DIVINE LITURGY PROPERS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023
Troparion, Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world.
Troparion, Tone 8: Christ our God, You are glorified above all,* You established our fathers as beacons on earth* and through them guided all of us to the true faith.* Glory to You, most compassionate Lord.
Kontakion, Tone 3: You rose from the tomb, O compassionate Lord,* and led us out from the gates of death.* Today Adam exults and Eve rejoices,* and the prophets together with the patriarchs* unceasingly acclaim the divine might of Your power.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Kontakion, Tone 6: The Son who ineffably shone from the Father* was born two-fold of nature from a woman.* Beholding Him, we do not reject the image of His form;* but depicting it, we revere it faithfully.* Therefore the Church, holding the true faith,* kisses the icon of Christ’s becoming man.
Now and forever and ever. Amen.
Theotokion, Tone 6: Undaunted patroness of Christians,* O steadfast intermediary with the Creator,* turn not away from the suppliant voices of sinners,* but in your kindness come to help us who cry out to you in faith.* Be quick to intercede, make haste to plead,* for you are ever the patroness of those who honour you, O Mother of God.
Prokeimenon, Tone 4: Blessed are You, Lord God of our fathers,* and praised and glorified is Your Name forever.
verse: For You are righteous in everything that You have done to us. (Daniel 3:26-27)
A reading from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews.
Brothers and Sisters, remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings; for it is well for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food, which have not benefited those who observe them. We have an altar from which those who officiate in the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood. Let us then go to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. Hebrews 13:7-16
До Євреїв послання святого апостола Павла читання
Браття і Сестри, пам’ятайте про наставників ваших, які звіщали вам слово Боже, і дивлячись уважно на кінець їхнього життя, наслідуйте їхню віру. Ісус Христос учора й сьогодні – той самий навіки. Не піддавайтеся різним та чужим наукам: воно бо добре укріпити серце благодаттю, не стравами, які не принесли ніякої користи тим, що віддавалися їм. Є у нас жертовник, з якого не мають права їсти ті, що при наметі служать. Бо котрих звірят кров архиєрей заносить у святиню за гріхи, тих м’ясо палиться за табором. Тому й Ісус, щоб освятити народ власною своєю кров’ю, страждав поза містом. Тож виходьмо до нього за табір, несучи наругу його, бо ми не маємо тут постійного міста, а майбутнього шукаєм. Через нього принесім завжди Богові жертву хвали, тобто плід уст, які визнають його ім’я. Добродійства та взаємної допомоги не забувайте: такі бо жертви Богові приємні. (Євр 13,7-16)
Alleluia, Tone 1: The God of gods, the Lord, spoke and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.
verse: Gather to Him His devout ones, who with sacrifice make covenant with Him. (Psalm 49:1,5)
Gospel John 17:1-13
At that time, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.”
Євангеліє: (Ів 17,1-13):
У той час Ісус, підвівши очі свої до неба, проказав: «Отче, прийшла година! Прослав свого Сина, щоб Син твій тебе прославив, згідно з владою, що її ти дав йому над усяким тілом: дарувати життя вічне тим, яких ти передав йому. А вічне життя у тому, щоб вони спізнали тебе, єдиного, істинного Бога, і тобою посланого – Ісуса Христа. Я тебе на землі прославив, виконавши те діло, яке ти дав мені до виконання. Тепер же прослав мене, Отче, у себе – славою тією, що її я мав у тебе перед тим, як постав світ! Я об’явив твоє ім’я людям, яких ти від світу передав мені. Вони були твої, ти ж передав мені їх, і зберегли вони слово твоє. Нині збагнули вони, що все, тобою дане мені – від тебе; слова бо, тобою мені дані, я їм дав, і сприйняли вони їх, і справді збагнули, що від тебе я вийшов, і увірували, що ти мене послав. Молю ж за них: не за світ молю, лише за тих, яких ти передав мені, бо вони – твої. І все моє – твоє, твоє ж – моє, і в них я прославився. Я вже більш не у світі, а вони у світі, і я до тебе йду. Отче Святий! Заради імени твого бережи їх, тих, що їх ти мені передав, щоб були одно, як ми! Бувши з ними у світі, я беріг їх у твоє ім’я; тих, яких ти передав мені, я їх стеріг, і ніхто з них не пропав, лише син загибелі, щоб збулося Писання. Тепер же іду до тебе, і кажу те, у світі бувши, щоб вони радощів моїх мали у собі вщерть.»
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord from the heavens,* praise Him in the highest.* Rejoice in the Lord, O you just;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalms 184:1; 32:1)
COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY FATHERS OF THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL (787). THE HOLY ICONS.
On the Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Nicea II, under the holy Patriarch Tarasius.
The Holy Fathers of the Ecumenical Councils are honored by the Church because, based upon the preaching of the Apostles, they have established one faith for the Church. Guided by the grace of the Holy Spirit, and accepted by the Church, the Ecumenical Councils are the highest authority in the Church, infallible.
The Seventh Ecumenical Council, convoked by the Empress Irene and met at Nicaea from September 24 to October 13, 787. Patriarch Tarasios (commemorated February 25) presided. The council ended almost fifty years of iconoclast persecution and established the veneration of the holy icons as basic to the belief and spirituality of Christ’s Church. As the Synaxarion says, “It was not simply the veneration of the holy images that the Fathers defended in these terms but, in fact, the very reality of the Incarnation of the Son of God.”
“The second Council of Nicaea is the seventh and last Ecumenical Council recognized by the Orthodox Church. This does not mean that there may not be ecumenical Councils in the future although, in holding the seventh place, the Council of Nicaea has taken to itself the symbol of perfection and completion represented by this number in Holy Scripture (e.g. Gen. 2:1-3). It closes the era of the great dogmatic disputes which enabled the Church to describe, in definitions excluding all ambiguity, the bounds of the holy Orthodox Faith. From that time, every heresy that appears can be related to one or other of the errors that the Church, assembled in universal Councils, has anathematized from the first until the seventh Council of Nicaea.” Synaxarion
“Pray hard – Play hard” at St. Nicholas
Last night, October 14, 2023, we had a small but strong group called “Pray hard – Play hard”, Young Catholic Adults at St. Nicholas Parish.
They started socializing with pizza and concluded with Vespers, which was a highlight of the evening. Some of our regular Sunday attendees participated as well at the Vespers service. We hope that more of our young adults will participate in these events and services.
A big thank you to the St. Nicholas parish on their behalf for opening doors for them and sharing this holy place of prayer with them.
Іван Франко – Vivere memento!
Весно, що за чудо ти
Твориш в моїй груди?
Чи твій поклик з мертвоти
Й серце к жизні будить?
Вчора тлів, мов Лазар, я
В горя домовині –
Що ж се за нова зоря
Мені блисла нині?
Дивний голос мя кудись
Кличе – тут-то, ген-то:
«Встань, прокинься, пробудись!
Vivere memento!»
Вітре теплий, брате мій,
Чи твоя се мова?
Чи на гірці світляній
Так шумить діброва?
Травко, чи се, може, та
Втішно так шептала,
Що з-під криги мертвоти
Знов на світло встала?
Чи се, може, шемріт твій,
Річко, срібна ленто,
Змив мій смуток і застій?
Vivere memento!
Всюди чую любий глас,
Клик життя могучий…
Весно, вітре, люблю вас,
Гори, ріки, тучі!
Люди, люди! Я ваш брат,
Я для вас рад жити,
Серця свого кров’ю рад
Ваше горе змити.
А що кров не зможе змить,
Спалимо огнем то!
Лиш боротись значить жить…
Vivere memento!
14 октября 1883
Українська поезія та література
CHILDREN’S/YOUTH CHOIR
Many years ago we had a very successful children’s, then youth choir here at St. Nicholas Parish. We would like to start up such a choir again, so all children and youth are invited to meet for the first rehearsal on Sunday, October22 after the Divine Liturgy. Immediately following the Liturgy, children/youth are asked to take 10 minutes to have a snack and then meet upstairs in the choir loft for a half hour rehearsal. Participants will be singing responses to the Divine Liturgy and learning to sing Ukrainian folk songs and children’s songs.
Багато років тому тут, при парафії Святого Миколая, у нас був дуже успішний дитячий, потім молодіжний хор. Ми б хотіли знову створити такий хор, тому запрошуємо всіх дітей та молодь на першу репетицію в неділю 22 жовтня після Божественної Літургії. Відразу після Літургії дітей/молодь просять приділити 10 хвилин, щоб перекусити, а потім зустрітися нагорі в хорі для півгодинної репетиції. Учасники співатимуть відповіді на Божественну Літургію та навчатимуться співу українських народних та дитячих пісень.
Дякую,
Joyce Chrunik-Rudiak
UCWLC Sponsored Liturgy for the Deceased:
St. Nicholas UCWLC will be offering a Panakhyda Service following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, November 5, 2023 for parishioners who have lost a loved one since May 2023. Currently we will be offering service for Liz Hladunewich. If there is anyone else you know that should be added to the list, please contact Eleanor at 780-464-6360 or wbusko@shaw.ca so that we may have the candles ready.
Once again, our St. Nicholas UCWLC will be donating Buddy Bags to the women’s shelter, A Safe Place, in Sherwood Park. As in the past, donations are welcome from all parishioners. Please put your donations in the box titled, “BUDDY BAGS DONATIONS” in the church entrance or give them to Veronica Straty. We thank you in advance for your contributions towards this very important cause.
Scholarships – St. Nicholas UCWLC provides scholarships to students in Grades 9 and 12 who have attained honors (80%). To be eligible, parents must be members of St. Nicholas Parish and meet the Edmonton Catholic Schools Criteria which states “The criteria for Honours is: A core average of 80% of higher in English Language Arts, Social, Math, Science and Religion 80%.” Scholarships will be presented at Praznyk being held December 3, 2023.
For more information please contact Eleanor Busko at 780-464-6360
The Office for Family and Life – Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has released its latest issue of All Things News (Quarterly Publication • Fifth Edition • Fall 2023). This issue includes a welcome message, reflection, tools for parishes and families, and other helpful resources.
Several important upcoming dates celebrating Family and Life include:
October 4-29, 2023: “Synod on Synodality” (Session 1) 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
December 3, 2023: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 31, 2023: Feast of the Holy Family
February 4-10, 2024: National Catholic Health Care Week
February 11, 2024: World Day of the Sick
May 13-19, 2024: National Family & Life Week 2024
July 18, 2024: World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
