Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church, Southhampton, NY PUBLISH DATE: December 21, 2008

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 6:10-17

Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 1:1-25
Sunday before Nativity

The book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Abraham ...Read Full Text >

Juliana of Nicomedia & her 630 Companion Martyrs
December 21 ...Read Full Text >

Themistocles the Martyr of Myra
December 21 ...Read Full Text >

Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow
December 21 ...Read Full Text >

Anastasia the Great Martyr
December 22 ...Read Full Text >

Chrysogonos, Theodota, Evodias, & Eutychianus, the Martyrs
December 22 ...Read Full Text >

The opening of the gates of the Great Church of God
December 22 ...Read Full Text >

Forefeast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
December 22 ...Read Full Text >

Ten Martyrs of Crete
December 23 ...Read Full Text >

Rememberance of the Founding of the Holy and Great Church of Christ, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople
December 23 ...Read Full Text >

Naoum the Illuminator of The Bulgarians
December 23 ...Read Full Text >

Paul, Archbishop of Neo-Caesarea
December 23 ...Read Full Text >

Nicholas & John the New Martyrs
December 23 ...Read Full Text >

Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Rome
December 24 ...Read Full Text >

Eve of the Nativity of Christ
December 24 ...Read Full Text >

The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
December 25 ...Read Full Text >

The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Gaspar, & Balthasar
December 25 ...Read Full Text >

The Commemoration of the Shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks and came to see the Lord
December 25 ...Read Full Text >

Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

Euthemios the Confessor, Bishop of Sardis
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

The Holy Righteous Ones, Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, and James the Brother of the Lord
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

Holy New Hieromartyr Constantine of Russia, Who Struggled in Constantinople (1743)
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

Constantius the Holy Martyr
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

Barlaam the Righteous of Valaam
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

Afterfeast of the Nativity
December 26 ...Read Full Text >

Stephen, Archdeacon & First Martyr
December 27 ...Read Full Text >

Theodore the Confessor
December 27 ...Read Full Text >

Brothers Theophan and Poietus
December 27 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Second Tone
When You descended to death, O Immortal Life, then, the light of Your divinity destroyed Hades. When You raised the dead from the depths of darkness, all the heavenly powers cried out, "Glory to You our Christ, the Giver of Life." -Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion for Sunday before Nativity
Most glorified art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast established our Fathers as luminous stars upon the earth, and through them didst guide us all to the true Faith. O Most Merciful One, glory be to Thee. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion of the Church
Apolytikion for The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary

In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercession.

Kontakion
On this day the Virgin cometh to a cave to give birth to God the Word ineffable, Who was before all the ages. Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing the gladsome tidings; with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him Who is willing to be gazed on as a young Child Who before the ages is God. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery
Pray, my brethren, to the Mother of God when the storm of enmity and malice bursts forth in your house. She, Who  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ: Part 1, Holy Trinity Monastery pg. 179, 19th century

Vespers
None

Matins
9:00am

Liturgy
10:00am

Bible Study
None

Parish Information
Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church
111 St. Andrews Road
Southhampton, NY 11968

Phone: (631) 283-6169
Fax: (631) 283-6271

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Alexander Karloutsos
Email: fralex@goarch.org

 
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