Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana

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1 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral New Orleans, Louisiana AUGUST 17, 2014 MYRON THE MARTYR Sunday, August 17 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Fred Ammons, Paul Andersson, and Steve Psarellis 12:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Board Meeting in Boardroom Tuesday, August 19 ~ 7:00 pm Rescheduled Parish Council Meeting in Boardroom Wednesday, August 20 ~ 6:30 pm Hellenic Dancers Practice NO BASKETBALL Thursday, August 21 ~ 7:00 pm 150 th Anniversary Committee Meeting in Coffee Room Friday, August 22 ~ 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Tiropites and Spanakopites Workshop Saturday, August 23 ~ 10:00 am Choir Practice 2:00 pm ~ Philoptochos Ozanam Inn Sunday, August 24 ~ 9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Parish Council on Duty Fred Ammons, Paul Andersson, and Steve Psarellis ELEFTHERIOS VASSILAS 1-YEAR MEMORIAL Comprehensive Registration Form Deadline 12:00 pm ~ PTA Meeting in Upstairs Commons PHILOPTOCHOS Back to School Supplies Once again Philoptochos is collecting school supplies for the children at Lafayette School. It is our hope that every elementary level child will be prepared to learn and succeed by providing them with free pencils, crayons, notebooks, erasers, and glue. A collection box has been placed in the Coffee Room. Thank you for helping with this very worth project. Board Meeting Board members are reminded that there will be a planning meeting today, Sunday, August 17, in the boardroom at 12:00 pm after church services. Membership Meeting Our first membership meeting will take place after church services at 12:00 pm on Sunday, September 14, in the Coffee Room. The program will include a presentation by Maggie Maag on the "History of Greeks on the Bayou." SPECIAL WORKSHOP AUGUST 22 Volunteers are needed to help make tiropites and spanakopites in preparation for An Evening on the Bayou, the Friday night event that kicks off the 150 th Anniversary Celebration weekend on October 10. A special workshop is scheduled for Friday, August 22, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Your assistance with these preparations would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Evangelia Bilalis at , if you have questions. Check insert for 150 th Anniversary Celebration Event Schedule. SAVE THE DATES October 10 12, 2014 Join the 150th Anniversary Celebration of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans, and the Commemoration of the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas. Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12, 2014 For additional information or to join a committee for the upcoming events contact: 150th Anniversary Co-Chairmen Barbara Stavis Wolf and Costandinos Vennis at hellenic2004@yahoo.com; Phone TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM All members of the Community are asked to consider a sponsorship for the 150th Anniversary Commemorative Album. The album will trace the beginnings of Greek Orthodoxy in the Americas and highlight significant milestones associated with Holy Trinity over the past 150 years. Historical documentation along with personal messages, dedications, tributes, and family memorials will be included. Submit an album form for your sponsorship today to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime tribute to our community. 150TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the 150th Anniversary Committee will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in the Hellenic Cultural Center at 7:00 pm. All Committees are asked to attend to discuss the October Celebration events. CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE In preparation for the 150th Celebration, our Cathedral choir is holding rehearsals every Saturday from now until October. They are so happy to have a new choir member among their ranks and look forward to having more members follow. You are needed. Those interested may call Alex Tiliakos at or just come to choir practice. Join them this Saturday from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.

2 COMPREHENSIVE REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE The Comprehensive Registration Form encompasses all aspects of youth related activities in the Holy Trinity Cathedral community and provides a simplified, consolidated registration process for each family, who are asked to complete only one form for the upcoming year. This information will be shared among the various directors. The deadline for submitting forms to the Cathedral office is Sunday, August 24, Your cooperation is essential to ensure a proper account of participants and the correct ordering of materials when applicable. Forms were enclosed in the July-August issue of The Flame. AHEPA FAMILY SUPREME CONVENTION Congratulations to everyone, who worked and helped make the AHEPA Family Supreme Convention in July a great success. The out of town visitors were very appreciative of our wonderful hospitality. Thank you to all of those, who were so gracious to provide rides to Church, back to the hotel, and to the airport for visitors that attended Divine Liturgy on July 20 and 27. Thank you to everyone, who helped make the koulouria and almond rounds that were served at the Convention meetings, who helped put together the Convention bags, and to those who donated refreshments for the reception on Sunday, July 20. The officers and dignitaries of the AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles, and Maids of Athena extended their sincerest thanks for everything that the members from New Orleans did to make sure they had a very enjoyable visit to our city. DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE The Daughters of Penelope September Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 7, All members are asked to attend to discuss plans for the coming year. Thank you to all of the Daughters of Penelope, who helped with the Supreme Convention held in July. It was a fantastic week of events including the fabulous Opening Ceremonies at the World War II Museum, the Creole Queen Riverboat Cruise, the Athletic Luncheon, and the Grand Banquet. Congratulations to SANDY BOUZON, who was selected at the Supreme Convention as the 2014 National Penelope of the Year. This is a great honor in recognition of Sandy s work and dedication to the Daughters of Penelope over the past 39 years. We are so very proud of Sandy s accomplishment and that she received this welldeserved recognition right here in New Orleans. Congratulations also to ANDREEA POPA, who received a 2014 National Daughters of Penelope Scholarship. PAINTING THE GYMNASIUM During the past few weeks, there has been unauthorized use of the gymnasium in the evenings. Please note that the gymnasium is being painted in preparation for the upcoming 150 th Anniversary Celebration. For this reason there will be NO basketball in the gymnasium until after the October weekend. Also, keep in mind that all activities must be scheduled through the Cathedral office. Thank you for your cooperation. CALLING ALL COOKS! Holy Trinity PTA requests your support with its cookbook fundraising project by submitting a special family recipe to Chairpersons Angeliki Frezoulis or Suzanne Stratikis. Everyone in the community is invited to participate by sharing a recipe or recipes and becoming a part of the cookbook. A photo and/or a personal notation may be included. Recipes will be categorized in the following sections: Breads, Soups/Salads, Main Dishes, Vegetables/Side Dishes, Desserts, and Beverages. Please Suzanne at sstratikis@yahoo.com or Angeliki at frecco1@yahoo.com with your recipe. ORGANIZATION PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM Group photographs of the community organizations will be taken on Sunday, September 14, after Divine Liturgy for use in the 150 th Anniversary Commemorative Album. If your organization or group would like to have a photograph taken by the 150 th Anniversary photographer, please contact Christina Kogos at or holytrinity150@aol.com, or Barbara Stavis Wolf at or hellenic2004@yahoo.com to give the name of your organization and contact information so a time for the group photograph can be assigned. The photographs will be taken at different locations in and around the Cathedral. Organizations must sign up no later than Thursday, September 11, to have their group photograph taken on Sunday, September 14. FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM Families that would like to schedule the 150 th Anniversary photographer for a family photograph, which can be used for a Commemorative Album sponsorship ad, can sign up to have their photograph taken on Saturday, October 4. The cost for the photograph is $25. Additional photographs can be ordered directly through the photographer. In the event family members are coming in from out of town for the 150 th Anniversary weekend, photographs for those families can be scheduled on Saturday, October 11. Please contact Christina Kogos at or holytrinity150@aol.com and give your family contact s name and phone number so that a time for the family photograph can be assigned. Families must sign up no later than Wednesday, October 1, to have photographs taken on Saturday, October 4, and Saturday, October 11. No exceptions as space is limited. Do we forgive our neighbors their trespasses? God also forgives us in His mercy. Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbors, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness, then, of your sins or unforgiveness, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself, man. For without forgiveness of sins there is no salvation. St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

3 COMPREHENSIVE REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE The Comprehensive Registration Form encompasses all aspects of youth related activities in the Holy Trinity Cathedral community and provides a simplified, consolidated registration process for each family, who are asked to complete only one form for the upcoming year. This information will be shared among the various directors. The deadline for submitting forms to the Cathedral office is Sunday, August 24, Your cooperation is essential to ensure a proper account of participants and the correct ordering of materials when applicable. Forms were enclosed in the July-August issue of The Flame. AHEPA FAMILY SUPREME CONVENTION Congratulations to everyone, who worked and helped make the AHEPA Family Supreme Convention in July a great success. The out of town visitors were very appreciative of our wonderful hospitality. Thank you to all of those, who were so gracious to provide rides to Church, back to the hotel, and to the airport for visitors that attended Divine Liturgy on July 20 and 27. Thank you to everyone, who helped make the koulouria and almond rounds that were served at the Convention meetings, who helped put together the Convention bags, and to those who donated refreshments for the reception on Sunday, July 20. The officers and dignitaries of the AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles, and Maids of Athena extended their sincerest thanks for everything that the members from New Orleans did to make sure they had a very enjoyable visit to our city. DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE The Daughters of Penelope September Membership Meeting will be held on Sunday, September 7, All members are asked to attend to discuss plans for the coming year. Thank you to all of the Daughters of Penelope, who helped with the Supreme Convention held in July. It was a fantastic week of events including the fabulous Opening Ceremonies at the World War II Museum, the Creole Queen Riverboat Cruise, the Athletic Luncheon, and the Grand Banquet. Congratulations to SANDY BOUZON, who was selected at the Supreme Convention as the 2014 National Penelope of the Year. This is a great honor in recognition of Sandy s work and dedication to the Daughters of Penelope over the past 39 years. We are so very proud of Sandy s accomplishment and that she received this welldeserved recognition right here in New Orleans. Congratulations also to ANDREEA POPA, who received a 2014 National Daughters of Penelope Scholarship. PAINTING THE GYMNASIUM During the past few weeks, there has been unauthorized use of the gymnasium in the evenings. Please note that the gymnasium is being painted in preparation for the upcoming 150 th Anniversary Celebration. For this reason there will be NO basketball in the gymnasium until after the October weekend. Also, keep in mind that all activities must be scheduled through the Cathedral office. Thank you for your cooperation. CALLING ALL COOKS! Holy Trinity PTA requests your support with its cookbook fundraising project by submitting a special family recipe to Chairpersons Angeliki Frezoulis or Suzanne Stratikis. Everyone in the community is invited to participate by sharing a recipe or recipes and becoming a part of the cookbook. A photo and/or a personal notation may be included. Recipes will be categorized in the following sections: Breads, Soups/Salads, Main Dishes, Vegetables/Side Dishes, Desserts, and Beverages. Please Suzanne at sstratikis@yahoo.com or Angeliki at frecco1@yahoo.com with your recipe. ORGANIZATION PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM Group photographs of the community organizations will be taken on Sunday, September 14, after Divine Liturgy for use in the 150 th Anniversary Commemorative Album. If your organization or group would like to have a photograph taken by the 150 th Anniversary photographer, please contact Christina Kogos at or holytrinity150@aol.com, or Barbara Stavis Wolf at or hellenic2004@yahoo.com to give the name of your organization and contact information so a time for the group photograph can be assigned. The photographs will be taken at different locations in and around the Cathedral. Organizations must sign up no later than Thursday, September 11, to have their group photograph taken on Sunday, September 14. FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM Families that would like to schedule the 150 th Anniversary photographer for a family photograph, which can be used for a Commemorative Album sponsorship ad, can sign up to have their photograph taken on Saturday, October 4. The cost for the photograph is $25. Additional photographs can be ordered directly through the photographer. In the event family members are coming in from out of town for the 150 th Anniversary weekend, photographs for those families can be scheduled on Saturday, October 11. Please contact Christina Kogos at or holytrinity150@aol.com and give your family contact s name and phone number so that a time for the family photograph can be assigned. Families must sign up no later than Wednesday, October 1, to have photographs taken on Saturday, October 4, and Saturday, October 11. No exceptions as space is limited. Do we forgive our neighbors their trespasses? God also forgives us in His mercy. Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbors, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness, then, of your sins or unforgiveness, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself, man. For without forgiveness of sins there is no salvation. St. Tikhon of Zadonsk

4 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans 1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean PHONE: (504) FAX: (504) TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 An Evening on the Bayou Outdoor glendi on the Cathedral grounds Greek cuisine, live entertainment, cash bar, and grand fireworks display 6:30 pm Ticketed Event: $50 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Greeks on the Bayou New Orleans Historic Bus Tour 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Ticketed event: $25 Reservations required by September 25. Keepers of the Faith Exhibition Documents, icons, and artifacts chronicling the 150-years history of Holy Trinity 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Hellenic Cultural Center Premiere Night - Dinner at Metairie Country Club Special introductions including descendants of Holy Trinity founders and first Greeks in New Orleans Presentation of Documentary 150 Years of Holy Trinity New Orleans 580 Woodvine Avenue in Metairie 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Ticketed Event: $65 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 Orthros 8:45 am and Hierarchal Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Followed by Celebration Banquet in Hellenic Cultural Center Ticketed Event: $40.00 Keepers of the Faith Exhibition will be open after the Banquet. All event tickets will be sold in advance and will be available for purchase in early September.

5 17η AΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ 2014 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Ι ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ἉΓΙΟΥ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΣ ΜΥΡΩΝΟΣ 17 TH AUGUST th SUNDAY OF MATTHEW MYRON THE MARTYR Ἑωθινόν Ι Eothion 10 Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης Ἦχος α Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν. Διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι Ζωοδότα Δόξα τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομίᾳ σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. Ἀπολυτίκιον της Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος α Εν τή Γεννήσει τήν παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, έν τή Κοιμήσει τόν κόσμον ού κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε, Μετέστης πρός τήν ζωήν, μήτηρ υπάρχουσα τής ζωής, καί ταίς πρεσβείαις ταίς σαίς λυτρουμένη, εκ θανάτου τάς ψυχάς ημών. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας Ἦχος πλ δ Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμ-ψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον της Μεταμορφώσεως Ἦχος β Τήν εν πρεσβείαις ακοίμητον Θεοτόκον, καί προστασίαις αμετάθετον ελπίδα, τάφος καί νέκρωσις ουκ εκράτησεν, ως γάρ ζωής Μητέρα, πρός τήν ζωήν μετέστησεν, ο μήτραν οικήσας αειπάρθενον. Resurrection Apolytikion Tone 1 The stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. You rose on the third day, O Lord and Savior, granting life unto the world. For this reason were the powers of heaven crying out to You, O Life-giver: Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ; glory to Your eternal rule; glory to Your dispensation, only One who loves mankind. Apolytikion for the Feast Day Tone 1 In giving birth you retained your virginity, and in dormition you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos. You were translated unto life, being the Mother of Life. And thus by virtue of your intercessions you deliver our souls from death. 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 of the Transfiguration Tone 2 Neither the grave nor death could contain the Theotokos, the unshakable hope, ever vigilant in intercession and protection. As Mother of life, He who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb transposed her to life.

6 ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Α' Κορινθίους δ 9-16 Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ ἡμᾶς. Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, δίκαιοι, ἐν Κυρίῳ. Ἀδελφοί, ὁ θεὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐσχάτους ἀπέδειξεν ὡς ἐπιθανατίους ὅτι θέατρον ἐγενήθημεν τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ ἀγγέλοις, καὶ ἀνθρώποις. Ἡμεῖς μωροὶ διὰ Χριστόν, ὑμεῖς δὲ φρόνιμοι ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμεῖς ἀσθενεῖς, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰσχυροί ὑμεῖς ἔνδοξοι, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἄτιμοι. Ἄχρι τῆς ἄρτι ὥρας καὶ πεινῶμεν, καὶ διψῶμεν, καὶ γυμνητεύομεν, καὶ κολαφιζόμεθα, καὶ ἀστατοῦμεν, καὶ κοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν διωκόμενοι ἀνεχόμεθα βλασφημούμενοι παρακαλοῦμεν ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν, πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι. Οὐκ ἐντρέπων ὑμᾶς γράφω ταῦτα, ἀλλʼ ὡς τέκνα μου ἀγαπητὰ νουθετῶ. Ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλʼ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα. Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε. ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ματθαῖου ιζ Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων Κύριε, ἐλέησόν μου τὸν υἱόν, ὅτι σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει εἰς τὸ πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ. καὶ προσήνεγκα αὐτὸν τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν αὐτὸν θεραπεῦσαι. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη! ἕως πότε ἔσομαι μεθ ὑμῶν; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε. καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ιησοῦς, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπ αὐτοῦ τὸ δαιμόνιον καὶ ἐθεραπεύθη ὁ παῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης. Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ιησοῦ κατ ἰδίαν εἶπον διατί ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό; ὁ δὲ Ιησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν ὑμῶν. ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, μετάβηθι ἐντεῦθεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ μεταβήσεται, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν. τοῦτο δὲ τὸ γένος οὐκ ἐκπορεύεται εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ. Αναστρεφομένων δὲ αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ιησοῦς μέλλει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθήσεται. καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα. THE EPISTLE May Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. I Corinthians 4:9-16 BRETHREN, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. THE GOSPEL Matthew 17:14-23 At that time, a man came up to Him and kneeling before Him said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not heal him." And Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move hence to yonder place,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting." As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day."