THUNDER BAY BULLETIN ÅËËÇÍÉÊÇ ÏÑÈÏÄÏÎÏÓ ÊÏÉÍÏÔÇÔÁ ÁÃÉÁÓ ÔÑÉÁÄÏÓ HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 651 Beverly Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6N2 Telephone/Fax: (807) 344-9522 www.gothunderbay.org June 2008 Volume 4 Issue 6 JUNE 15: PENTECOST P 15 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥΙ ΟΥΝΙΟΥ: : ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΣΤΗΠ 15 Ι : Π ORTHROS 9:00 AM; DIVINE LITURGY 10:30 AM 1
THUNDER BAY BULLETIN Published monthly. Editor(s): Rev. Nikolaos Tambakis PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Fr. Nikolaos Tambakis 106 Essex Court, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 7N6 # (807) 346-4614 home # (807) 344-9522 office/fax # (807) 472-1341 cellular email: ntambakis@hotmail.com website: www.gothunderbay.org Office hours: by appointment HELLENIC COMMUNITY PRESIDENT: Harry Tsekouras 305 James Street N., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7C 4T1 # (807) 475-0675 home VICE PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: CO-TREASURER: CO-TREASURER: Nick Milionis 146 Albany Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 6Z5 # (807) 345-1572 home Harry Glymitsas 220 Angus Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 2Y4 # (807) 345-1872 home Tom Marinis 358 Lark Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 1P5 # (807) 346-4006 home Peter Koukos 416 Shuniah Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7A 3A8 # (807) 344-6335 home RELIGIOUS AND LEGAL AUTHORITIES HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN SOTIRIOS # (416) 429-5757 GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS IF TORONTO (CANADA) Fax: (416) 429-4588 1 PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW WAY (86 OVERLEA BOULEVARD) email: greekomt@on.aibn.com TORONTO, ONTARIO M4H 1C6 www.gocanada.org EMBASSY OF GREECE # (613) 238-6271 80 MACLAREN STREET Fax: (613) 238-5676 OTTAWA, ONTARIO K2P 0K6 www.greekembassy.ca CONSULATE GENERAL OF GREECE # (416) 515-0133 365 BLOOR STREET E, SUITE 1800 Fax: (416) 515-0209 TORONTO, ONTARIO M4W 3L4 www.grconsulate.com GREEK TOURIST OFFICE (TORONTO) # (416) 968-2220 1300 BAY STREET Fax: (416) 968-6533 TORONTO, ONTARIO M5R 3K8 email:grnto.tor@sympatico.ca 2
90 YEARS STRONG Join us for a commemorative luncheon after the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, June 15 th in the church hall. ΟRTHODOX BIBLE STUDY SERIES The Orthodox Bible Study Series is a program that Fr. Nikolaos is currently designing for us to better understand the Word of God and incorporate it into our daily lives, so we can come closer to our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ. We are currently focusing on the Book of Matthew. Every second Tuesday in the Church (unless otherwise indicated) 6:30pm 7:30pm Tuesday, June 3 rd Tuesday, June 17 th 3
JUNE 15: PENTECOSTP 15: P After the Saviour's Ascension into the Heavens, the eleven Apostles and the rest of His disciples, the God-loving women who followed after Him from the beginning, His Mother, the most holy Virgin Mary, and His brethren-all together about 120 souls returned from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. Entering into the house where they gathered, they went into the upper room, and there they persevered in prayer and supplication, awaiting the coming of the Holy Spirit, as their Divine Teacher had promised them. In the meanwhile, they chose Matthias, who was elected to take the place of Judas among the Apostles. Thus, on this day, the seventh Sunday of Pascha, the tenth day after the Ascension and the fiftieth day after Pascha, at the third hour of the day from the rising of the sun, there suddenly came a sound from Heaven, as when a mighty wind blows, and it filled the whole house where the Apostles and the rest with them were gathered. Immediately after the sound, there appeared tongues of fire that divided and rested upon the head of each one. Filled with the Spirit, all those present began speaking not in their native tongue, but in other tongues and dialects, as the Holy Spirit instructed them. The multitudes that had come together from various places for the feast, most of whom were Jews by race and religion, were called Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and so forth, according to the places where they dwelt. Though they spoke many different tongues, they were present in Jerusalem by divine dispensation. When they heard that sound that came down from Heaven to the place where the Disciples of Christ were gathered, all ran together to learn what had taken place. But they were confounded when they came and heard the Apostles speaking in their own tongues. Marveling at this, they said one to another, "Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?" But others, because of their foolishness and excess of evil, mocked the wonder and said that the Apostles were drunken. Then Peter stood up with the eleven, and raising his voice, spoke to all the people, proving that that which had taken place was not drunkenness, but the fulfillment of God's promise that had been spoken by the Prophet Joel: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that I shall pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Joel 2:28), and he preached Jesus of Nazareth unto them, proving in many ways that He is Christ the Lord, Whom the Jews crucified but God raised from the dead. On hearing Peter's teaching, many were smitten with compunction and received the word. Thus, they were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added to the Faith of Christ. Such, therefore, are the reasons for today's feast: the coming of the All-holy Spirit into the world, the completion of the Lord Jesus Christ's promise, and the fulfillment of the hope of the sacred disciples, which we celebrate today. This is the final feast of the great mystery and dispensation of God's incarnation. On this last, and great, and saving day of Pentecost, the Apostles of the Saviour, who were unlearned fishermen, made wise now of a sudden by the Holy Spirit, clearly and with divine authority spoke the heavenly doctrines. They became heralds of the truth and teachers of the whole world. On this day they were ordained and began their apostleship, of which the salvation of those three thousand souls in one day was the comely and marvelous first fruit. http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=961&pcode=7ps&d=sa&dt=6/15/2008 4
15 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ: ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΣΤΗ Μετά την ανάλυψι του Σωτήρος στους ουρανούς, οι ένδοξοι Απόστολοι και λοιποί µαθηταί του, καθώς και οι θεοφιλείς γυναίκες που από την αρχή τον είχαν ακολουθήσει, η Παναγία Παρθένος Μαρία η Μητέρα του και οι αδελφοί του, όλοι µαζί ψυχές ίσαµε 120, γύρισαν από το όρος των Ελαιών στην Ιερουσαλήµ και, µπαίνοντας στο σπίτι όπου έµεναν, ανέβηκαν στο υπερώο, δηλαδή τον απάνω όροφό του και εκεί, προσκαρτερώντας µε προσευχή και δέησι, περίµεναν την επιστροφή του Αγίου Πνεύµατος, σύµφωνα µε του θείου διδασκάλου την υπόσχεση. Εκεί στο µεταξύ, εξέλεξαν και τον Ματθία και τον συναρίθµησαν µε τους ένδεκα Αποστόλους. Κατά δε τη σηµερινή Κυριακή, δεκάτη µεν ηµέρα µετά την Ανάληψι, πεντηκοστή από το Πάσχα, ιγ τότε του Μαϊου, περί την Τρίτη ώρα της ηµέρες από την ανατολή του ηλίου, ξαφνικά έγινε τέτοιος ήχος απο τον ουρανό κατερχόµενος, όπως όταν πνέη δυνατός άνεµος, και γέµισε όλο το σπίτι όπου καθόνταν οι Απόστολοι µε τους λοιπούς. Ευθύς µετλα τον ήχο, φάνηκαν γλώσσες πύρινες, που διαµερίσθηκαν και κάθησαν πάνω στον καθένα. Και όλοι οι εκεί έγιναν πνευµατέµφοροι και άρχισαν να λένε, όχι στη µητρική τους γλώσσα, αλλά σε άλλες γλώσσες και διαλέκτους, όπως και ο, τι τους υπαγόρευε το Πνεύµα το Άγιο. Τότε τα πλήθη που είχαν συρρεύσει για την εορτή από διαφόρους τόπους, Πάρθοι και Μήδοι και Ελαµίται, κλπ., Ιουδαίοι µεν όλοι το γένος και τη θρισκεία, έτσι δε ονοµαζόµενοι από τον τόπο όπου, διεσκορπισµένοι από πολύν καιρό, είχαν γεννηθή και ανατραφή ο καθένας, αυτοί, λέγω, οι τόσων διαλέκτων ετερόγλωσσοι Ιουδαίοι που κατά θεία οικονοµία βρέθηκαν τότε στην Ιερουσαλήµ ακούοντας εκείνο τον ήχο να κατεβαίνη από τον ουρανό εκεί που ήσαν οι Μαθηταί του Χρίστου, έτρεξαν όλοι για να µάθουν τι άραγε είχε συµβή. Αλλά έµειναν εκστατικοί όταν ήλθαν και άκουσε ο καθένας τους Αποστόλους να µιλούν τη µητρική του διάλεκτο. Και θαυµάζοντας έλεγαν, «Μα δεν είναι όλοι αυτοί που µιλούν έτσι Γαλιλαίοι; Και πως ακούµε ο καθένας να µας µιλούν στο διάλεκτο του τόπου µας;». Άλλοι δε από τη πολλή τους µωρία και κακία, ίσως δε πάλι οι τυφλοί Γραµµατείς και Φαρισαίοι, χλευάζοντας το θαύµα, έλεγαν τους Αποστόλους µεθυσµένους. Τότε στάθηκε ο Πέτρος µε τους άλλους ένδεκα Μαθητάς και υψώνοντας τη φωνή δηµηγόρησε ενώπιον όλων αποδεικτικά, λέγωντας ότι το γεγονός εκείνο δεν ήταν αποτέλεσµα µέθης, αλλά ήταν η εκπλήρωσις της υποσχέσεως του Θεού, που δόθηκε µε τον Προφήτη Ιωήλ: «Και έσται εν ταις εσχάταις ηµέραις, εκχέω από του Πνέυµατός µου επί πάσαν σάρκα και προφητεύσουσιν οι υιοί υµών και αι θυγατέρες υµών...» (γ 1). Κατόπιν κηρύττει τον Ναζωραίο Ιησού και µε πολλά αποδείχνει ότι αυτός είναι ο Κύριος, ο Χριστός, που οι µεν Ιουδαίοι σταύρωσαν, ο δε Θεός τον ήγειρε εκ νεκρών. Μετά απ αυτό, πολλοί κατανύχθηκαν και έχοντας αποδεχθή τον λόγο βαπτίσθηκαν και προστέθηκαν την ηµέρα εκείνη στην πίστι του Χριστού ψυχές έως τρείς χιλιάδες. Ιδού όλο το θέµα της παρούσης εορτής. Την έλευσι δηλαδή του Παναγίου Πνεύµατος στον κόσµο, την πραγµατοποίησι της υποσχέσεως του Ιησού Χριστού και την εκπλήρωσι της ελπίδος των ιερών του Μαθητών εορτάζουµε σήµερα. Αυτή είναι η µεθέορτος και τελευταία εορτή του µεγάλου µυστηρίου της ενσάρκου οικονοµίας του Θεού. Κατ αυτή την εσχάτη και µεγάλη και σωτήριο ηµέρα της Πεντηκοστής, οι Απόστολοι του Σωτήρος, οι πρώην αγράµµατοι και ακατάρτιστοι ψαράδες, έχοντας γίνει σοφοί κατά Θεόν µονοµιάς από το Άγιο Πνεύµα, θεολόγησαν σαφώς τα ουράνια δόγµατα και έγιναν οι κήρυκες της αληθείας και όλου του κόσµου οι διδάσκαλοι. Αυτή την ηµέρα άρχισαν την αποστολή τους, της οποίας ο ωραίος και θαυµάσιος πρώτος καρπός υπήρξε η αυθήµερον σωτηρία τρισχιλίων ψηχών. 5
Folklore Festival 2008 Ladies Philoptochos Society Annual Spring Tea THANK YOU! To all the volunteers who gave their time and effort to make the Spring Tea, Folklore Festival, and Holy Week/Pascha a great success! May the Lord bless you always! ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΜΕ! Σε όλους που βοήθησαν να πετήχουµε το Τσαϊ της Φιλοπτώχου, το Φόλκλορ την Μεγάλη Εβδοµάδα και το Πάσχα. Ο Κύριος πάντοτε να σας ευλογεί! 6
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SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES - JUNE 2008 SUNDAY 1 +SUNDAY OF THE BLIND MAN. ST. JUSTIN THE PHILOSOPHER. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. WEDNESDAY 4 +APODOSIS OF PASCHA. ST. METROPHANES OF CONSTANTINOPLE. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM THURSDAY 5 +ASCENSION DAY. ST. DOROTHEOS OF TYRE. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM. SUNDAY 8 + SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE FIRST ECUMENICAL SYNOD. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SATURDAY 14 +4 TH SATURDAY OF THE SOULS. PROPHET ELISHA. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM. SUNDAY (MORNING) 15 SUNDAY(EVENING) 15 +SUNDAY OF HOLY PENTECOST. AMOS THE PROPHET. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY AND BLESSING OF THE LOAVES 10:30AM. +GREAT VESPERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. 7:00PM. MONDAY 16 +MONDAY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. ST. TYCHON AND THE 40 MARTYRS. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:15AM. SUNDAY 22 +SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS. ST. EUSEBIUS THE HIEROMARTYR. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. SUNDAY 29 +2 ND SUNDAY OF MATTHEW. SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, THE FIRST OF THE APOSTLES. ORTHROS 9:00AM, DIVINE LITURGY 10:30AM. community munity news: Congratulations to parents Jack & Maria Sancartier, who baptized their son Alexandros on May 3 rd, 2008. NA ZISI! Congratulations to parents George & Jazmin Callianteris, who baptized their son Vasilios on May 17, 2008. NA ZISI! 8
Ioynioy 2008 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 1 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΥΦΛΟΥ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΟΥΣΤΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΤΕΤΑΡΤΗ 4 +ΑΠΟ ΟΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΣΧΑ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΑΡΧΙΕΠ. ΚΩΝ/ΝΟΥΠΩΛΕΩΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΠΕΜΠΤΗ 5 +ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΛΗΨΕΩΣ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΩΡΟΘΕΟΥ, ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΤΥΡΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 8 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΤΕΡΩΝ Α ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΝΟ ΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ 14 + ΨΥΧΟΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ ΕΛΙΣΣΙΑΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ (ΠΡΩΙ) 15 ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ (ΒΡΑ Υ) 15 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΓΙΑΣ ΠΕΝΤΗΚΟΣΤΗΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΤΟΚΛΑΣΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. +ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ ΑΜΩΣ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ 7:00ΜΜ. ΕΥΤΕΡΑ 16 +ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΟΣ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΟΥ ΑΜΩΣ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:15ΠΜ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 22 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΝΤΩΝ. ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΜΑΡ. ΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 29 +ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ Β ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ. ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ ΠΕΤΡΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ. ΟΡΘΡΟΣ 9:00ΠΜ, ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ 10:30ΠΜ. 9
Rules for a Pious Life By Platon, Archbishop of Kostroma Editor: Abbot Alexander (Mileant) Force yourself to get up early and on a set schedule. As soon as you wake up, turn your mind to God: make the Sign of the Cross, and thank Him for the night that has passed and for all His mercies towards you. Ask Him to guide all your thoughts, feelings and desires, so that everything you say or do will be pleasing to Him. As you dress, recollect the presence of the Lord and of your Guardian Angel. Ask the Lord Jesus Christ to put on you the robe of salvation. After washing yourself, get down to morning prayers. Pray kneeling, with concentration, and with reverence and meekness, as is proper before the eyes of the Almighty. Ask Him to give you faith, hope, and charity, as well as calm strength to accept all that the coming day may bring to you its hardships and troubles. Ask Him to bless your labors. Ask for help: to accomplish some particular task that you face; to steer clear of some particular sin. If you can, read something from the Bible, especially from the New Testament and the Psalms. Read with intent to receive some spiritual enlightenment, inclining your heart to compunction. Having read a little, pause and reflect on what you read, and then proceed further, listening to what the Lord suggests to your heart. Try to devote at least fifteen minutes to spiritually contemplate the teachings of the Faith and the profit to your soul in what you have read. Always thank the Lord that He did not leave you to perish in your sins, but cares for you and in every possible way leads you to the Heavenly Kingdom. Start every morning as if you had just decided to become a Christian and to live according to God s commandments. As you enter upon your duties, strive to do everything towards the glory of God. Start nothing without prayer, because whatever we do without prayer later turns out to be futile or harmful. The words of the Lord are true: Without me, you can do nothing. Imitate our Saviour, Who labored helping Joseph and His most pure Mother. While working, keep a good spirit, relying always on the Lord s help. It is a good thing to repeat unceasingly the prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. If your labors are successful, give thanks to the Lord; and if they are not, place yourself in His will, for He takes care of us and directs everything towards the better. Accept all hardships as a penance for your sins in the spirit of obedience and humility. Before every meal, pray that God will bless the food and drink; and after the meal give thanks to Him and ask Him not to deprive you of spiritual blessings. It is good to leave the table feeling a bit hungry. In everything, avoid excess. Following the example of Christians of old, fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. Do not be greedy. Be content having food and clothing, imitating Christ Who became impoverished for our sake. Strive to please the Lord in everything, so that you will not be reproached by your own conscience. Remember God always sees you, and so be carefully vigilant concerning the feelings, thoughts and desires of your heart. Avoid even the smallest sins, lest you fall into greater ones. Drive away from your heart each and every thought or design that moves you away from the Lord. Strive especially against unclean desire; drive it out of your heart like a burning spark fallen on your coat. If you do not want to be troubled by evil desires, meekly accept humiliation from others. Do not say too much; remember that for every spoken word we will give account before God. It is better to listen than to talk: in verbosity it is impossible to avoid sin. Do not be curious to hear the news, which only entertains and distracts the spirit. Condemn no one, but consider yourself to be worse than 10
everyone else. The one who condemns another is taking another s sins onto himself; it is better to grieve about the sinner, and pray that God will correct him in His own way. If someone does not listen to your advice, do not dispute with him. But if his deeds are a temptation to others, take appropriate measures, because their good, being many, must carry more weight than his, being only one. Never argue or make excuses. Be gentle, quiet and humble; endure everything, according to the example of Jesus. He will not burden you with a cross that exceeds your strength. He will also help you carry the Cross that you have. Ask the Lord to give you the grace to fulfill His holy Commandments as well as you can, even if they seem too difficult to keep. Having done a good deed, do not expect gratitude, but temptation: for love towards God is tested by obstacles. Do not hope to acquire any virtues without suffering sorrows. In the midst of temptations do not despair, but address God with short prayers: Lord, help... Teach me to... Do not leave... Protect me... The Lord allows temptations and trials; He also gives the strength to overcome them. Ask God to take away from you every thing that feeds your pride, even if it will be bitter. Avoid being harsh, gloomy, nagging, mistrustful, suspicious or hypocritical, and avoid rivalry. Be sincere and simple in your attitude. Humbly accept the admonitions of others, even if you are more wise and experienced. What you do not want done to you, do not do to others. Rather, do for them what you wish to be done for you. If anyone visits you, be tender towards him, be modest, wise, and, sometimes, depending on the circumstances, be also blind and deaf. When you feel slack, or a certain coolness, do not leave off the usual order of prayer and pious practices which you have established. Everything that you do in the name of the Lord Jesus, even the small and imperfect things, becomes an act of piety. If you desire to find peace, commit yourself completely onto God. You will find no peace until you calm down in God, loving Him alone. From time to time seclude yourself, following the example of Jesus, for prayer and contemplation of God. Contemplate the infinite love of our Lord Jesus Christ, His sufferings and death, His Resurrection, His Second Coming and the Last Judgment. Visit the church as often as possible. Confess more often and receive the Holy Mysteries. Doing so you will abide in God, and this is the highest blessing. During Confession, repent and confess frankly and with contrition all your sins; for the unrepented sin leads to death. Devote Sundays to works of charity and mercy; for example, visit someone who is sick, console someone who is in sorrow, save one who is lost. If anyone will help the lost one turn towards God he will receive a great reward in this life and in the age to come. Encourage your friends to read Christian spiritual literature and to participate in discussing spiritual matters. Let the Lord Jesus Christ be your teacher in everything. Constantly address Him by turning your mind to Him; ask yourself: what would He do in similar circumstances? Before you go to sleep, pray frankly and with all your heart, look searchingly at your sins during the past day. You should always compel yourself to repent with a contrite heart, with suffering and tears, lest you repeat past sins. As you go to bed, make the Sign of the Cross, kiss the cross, and entrust yourself to the Lord God, who is your Good Shepherd. Consider that perhaps this night you will have to appear before Him. Remember the Lord s love towards you and love Him with all your heart, your soul and your mind. Acting in this way, you will reach the blessed life in the Kingdom of Eternal Light. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 11
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ORTHODOXY AROUND THE WORLD FRANCE Saint Benedicta, Virgin Martyr. Saint Benedicta, virgin martyred in Rome in the year 303, in times of Emperor Diocletian and she buried in the catacombs of Ciriaca.Her relics are venerated in Verneuil sur Avre (France). 16