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Sunday, May 14, 2023
Tone 4
5th Sunday of Pascha
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
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Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
(OCA) The Holy Martyr Photina (Svetlana) the Samaritan Woman, her sons Victor (named Photinus) and Joses; and her sisters Anatola, Phota, Photis, Paraskevḗ, Kyriake; Nero’s daughter Domnina; and the Martyr Sebastian: The holy Martyr Photina was the Samaritan Woman, with whom the Savior conversed at Jacob’s Well (John. 4:5-42).
During the time of the emperor Nero (54-68), who displayed excessive cruelty against Christians, Saint Photina lived in Carthage with her younger son Joses and fearlessly preached the Gospel there. Her eldest son Victor fought bravely in the Roman army against barbarians, and was appointed military commander in the city of Attalia (Asia Minor). Later, Nero called him to Italy to arrest and punish Christians.
Sebastian, an official in Italy, said to Saint Victor, “I know that you, your mother and your brother, are followers of Christ. As a friend I advise you to submit to the will of the emperor. If you inform on any Christians, you will receive their wealth. I shall write to your mother and brother, asking them not to preach Christ in public. Let them practice their faith in secret.”
Saint Victor replied, “I want to be a preacher of Christianity like my mother and brother.” Sebastian said, “O Victor, we all know what woes await you, your mother and brother.” Then Sebastian suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes. He was dumbfounded, and his face was somber.
For three days he lay there blind, without uttering a word. On the fourth day he declared, “The God of the Christians is the only true God.” Saint Victor asked why Sebastian had suddenly changed his mind. Sebastian replied, “Because Christ is calling me.” Soon he was baptized, and immediately regained his sight. Saint Sebastian’s servants, after witnessing the miracle, were also baptized.
Reports of this reached Nero, and he commanded that the Christians be brought to him at Rome. Then the Lord Himself appeared to the confessors and said, “Fear not, for I am with you. Nero, and all who serve him, will be vanquished.” The Lord said to Saint Victor, “From this day forward, your name will be Photinus, because through you, many will be enlightened and will believe in Me.” The Lord then told the Christians to strengthen and encourage Saint Sebastian to peresevere until the end.
All these things, and even future events, were revealed to Saint Photina. She left Carthage in the company of several Christians and joined the confessors in Rome.
At Rome the emperor ordered the saints to be brought before him and he asked them whether they truly believed in Christ. All the confessors refused to renounce the Savior. Then the emperor gave orders to smash the martyrs’ finger joints. During the torments, the confessors felt no pain, and their hands remained unharmed.
Nero ordered that Saints Sebastian, Photinus and Joses be blinded and locked up in prison, and Saint Photina and her five sisters Anatola, Phota, Photis, Paraskevḗ and Kyriake were sent to the imperial court under the supervision of Nero’s daughter Domnina. Saint Photina converted both Domnina and all her servants to Christ. She also converted a sorcerer, who had brought her poisoned food to kill her.
Three years passed, and Nero sent to the prison for one of his servants, who had been locked up. The messengers reported to him that Saints Sebastian, Photinus and Joses, who had been blinded, had completely recovered, and that people were visiting them to hear their preaching, and indeed the whole prison had been transformed into a bright and fragrant place where God was glorified.
Nero then gave orders to crucify the saints, and to beat their naked bodies with straps. On the fourth day the emperor sent servants to see whether the martyrs were still alive. But, approaching the place of the tortures, the servants fell blind. An angel of the Lord freed the martyrs from their crosses and healed them. The saints took pity on the blinded servants, and restored their sight by their prayers to the Lord. Those who were healed came to believe in Christ and were soon baptized.
In an impotent rage Nero gave orders to flay the skin from Saint Photina and to throw the martyr down a well. Sebastian, Photinus and Joses had their legs cut off, and they were thrown to dogs, and then had their skin flayed off. The sisters of Saint Photina also suffered terrible torments. Nero gave orders to cut off their breasts and then to flay their skin. An expert in cruelty, the emperor readied the fiercest execution for Saint Photis: they tied her by the feet to the tops of two bent-over trees. When the ropes were cut the trees sprang upright and tore the martyr apart. The emperor ordered the others beheaded. Saint Photina was removed from the well and locked up in prison for twenty days.
After this Nero had her brought to him and asked if she would now relent and offer sacrifice to the idols. Saint Photina spit in the face of the emperor, and laughing at him, said, “O most impious of the blind, you profligate and stupid man! Do you think me so deluded that I would consent to renounce my Lord Christ and instead offer sacrifice to idols as blind as you?”
Hearing such words, Nero gave orders to again throw the martyr down the well, where she surrendered her soul to God (ca. 66).
On the Greek Calendar, Saint Photina is commemorated on February 26. |
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Christ is Risen!
Христос Воскрес! Khrystos Voskres!
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Christos Anesti
المَسيح قام! ĀalmaSiH qām!
Thursday, May 11 is the feast of Ss Cyril & Methodius. We'll have Vespers (with Lita) at 6 pm, Wednesday, May 10. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 7 am, Thursday, May 11.
This coming Sunday (May 14) is Mother's Day when we remember our mothers, godmothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, nieces, and the other women in our lives. Please submit the names of those women you would like commemorated at Liturgy. We will also have a memorial service for our deceased mothers, godmothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, nieces, and other women who have been important to us in our lives. You can submit names online below or here.
Finally, please consider participating in the diocese fundraiser for Ukrainian children who have suffered because of the war in their country.
In Christ,
Fr Gregory |
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Honor Your 2023 Graduates
along with His Eminence Metropolitan Antony and His Eminence Archbishop Daniel |
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The Consistory Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry with blessing of our Hierarchs is pleased to announce Commencement 2023! Graduation from high school and college is a major milestone in life. We would like to honor them in a special way and in the life of the church.
June 11, 2023 will be Commencement Day for all high school and college graduates of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. There are several ways we hope to honor our graduates and we require the assistance of our parishes and parents to accomplish this.
Submission information and details may be found on our website https://www.uocyouth.org/2020commencement
His Eminence Metropolitan Antony and His Eminence Archbishop Daniel will give a special commencement day presentation on-line. We ask that you participate in this special event June 11, 2023 at 3:00PM EST.
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This Week at Ss Cyril & Methodius
Wednesday, May 10
- 4:00- 6:00 PM: Office Hours/Confessions
- 6:00 PM: Great Vespers with Litia & Festal Anointing
Thursday, May 11 (Ss Cyril & Methodius)
Saturday, May 13
- 3:30-4:30 PM: Inquirers' Class
- 5:00 PM: Great Vespers
- 6:00 PM: Confessions
Sunday, May 14 (Sunday of the Samaritan Woman)
- 9:00 AM: Hours/Pre-Communion Prayers
- 9:30 AM: Divine Liturgy
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Looking Ahead
Wednesday, May 17
- 11:00 AM-3:00 PM: Office Hours/Confessions
Thursday, May 18
- 12:00-1:30 PM: URW Meeting
- 2:00-4:00 PM: Office Hours/Confessions
Saturday, May 20
- 3:30-4:30 PM: Inquirers' Class
- 5:00 PM: Great Vespers
- 6:00 PM: Confessions
Sunday, May 21 (Sunday of the Blind Man)
- 9:00 AM: Hours/Pre-Communion Prayers
- 9:30 AM: Divine Liturgy
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Priest: “Blessed is the Kingdom…”
Choir: “Amen.”
Priest: “Christ is risen… “ (2 ½ times)
Choir: “and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!”
(The Divine Liturgy is begun in this manner until the Leavetaking of Pascha.) |
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Hymns After the Small Entrance
Tone 4 Troparion (Resurrection)
When the women disciples of the Lord
learned from the angel the joyous message of Thy Resurrection,
they cast away the ancestral curse
and elatedly told the apostles:
“Death is overthrown!
Christ God is risen,//
granting the world great mercy!”
Tone 8 Troparion (Midfeast)
In the middle of the feast, O Savior,
fill my thirsting soul with the waters of piety, as Thou didst cry to all:
“If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink!”//
O Christ God, Fountain of our life, glory to Thee!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Tone 8 Kontakion (Pentecostarion)
The Samaritan Woman came to the well in faith;
she saw Thee, the Water of wisdom and drank abundantly.//
She inherited the Kingdom on high, and is ever glorified!
now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Tone 4 Kontakion (Midfeast)
Christ God, the Creator and Master of all,
cried to all in the midst of the feast of the Law:
“Come and draw the water of immortality!”
We fall before Thee and faithfully cry://
“Grant us Thy mercies, for Thou art the Fountain of our life!”
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Epistle: Acts 11:19-26, 29-30
Now in those days, those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Gospel: John 4:5-42
So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says 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 then do You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?”
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting 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 and said, “I have no husband.”
Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”
The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such 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 Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.”
Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”
And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?”
The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” Then they went out of the city and came to Him.
In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.”
Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. And many more believed because of His own word.
Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
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(Instead of “It is truly meet…,” we sing:)
The Angel cried to the Lady, full of grace:
“Rejoice, O pure Virgin! Again, I say: Rejoice,
thy Son is risen from His three days in the tomb!
With Himself He has raised all the dead.”
Rejoice, O ye people!
Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem!
The glory of the Lord has shone on thee.
Exult now, and be glad, O Zion!
Be radiant, O pure Theotokos,
in the Resurrection of thy Son!
Communion Hymn
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise thy God, O Zion!
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance! He shall not fear evil tidings
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Priest: “In the fear of God…”
Choir: “Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord… “
Priest: “O God, save Thy people… “
Choir: “Christ is risen from the dead… “ (sung once, instead of “We have seen the True Light…)
Priest: “Always, now and ever…”
Choir: “Let our mouths be filled…”
At the Dismissal, the Priest says: “Glory to Thee, O Christ…” and the choir sings “Christ is risen from the dead…” (thrice).
And unto us He has given eternal life.
Let us worship His Resurrection on the third day! |
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| Language |
Greeting |
Response |
| Aleut: |
Khristus anahgrecum! |
Alhecum anahgrecum! |
| Aleut: |
Khris-tusax agla-gikux! |
Agangu-lakan agla-gikux! |
| Albanian: |
Krishti U Ngjall! |
Vertet U Ngjall! |
| Alutuq: |
Khris-tusaq ung-uixtuq! |
Pijii-nuq ung-uixtuq! |
| Amharic: |
Kristos tenestwal! |
Bergit tenestwal! |
| Anglo-Saxon: |
Crist aras! |
Crist sodhlice aras! |
| Arabic: |
El Messieh kahm! |
Hakken kahm! |
| Armenian: |
Kristos haryav ee merelotz! |
Orhnial eh harootyunuh kristosee! |
| Athabascan: |
Xristosi banuytashtch'ey! |
Gheli banuytashtch'ey! |
| Bulgarian: |
Hristos voskrese! |
Vo istina voskrese! |
| Byelorussian: |
Khrystos uvaskros! |
Saprawdy uvaskros! |
| Chinese: |
Helisituosi fuhuole! |
Queshi fuhuole! |
| Coptic: |
Pchristos aftooun! |
Alethos aftooun! |
| Czech: |
Vstal z mrtvých Kristus! |
Vpravdě vstal z mrtvých! |
| Danish: |
Kristus er opstanden! |
Ja, sandelig opstanden! |
| Dutch: |
Christus is opgestaan! |
Ja, hij is waarlijk opgestaan! |
| English: |
Christ is risen! |
Indeed He is risen! |
| Eritrean-Tigre: |
Christos tensiou! |
Bahake tensiou! |
| Esperanto: |
Kristo levigis! |
Vere levigis! |
| Estonian: |
Kristus on üles tõusnud! |
Ta on tõesti üles tõusnud! |
| Ethiopian: |
Christos t'ensah em' muhtan! |
Exai' ab-her eokala! |
| Finnish: |
Kristus nousi kuolleista! |
Totisesti nousi! |
| French: |
Le Christ est réssuscité! |
En verite il est réssuscité! |
| Gaelic: |
Taw creest ereen! |
Taw shay ereen guhdyne! |
| Georgian: |
Kriste aghsdga! |
Cheshmaritad aghsdga! |
| German: |
Christus ist auferstanden! |
Wahrlich Er ist auferstanden! |
| Greek: |
Christos anesti! |
Alithos anesti! |
| Hawaiian: |
Ua ala hou 'o Kristo! |
Ua ala 'I 'o no 'oia! |
| Hebrew: |
Ha Masheeha houh quam! |
Be emet quam! |
| Hungarian: |
Krisztus feltamadt! |
Valoban feltamadt! |
| Ibo ( Nigeria): |
Jesu Kristi ebiliwo! |
Ezia o' biliwo! |
| Indian (Malayalam): |
Christu uyirthezhunnettu! |
Theerchayayum uyirthezhunnettu! |
| Indonesian: |
Kristus telah bangkit! |
Benar dia telah bangkit! |
| Italian: |
Cristo e' risorto! |
Veramente e' risorto! |
| Japanese: |
Harisutos Fukkatsu! |
Jitsu ni Fukkatsu! |
| Javanese: |
Kristus sampun wungu! |
Tuhu sampun wungu! |
| Korean: |
Kristo gesso! |
Buhar ha sho nay! |
| Latin: |
Christus resurrexit! |
Vere resurrexit! |
| Latvian: |
Kristus ir augsham sales! |
Teyasham ir augsham sales vinsch! |
| Lugandan: |
Kristo ajukkide! |
Amajim ajukkide! |
| Norwegian: |
Christus er oppstanden! |
Sandelig han er oppstanden! |
| Polish: |
Khristus zmartwyckwstal! |
Zaprawde zmartwyckwstal! |
| Portuguese: |
Cristo ressuscitou! |
Em verdade ressuscitou! |
| Romanian: |
Hristos a inviat! |
Adevărat a înviat! |
| Russian: |
Khristos voskrese! |
Voistinu voskrese! |
| Sanskrit: |
Kristo'pastitaha! |
Satvam upastitaha! |
| Serbian: |
Hristos vaskrse! |
Vaistunu vaskrse! |
| Slovak: |
Christos vstal z mŕtvych! |
Vpravde vstal z mŕtvych! |
| Spanish: |
Cristo ha resucitado! |
En verdad ha resucitado! |
| Swahili: |
Kristo amefufukka! |
Kweli amefufukka! |
| Swedish: |
Kristus är uppstånden! |
Han är sannerligen uppstånden! |
| Syriac: |
M'shee ho dkom! |
Ha koo qam! |
| Tlingit: |
Krisdos kux̱ wudigút! |
X’éiga kux̱ wudigút! |
| Turkish: |
Hristos diril - di! |
Hakikaten diril - di! |
| Ugandan: |
Kristo ajukkide! |
Kweli ajukkide! |
| Ukrainian: |
Khristos voskres! |
Voistinu voskres! |
| Welsh: |
Atgyfododd Crist! |
Atgyfododd yn wir! |
| Yupik: |
Xris-tusaq Ung-uixtuq! |
Iluumun Ung-uixtuq! |
| Zulu: |
UKristu uvukile! |
Ngempela uvukile! |
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Women's Monastery Trip
Hello ladies,
There is a change of plan regarding our visit to the monastery of St. John Chrysostom at Kenosha! Our sisters at St. Ignatius will not be able to join on the 6th because their bishop is coming to visit and there is also a wedding of one of the parish members at that weekend. For that reason we have decided to move the date of the trip one week after, on Saturday May 13. I hope this does not bring any inconvenience to your plans. As far as I have checked, most women who signed up for the 6th can also come on the 13th.
The plan of the trip is the following: we will meet at the Assumption church at 8:30 am on Saturday May 13, and estimate to arrive in Kenosha around 11 am. We will first visit the church and venerate the relics they have, and then will have a talk with abess Melanie (maybe fr Lukas too). Lunch will be offered by the monastery afterwards and then we will have the time to do some shopping from the store of the monastery. There are a variety of religious books in English and Greek, many icons, incense etc . There is also fresh food that we can buy, tyropita, spanakopita, koulourakia, honey and plenty of other delicacies. All food has been made from organic plants from their gardens, eggs and yogurt has been made from their animals etc The plan is to leave from the monastery around 2:30 pm.
One option is travelling by bus and we need to know the number of the people coming in order to get an offer. We will be responsible for our bus fare. However there is a great possibility that this will not work out (very busy season, there wasn't any availability for the 6th from Badger bus company), so we might go by car as we always did before, meaning that we need drivers. I will keep you informed as long as we have the final number of participants.
Looking forward to this pilgrimage trip.
Take care!
Peli |
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By the age of 25, about 60% of those baptized as infants will no longer consider themselves members of the Orthodox Church. A parish on a university campus is an important witness not only to the surrounding community but also to high school age and younger parishioner. Establishing a parish on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison helps remind young people that graduating high school doesn't mean "graduating" from the Church. Please consider joining those who have committed their time, treasure and talent in establishing an Orthodox community on the Isthmus. Help us reach your children and grandchildren with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. |
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By the age of 25, about 60% of those baptized as infants will no longer consider themselves members of the Orthodox Church. A parish on a university campus is an important witness not only to the surrounding community but also to high school age and younger parishioner. Establishing a parish on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison helps remind young people that graduating high school doesn't mean "graduating" from the Church. Please consider joining those who have committed their time, treasure and talent in establishing an Orthodox community on the Isthmus. Help us reach your children and grandchildren with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. |
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