BULLETIN, AUGUST 11, 2024

Welcome to
DORMITION OF THE VIRGIN MARY
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
Ι. Ν. ΚΟΙΜΗΣΕΩΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ
Somerville, MA
REV. FR. ANTHONY TANDILYAN
PRESIDING PRIEST
7TH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW
Ζ΄ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΥ
8/11/24
Orthros: 8:30 a.m. - Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.
Όρθρος 8:30 π.μ.—Θεία Λειτουργία 9:30 π.μ.

TROPARIA SUNG AFTER THE
ENTRANCE OF THE HOLY GOSPEL
Resurrectional Apolytikion
When the angelic powers appeared at Your
tomb, the soldiers guarding it feared and
became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher
was Mary, who was seeking Your immaculate
body. Unassailed by Hades, You
divested it of spoils. Then You met the Virgin.
You granted life. O Lord, risen from the
dead, glory 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
Upon the mountain were You transfigured,
and Your disciples beheld Your glory as far
as they were able, O Christ our God; so that
when they would see You crucified they
might understand that Your Passion was
deliberate, and declare to the world that in
truth You are the Father’s radiance.
ΤΡΟΠΑΡΙΑ ΨΑΛΛΟΜΕΝΑ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ
ΕΙΣΟΔΟ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΥ
Αναστάσιμον Απολυτίκιον
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα σου, καὶ
οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν· καὶ
ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ
ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν
ᾅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· ὑπήντησας
τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν. Ὁ
ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε 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
Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους μετεμορφώθης, καὶ ὡς
ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν δόξαν σου,
Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἐθεάσαντο, ἵνα ὅταν σε
ἴδωσι σταυρούμενον, τὸ μὲν πάθος
νοήσωσιν ἑκούσιον, τῷ δὲ κόσμῳ
κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις ἀληθῶς, τοῦ
Πατρὸς τὸ ἀπαύγασμα.

EPISTLE READING
ROMANS (15:1-7)
Brethren, we who are strong ought to bear
with the failings of the weak, and not to
please ourselves; let each of us please his
neighbor for his good, to edify him. For
Christ did not please himself; but, as it is
written, "The reproaches of those who reproached
thee fell on me." For whatever
was written in former days was written for
our instruction, that by steadfastness and
by the encouragement of the scriptures we
might have hope. May the God of steadfastness
and encouragement grant you to
live in such harmony with one another, in
accord with Christ Jesus, that together you
may with one voice glorify the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome
one another, therefore, as Christ has welcomed
you, for the glory of God.
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΗ
ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ (15:1-7)
Ἀδελφοί, ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ
τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν,
καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν. Ἕκαστος ἡμῶν
τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς
οἰκοδομήν. Καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ
ἤρεσεν, ἀλλά, καθὼς γέγραπται, Οἱ
ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον
ἐπʼ ἐμέ. Ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη, εἰς τὴν
ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν προεγράφη, ἵνα
διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ τῆς
παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα
ἔχωμεν. Ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς
παρακλήσεως δῴη ὑμῖν τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν
ἐν ἀλλήλοις κατὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν· ἵνα
ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι δοξάζητε τὸν
θεὸν καὶ πατέρα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ
Χριστοῦ. Διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους,
καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς,
εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
PARAKLESIS –Monday, August 12 at 7:00 PM
PARAKLESIS –Tuesday, August 13at 7:00 PM
PANAGIA’S GREAT VESPERS – Wednesday, August 14 at 6:30 PM
DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS - Thursday, August 15 at 8:30 AM
ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΕΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΕΣ
ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΗ - Δευτέρα, 12 Αυγούστου στις 7:00 μμ
ΠΑΡΑΚΛΗΣΗ - Τρίτη, 13 Αυγούστου στις 7:00 μμ
ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑΣ ΑΠΟΔΕΙΠΝΟΣ - Τετάρτη, 14 Αυγούστου στις 6:30 μμ
ΚΟΙΜΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ - Πέμπτη, 15 Αυγούστου στις 8:30 πμ

GOSPEL READING
MATTHEW (9:27-35)
At that time, as Jesus passed by, two blind
men followed him, crying aloud, "Have
mercy on us, Son of David." When he entered
the house, the blind men came to
him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe
that I am able to do this?" They said
to him, "Yes, Lord." Then he touched their
eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it
done to you." And their eyes were opened.
And Jesus sternly charged them, "See that
no one knows it." But they went away and
spread his fame through all that district.
As they were going away, behold, a dumb
demoniac was brought to him. And when
the demon had been cast out, the dumb
man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying,
"Never was anything like this seen in
Israel." But the Pharisees said, "He casts
out demons by the prince of demons."
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every disease and every infirmity
among the people.
ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΚΟΠΗ
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ (9:27-35)
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, παράγοντι ἐκεῖθεν
τῷ ᾿Ιησοῦ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ δύο τυφλοὶ
κράζοντες καὶ λέγοντες· ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, υἱὲ
Δαυΐδ. ἐλθόντι δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν προσῆλθον
αὐτῷ οἱ τυφλοί, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς·
πιστεύετε ὅτι δύναμαι τοῦτο ποιῆσαι;
λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· ναί, Κύριε. τότε ἥψατο τῶν
ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν λέγων· κατὰ τὴν πίστιν
ὑμῶν γενηθήτω ὑμῖν. καὶ ἀνεῴχθησαν
αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί· καὶ ἐνεβριμήσατο
αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς λέγων· ὁρᾶτε μηδεὶς
γινωσκέτω. οἱ δὲ ἐξελθόντες διεφήμισαν
αὐτὸν ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ γῇ ἐκείνῃ.
Αὐτῶν δὲ ἐξερχομένων ἰδοὺ
προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπον κωφὸν
δαιμονιζόμενον· καὶ ἐκβληθέντος τοῦ
δαιμονίου ἐλάλησεν ὁ κωφός, καὶ
ἐθαύμασαν οἱ ὄχλοι λέγοντες ὅτι οὐδέποτε
ἐφάνη οὕτως ἐν τῷ ᾿Ισραήλ. οἱ δὲ
Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον· ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν
δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια.
Καὶ περιῆγεν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς τὰς πόλεις
πάσας καὶ τὰς κώμας διδάσκων ἐν ταῖς
συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν καὶ κηρύσσων τὸ
εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας καὶ θεραπεύων
πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν ἐν τῷ
λαῷ.
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVING TODAY
Peter Tsourianis & Nick Lamb
ΜΕΛΟI ΤΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟΥ ΥΠΕΥΘΥΝΟI ΣΗΜΕΡΑ
Πέτρος Τσουριάνης & Νικόλαος Λάμπ

Today we commemorate SAINTS
Euplus the Holy Martyr & Archdeacon of Catania
Our Holy Father Niphonus, Patriarch of Constantinople
Commemoration of St. Spyridon's Miracle in Corfu against the Turkish invasion of 1716
Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Blane, Bishop of Bute

Fr. Anthony’s Thoughts about the Sunday Gospel
Two Blind Men
St. Matthew 9 (27-35)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Our faith is a double-edged sword. On one side it is the only way
of salvation, and on the other it is the most difficult one for humans to embrace. It is a
faith handed down to us by eyewitnesses and yet our Lord and Savior proclaims to his
friends and disciples that the blessing is in believing without seeing.
Today the Lord heals two different impairments, people who were blind and people
who could not speak. The power of healing is unimaginable. Just by touching, the Creator
recreates what had been damaged by the evil one in the result of the separation from
Him. Today, however, dear brothers and sisters, I would like to pay attention to the power
of the faith that these people had when they came to Christ.
It is not accidental that the Lord asks them, "Do you believe that I am able to do
this?" Our salvation is directly connected to our faith. Thus, He says to them: "According
to your faith be it done to you.” The beauty of the faith of these people is even greater because
their faith was not based on their material knowledge or collected data but the purity
of their hearts. We say “seeing is believing and faith comes from hearing” but today we
learn that even the blind and the mute believed and found healing even though some of
them could not see him and others could not hear His saving words.
We dear brothers and sisters are very much like these blind and mute people who
came to the Lord because like them we also cannot see Him, and we cannot hear Him.
Therefore, let us have a love for one another so that like the blind and the mute we also
can come to him with the vision and the hearing of our pure hearts so that we also can
hear about our salvation: "According to your faith be it done to you."

Οι σκέψεις του π. Αντωνίου για το Ευαγγέλιο της Κυριακής
Στο όνομα του Πατέρα και του Υιού και του Αγίου Πνεύματος
Αγαπητοί εν Χριστώ αδελφοί,
Η πίστη μας είναι ένα δίκοπο μαχαίρι. Από τη μία πλευρά είναι ο μόνος τρόπος
σωτηρίας και από την άλλη είναι ο πιο δύσκολος για τους ανθρώπους να αποδεχτούν.
Είναι μια πίστη που μας παραδόθηκε από αυτόπτες μάρτυρες και όμως ο Κύριος και ο
Σωτήρας μας διακηρύσσει στους φίλους και τους μαθητές του ότι η ευλογία είναι να
πιστεύoυμε χωρίς να βλέπουμε.
Σήμερα ο Κύριος θεραπεύει δύο διαφορετικές αναπηρίες, ανθρώπους που ήταν
τυφλοί και ανθρώπους που δεν μπορούσαν να μιλήσουν. Η δύναμη της θεραπείας είναι
αδιανόητη. Απλώς αγγίζοντας, ο Δημιουργός αναδημιουργεί ό,τι είχε καταστραφεί από
τον πονηρό ως αποτέλεσμα του χωρισμού από Αυτόν. Σήμερα, όμως, αγαπητοί αδελφοί,
θα ήθελα να δώσω προσοχή στη δύναμη της πίστης που είχαν αυτοί οι άνθρωποι όταν
ήρθαν στον Χριστό.
Δεν είναι τυχαίο που ο Κύριος τους ρωτά, "Πιστεύεις ότι μπορώ να το κάνω
αυτό;" Η σωτηρία μας συνδέεται άμεσα με την πίστη μας. Έτσι τους λέει: "Ας γίνει
σύμφωνα με την πίστη σας,."Η ομορφιά της πίστης αυτών των ανθρώπων είναι ακόμα
μεγαλύτερη επειδή η πίστη τους δεν βασίστηκε στις υλικές γνώσεις τους ή στα
συλλεχθέντα δεδομένα, αλλά στην καθαρότητα της καρδιάς τους. Λέμε ότι «το να
βλέπεις είναι πίστη και η πίστη προέρχεται από την ακρόαση», αλλά σήμερα μαθαίνουμε
ότι ακόμη και οι τυφλοί και οι βουβοί πίστεψαν και βρήκαν θεραπεία, παρόλο που
μερικοί από αυτούς δεν μπορούσαν να Τον δουν και άλλοι δεν μπορούσαν να ακούσουν
τα σωστά λόγια Του.
Εμείς, αγαπητοί αδελφοί, μοιάζουμε πολύ με αυτούς τους τυφλούς και βουβούς
ανθρώπους που ήρθαν στον Κύριο, γιατί όπως και αυτοί, δεν μπορούμε να Τον δούμε
και δεν μπορούμε να Τον ακούσουμε. Ας έχουμε λοιπόν αγάπη ο ένας για τον άλλον,
ώστε, όπως οι τυφλοί και οι βουβοί, να έρθουμε και εμείς σε αυτόν με την όραση και την
ακοή της καθαρής καρδιάς μας, ώστε να μπορούμε επίσης να ακούσουμε για τη
σωτηρία μας: " Ας γίνει σύμφωνα με την πίστη σας "

Presiding Priest Fr. Anthony Tandilyan
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