SA SAINT ANTHONY ORT RTHODOX X CH CHURCH RCH Ant Antioc ochian n Orthod odox ox Ch Christian n Ar Archdioc ocese www. www.orthodoxbutler.org ADDRESS: 400 S. Sixth Avenue, Butler, PA 16001 RECTOR: Rev. Bogdan Gabriel Bucur CONTACT: 724.287.6983 (church); 412.390.8208 (priest); frbogdan@orthodoxbutler.org SUN SUNDAY OF TH DAY OF THE PUB E PUBLIC LICAN AN AN AND TH D THE PH E PHARISEE ARISEE For Foref efea east of of the he Pr Present ntation on of of the Lor Lord 1 Feb Februa uary 201 2015 TO TONE NE 1 —Begi Beginni nning ng of the he Lent Lenten en Triodi dion. n. Pr Present ntation on of of the Lor Lord (t (tran ransferred sferred fro from 2 2 F Febru ruary ry). Martyr Tryphon of Campsada near Apamea in Syria (250); Martyr Perpetua of Carthage (202-203). Ven. Peter Galata, Hermit, near Antioch in Syria (429). Ven. Vendemianus (Bendemianus), Hermit, of Bithynia (ca. 512). Ven. Bridget (Brigid) of Ireland (523). FI FIRST ST ANTI ANTIPHO HON My My heart overflows ws wi with a good wo word: I speak my my poem m to the king: my my tongue is th the p pen o of a f a re ready w wri rite ter. r. R.: Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us! Gr Grace is pou poured into o thy lips ps: therefor ore God God hath blessed thee for orever. (R.:) Gl Glor ory… Now Now and nd ever… (R.:) SEC SECOND ANTI ANTIPHO HON Gi Gird Th Thy swor word upon pon Th Thy thigh, O mos ost mighty, wi with Th Thy glor ory and Th Thy majesty. Bend Bend Thy hy bo bow, and and prosper er, and and rei eign. gn. (R.:) O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead: save us who sing to Thee, “Alleluia”! Th Thine ne arrows ows are sharp p in n the heart of of the king ng’s en enem emies es; the he scep cepter er of Thy hy ki kingdo ngdom is a a right ghteo eous us scep cepter er. (R.:) Gl Glor ory… Now Now and ever… (Only begotten …) AT AT THE THE LITTL TTLE EN ENTRA RANCE Th The Lor Lord has made ade kn known His sal alvat vation; He e has has re reve veale led His s justi stice ce in th the si sigh ght t of of al all na nations ons. O Son of God, Who art risen from the dead, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia! TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION (Tone 1): 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 this 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!”
TROPARION OF THE MEETING OF THE LORD (Tone 4): Rejoice thou who art full of grace, O Virgin Theotokos! For from thee hath risen the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, enlightening those in darkness. Rejoice thou also, O righteous Elder, as thou receivest in thine arms the Redeemer of our souls, Who also granteth to us the Resurrection! KONTAKION FOR THE SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND PHARISEE ( To the special melody “On this day Thou hast appeared” ): Let us flee the Pharisee's conceited vaunting; let us learn the Publican's humility, and cry with groans unto the Savior: Thou Who alone art swiftly reconciled, be gracious unto us. KONTAKION FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (Tone 1): 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! SPECI SPECIAL L THEO HEOTOKION: O O Theotokos, thou hope of all Christians; keep and shelter and preserve them m that se set th t their h r hope i in th thee. Let us magnify, O believers, the first-born Son, the eternal Word of the Father, First-born of a Mother who knew no man; for we have beheld in the shadow of the law and the Scriptures a sign, that every first-born male that openeth the womb is called holy to God. TO TODAY’ AY’S EPISTL TLE RE READ ADING NG For For the he Fea Feast of of the he Lor Lord’ d’s Pres esent entation on My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For He hath regarded the humility of His servant. Th The Re Reading ng from om the Epi Epistle to to th the H Hebre rews (He Heb b 7: 7:7-17 17) Br Bret ethr hren, en, it is beyo beyond nd di disput ute e that hat the he inf nfer erior is bl bles essed ed by by the he su superi rior. r. H Here re ti tith thes a s are re re rece ceive ved b by m morta rtal m l men; ; th there, , by one of whom it it is is te testi stifi fied th that h t he li lives. O s. One m might e t even sa say th that L t Levi h himse self, w lf, who re receives ti s tith thes, s, pa paid tithes throu ough Abr Abraham, for or he wa was still in the loi oins of of his anc ncestor or wh when n Me Melchizedek me met him. m. Now w if perfection had been attainable throug ough the Le Levitical pr priesthood ood (for or und nder it the pe peopl ople received the law) w), wh what further need wou would th there re h have b been fo for a r anoth ther p r pri riest to st to a ari rise se a afte fter th r the o ord rder o r of M f Melc lchizedek, ra , rath ther r th than o one n named a afte fter th r the o ord rder o r of A f Aaro ron? F ? For w r when th there re i is a s a c change i in th the pr priesthood ood, there is necessarily a chang nge in the law w as we well. For or the on one of of wh whom om th these se th things a s are re sp spoken b belo longed to to a anoth ther tri r tribe, fro , from w which n no o one h has e s ever r serve se rved a at th t the a alta ltar. r. F For i r it i t is e s evi vident th t that o t our L r Lord rd w was d s desce scended fro from Ju Judah, a and in connectio in ion wi with that tribe Mo Moses said nothing about pr priests. Th This become mes even even more e evi evident dent when hen an another her pries est ar arises es in the he likenes keness of Mel elchi chizedek, zedek, who ho has has beco become e a a pries est, no not acco accordi ding ng to a a legal egal requi equirem ement ent co concer ncerni ning ng bo bodi dily y des descent ent but but by by the he pow ower er of of an an inde ndestru structi ctible le li life fe. F For i r it i t is w s witn tnesse ssed o of h f him, “T “Thou a art a rt a p prie riest fo st fore rever, a r, afte fter th r the o ord rder o r of M f Melc lchiz izedek.” .”
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