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St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH, Primate June 30, 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 90057 Phone (213) 382-6269, Fax (213) 382-0175 E-mail : Cathedral@Stnicholasla.com Web page : www.stnicholasla.com 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 2 TONE 1 االيوثينا 2 اللحن 1 The Synaxis ( Gathering ) of the Twelve Apostles Martyr Peter of Sinope; New-martyr Michael the Gardener of Athens

تذكار جامع للرسل االثني عشر وتذكار القديس الشهيد بطرس السنوبي والقديس الجديد في الشهداء ميخائيل البستاني األثينائي RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE ONE While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind. طروبارية القيامة على اللحن األول إن الحجر لم ا خ ت م من اليهود, وجسد ك الطاهر ح ف ظ مظن الج ظد, مظي لظو اليظوا الأالظا لم هظا المنحظ, مالحظاا الاظالم الحيظا لحذلك وات السماوات هتفوا إليك ما واهب الحيا : المجد لقيامت ك لمها المسيح, المجد لمحك ك, المجظد لتظدرير ك مظا م ح ظب ال ظر وحد ك APOLYTIKION OF THE SYNAXIS IN TONE THREE O Holy Apostles, intercede with our merciful God, to grant our souls forgiveness of sins. طروبارية الرسل القديسين على اللحن الثالث لمها الرسل القدمسون ت فاوا إلى المسيح اإلله الرحيم لن م ام رغفران الزالت ل فوس ا. 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 لظهرتك للاال الحق لرعيتك الولاا لإلممان وصور ا لحوداعة وماحماا لالمساك لمها األب رئيس الكه ة ليقوالوس لحذلك لحرزت رالتواضع الرلاة ورالمسك ة الغ ى لت فع إلى المسيح اإلله لو خال ص لفوس ا 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 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 ما شفياة المسيحيين غير المنذولة, المتوسطة لدى النالق غير المردود, ال تارضظو عظن لصظوات اح ات ظا لحظن النطظ, رل تداركي ا رالماولة رما للك صالحة لحن الصارخين إليك رإممان: رادري إلى ال فاعة ولسرعو لظو الطح ظة, مظا والظد اإللظه المت فاة دائماا لو مكرميك. THE EPISTLE Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth. The heavens show forth the glory of God. The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (4:9-16) Brethren, I think that 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 scourge of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. Though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. الرسالة إلى كل األرض خرج صوت هم, السماوات تذيع مجد هللا. فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول األولى إلى أهل كورنثس. ما إخو إن هللا ج ا ح ا ل حن الر س ل لدلى ال اس م ز ل ةا كالم حكوا عح يه م رالم وت ع اللي ةا ألل ا ص رلا م ه داا ل حاال م ل حم الئ ك ة وال اس. ل حن ح مقى م ن لجل الم سيح وللت م ع ق الء لو الم سيح. ل حن ض ا فاء وللت م ل وماء. للت م م كر مون ول حن م حت ق رون. وال ل زال إلى هذ ه الس اع ة ل االو الج ظو والا ط ظ والا ظري وال ظرب والت ظر د ول تا ظب لظو الا م ظل ر مظدم ا. ل ظر د ال ظتيمة رال رك ة واالضط هاد رالص ظ ر وااللت ظراء رال صظح. ص ظرلا لشظ ه مظا مكظون ر ق ظذار الاظال م ول فام ظة ك ظل شظوء. ال لكت ظب هظذا ألجاح ك م ت نج حون ر ل أللص ح ك م ل صيح تو ألر ظائو األح ظاء. لح ظو كظان لك ظم لظو الم سظيح ع ظر ال م رش ظد لمظا لك ظم رظاء ك أيرون ألل و للا الذي ول د ك م لو الم سيح م سو رال ار التو ح م حت ها إل يك م. ل لاش د ك م لن ت قت د وا رو. THE HOLY GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (9:36-10:8) At that time, when Jesus saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His Disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. And He called to Him His twelve Disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal

every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay. اإلنجيل المقدس فصل شريف من بشارة القديس متى االنجيلي البشير والتلميذ الطاهر. لو ذلك الز مان لما رلى الجمو تح ن عحيهم اذ كالوا م زعجين وم طرحين كغ م ال راعو لها حي ئذ ال لتالميذه الحصاد كأير ولكن الفاحة حيحون لااح وا من رب الحصاد لن مرسل لاحة الى حصاده ثم دعا تالميذه االث و ع ر واعطاهم سحطالا عحى ارواح لجسة حتى منرجوها وم فوا كل مرض وكل ضاف واما لسماء االث و ع ر رسوالا لهو هذه األول سماان الذي مقال له رطرس والدراوس اخوه ماقوب رن ز ردي وموح ا اخوه ليح س وررثولماوس توما ومتى الا ار ماقوب رن ححفى ول اوس المحق ب تد اوس سماان القالولو ومهوذا االسنرمواو الذي اسحمه هؤالء اإلث ا ع ر ارسحهم مسو واوصاهم ائال الى ارمق امم ال تم وا والى مدم ة لحسامرمين ال تدخحوا رل اذه وا رالحري الى خرا ريي إسرائيل ال ال ة وليما التم ذاه ون لكرزوا ائحين اله د ا ترب محكوت الس موات اشفوا مرضى, ا هروا ررصاا, ا يموا TRISAGION موتى,اخرجوا شيااين مجالاا اخذتم مجالا اعطوا In loving memory of our beloved mother and grandmother Josephine Spizzirri (+1 year). Offered by her children Concetta Smarius, Janine and Bob Johnson, and grandchildren Dominique and Andrew. May her memory be eternal. HOLY OBLATION Two-year memorial remembering our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Lorraine Roum. She will always be in our thoughts and our hearts. God rest her soul and God bless her life of faith and service to St. Nicholas Cathedral, to her family, and to her community. Memory Eternal. Offered by the Roum, Bray, Crawford, Nicola Families. Congratulations to Dr. Anne Ferris McClintic, Music Director at St. Nicholas Cathedral, on the occasion of her graduation from Claremont Graduate University as Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Musicology. God Grant Her Many Years. Offered by the Roum, Bray, Crawford, Nicola Families in celebration of Anne s dedication, hard work, and perseverance. In loving memory of our father, Elias Fadil, ( 36 years ) from Adrianne and Robert Andrews and family.

Holy Bread offered by: Suzi Sadd, Dahabreh, Abou-Haidar, the Crawford family, the Smarius and the Johnson families. 1st & 2 nd Coffee Hour is sponsored by: The Ladies Society For all Oblations, Trisagions and to sponsor a Coffee Hour, please email Cathedral@stnicholasla.com or contact the Cathedral office (213)382-6269 before Wednesday 12pm. If you would like to sponsor a Coffee Hour, please contact Mrs. Joujou George at (562) 522-1322. 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) 563-2838 or Rose (818) 956-8555 for more information and/or for a Debutante application. We are so excited to get started! FINAL WEEK!!! Raies - Murr Educational Trust Application We are pleased that you are considering applying to the Raies Murr Educational Trust for a scholarship. It is essential you fill out the application completely. All complete application packets must be received by July 8, 2019. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Applications must be submitted by the applicant for consideration. Applications can be obtained from: raiesmurrscholarship@gmail.com Email completed applications to: raiesmurrscholarship@gmail.com Mail official transcripts and letters of recommendation to: Raies Murr Educational Trust C/O Mallory Murr 11035 Hartsook St. N. Hollywood, CA 91601 Please be advised that your Parish Priest must sign your application before submitting it. Sincerely, Trustees of the Raies Murr Educational Trust

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 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 (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