At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him." For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. For John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Having been prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist." Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. His disciples came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus. Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. Matthew 14:1-13.
TROPAR
The memory of the righteous is celebrated with hymns of praise, but the Lord's witness is sufficient for thee, O forerunner. Thou wast truly shown to be more honorable than the prophets, in that thou wast counted worthy to baptize in the streams Him Whom thou didst proclaim. Wherefore, having suffered, rejoicing, for the truth, even unto those in hades thou didst proclaim God, Who had manifested Himself in the flesh, Who taketh away the sin of the world and granted us great mercy.
The Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos
New Calendar Wednesday, September 8th
Old Calendar Wednesday, September 21st
VICHNAJA PAMJAT!
MEMORY ETERNAL!
Please pray for the souls of parishioners who recently fell asleep in the Lord. We also extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to family members and friends of those who have reposed.
2010
+Helene Yancek (40th Day 9/5)
+Amelia Gimon (40th Day 9/12)
+Archpriest Alexander Krenicki (40th Day 9/27)
+Helen Obuchowski (40th Day 9/27)
+Olga Smagula (40th Day 9/27)
+Mary Ann Wighard (40th Day 10/1)
+Christopher Torz (40th Day 10/10)
Memory Eternal! Blessed Repose and Eternal Memory!
Vichnaja Pamjat! Blazennyj Pokoj, Vichnaja Jim Pamjat!
IN NEED OF PRAYER?
FEEL FREE TO REQUEST PRAYERS FOR THE SICK, THE SUFFERING, THOSE MOST IN NEED OF TEMPORAL OR SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE, DAILY PRAYER FOR 40 DAYS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE REPOSED AND FOR ANY OTHER REASON FOR AS LONG AS REQUIRED.
Blessed are the merciful, because they shall obtain mercy, says the Scripture. Mercy is not the least of the beatitudes. Again: Blessed is he who is considerate to the needy and the poor. Once more: Generous is the man who is merciful and lends. In another place: All day the just man is merciful and lends. Let us lay hold of this blessing, let us earn the name of being considerate, let us be generous.
Not even night should interrupt you in your duty of mercy. Do not say: Come back and I will give you something tomorrow. There should be no delay between your intention and your good deed. Generosity is the one thing that cannot admit of delay.
Share your bread with the hungry, and bring the needy and the homeless into your house, with a joyful and eager heart. He who does acts of mercy should do so with cheerfulness. The grace of a good deed is doubled when it is done with promptness and speed. What is given with a bad grace or against one’s will is distasteful and far from praiseworthy.
When we perform an act of kindness we should rejoice and not be sad about it. If you undo the shackles and the thongs, says Isaiah, that is, if you do away with miserliness and counting the cost, with hesitation and grumbling, what will be the result? Something great and wonderful! What a marvelous reward there will be: Your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will rise up quickly. Who would not aspire to light and healing.
If you think that I have something to say, servants of Christ, his brethren and co-heirs, let us visit Christ whenever we may; let us care for him, feed him, clothe him, welcome him, honor him, not only at a meal, as some have done, or by anointing him, as Mary did, or only by lending him a tomb, like Joseph of Arimathaea, or by arranging for his burial, like Nicodemus, who loved Christ half-heartedly, or by giving him gold, frankincense and myrrh, like the Magi before all these others. The Lord of all asks for mercy, not sacrifice, and mercy is greater than myriads of fattened lambs. Let us then show him mercy in the persons of the poor and those who today are lying on the ground, so that when we come to leave this world they may receive us into everlasting dwelling places, in Christ our Lord himself, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL CATHEDRAL
200 Third Street
Passaic, New Jersey 07055
ALL ARE WELCOME!
SEPTEMBER 2010
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - Feast Day of Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Divine Liturgy - 9 AM.
9/11 Commemoration Panihida. After Liturgy a Panihida will be served for all who were lost in the 9/11 World Trade Towers attack. All are very welcome, especially those who had family or friends lost in the tragedy, to attend.
Sunday, September 12, 2010 - Divine Liturgy returns to the regular schedule starting at 9 a.m. Sunday School registration will also be held on Sunday, September 12th.
The first day of Sunday School begins on Sunday, September 19th. Parents, it is very important that you make every effort to register and bring your children to these classes on a regular basis. Dear Children, feel free to ask any of your friends to attend Divine Liturgy and Sunday School with you! All are welcome!
Sunday, September 26, 2010 - FOCA Chapter 30 will be hosting a kielbasy luncheon in the Center Lounge immediatly after Liturgy.
Sunday, September 26, 2010 - The 33rd Annual New Jersey Slovak Heritage Festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center, off Exit 116 of the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel. Exhibits open at 10 am and admission to the festival and parking is free of charge!
Area Church Picnics
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 216 President Street, Passaic, Sunday, September 12th, Noon to 8 PM. There will be ethnic foods and so much more! Please consider attending this wonderful family orientated event!
St. John R.O. Church (picnic grounds, end of Van Pelt Place in Singac), Sunday, September 12th, Noon to 7 PM
Saint Michael's Cathedral - Chapel Grounds, 415 Lackawanna Ave, Woodland Park, Friday, September 17th 4 to 8 PM, Saturday, September 18th, 4 to 8 PM and Sunday, September 19th, Noon to 6 PM. This three day picnic offers ethnic foods, games for children and many other events! At the conclusion of the picnic a drawing will be held for the 120th Anniversary Celebration 50/50 raffle. Five prizes will be awarded in the amount of 20% of the winning share. Tickets are available at St. Michael's Rectory, 96 First Street, Passaic.
Carpathian Club 91st Annual Picnic, Sunday, September 19, 2010, 98 West 28th Street, Bayonne, 11 am to 3 pm - Adults $15, Children 12 to 18 years old $5.
SETTING UP A FOOD PANTRY
A positive article which offers guidelines and a simple plan so that a church sponsored food pantry can be implemented and offer great service to the poor and needy of the local community by Vince Peterson.
Beneath your compassion we take refuge, O Virgin Theotokos. Despise not our prayers in our need, but deliver us from dangers, for you alone are pure, for you alone are pure and blessed!
Pod Tvoju, milost, milost pribihajem Bohorodice Divo. Molitv nasich ne prezri, ne prezrivo skorbich, no ot bid izbavi nas. Jedina, cistaja, i blahoslovennaja!
NEED DIRECTIONS TO THE CATHEDRAL?
DIRECT HOME TO CATHEDRAL DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE INPUT BELOW SO YOU CAN FIND US WITH A CLICK OF YOUR MOUSE!
OVERWHELMING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS BEING SENT ONCE MORE. HOWEVER, PRAYERS FOR THE FLOODING TO CEASE AND FOR A QUICK ARRIVAL OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE NEEDED. GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR KIND PRAYERS!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010
PANIHIDA FOLLOWING DIVINE LITURGY IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THOSE LOST IN THE WORLD TRADE TOWERS ATTACK
ALL ARE VERY WELCOME, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE VICTIMS, TO ATTEND
Sunday, September 26, 2010 - The 33rd Annual New Jersey Slovak Heritage Festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center, off Exit 116 of the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel, New Jersey
The festival hours are 9 am to 6 pm. Exhibits open at 10 am. and there are many opportunities to participate and view various spiritual and cultural programs. Scheduled events include a parade of beautiful fashions from different regions of Slovakia, a popular soccer tournament, activities for children and an abundance of traditional ethnic foods. Admission to the festival and parking is free of charge! This is the largest Slovak Heritage Festival held in the United States. This year, performances by the talented dancing and choral group from Michalovce named SVOJINA will be held, mark your calendar for this outstanding event! For more information and directions, please call the PNC Arts Center at (732) 442-9200.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Rummage Sale
A rummage sale is planned for Saturday, October 9th and Sunday, October 10th. Numerous items are needed for the sale! If you have items you wish to donate, please see Mary Vasicko for details or contact the office at (973) 778-0826 or via email sspproc@verizon.net. Lets all work together to make this event a success!
Blessed be the Name of the Lord, herenceforth and forever!
Budi imja Hospondne, blahoslovenno ot nyni i do vika!
THE AMVON PRAYER
O Lord, Who blesses those who bless You and sanctifies those who put their trust in You, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, preserve the fullness of Your Church, sanctify those who love the beauty of Your House, glorify them by Your divine power, and forsake us not who put our hope in You. Grant peace to Your world, to Your churches, to Your priests, to our civil authorities and to all Your people. For every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from You, the Father of lights, and to You we give glory, thanksgiving and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIVINE LITURGY
The Vesting of the Priest
The Priest blesses his own Sticharion:
Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
He vests himself with the Sticharion, saying:
My soul shall rejoice in the Lord, for He has clothed me with the garment of salvation; He has covered me with the robe of gladness; as a bridegroom He has set a crown on me; and as a bride adorns herself with jewels, so has He adorned me.
He blesses the stole (Epitrachelion), and says, as he vests:
Blessed is God, Who pours out His grace upon His Priests, as myrrh upon the head, that runs down the beard, the beard of Aaron, that runs down the border of his robe.
He blesses the belt (Zone), and says, as he vests:
Blessed is God, Who girds me with strength and makes my way blameless. He made my feet like hind’s feet, and set me secure on the heights.
As he puts on the cuffs (Epimanikia), he recites the following:
(Right) Your right hand, O Lord, has been glorified in power. Your right hand, O Lord, has shattered Your enemies. In the greatness of Your majesty, You have overthrown Your adversaries.
(Left) Your hands have made and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments.
If he has been awarded the shield (Epigonation), he puts it on, saying:
Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, in Your comeliness and in Your beauty. Go forth and prosper and reign, because of truth and meekness and righteousness. Your right hand shall guide You wondrously always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
He blesses the chasuble (Phelonion), and prays, as he vests:
Your Priests, O Lord, shall clothe themselves with righteousness, and Your saints shall shout with joy always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
The Priest then washes his hands, saying:
I wash my hands in innocence, and go about Your altar, O Lord, singing aloud a song of praise, and telling all Your miracles. O Lord, I love the beauty of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men, men in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. But as for me, I walk in my integrity; deliver me, and have mercy on me. My foot stands on level ground; in the churches I will bless the Lord.
God Bless America, land that I love, stand beside her, and guide her, thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam, God bless America, my home sweet home, God Bless America, my home sweet home!
SETTING UP A FOOD PANTRY
