BULLETIN, OCTOBER 15, 2023

Welcome to
DORMITION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Ι. Ν. ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ
Somerville, MA
REV. FR. ANTHONY TANDILYAN
PRESIDING PRIEST
SUNDAY OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
Δ΄ΛΟΥΚΑ
10/15/2023
Orthros: 8:30 a.m. - Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.
Όρθρος 8:30 π.μ.—Θεία Λειτουργία 10:00 π.μ.

TROPARIA SUNG AFTER THE
ENTRANCE OF THE HOLY GOSPEL
Resurrectional Apolytikion
When You descended unto Death, O Lord,
You who are immortal Life put Hades to
death, by the lightning of Your divinity.
And when You raised the dead from the
netherworld, all the hosts of heaven sang
aloud to You, "O Christ God, Giver of life,
glory to You!"
For the Fathers
Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You
established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons,
and through them You have guided us all to the
true Faith, O greatly merciful One, glory be to You.
Apolytikion of St. Catherine
Let us praise the most auspicious bride of
Christ, the divine Katherine, protectress of Sinai,
our aid and our help. For, she brilliantly
silenced the eloquence of the impious by the
sword of the spirit, and now, crowned as a martyr,
she asks great mercy for all.
Apolytikion of the Church
Ιn giving birth, you did preserve your virginity;
in your dormition you did not forsake
the world O Theotokos. You were
translated onto life, since you were the
Mother of life; And by your intercessions do
you redeem our souls from death.
Kontakion
O Protection of Christians that never falls,
intercession with the Creator that never
fails, we sinners beg you, do not ignore the
voices of our prayers. O good Lady, we implore
you, quickly come unto our aid, when
we cry out to you with faith. Hurry to intercession,
and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos
who protect now and ever those who
honor you.
ΤΡΟΠΑΡΙΑ ΨΑΛΛΟΜΕΝΑ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ
ΕΙΣΟΔΟ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΥ
Αναστάσιμον Απολυτίκιον
Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ ζωὴ ἡ
ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν ᾅδην ἐνέκρωσας, τῇ
ἀστραπῇ τῆς θεότητος· ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς
τεθνεῶτας, ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων
ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν
ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον· Ζωοδότα
Χριστέ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
Των Πατέρων
Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ
φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν
θεμελιώσας, καὶ διʼ αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν
πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας·
πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα σοι.
Απολυτίκιον της Αγίας Αικατερίνης
Τήν πανεύφημον νύμφην Χριστού
υμνήσωμεν, Αικατερίναν τήν θείαν καί
πολιούχον Σινά, τήν βοήθειαν ημών καί
αντίληψιν, ότι εφίμωσε λαμπρώς, τούς
κομψούς τών ασεβών, τού Πνεύματος τή
μαχαίρα, καί νύν ως Μάρτυς στεφθείσα,
αιτείται πάσι τό μέγα έλεος.
Απολυτίκιον του Ναού
Εν τη γεννήσει την παρθενίαν εφύλαξας, εν τη
κοιμήσει τον κόσμον ου κατέλιπες, Θεοτόκε.
μετέστης προς την ζωήν, Μήτηρ υπάρχουσα
της ψυχής και ταις πρεσβείαις ταις σαις
λυτρουμένη εκ θανάτου τας ψυχάς ημών.
Κοντάκιον
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε,
μεσιτεία, πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε, μὴ
παρίδῃς, ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ
πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν,
τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς
πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ
προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων
σε.

EPISTLE READING
TITUS (3:8-15)
Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire
you to insist on these things, so that those
who have believed in God may be careful to
apply themselves to good deeds; these are
excellent and profitable to men. But avoid
stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions,
and quarrels over the law, for they are
unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is
factious, after admonishing him once or
twice, have nothing more to do with him,
knowing that such a person is perverted and
sinful; he is self-condemned.
When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do
your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I
have decided to spend the winter there. Do
your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and
Apollos on their way; see that they lack
nothing. And let our people learn to apply
themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases
of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.
All who are with me send greeting to you.
Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace
be with you all. Amen.
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΗ
ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΤΟΝ (3:8-15)
Τέκνον Τίτε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος, καὶ περὶ
τούτων βούλομαί σε διαβεβαιοῦσθαι, ἵνα
φροντίζωσιν καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι οἱ
πεπιστευκότες θεῷ. ταῦτά ἐστιν καλὰ καὶ
ὠφέλιμα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις · μωρὰς δὲ
ζητήσεις καὶ γενεαλογίας καὶ ἔριν καὶ
μάχας νομικὰς περιΐστασο, εἰσὶν γὰρ
ἀνωφελεῖς καὶ μάταιοι. αιῥετικὸν
ἄνθρωπον μετὰ μίαν καὶ δευτέραν
νουθεσίαν παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἐξέστραπται
ὁ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἁμαρτάνει, ὢν
αὐτοκατάκριτος. Ὅταν πέμψω Ἀρτεμᾶν
πρὸς σὲ ἢ Τυχικόν, σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός
με εἰς Νικόπολιν, ἐκεῖ γὰρ κέκρικα
παραχειμάσαι. Ζηνᾶν τὸν νομικὸν καὶ
Ἀπολλῶν σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον, ἵνα μηδὲν
αὐτοῖς λείπῃ. μανθανέτωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ
ἡμέτεροι καλῶν ἔργων προΐστασθαι εἰς τὰς
ἀναγκαίας χρείας, ἵνα μὴ ὦσιν ἄκαρποι.
Ἀσπάζονταί σε οἱ μετ ᾽ἐμοῦ πάντες.
Ἄσπασαι τοὺς φιλοῦντας ἡμᾶς ἐν πίστει. ἡ
χάρις μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν.
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVING TODAY
Evangelos Kechris, Nick Lamb & Katerina Leventis
ΜΕΛΟI ΤΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ
ΥΠΕΥΘΥΝΟI ΣΗΜΕΡΑ
Ευάγγελος Κεχρής, Νίκος Λαμπ & Κατερίνα Λεβέντης

GOSPEL READING
LUKE (8:5-15)
The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed;
and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under
foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the
rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it
and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded
a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said,
"To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they
are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those
who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they
may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the
word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of
temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but
as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and
their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing
the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As
he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Today we commemorate:
SAINTS
Lucian the Martyr of Antioch
Savinos the Bishop of Catania
Barsus the Confessor
Euthymios the New

ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΗ
ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ (8:5-15)
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ
σπεῖραι τὸν σπόρον αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐν τῷ σπείρειν αὐτὸν ὃ μὲν ἔπεσε παρὰ
τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ κατεπατήθη, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατέφαγεν
αὐτό· καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν, καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ μὴ
ἔχειν ἰκμάδα· καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν, καὶ
συμφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό. καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν εἰς τὴν γῆν
τὴν ἀγαθήν, καὶ φυὲν ἐποίησε καρπὸν κατονταπλασίονα. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει· ὁ ἔχων ὦτα
ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω. ᾿Επηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· τίς εἴη ἡ παραβολὴ αὕτη; ὁ δὲ
εἶπεν· ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῖς δὲ λοιποῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς,
ἵνα βλέποντες μὴ βλέπωσι καὶ ἀκούοντες μὴ συνιῶσιν. ἔστι δὲ αὕτη ἡ παραβολή· ὁ σπόρος ἐστὶν
ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ· οἱ δὲ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν εἰσιν οἱ ἀκούσαντες, εἶτα ἔρχεται ὁ διάβολος καὶ αἴρει τὸν
λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ πιστεύσαντες σωθῶσιν. οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας οἳ ὅταν
ἀκούσωσι, μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον, καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν
πιστεύουσι καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται. τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ
ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου πορευόμενοι συμπνίγονται καὶ
οὐ τελεσφοροῦσι. τὸ δὲ ἐν τῇ καλῇ γῇ, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ ἀκούσαντες
τὸν λόγον κατέχουσι καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ. ταῦτα λέγων ἐφώνει· ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν
ἀκουέτω.
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This week’s Sermon
The Sower and the Seeds
St. Luke 8 (5-15)
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Today Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is teaching us about something
that we experience in life every day. He tells us that the
kingdom of God is like a sower that goes out and sows seeds. If you have ever sown seeds,
you know how complex the process is. In the parable today Christ teaches us that the sower is
God himself. So, the seeds are always spread every day everywhere. God is always calling us
but today we would like to pay attention to the response that we give because the life of the
seed depends on the environment where the seeds fall. The Lord talks about four kinds of
places the seeds fall and only in one place out of four they grow and give fruit. Sometimes we
think that the four environments are four different kinds of people, and we create divisions
between what we call pious and impious people.
Sometimes unfortunately the people who call themselves pious develop a judgmental
mind towards those who seem to be not so pious. And people who think that they are not pious
look at pious people with contempt. Both conditions are traps set for humans by the evil
one himself. The evil one is full of hatred and sows the seeds of hatred next to the seeds of
love planted by our Lord in our hearts. Resentment is crucial to the drift away from reality.
Resentment is the method by which the seeds of dislike then the seeds of hatred then
the seeds of revenge are planted. Everyone has the seeds of the Kingdom of God in their
hearts planted by our Lord. It is up to us to either water them by love and make them grow or
water them by resentments of our past grievances and delay the sprouting. Dear brothers and
sisters in Christ by resentment and hatred we not only kill the seeds of the kingdom in other
people but also in our own hearts. By love, kindness, and respect for humanity, we allow the
life-giving water to flow towards our hearts where the seeds of the Kingdom wait patiently for
our repentance.
Then only then after we have flooded our hearts with love, we can help others from
the overflowing love that comes from our hearts to improve the environment in which the
seeds of the Kingdom wait for an opportune time to grow.
Journey through the Daily Gospels
Sunday Sermons

Κύρηγμα της εβδομάδας
Αγαπητοί εν Χριστώ αδερφοί,
Σήμερα ο Κύριος και ο Σωτήρας μας ο Ιησούς Χριστός μας
διδάσκει για κάτι που βιώνουμε στη ζωή κάθε μέρα. Μας λέει
ότι η βασιλεία του Θεού είναι σαν ένα γεωργό που βγαίνει και
σπέρνει σπόρους. Εάν έχετε σπείρει ποτέ σπόρους, γνωρίζετε
πόσο περίπλοκη είναι η διαδικασία. Στην παραβολή σήμερα ο Χριστός μας διδάσκει ότι ο
γεωργός είναι ο ίδιος ο Θεός. Έτσι, οι σπόροι απλώνονται πάντα κάθε μέρα παντού. Ο
Θεός μας καλεί πάντα, αλλά σήμερα θα θέλαμε να δώσουμε προσοχή στην ανταπόκριση
που δίνουμε γιατί η ζωή του σπόρου εξαρτάται από το περιβάλλον όπου πέφτουν οι
σπόροι. Ο Κύριος μιλά για τέσσερα είδη τόπων που πέφτουν οι σπόροι και μόνο σε ένα
μέρος από τα τέσσερα μεγαλώνουν και δίνουν καρπούς. Μερικές φορές πιστεύουμε ότι
τα τέσσερα περιβάλλοντα είναι τέσσερα διαφορετικά είδη ανθρώπων και δημιουργούμε
διαιρέσεις μεταξύ αυτού που αποκαλούμε ευσεβείς και ασεβείς ανθρώπους.
Μερικές φορές, δυστυχώς, οι άνθρωποι που αυτοαποκαλούνται ευσεβείς κρίνουν
αυτούς που φαίνεται να μην είναι τόσο ευσεβείς. Και οι άνθρωποι που πιστεύουν ότι δεν
είναι ευσεβείς βλέπουν τους ευσεβείς ανθρώπους με περιφρόνηση. Και οι δύο συνθήκες
είναι οι παγίδες που ορίζονται για τον άνθρωπο από τον ίδιο το κακό. Το κακό είναι
γεμάτο μίσος και σπέρνει τους σπόρους του μίσους δίπλα στους σπόρους της αγάπης που
φυτεύτηκαν από τον ίδιο τον Κύριό μας. Η δυσαρέσκεια είναι ζωτικής σημασίας για την
απομάκρυνση από την πραγματικότητα.
Η μνησικακία είναι η μέθοδος με την οποία φυτεύονται οι σπόροι της
δυσαρέσκειας, έπειτα οι σπόροι του μίσους και έπειτα οι σπόροι της εκδίκησης. Ο
καθένας έχει τους σπόρους της Βασιλείας του Θεού στις καρδιές τους που φυτεύτηκαν
από τον Κύριό μας. Εναπόκειται σε εμάς να τους ποτίζουμε με αγάπη και να τους
κάνουμε να μεγαλώνουν ή να τους ποτίζουμε με δυσαρέσκεια των παρελθόντων μας και
να καθυστερήσουμε τη βλάστηση. Αγαπητοί αδελφοί και αδελφές εν Χριστό, με
δυσαρέσκεια και μίσος όχι μόνο σκοτώνουμε τους σπόρους του βασιλείου σε άλλους
ανθρώπους αλλά και στις καρδιές μας. Με αγάπη, καλοσύνη και σεβασμό για την
ανθρωπότητα, αφήνουμε το ζωογόνο νερό να ρέει προς τις καρδιές μας, όπου οι σπόροι
της Βασιλείας περιμένουν υπομονετικά την μετάνοια μας.
Τότε μόνο, αφού πλημμυρίσουμε τις καρδιές μας με αγάπη, μπορούμε να
βοηθήσουμε τους άλλους από την υπερχείλιση της αγάπης από τις καρδιές μας να
βελτιώσουν το περιβάλλον στο οποίο οι σπόροι του Βασιλείου περιμένουν έναν
κατάλληλο χρόνο να αναπτυχθούν.

Loukianos the Martyr of Antioch
The Hieromartyr Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch, was born in the Syrian
city of Samosata. At twelve years of age he was left orphaned. Lucian
distributed his possessions to the poor, and went to the city of Edessa to
the confessor Macarius, under the guidance of whom he diligently read
Holy Scripture and learned the ascetic life. For his pious and zealous
spreading of Christianity among the Jews and pagans, Lucian was made a
presbyter.
In Antioch Saint Lucian opened a school where many students gathered.
He taught them how to understand the Holy Scriptures, and how to live a
virtuous life. Saint Lucian occupied himself with teaching, and he corrected
the Greek text of the Septuagint, which had been corrupted in many places by copyists and
by heretics who deliberately distorted it in order to support their false teachings. The entire
Greek text of the Bible which he corrected was hidden in a wall at the time of his confession of
Christ, and it was found during the lifetime of Saint Constantine the Great.
During the persecution of Diocletian, Saint Lucian was arrested and was sent to prison in
Nicomedia, where for nine years he encouraged other Christians with him to remain steadfast
in their confession of Christ, urging them not to fear tortures or death.
Saint Lucian died in prison from many terrible tortures and from hunger. Before his
death, he wished to partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ on the Feast of Theophany. Certain
Christians who visited him brought bread and wine for the Eucharist. The hieromartyr, bound
by chains and lying on a bed of sharp potsherds, was compelled to offer the Bloodless Sacrifice
upon his chest, and all the Christians there in prison received Communion. The next day the
emperor sent people to see if the saint was still alive. Saint Lucian said three times, “I am a
Christian,” then surrendered his soul to God. The body of the holy martyr was thrown into the
sea, but after thirty days dolphins brought it to shore. Believers reverently buried the body of
the much-suffering Saint Lucian.
Saint Lucian was originally commemorated on January 7, the day of his death. Later,
when the celebration of the Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist was appointed for this day, the
feast of Saint Lucian was transferred to October 15.
The October date may be associated with the dedication of a church which was built in
Antioch by Saint Helen (May 21) over Saint Lucian’s holy relics.
Although he was only a priest, sometimes Saint Lucian is depicted in the vestments of a
bishop. The Stroganov Guide for Iconographers was published in Russia in 1869, based on a
1606 manuscript. There Saint Lucian is depicted wearing a phelonion and holding a Gospel. He
does not wear the omophorion of a bishop, however. Another handbook, the Litsevoy Podlinnik,
states that Saint Lucian is to be depicted with the omophorion.
It may be that the Russians thought of Saint Lucian as a bishop because of his importance
to the Church, and so that is how they depicted him. Similarly, Saint Charalampus
(February 10) is depicted as a priest in Greek icons, and as a bishop in Russian icons.

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