisible God, unless the Spirit enlightens you. Once you see the image, you cannot ignore the light; you see the light and the image simultaneously. It is fitting that when we see Christ, the brightness of God s glory, it is always through the illumination of the Spirit. Through Christ the image, may we be led to the Father, for he bears the seal of the Father s very likeness. St. Basil the Great

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17 Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Μάρτυρας ἐν Χίῳ 14 Μαΐου Ὁ Ἅγιος Μάρτυς Ἰσίδωρος καταγόταν ἀπὸ τὴν Ἀ εξάνδρεια. Οἱ γονεῖς του ἦταν εἰδωλολάτρες. Ὑπηρέτησε στὸ ρωμαϊκὸ στρατὸ ἐπὶ βασιλέως Δεκίου ( μ.χ.) καὶ προήχθη στὸ ἀξίωμα τοῦ Ὀπτίωνος. Ὁ Ἅγιος εἶχε ἑ κυσθεῖ στὴν Χριστιανικὴ πίστη κατὰ τὸ τελευταῖο του ταξίδι ἀπὸ ἄ ους Χριστιανοὺς ποὺ ὑπηρετοῦσαν μαζί του στὴ ναυτικὴ στρατιωτικὴ δύναμη. Ὅταν ἦ θε στὴ Χίο ὁ Κεντυρίων Ἰού ιος τὸν διέβαλε ἀναφέροντας στὸ ναύαρχο Νουμέριο ὅτι ἦταν Χριστιανὸς καὶ ἀρνιόταν νὰ προσφέρει θυσία στοὺς θεούς. Τότε τὸν συνέ αβαν καὶ τὸν ἀπεί ησαν, γιὰ νὰ ἀρνηθεῖ τὴν πίστη του στὸν Χριστό. Ὑποβ ήθηκε σὲ φρικτὰ βασανιστήρια καὶ σὲ σκληρὸ ξυλοδαρμὸ ποὺ κατανίκησε μὲ τὴν ἀδάμαστη πίστη του. Ὁ πατέρας του, ὅταν ἔμαθε ὅτι ἦταν Χριστιανός, ἐξεπλάγην. Ἔτσι, ξεκίνησε τὸ ταξίδι γιὰ τὴν Χίο, ὅπου ἔφθασε μὲ πολὺ κόπο. Ἀμέσως ζήτησε νὰ δεῖ τὸν φυλακισμένο υἱό του καὶ ὁ ναύαρχος Νουμέριος, νομίζοντας ὅτι ἡ πατρικὴ παρέμβαση θὰ ἄ αζε τὴν πίστη τοῦ Μάρτυρα, τὸ ἐπέτρεψε. Ὁ Ἅγιος ἱκέτευε τὸν πατέρα του νὰ ἀνοίξει τὰ μάτια τῆς ψυχῆς του καὶ νὰ δεῖ τὴν ἀ ήθεια. Ὁ πατέρας τοῦ Ἁγίου ἦταν ἀνένδοτος. Δὲν μποροῦσε νὰ ἀποδεχθεῖ ὅτι ὁ υἱός του πίστευε στὸν σταυρωθέντα Ναζωραῖο καὶ ἀρνήθηκε τὴν προγονικὴ θρησκεία τῶν εἰδώ ων. Τὸν καταράστηκε καὶ δή ωσε στὸν ναύαρχο Νουμέριο ὅτι τὸν ἀποκηρύσσει παρακαλώντας τον ταυτόχρονα νὰ ἐπισπεύσει τὴ θανατικὴ καταδίκη τοῦ υἱοῦ του. Ὁ Νουμέριος τὸν ἔδεσε σὲ ἄ ογο ποὺ τὸν παρέσυρε καλπάζοντας ἐπάνω σὲ πέτρες. Ὁ Μάρτυς ἦταν γεμάτος πληγὲς καὶ αἵματα. Ἀμέσως ὁ Νουμέριος διέταξε τὴν διὰ ἀποκεφαλισμοῦ θανάτωσή του. Τὸ σεπτὸ λείψανό του τὸ ἔριξαν σὲ φαράγγι, γιὰ νὰ τὸν καταφάγουν τὰ ὄρνεα, λίγοι δὲ στρατιῶτες φύ αγαν ἐκεῖ, μὴν τυχὸν ἔ θουν οἱ Χριστιανοὶ καὶ παραλάβουν τὸ σῶμα. Ὅμως, μία Χριστιανή, ὀνόματι Μυρόπη, ἦ θε τὴ νύχτα καὶ μὲ τὴν βοήθεια δύο ὑπηρετριών, τὴν ὥρα ποὺ οἱ στρατιῶτες εἶχαν πέσει καὶ ἡσύχαζαν, παρέ αβε τὸ ἱερὸ λείψανο, τὸ ὁποῖο ἐνταφίασε. Τὴν ἑπομένη, ὁ Νουμέριος πληροφορήθηκε ὅτι τὸ λείψανο τοῦ Μάρτυρος εἶχε ἁρπαχθεῖ. Ὑπέθεσε ὅτι οἱ στρατιῶτες δελεάστηκαν μὲ χρήματα καὶ δῶρα καὶ ἐπέτρεψαν στοὺς Χριστιανοὺς νὰ παραλάβουν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἁγίου. Γι αὐτὸ τοὺς φυλάκισε, ἐνῷ παρά ηλα κυκλοφόρησε τὴν εἴδηση ὅτι θὰ τοὺς φονεύσει, ἂν δὲν τοῦ ποῦν σὲ ποιὸν παρέδωσαν τὸ λείψανο. Ἡ Μυρόπη ἔκρινε ὅτι θὰ ἦταν ἄδικο νὰ ἐκτελεσθοῦν οἱ στρατιῶτες. Γι αὐτὸ παρουσιάσθηκε στὸν Νουμέριο καὶ τοῦ δή ωσε τὴν ἀ ήθεια. Ἐκεῖνος ἔδωσε ἐντολὴ νὰ τὴν φυλακίσουν. Μετὰ τὸ μαρτύριό της, οἱ Χριστιανοὶ ἔθαψαν μὲ εὐ άβεια τὸ λείψανο τῆς Παρθενομάρτυρος κοντὰ στὸν τάφο, ὅπου προηγουμένως αὐτὴ εἶχε ἀποθέσει αὐτὸ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἰσιδώρου.

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19 STEWARDSHIP REPORT AS OF Stewards pledged this far: 192 Total pledged for 2017: $140,580 Rev. Dr. Demetrios & Pr. Maryann Tonias & Family Dr. & Mrs. Chris Afendulis Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios T. Akrivlellis Ms. Bessie V. Andersen Mrs. Calliope Andreadis Ms. Fotene Fay Andreadis Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Anton, Sr. Mr. Dean J. Arnaoutakis Dr. Marica Arvanites Mr. Peter Badavas Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Badavas Ms. Joanna Bakas Ms. Christine Bakos Ms. Natalie Bassil Mrs. Nancy Batsinelas Mr. & Mrs. Van Benno Mr. & Mrs. Nick Belibasakis Mr. Costas L. Belezos Mr. Charles C. Beretsos Mr. & Mrs. Triantafillos Blathras Ms. Stephanie Bond Mr. & Mrs. James G. Boujoukos Mr. & Mrs. James G. Boulogiane Mrs. Helen Cakridas Mr. & Mrs. Constintine P. Calliontzis Mrs. Helen Carlos & Mr. Ron Hilliard Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Caparell Ms. Eugenia M. Carris Ms. Mary A. Carris Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Clark Ms. Mary Cleary Ms. Maria Clessas Mr. & Mrs. Neal Collins Mr. Peter L. Condakes & Dr. Pamela Pappas Presbytera Dorris Conomos Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Critikos Ms. Pauline P. Coutlis Mr. & Mrs. John Dakoyannis Mr. & Mrs. Euripides Dalmanieras Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Davos Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Dragotakes Ms. Asemena T. Dodge Mr. Charles J. Doulos Mr. & Mrs. John Douros Hon. & Mrs. Michael S. Dukakis Mr. Nicolaos Economou Mrs. Maria Efteriades Mr. & Mrs. Jason Ellis Ms. Christine English Mr. & Mrs. William Evangelakos Mr. & Mrs. Angelos Fotopoulos Mr. & Mrs. John N. Foundas Mr. & Mrs. Peter Foundas Mr. George Frangiadakis Dr. Calliope G. Galatis Mrs. Gerasimos Galatis Ms. Dimitra Gardikas Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gardikas Mrs. Acrive Geanakakis Ms. Marie Georgelis Mr. Charles Georgenes Atty. Deanna M. Georgenes Mr. & Mrs. John Georgountzos Mr. & Mrs. Vassilios Georgountzos Drs. Iraklis & Sheila Gerogiannis Mr. & Mrs. George Glaropoulos Ms. Virginia C. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Larry Giannakopoulos Mr. & Mrs. Theophilos S. Gomatos Mrs. Mary Guerriero Dr. Christopher Gussis Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Hanna Mrs. Georgia Haramis Mrs. Stella X. Harris Dr. George & Mrs. Evie Hasiotis Ms. Mary Hatzis Ms. Alice Haveles Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Martin Huber Ms. Kaye Jaravinos Mr. & Mrs. George Jeas Mr. & Mrs. James G. Jumes Mr. Philip S. Kallan Ms. Joanne B. Kalliavas Mr. & Mrs. William Kantaros Ms. Caroline Kapetanakis Mr. & Mrs. James Karimbakas Mr. Chris Karys Miss. Pauline Karistianos Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Kavaltzis Mr. & Mrs. Constantine T. Kechris Ms. Lula Kiflit Continued on next page

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21 Fifth Sunday of Pascha - Sunday of the Samaritan Woman Introduction: The fifth Sunday of Holy Pascha is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. The day commemorates the encounter of Christ with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. The biblical story of this event and the dialog between Christ and the woman is found in the Gospel of Saint John 4:5-42. Background: One of the most ancient cities of the Promised Land was Shechem, also called Sikima, located at the foot of Mount Gerazim. There the Israelites had heard the blessings in the days of Moses and Jesus of Navi. Near to this town, Jacob, who had come from Mesopotamia in the nineteenth century before Christ, bought a piece of land where there was a well. This well, preserved even until the time of Christ, was known as Jacob's Well. Later, before he died in Egypt, he left that piece of land as a special inheritance to his son Joseph (Gen. 49:22). This town, before it was taken into possession by Samaria, was also the leading city of the kingdom of the ten tribes. In the time of the Romans it was called Neapolis, and at present Nablus. It was the first city in Canaan visited by the Patriarch Abraham. Here also, Jesus of Navi (Joshua) addressed the tribes of Israel for the last time. Almost three hundred years later, all Israel assembled there to make Roboam (Rehoboam) king. When our Lord Jesus Christ, then, came at midday to this city, which is also called Sychar (John 4:5), He was wearied from the journey and the heat. He sat down at this well. After a little while the Samaritan woman mentioned in today's Gospel passage came to draw water. As she conversed at some length with the Lord and heard from Him secret things concerning herself, she believed in Him; through her many other Samaritans also believed. Concerning the Samaritans we know the following: In the year 721 before Christ, Salmanasar (Shalmaneser), King of the Assyrians, took the ten tribes of the kingdom of Israel into captivity, and relocated all these people to Babylon and the land of the Medes. From there he gathered various nations and sent them to Samaria. These nations had been idolaters from before. Although they were later instructed in the Jewish faith and believed in the one God, they worshipped the idols also. Furthermore, they accepted only the Pentateuch of Moses, and rejected the other books of Holy Scripture. Nonetheless, they thought themselves to be descendants of Abraham and Jacob. Therefore, the pious Jews named these Judaizing and idolatrous peoples Samaritans, since they lived in Samaria, the former leading city of the Israelites, as well as in the other towns thereabout. The Jews rejected them as heathen and foreigners, and had no communion with them at all, as the Samaritan woman observed, "the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans" (John 4:9). Therefore, the name Samaritan is used derisively many times in the Gospel narrations. After the Ascension of the Lord, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the woman of Samaria was baptized by the holy Apostles and became a great preacher and Martyr of Christ; she was called Photine, and her feast is kept on February 26

22 Announcements WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS: For those visiting an Orthodox Church for the first time, please be aware that Holy Communion is a sign of unity of faith which is only offered to Baptized or Chrismated Orthodox Christians. All present are welcome, however, to partake of the antidoro (blessed bread) which is distributed at the end of the service. Those interested in learning more about the Orthodox Christian faith, please feel free to see Fr. Demetri after the service. This week, to assist you in the Narthex we have at the Pangary: Lula Kiflit, Teddy Papaslis; Greeter: Maria Theodore; Ushers: Simone Dodge, James Karimbakas, Charles Eliopoulos, Ellen Marie Demeter. MEMORIALS: Memorial Prayers are offered today for the repose of the soul of Helen Dukas. May her memory be eternal! Please join us for fellowship immediately following the Liturgy in the Anastasia and Spiro Davis Hall. The fellowship hour will be offered by the Parish Council. DONATION: In memory of Charles Georgenes: Ms. Fotene Fay Andreadis, Ms. Helen P. Eliopoulos. In memory of Pauline Stathis: Mrs. William F. Manley DONATION: The flowers for Mother s Day and the wine, the prosfora, the oil, the incense and the charcoal are offered by Mrs. William F. Manley in memory of Eva Marie Manley, Sevasti Lascarides and Helene Vancavage. Happy Mother s Day! ANNUNCIATION CATHEDRAL AND THE BOSTON HOMELESS VETERANS: The next service day at the Homeless Veterans Shelter is on Monday, May 15 at 4:15 pm. All volunteers are welcome. Donations are needed for the expense of the meal. Please contact Mr. Peter Vergados, coordinator of this ministry to become involved with this worthy endeavor. His number is: AHEPA SUNDAY: On Sunday, May 21, we will once again commemorate AHEPA Sunday. SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY: On Sunday, May 21, we will have our Spring General Assembly after the Divine Liturgy. Make sure you are on hand as we meet to discuss the ministry of our Church. HONORING OUR VETERANS: On Sunday, May 28, we will honor all those veterans who fought and those who gave their lives for our country. YOUTH MINI GOLF AND ICE CREAM: On Friday, June 2 come with us to play mini golf and enjoy ice cream at Kimball Farm. We will arrive at 7:00 pm and will leave at 9:00 pm. For more information, please contact the Cathedral office at (617) SATURDAY OF THE SOULS: On Saturday, June 3, at the Cathedral, Orthros will begin at 8:45 am followed by the Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am. You can call the Cathedral office and give the names of the deceased you want to be read during the memorial service.

23 ΚΑΛΩΣOΡΙΣΜΑ: Για όσους επισκέπτονται την Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία για πρώτη φορά, θα πρέπει να γνωρίζουν ότι η Θεία Κοινωνία είναι το σύμβολο της ενότητας της πίστεως, το οποίο προσφέρεται μόνο σε όσους έχουν βαπτιστεί ή χριστεί Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί. Όλοι οι παρευρισκόμενοι ωστόσο, είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι να λάβουν το Αντίδωρο (ή ευλογημένο ψωμί), το οποίο διανέμεται μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας. Όσοι ενδιαφέρεστε να μάθετε περισσότερα για την Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Πίστη, μη διστάσετε να μιλήσετε στον Πατέρα Δημήτριο μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία. Αυτή την εβδομάδα θα βοηθήσουν στο Παγκάρι: Lula Kiflit, Teddy Papaslis, Υποδοχή: Maria Theodore, Δίσκος: Simone Dodge, James Karimbakas, Charles Eliopoulos, Ellen Marie Demeter. ΜΝΗΜΟΣΥΝΑ: Σήμερα τελούμε Τρισάγιον υπέρ αναπαύσεως της ψυxής της κεκοιμημένης δούλης του Θεού Ελένης Δούκα. Αιωνία αυτής η μνήμη! Παρακαλείσθε όπως παραβρεθείτε μετά το τέλος της Θείας Λειτουργίας στην Αίθουσα Αναστασίας και Σπυρίδωνος Davis όπου θα προσφερθούν καφές και εδέσματα από τα μέλη του Ενοριακού Συμβουλίου. ΔΩΡΕΑ: Εις μνήμη του Κωνσταντίνου Γεωργίνη: Ms. Fotene Fay Andreadis, Ms. Helen P. Eliopoulos. Εις μνήμη της Πολυτίμης Στάθη: Mrs. William F. Manley Ανακοινώσεις ΔΩΡΕΑ: Τα λουλούδια για την εορτή της Μητέρας καθώς επίσης το κρασί, τα πρόσφορα, το λάδι, το θυμίαμα και τα καρβουνάκια προσφέρονται από την κυρία Γουΐλιαμ Φ. Μάνλεϋ εις μνήμη της Eva Marie Manley, Σεβαστής Λασκαρίδη και Helene Vancavage. Χρόνια Πολλά σε όλες τις μητέρες! ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΚΑΘΕΔΡΙΚΟΥ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΣΤΕΓΟΥΣ ΒΕΤΕΡΑΝΟΥΣ ΒΟΣΤΩΝΗΣ: Το επόμενο γεύμα για τους Άστεγους Βετεράνους της Βοστώνης είναι τη Δευτέρα, 15 Μαΐου στις 16:15 μμ. Όλοι οι εθελοντές είναι ευπρόσδεκτοι. Χρειαζόμαστε τη προσφορά σας για τα έξοδα των μηνιαίων γευμάτων. Παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με τον κύριο Περικλή Βεργάδο στο: ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ: Την Κυριακή, 21 Μαΐου θα έχουμε στον Καθεδρικό την εορτασμό για την ΑΧΕΠΑ. Αμέσως μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία θα λάβει χώρα η Γενική Συνέλευση στο Anastasia and Spiro Davis Hall. Παρακαλείστε όπως όλοι παραβρεθείτε. ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ: Την Κυριακή, 21 Μαΐου αμέσως μετά την Θεία Λειτουργία θα λάβει χώρα η Γενική Συνέλευση στο Anastasia and Spiro Davis Hall. Παρακαλείστε όλοι όπως παραβρεθείτε καθώς θα συζητήσουμε θέματα που αφορούν στην εκκλησία μας. ΤΙΜΩΝΤΑΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΒΕΤΕΡΑΝΟΥΣ: Την Κυριακή, 28 Μαΐου, θα τιμήσουμε όλους αυτούς που πολέμησαν και αυτούς που έδωσαν την ζωή τους για τα ιδανικά της πατρίδας μας. Εάν έχετε ανακοινώσεις για το ενημερωτικό δελτίο, παρακαλούμε να τις υποβάλλετε στο Γραφείο της Εκκλησίας

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