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1 St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH, Primate July 7, 2019 V. Rev. Fr. Michel Najim, Dean & Great Economos Rev. Fr. Calinic Berger, Rev. Fr. George Taweel, Rev. Fr. Paul Olson Archdeacon George Shishim. Deacon Eliya Ammari, Deacon Nicholas Nasrallah Sub Dn. Gregory Foley, Sub Dn, Ibrahim Jarrouj 2300 WEST THIRD STREET LOS ANGELES, CA Phone (213) , Fax (213) Cathedral@Stnicholasla.com Web page : Spanish Service 8:00am Sunday Orthros 9:15 am English Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 am Arabic Sunday Orthros 11:00 am Arabic Divine Liturgy 11:30 am EOTHINON 3 TONE 2 االيوثينا 3 اللحن 2 Great-martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia & Third Sunday of Matthew Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon; Hieromartyr Evangelos, bishop of Tomi (Constanta) in Romania; New-martyr Polycarp; Eudokia, princess of Moscow

2 تذكار القديسة الشهيدة كرياكي والبار توما الميليوني RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE TWO When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst destroy hell with Thy Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, all the powers of Heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life, glory to Thee. طروبارية القيامة على اللحن الثاني ع ن د ما ان ح د ر ت إلى الم و ت أي ها الح ياة الذي ال ي موت حين ئ ذ أ مت الج حيم ب ب ر ق الهوت ك. وع ن د ما أق م ت األم وات م ن ت ح ت الث رى ص ر خ ن ح وك ج ميع الق و ات السماو يين: أي ها الم سيح اإلله م ع طي الح ياة ال م ج د ل ك. APOLYTIKION FOR ST. KYRIAKI IN TONE FIVE (** Let us worship the Word**) Thou didst prove an auspicious and pleasing sacrifice, * a holy off ring, O valiant prizewinner Kyriaki, * when thou broughtest thy Creator thine own spotless soul; * which Christ in turn hath glorified, * for through thee, He poureth forth divine gifts and endless graces * upon the faithful who praise thee, since He is the Friend of man. طروبارية القديسة الشهيدة كرياكي على اللحن الخامس ق د ظ ه ر ت ذ بيح ة م ق دس ة أ يا كيرياكي الش جاع ة الالب س ة الج هاد إذ ق د م ت ن ف س ك ل ل رب جاب ل ك. وم جد ك الم سيح إذ إنه أ ن ب ع ب ك ل ل مؤم نين ن ع ما ال ت ن ض ب ب ما أ نه ر ؤوف وم ح ب الب ش ر و ح د ه. TROPARION OF SAINT NICHOLAS IN TONE FOUR The verity of your actions revealed you to your flock a rule of faith, an icon of` mildness, and teacher of abstinence, O Father Bishop Nicholas; wherefore by humility you have achieved exaltation and by poverty richness. Intercede with Christ our God to save our souls. طروبارية القديس نيقوالوس على اللحن الرابع لقد أظهرتك أفعال الحق لرعيتك قانونا لإليمان وصورة للوداعة ومعلما لالمساك أيها األب رئيس الكهنة خالص نيقوالوس فلذلك أحرزت بالتواضع الرفعة وبالمسكنة الغنى فتشفع إلى المسيح اإلله نفوس نا. في KONTAKION OF THE THEOTOKOS IN TONE TWO O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, and their constant intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners who are imploring you; in your goodness come to our help, who in faith cry to you: hasten, O Theotokos, to

3 intercede for us, and hurry to pray for us, for you have always protected those who honor you. قنداق والدة اإلله الفائقة القداسة على اللحن الثاني يااا ياافيعة المساايحيين مياار الملذولااة المتوسااطة لاادى اللااالق مياار المااردودة ال تعرضااي عاان أصااوات طلباتنااا نحاان اللطاا ة باان تااداركينا بالمعونااة بمااا أنااك صااالحة نحاان البااارخين إليااك ب يمااان: بااادري إلااى الشفاعة وأسرعي في الطلبة يا والدة اإلله المتشفعة دائما في مكرميك. THE EPISTLE God is wondrous in His saints. Bless God in the congregations. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians. (3:23-4:5) Brethren, before faith came, we were confined under the Law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the Law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ s, then you are Abraham s offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth His Son, to redeem those who were under the Law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. عجيب هو هللا في مقادس ه, في المجامع باركوا هللا. فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول إلى أهل عالطية. يا إخوة الرسالة ولكن قبلما جاء اإليمان كنا محروسين تحت الناموس مغلقا علينا إلى اإليمان الذي سي علن. إذا قد كان الناموس مؤدبنا إلى المسيح لكي نتبرر باإليمان. ولكن بعد ما جاء اإليمان لسنا بعد تحت مؤدب. ألنكم جميعا أبناء هللا باإليمان بالمسيح يسوع. الن كلكم الذين اعتمدتم بالمسيح قد لبستم المسيح. ليس يهودي وال يوناني.ليس عبد وال حر.ليس ذكر وأنثى ألنكم جميعا واحد في المسيح يسوع. فان كنتم للمسيح فانتم إذا نسن إبراهيم وحسب الموعد ورثة وإنما أقول ما دام الوارث قاصرا ال يفرق ييئا عن العبد مع كونه صاحب الجميع. بن هو تحت أوصياء ووكالء إلى الوقت المؤجن من أبيه. هكذا نحن أيضا لما كنا قاصرين كنا مستعبدين تحت أركان العالم. ولكن لما جاء منء الزمان أرسن هللا ابنه مولودا من امرأة مولودا تحت الناموس ليفتدي الذين تحت الناموس لننال التبني.

4 THE HOLY GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (6:22-33) The Lord said, The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink; nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of heaven: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon himself in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear? For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. اإلنجيل المقدس فصل شريف من بشارة القديس متى االنجيلي البشير والتلميذ الطاهر. قال الرب : س راج الجس د الع ي ن. ف ن كان ت ع ي ن ك ب سيط ة ف ج س د ك ك ل ه يكون ن ي را وإن كان ت ع ي ن ك ي ر ير ة ف ج س د ك ك ل ه ي كون م ظ ل ما. وإذا كان النور الذي فيك ظ الما فالظ الم ك م ي كون ال ي س ت طيع أ ح د أ ن ي ع ب د ر ب ي ن ألن ه إما أ ن ي ب غ ض الواح د وي ح ب اآلخ ر أو يالز م الواح د وي ر ذ ل اآلخر. ال ت ق د رون أ ن ت ع ب دوا هللا والمال ف ل هذا أ قول ل ك م ال ت ه ت م وا ألنفس ك م ب ما ت ك لون وب ما ت ش ربون وال أل ج ساد ك م ب ما ت ل ب سون أ ل ي س ت الن ف س أ ف ض ن م ن الطعام والج س د أفض ن م ن اللباس ان ظ روا إلى ط يور السماء ف ن ها ال ت ز ر ع وال ت ح ب د وال ت ل ز ن في األه راء وأبوك م الس ماوي ي قوت ها. أف ل س ت م أن ت م أ ف ض ن م ن ها وم ن م ن ك م إذا اه ت م ي قد ر أن ي زيد ع لى قام ت ه ذ راعا واح د ة ول ماذا ت ه ت م ون باللباس اع ت ب روا ز ناب ق الح ق ن ك ي ف ت ن مو. إنها ال ت ت عب وال ت غ ز ل وأنا أ قول ل ك م إن س ل ي مان ن ف س ه في ك ن م ج د ه ل م ي ل ب س ك واح د ة م ن ها ف ذا كان ع ش ب الح ق ن الذي ي وج د اليوم وفي م د ي ط ر ح في التن ور ي ل ب س ه هللا ه ك ذا أ ف ال ي ل ب س ك م باأل ح رى أ ن ت م يا ق ليلي اإليمان *ف ال ت ه ت م وا قائ لين "ماذا ن ك ن " أو "ماذا ن ش ر ب " أو "ماذا ن ل ب س " ف ن ه ذا ك له ت ط ل ب ه األ م م. ألن أباك م السماوي ي ع ل م أ نك م ت ح تاجون إلى ه ذا كل ه فاط ل بوا أوال م ل كوت هللا وب ره وه ذا ك ل ه ي زاد ل ك م.

5 HOLY OBLATION In loving memory of our beloved Faris Azar two years. He is truly missed. May his memory be eternal. Offered by his wife Georgette and his children Dr. Nichola, Pierre, Roula and their families Holy Bread offered by: Dahabreh, Abou-Haidar and Laila Nercessian 1st & 2 nd Coffee Hour is sponsored by: The Ladies Society For all Oblations, Trisagions and to sponsor a Coffee Hour, please Cathedral@stnicholasla.com or contact the Cathedral office (213) before Wednesday 12pm. If you would like to sponsor a Coffee Hour, please contact Mrs. Joujou George at (562) Please call 2-4 weeks in advance, if possible, to reserve the date(s) ANNOUNCEMENTS THE 57TH ST. NICHOLAS SWEETHEART BALL DATE SET: APRIL 25, 2020 Save the date! The 57th St Nicholas Sweetheart Ball will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2020! Co-Chairwomen Georgette Malouf and Rose Samore are inviting all potential debutantes who will be 15 years old by December 1, 2019, to contact them if they wish to participate in this beautiful experience. Please call Georgette (818) or Rose (818) for more information and/or for a Debutante application. We are so excited to get started! 10 SIMILARITIES BETWEEN STS. PETER & PAUL The Church reveres and praises these two saints so much especially in the fraction of the liturgy of the Apostles fast and feast. These two saints represent two different types of personalities, messages, styles, and each of them has certain characteristics. But they have also many similarities in many essential things such as: 1. Both were Jews: St. Paul mentioned that he was from the tribe of Benjamin. But the Bible did not tell us from which Jewish tribe the Apostle Peter was. 2. The Lord called the two of them: Peter was fishing with his brother Andrew at the Sea of Galilee, when the Lord said to them. Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. They immediately left their nets and followed Him. (Matt> 4:18-20). St. Paul was called by the three persons of the Holy Trinity. The Lord Jesus Christ called him on the road to Damascus when Suddenly a light shone around him from heaven and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me, Then the Lord sent him to Ananias of Damascus (Acts 9:1-4). And as our Lord Jesus Christ called him, also the Holy Spirit called him saying, Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to

6 which I have called them. (Acts. 13:2). Likewise, God the Father also called him. In that, the apostle Paul says, But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles. (Gal. 1:15-17) 3. The Lord changed both their names: Peter was called Simon son of Jonah and the Lord changed his name to Peter (John 21:15, Matt. 16:17.18). while Saul name was changed to Paul. The Lord Jesus called him Saul when He first appeared to him, then called him Paul during his ministry (Acts 23:11). 4. The Holy Spirit ascended on both of them and they spoke in tongues: St. Peter spoke with tongues in the Day of Pentecost, and St. Paul said, I think my God I speak with tongues more than you all (1 Cor. 14:18), and each of them had the authority to give the gift of the Holy Spirit to others. 5. Each of them performed miracles and Signs: It was said of St. Peter: They brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them (Acts 5:15). It was also said of St. Paul, God worked unusual miracle by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them (Acts 19:11,16). 6. Each of them raised the dead: The Apostle Peter raised a certain disciple named Tabitha from the dead. He prayed and said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, then he gave her his hand and lifted her up and presented her alive (Acts 9:36-41). Also, the apostle Paul raised a young man named Eutychus who was sinking into a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep; and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in him. And they brought the young man in alive (Acts 20:7-12). 7. They were both, fervent and full of fiery Zeal in preaching: Each of them preached, taught and sacrificed a lot in ministry. Since the Day of Pentecost, Peter was preaching and witnessing to the resurrection of Christ in the temple and everywhere. From Joppa, he moved to Caesarea where he preached and baptized Cornelius and all those who were with him (Acts 9:22,31; 10:1). Also, he preached to the Jews, the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia ( Per. 2:1). Regarding St. Paul, he said, But I labored more abundantly than they all (1 Cor. 15:10). 8. Each of them was bold and courageous in his preaching: The apostle Peter Did not care of the Jewish threats and said, We ought to obey God rather than men (Acts 5:19). He rebuked the Jews and accused they with ignorance, betrayal and murder of their Messiah (Acts 3:13-15). And the apostle Paul was very brave when he talked to his judge Felix about Righteousness, self-control and judgment to come, Felix was afraid (Acts 24:25). He did the same with king Agrippa and the governor Festus (Acts 26). 9. They both were strict in punishing the sinners: We see that from St. Peter s Punishment to Ananias and his wife when they lied to him and they fell dead

7 (Acts 5:4. 11, see also 8:18-23). St Paul also was so strict with the sinner of Corinth (1 Cor. 5), and also with Elymas the sorcerer and false prophet (Acts 13:6-12). 10. They both were humble, exposed to many severe persecutions and finally Were martyred by Nero: (Luke 5:8; 1st Tim. 1:13; 1 Cor. 15:8,9; 2 Cor 11). ELEN SALEH