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St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
V. Rev. Fr. Elias Nasr
Deacon Nicholas Mahshie 4988 Onondaga Road, Syracuse, NY
13215
Church: 488-0388 Cell: 491-8266 Rectory: 218-5529 Church Office
e-mail: [email protected]
For Bulletin Announcements email Dona at [email protected] and
Sheila at [email protected]
For Liturgy Names & Coffee Hour email the above Saturday:
Vespers at 4:30 PM followed by confession
Sunday: Orthros at 9:30 AM & Divine Liturgy at 10:30 AM
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Tone 8/ Eothinon 11
Righteous Mother Xenia the merciful of Rome; Hieromartyr Babylas
of Sicily;
Venerable Philotheos, founder of Philotheou monastery on
Athos
WELCOME! We welcome all of our visitors who are praying with us
today. We are eager to share with you our spiritual treasures, and
invite you to join us for coffee-hour in the Fellowship Hall
following the Di-vine Liturgy. If you are a first-time visitor,
please take a few minutes to sign our Guest Registry book and
complete the white VISITORS INFORMATION CARD which may be found in
the Narthex, and return it to an usher. As a friendly reminder,
only Orthodox Christians who have properly pre-pared themselves
through fasting, prayer and recent Confession may approach the Holy
Chalice to receive Holy Communion. However all may come forward at
end of Liturgy and receive blessed Holy Bread. We look forward to
meeting you and welcoming you personally to St. Elias. If you have
any questions, please see Fr. Elias.
!مأهال بك على مشاركتكم في كنوزنا الروحية، وندعوكم نحرصنرحب بجميع
زّوارنا الذين يصلّون معنا اليوم و
إذا كانت هذه أّول زيارة لكم، يرجى . في قاعة الكنيسة بعد القدّاس
اإللهي معنالالنضمام إلينا لتناول القهوة أخذ القليل من الوقت لتوقيع
سجّل الزّوار واستكمال بطاقة معلومات الزّوار البيضاء والتي توجد في
صحن
وكتذكير ودّي، يُسمح فقط للمسيحيين األرثوذكس الذين أعدّوا . إلى
أحد ُمرِشدي الكنيسة االكنيسة، وإعادتهأنفسهم بشكل صحيح من خالل الصوم
والصالة واعتراف من زمن قريب باالقتراب من الكأس المقدسة
. ولكن يُسمح للجميع االقتراب في نهاية القدّاس الستالم الخبز
الُمقدس الُمبارك. لتناول القربان المقدسيرجى توجيه األسئلة إلى األب
الياس . ونحن نتطلع للقائكم والترحيب بكم شخصياً في كنيسة مار
الياس
.مباشرةً WORSHIPPING THE ALL-HOLY GOD
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity,
whose name is Holy: “I
dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of
contrite and humble spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of
the contrite.”
PRAYER ON ENTERING THE CHURCH
I WILL COME INTO THY HOUSE IN THE MULTITUDE OF THY MERCY: AND IN
THY FEAR
I WILL WORSHIP TOWARD THY HOLY TEMPLE. Lead me, O Lord, in thy
righteousness
because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before me, that
with a clear mind I
ST. ELIAS ANTIOCHIAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
JANUARY 24, 2021 HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN JOSEPH, ARCHBISHOP OF
NEW YORK AND
METROPOLITAN OF ALL NORTH AMERICA
HIS GRACE BISHOP ALEXANDER, AUXILIARY BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF
OTTAWA , UPSTATE NEY YORK AND EASTERN CANADA
V. REV. FR. ELIAS NASR, PASTOR DEACON NICHOLAS MAHSHIE
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‘DISCIPLES FIRST CALLED THEMSELVES CHRISTIANS N ANTIOCH.’ ACTS
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thee…”. All the verbs in this prayer describe actions required
for the life of renewal as
we seek God’s kingdom on earth.
In his incarnation, death and resurrection, Jesus Christ has
given us the true
meaning of the new man: “That you may be blameless and harmless,
the sons of God,
without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation,
among whom you shine
as lights in the world” (Eph. 2: 15). The Christian is
incorporated in Christ and discov-
ers in Jesus his existence and destiny. The Christian imitates
Christ and walks accord-
ing to the precept of His gospel. “Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ, Je-
sus” (Phillip 2:5).
This life of renewal is not magic. It is a life of partnership
and active synergy,
which we choose freely as an expression of our sincere fidelity.
St. Paul writes:
“Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the
Spirit of God calls Jesus
accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the
Holy Spirit” (Cor. 12:3).
Again in Eph. 6:10-20 St. Paul encourages us to be strong in the
Lord and in the power
of his might. We are called to put on the whole armor of God,
that we may open our
mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.
We experience the life of renewal in our participation in the
divine sacraments in
the Church. It means that our fidelity to the Lord invites us to
reject the state of sin
that separates us from God, and deteriorates His image in us,
consequently dragging
us back into the life of the ‘old man’. “Always bearing about in
the body the dying of
the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus might be made manifest in
our body. For we
which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that
the life of Jesus might
be made manifest in our mortal flesh” (2 Cor. 4:10-11). Our
mortal life becomes
‘divine’ by His grace. Then all manner of living, thinking and
doing will help us become
bonded with Jesus. This is the freedom, which is one of the
fruits of the Holy Spirit. It
is granted to the faithful who read and hear the word of God in
their everyday reading
of the scriptures and in their daily prayers.
The kingdom of God is our life in Christ. Christ is the
beginning and the ending
point of the kingdom. The life of the Christian belongs to God:
“And whatsoever you do
in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the Fa-
ther by him” (Col. 3:17).
Let us pray that our liturgical experience of the Church’s
divine services will en-
able us to discover the elements of the life of renewal, so that
when we say, “Thy King-
dom come…” we shall stand before God and worship Him with great
joy. Let us re-
spond favorably to this divine calling. Let us understand the
teaching of His gospel,
apply it in our life and become worthy to be the children of God
and the recipients of
the blessings of the Father. “Put all things under Him (Jesus)
that God may be all in
all” (I Cor. 15:28). Joseph E. Antypas
Reflections On The Field Of A Local Parish
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creased their offering. May God reward you with abundance.
Reminder– you are
able to make your church contributions on our website via
PayPal.
Please remember to make a reservation for attending church
services by going
to the church website www.sainteliasny.com
Upon entering church please remember to wear a mask, use hand
sanitizer and
get your temperature taken. Remember to social distance.
Just a reminder that the PLC this year is still scheduled from
July 1-4, 2021 and
will be hosted by St. Mary Montreal...so far it has not been
cancelled...the convention
has been cancelled. A decision regarding the PLCs will be taken
early in 2021 pending
the situation with the corona.
SCHEDULE/DATES TO REMEMBERSCHEDULE/DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesday 2/17 Parish Council Meeting @ 7:00 pm
On January 24 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate our
Righteous
Mother, Blessed Xenia, the Fool for Christ's sake and
Wonderworker of Saint
Petersburg.
Xenia was married to a Colonel named Andrew; when she was 26
years old, her husband
died suddenly. Left a childless widow, Xenia gave away all that
she had, and vanished
from St. Petersburg for eight years to live in a hermitage,
learning the spiritual life.
When she returned to St. Petersburg, she wore her husband's
military clothing, and
would answer only to the name of her late husband Andrew. She
took up the life of a
homeless wanderer, and was abused by many as insane. She bore
this with great pa-
tience, crucifying the carnal mind through the mockery she
endured, and praying for her
husband's soul. She was given great gifts of prayer and
prophecy, and often foretold
things to come. In 1796 she foretold the death of Empress
Catherine II. Xenia reposed in
peace at age 71 in about the year 1800. Her grave became such a
source of miracles,
and so many came to take soil from it as a blessing that it was
often necessary to re-
place the soil. When a stone slab was placed over her grave,
this too disappeared over
time, piece by piece. Saint Xenia is especially invoked for help
in finding employment,
lodging, or a spouse.
On this day, we also commemorate our Righteous Mother Xenia the
merciful of
Rome; Hieromartyr Babylas of Sicily; and Venerable Philotheos,
founder of Philotheou
monastery on Athos. By their holy intercessions, O God, have
mercy upon us and save us.
Amen.
The Kingdom of God: Life of Renewal In the Divine Liturgy of St.
John Chrysostom, in the prayer before the Holy Gos-pel lesson, the
priest quietly reads the following prayer: “Illumine our hearts, O
Master
who loves mankind, with the pure light of thy divine knowledge.
Open the eyes of our
mind to the understanding of thy gospel teaching; implant in us
also the fear of thy
blessed commandment, that trampling down all carnal desires, we
may enter upon a
spiritual manner of living, both thinking and doing such things
as are well-pleasing into
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may glorify thee forever, One Divine Power worshipped in three
Persons: Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRAYER ON LEAVING THE CHURCH
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to
thy word: for mine eyes
have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the
face of all people: a light
to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
CHURCH ETIQETTE
O Lord, sanctify those who love the beauty of your house.
When you enter the church, please remember that the church is a
place of worship.
Please do not disturb others as they worship God.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES.
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Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost &
Fourteenth Sunday of Luke
Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, fool-for-Christ
During the Little Entrance: RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE
EIGHT
From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and
Thou didst submit to
the three-day burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion;
Thou art our life and our
Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.
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Entrance Hymn:
O come let us worship and fall down before Christ, O Son of God,
who art risen from the
dead, save us who sing unto thee: Alleluia
.َهِللوييا. ِلنَُرتَِّل لَكَ . َخلِّْصنا يا اْبَن هللا، يا َمْن
قاَم ِمْن بَْيِن األَْموات. َهلُّموا ِلنَْسُجدَ ونَْرَكَع
ِلْلَمسيحِ، َمِلِكنا وإلِهنا After the Little Entrance:
RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE EIGHT
From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and
Thou didst submit to
the three-day burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion;
Thou art our life and our
Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.
فَيا َحياتَنا َوقِياَمتَنا، يا َربُّ . إنَحدَرَت ِمَن العُلُّوِ
يا ُمتََحنِّن، َوقَبِلَت الدَّفَن ذا الثَّالثَِة األَيّام، ِلَكي
تُعتِقَنا ِمَن اآلالم
.الَمجدُ لَك APOLYTIKION OF ST. XENIA OF ST. PETERSBURG IN TONE
EIGHT
In thee, O wandering stranger, Christ the Lord hath given us an
ardent intercessor for
our kind. For having received in thy life sufferings and grief
and served God and men
with love, thou didst acquire great boldness. Wherefore, we
fervently hasten to thee in
temptations and grief, crying out from the depths of our hearts:
Put not our hope to
shame, O Blessed Xenia.
قَّاٍت، شَ بِِك، أيَّتُها السائَِحةُ الغَريبة، أَْعطانا الَمسيُح
اإللهُ َشفيعاً حاراً، فَإنَِّك إِذ اْحتََمْلِت في َحياتِِك
أَْحزاناً ومَ
ِلذِلَك نَْحُن نَْلتَِجُئ إلْيِك بَِحراَرةٍ في التَجاِرِب
والضيقاِت، . َوَخدَْمِت هللاَ والقَريَب بَِمَحبٍَّة، ُحْزِت دالَّةً
َعظيمة
.ال تَْخذُلي َرجاَءنا أيَّتُها الُمباَرَكةُ ْكسينِيا: صاِرخيَن
ِمْن أَْعماِق قُلوبِنا
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TROPARION OF THE PATRON SAINT OF THE CHURCH TONE 4:
O Angelic of body the founder and corner stone of the prophets,
the second forerunner of
the advent of Christ, O Elias, venerable and glorious, thou
didst send grace from heaven
to thy disciple Elisha to dispel diseases and to purify lepers
wherefore he abounds with
healing to all those who honor him.
أيها المالك بالجسم قاعدة األنبياء وركنهم، السابق الثاني لحضور
المسيح، إلياس المجيد الموقر، لقد أرسلت
"النعمة من العلى ألليشع ليطرد األسقام ويطهر البرص، لذلك يُفيض
األشفية بمكرميه دائما KONTAKION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN
TONE ONE
Thou, O Christ God, Who by Thy Birth, didst sanctify the
Virgin’s womb, and, as is meet,
didst bless Simeon’s arms, and didst also come to save us;
preserve Thy fold in wars, and
confirm them whom Thou didst love, for Thou alone art the Lover
of mankind.
َ ي ا مَ نْ بِ مَ وْ لِ دِ هِ قَ دَّ سَ ا لْ مُ سْ تَ وْ دَ يَ ا
ل بَ ت و لِ ّيِ ، و ب ا رَ كَ يَ دَ يْ سِ مْ ع ا نَ َك م ا ال قَ ،
و أ دْ رَ كَ ن ا ا آل نَ و َخ لَّ َص ن ا إ ْ ف ظْ ح
.رَ عِ يَّ تَ كَ بِ سَ ال مٍ ف ي ا ل حُ ر و بِ ، و أ يِّ دِ ا ل
مُ ل و كَ ا ل ذ ي نَ أ حْ بَ بْ تَ هُ مْ ، بِ م ا أ نَّ كَ وَ ْح دَ
كَ ُم ِح ب ِل لْ بَ َش ر Today’s Reader : TBA
Priest: Let us attend.
Reader: O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine
inheritance.
Unto Thee have I cried, O Lord, my God.
Reader: The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to St.
Timothy. (1:15-17)
(For the Thirty-first Sunday after Pentecost)
Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full
acceptance, that Christ Je-
sus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost
of sinners; but I received
mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ
might display His perfect
patience for an example to those who were to believe in Him for
eternal life. To the King
of Ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory
to the ages of ages. Amen.
.َخّلِْص يا َربُّ َشْعبََك وباِرْك ميراَثكي .إَلْيَك يا َربُّ
َأْصُرُخ وإلى إَلهي َأتََضرَّ
)11-5: 1) .تيموثــاوس إلى األولى بُولَُسٌالَرسولٌِ الِقّديِسٌ
ِرســـالَةٌِ ِمنٌْ فَْصلٌ أَنَّ اْلَمِسيَح يَُسوَي َجاَء إِلَى
اْلعَالَِم : يَا َولَدي تِيُموثَاُوس، َصاِدقَةٌ ِهَي اْلَكِلَمةُ
َوُمْستَِحقَّةٌ ُكلَّ قُبُولٍ
لُُهْم أَنَا الً ُكلَّ أَنَاةٍ، ِمثَاالً ِلْلعَتِيِديَن :
لَِكنَّنِي ِلَهذَا ُرِحْمتُ . ِليَُخلَِّص اْلُخَطاةَ الَِّذيَن
أَوَّ ِليُْظِهَر يَُسوُي اْلَمِسيُح فِيَّ أَنَا أَوَّ
َوَمِلُك الدُُّهوِر الَِّذي الَ يَْفنَى َوالَ يَُرى، اإِللَهُ
اْلَحِكيُم َوْحدَهُ، لَهُ اْلَكَراَمةُ َواْلَمْجدُ إِلَى . أَْن
يُْؤِمنُوا بِِه ِلْلَحيَاةِ األَبَِديَّةِ
.آِمينَ . دَْهِر الدُُّهورِ PLEASE STAND!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Next Sunday’s Reader: TBA
Priest: The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke.
(18:35-43)
(For the Fourteenth Sunday of Luke)
At that time, as Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was
sitting by the road-
side begging; and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what
this meant. They told
him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” And he cried, “Jesus,
Son of David, have mercy on
me!” And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be
silent; but he cried out
all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” And Jesus
stopped, and commanded him
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to be brought to Him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
“What do you want
me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me receive my sight.” And
Jesus said to him,
“Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” And
immediately he received his
sight and followed Him, glorifying God; and all the people, when
they saw it, gave
praise to God.
ٌِمْنٌبِشاَرِةٌالِقّديِسٌلوقاٌاإلْنجيِلّيٌِالبَشيِرٌوالتْلميِذٌالطاِهر
.فَْصل ٌَشريف
ا . في ذِلَك الَزماِن، فيما يَسويُ بالقُْرِب ِمْن أَِريَحا،
َكاَن أَْعَمى َجاِلساً علَى الطَِّريِق يَْستَْعِطي فَلَمَّ
يَا : "فََصَرَخ قَائاِلً . َسِمَع اْلَجْمَع ُمْجتَازاً، َسأََل
َما َعَسى أَْن يَُكوَن َهذَا، فَأَْخبَُروهُ أَنَّ يَُسوَي
النَّاِصِريَّ ُمْجتَازٌ
ا ُهَو فََصَرَخ أَْكثََر َكثِيراً !" يَُسوُي اْبَن دَاُودَ،
اْرَحْمنِي يَا اْبَن دَاُودَ، : "فَاْنتََهَرهُ اْلُمتَقَِدُّموَن
ِليَْسُكَت، أَمَّ
ا اْقتََرَب َسأَلَهُ قَائاِلً . فََوقََف يَُسوُي َوأََمَر أَْن
يُقَدََّم إِلَْيهِ !" اْرَحْمنِي يَا : "فَقَالَ " َماذَا تُِريدُ
أَْن أَْفعََل بَِك؟: "َولَمَّ
دُ هللاَ ." أَْبِصْر إِيَمانَُك قَْد َشفَاكَ : "فَقَاَل لَهُ
يَُسويُ ." َسيِّدُ، أَْن أُْبِصرَ . َوفِي اْلَحاِل أَْبَصَر ،
َوتَبِعَهُ َوُهَو يَُمِجّ
. َوَجِميُع الشَّْعِب إِْذ َرأَْوا َسبَُّحوا هللاَ
MEGALYNARION:
It is truly meet …
Koinonikon (Communion Hymn)
Praise ye the Lord from the Heavens; praise ye Him in the
highest. Alleluia, Alleluia, Al-
leluia
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Holy Bread of Oblations today is being offered by the Abdo
and Gantos
families for the spiritual and physical well being of Louise,
Lulu, Nick, Yvonne, Glo-
ria and families. Also for the health of Shirley Sabbagh and
family, also being of-
fered in loving memory of Nabeeha Mahshie, Diab and Salemie
Mahshie, Jamile
and Monsour Abdallah. May their memory be eternal.
Today is the 40 day memorial for Nabeeha Mahshie. May her memory
be
eternal.
Finally Home
Although your work on earth is done, your life in heaven has
just begun, your struggles
here were hard and long. But they’re over now, and you’re
finally home.
Life wasn’t easy, by choice or fate. A decision made sometimes
too late. A fight to the
finish, always strong. Rest easy Neb, you’re finally home.
Please pray for all the sick and suffering, hospitalized and
shut-ins of our com-
munity, especially, Abe Gabriel, Violette Humsi, Salwa Makhlouf,
Evelyn Gabriel.
SUNDAY HOLY BREAD: Jan. 31st Algattas family. Feb. 7th Abboud
Family.
THE COFFEE SPONSOR CHART FOR 2021 is posted by the coat rack. If
you
would like to sponsor the Holy Bread during this COVID-19
period, please call the
office to check for the date and sign up.
For Announcements, Oblations and Trisagions for the Bulletin,
the deadline is
Tuesday evening. Please send your emails to church:
[email protected] and to
Sheila: [email protected]
Please keep your church pledges up-to-date. We thank all those
who have in-
