Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana JANUARY 27, 2019 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Sunday, January 27 ~ 8:45 am Orthros, 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy Sunday Church School after Holy Communion VLADIMIR ANDREYEV 40-DAY MEMORIAL Holy Trinity PTA Artoclasia for Three Hierarchs 12:00 pm ~ General Assembly in Gymnasium Tuesday, January 29 ~ 6:00 pm Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ Adult Advanced Greek School in Room 210 Wednesday, January 30 ~ 9:00 am Divine Liturgy THREE HIERARCHS 7:00 pm ~ Bible Study in Boardroom Thursday, January 31 ~ 6:00 pm Adult Elementary Greek School in Room 210 7:00 pm ~ 2019 Greek Festival Chairpersons Meeting in Coffee Room Friday, February 1 ~ 9:45 am Cathedral Montessori School Chapel in Cathedral 5:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Meeting in Upstairs Common Area 5:00 pm ~ Youth Level A1 Greek School in Room 210 6:00 pm ~ Youth Advanced Greek School in Room 210 Saturday, February 2 ~ 9:00 am Orthros PRESENTATION OF THE LORD 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy PRESENTATION OF THE LORD 11:00 am ~ Philoptochos General Membership Meeting in Coffee Room 12:00 pm ~ Youth Level Junior A Greek School in Room 210 Sunday, February 3 ~ 8:45 am Orthros 10:00 am ~ Divine Liturgy SIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW Sunday Church School after Holy Communion 2:00 pm ~ LAZAR BAPTISM 5:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Sponsored Potluck Super Bowl Party in Coffee Room FAMILY SEEKING ADULT CARE ASSISTANT The Cathedral office was contacted by a parishioner seeking adult care assistance for two family members. If interested in the position, please call the office at GENERAL ASSEMBLY The first 2019 General Assembly will be held in the Hellenic Cultural Center today, SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019, immediately following Divine Liturgy. The agenda will include discussion and vote on the proposed budget for 2019, as well as regular business items. All members in good standing are encouraged to attend. Saturday February 16, :00 pm - 12:00 am All members of Holy Trinity are welcome to bring their whole family to a fun, catered evening of dancing and costume fun! FREE ADMISSION, CASH BAR! PLEASE RSVP to HolyTrinityPTA@gmail.com

2 Message from Father George THE DOORS As we pray the Divine Liturgy, we hear curious phrases that sometimes are confusing to the modern listener. Leading into the public recitation of our Beliefs as we read in unison the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, the priest or deacon proclaims: The doors, the doors, in wisdom let us be attentive. The following explanation by Father Lev Gillet was written under his pseudonym: A Monk of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the early years of the Church, neither catechumens preparing for baptism nor repentant sinners submitted to public penance were allowed to take part in the second half of the liturgy, that is the celebration of the eucharistic mystery as such. At this point in the service they were invited to leave, and the doors of the church were closed. The only ones to remain were the faithful, who are individually recognized as being fully and properly members of the local community. Today, we no longer physically close the doors of the building. We allow catechumens, sinners, and even non-believers to be present during the entire liturgy. Does that mean that the proclamation of the closing of the doors has lost all meaning for us in our day and age? Not at all. Within our hearts there are invisible doors, which must be closed spiritually, if not physically, during the celebration of the Holy Mysteries. At this moment we must drive away from us every distraction, preoccupation, thought, or desire that is contrary or simply foreign to God. And conversely, there are doors that we should open in an invisible but a real way within the depths of our heart. Let us attend! reads the text of the Holy Liturgy. Let us become open and attentive to the words and inspirations that come from God. The Lord addresses to each one of us the words he spoke over the deaf and a dumb man, Ephphatha! Be opened! FLOOR HEATER NEEDED A parishioner needs a floor heater. If you are interested in donating one to help this individual, please contact Elaine Nugent at for details. SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL FACULTY MEETING The Sunday Church School faculty members will meet Sunday, February 10, 2019, in Room 210 immediately after church services. All faculty members are asked to please be present. PHILOPTOCHOS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019, at 11:00 am in the Hellenic Cultural Center with SPECIAL GUESTS: DR. NICK PAPPAS, who will speak to overall heart health, and NICOLE PSILOS, who will speak to the membership about the American Heart Association and their work in heart health. KOULOURAKIA WORKSHOP TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1:00 PM Come help make koulourakia for the Philoptochos fundraiser. The more help there is, the quicker the group will reach its goal. VALENTINE KOULOURAKIA SALE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 One dozen koulourakia, packaged in a gift bag and embellished with a valentine ornament, will be sold for $7. Make your list of special friends and loved ones that you would like to remember on Valentine s Day and support this fundraiser. All Holy Trinity members are welcome to bring their families, as well as their favorite football watching dish or drink, to watch (OR NOT WATCH) the biggest football game of the year with their Holy Trinity family! For more information, please contact HolyTrinityPTA@gmail.com PTA will provide waters. An potluck dish list will be created soon. If you have not signed up to receive s, please HolyTrinityPTA@gmail.com to be added to the list.

3 BAKLAVA WORKSHOP To assist the Pastry Committee, Vickie Catsulis will conduct a Baklava Workshop after church services on Sunday, February 17. The goal is to have forty (40) or more volunteers help with this inaugural attempt. Please make plans to attend. SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 ATTENDANCE 117 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $769 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Very Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean priest@holytrinitycathedral.org PHONE: (504) FAX: (504)

4 27η ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 2019 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΕ ΛΟΥΚΑ (ΤΟΥ ΖΑΚΧΑΙΟΥ) ΑΝΑΚΟΜΙΔΗ ΤΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ ΛΕΙΨΑΝΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΝ ΑΓΙΟΙΣ ΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΗΜΩΝ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ, ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥΠΟΛΕΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ Ἑωθινόν Β 27 TH JANUARY TH SUNDAY OF LUKE (ZACCHAEUS) REMOVAL OF THE HOLY RELICS OF THE HOLY FATHER JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE Eothion 2 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος β Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾍδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς Θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος πλ δ Ἡ τοῦ στόµατός σου καθάπερ πυρσὸς ἐκλάµψασα χάρις, τὴν οίκουµένην ἐφώτισεν ἀφιλαργυρίας τῷ κόσµῳ θησαυροὺς ἐναπέθετο τὸ ὕψος ἡµῖν τῆς ταπεινοφροσύνης ὑπέδειξεν. Ἀλλὰ σοῖς λόγοις παιδεύων, Πάτερ Ἰωάννη Χρυσόστοµε, πρέσβευε τῷ Λόγῳ Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας Ἦχος πλ δ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον Ἦχος α Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῶ τόκω σου, καὶ χείρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νὺν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος. Resurrection Apolytikion Tone 2 When You descended unto death, O Lord who yourself are immortal Life, then did You mortify Hades by the lightning flash of Your Divinity. Also when You raised the dead from the netherworld, all the Powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory to You. Apolytikion Plagal Tone 4 The grace that from your mouth shone forth like a torch illumined the universe. It deposited in the world the treasures of the absence of avarice. It showed us the height that is attained by humility. Now you instruct us by your words, Father John Chrysostom. Intercede with Christ God, the Word himself, entreating Him to save our souls. Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity Plagal Tone 4 Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made fishermen all-wise, sending upon them the Holy Spirit and, through them, netting the world. O Loving One, glory to You. Kontakion Tone 1 You sanctified the virginal womb by Your birth, O Lord, and blessed the hands of Symeon fittingly, O Christ God; and even now You came and saved us. Now, give peace to our Nation in time of war, and empower our Leaders, so loved by You, the only one who loves humanity.

5 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Ἑβραίους Τὸ στόμα μου λαλήσει σοφίαν. Ἀκούσατε ταῦτα, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη. Ἀδελφοί, τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς, ὅσιος, ἄκακος, ἀμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος ὃς οὐκ ἔχει καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀνάγκην, ὥσπερ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, πρότερον ὑπὲρ τῶν ἰδίων ἁμαρτιῶν θυσίας ἀναφέρειν, ἔπειτα τῶν τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦτο γὰρ ἐποίησεν ἐφάπαξ, ἑαυτὸν ἀνενέγκας. Ὁ νόμος γὰρ ἀνθρώπους καθίστησιν ἀρχιερεῖς, ἔχοντας ἀσθένειαν ὁ λόγος δὲ τῆς ὁρκωμοσίας τῆς μετὰ τὸν νόμον, υἱὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τετελειωμένον. Κεφάλαιον δὲ ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις τοιοῦτον ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα, ὃς ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θρόνου τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργός, καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς, ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος, καὶ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος THE EPISTLE Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2 My mouth shall speak wisdom. Hear this, all you nations. Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; he did this once for all when he offered up himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect for ever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. TΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Λουκᾶν ιθ 1-10 Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν Ἰεριχώ καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόµατι καλούµενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ µικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραµὼν ἔµπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκοµορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι δι' ἐκείνης ἤµελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτόν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι σήµερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ µε µεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁµαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον Ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡµίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων µου, Κύριε, δίδωµι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωµι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι σήµερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς Ἀβραάµ ἐστιν ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός. THE GOSPEL Luke 19:1-10 At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."