St. Catherine Church, Ithaca, NY PUBLISH DATE: August 3, 2008

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15:1-7

BRETHREN, we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves; let each ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 9:27-35
7th Sunday of Matthew

At that time, as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have ...Read Full Text >

7th Sunday of Matthew
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Isaacius, Dalmatus, & Faustus, Ascetics of the Dalmation Monastery
August 3 ...Read Full Text >

Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
August 6 ...Read Full Text >

Matthias, Apostle of the 70
August 9 ...Read Full Text >
Resurrectional Apolytikion Plagal of the Second Tone
Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion of the Church
Let us praise the all-lauded and noble bride of Christ, the godly Catherine, the guardian of Sinai and its defence, who is also our support and succour and our help; for with the Holy Spirit's sword she hath silenced brilliantly the clever among the godless; and being crowned as a Martyr, she now doth ask great mercy for us all. -Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA


Kontakion
You were transfigured upon the mount, O Christ our God, and Your disciples, in so far as they could bear, beheld Your glory. Thus, when they see You crucified, they may understand Your voluntary passion, and proclaim to the world that You are truly the effulgence of the Father. - Translation by Narthex Press
And then at last He for His part lays His hand upon them, saying, "According to your faith be it unto you." And  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 32 on Matthew 9, 4th Century


He delivered them first from their want of faith. The affliction of the dumb man was not natural ... wherefore  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 32 on Matthew 9, 4th Century

Vespers
6:00 PM on Certain Feasts and most Saturdays

Matins
None

Liturgy
10:15 AM

Bible Study
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM

Parish Information
St. Catherine Church
120 West Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone: (607) 273-2767
Fax: 607-273-6733
Website: www.stcatherine.ny.goarch.org

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Stephen Lilley
Email: slilley@twcny.rr.com

Other Parish Info
PARISH COUNCIL CONTACTS

President John Bezirganian
PO Box 1099
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Home: 387.7007
jsbez@yahoo.com

 
IOCC Aids Iraqi Families in Conflict-Ridden Sadr City

July 25, 2008
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), the Baltimore-based humanitarian aid organization, announces a new grant that will provide food and emergency supplies to vulnerable families living in Sadr City, one of the poorest and most densely populated districts of Baghdad. The approximately $400,000 grant, awarded to IOCC by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), will assist approximately 2,400 vulnerable families in this predominantly Shiite area, the site of continuous heavy fighting between insurgents and multi-national forces.  ...Read Full Text >
FRIDAY AUGUST 1ST: Morning Prayer Service 7:30AM. PARACLESIS 6:00PM. Vigil for Feast of St. Stephen 8:30PM (Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgy).

SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD: SEVENTH SUNDAY MATTHEW

MONDAY AUGUST 4TH: PARACLESIS 6:00PM

TUESDAY AUGUST 5TH:EVE OF TRANSFIGURATION. Great Vespers 6:00PM

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6TH: FEAST OF TRANSFIGURATION. Morning Divine Liturgy 9:00AM.

FRIDAY AUGUST 8TH: Morning Prayer Service 7:30AM. PARACLESIS 6:00PM

Saturday August 9th: Great Vespers 6:00PM

SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH: EIGHTH SUNDAY OF MATTHEW. Matins 9:00AM. Divine Liturgy 10:15AM.

MONDAY AUGUST 11TH: PARACLESIS 6:00PM

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13TH: Morning Prayer Service 7:30AM. PARACLESIS 6:00PM

THURSDAY AUGUST 14TH: EVE OF THE DORMITION. Great Vespers 6:00PM

FRIDAY AUGUST 15TH: FEAST OF THE DORMITION. Morning Divine Liturgy 9:00AM. Evening Vespers & Matins for Feast of the Image Made without hands 9:00PM.

SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH: FEAST ...Read Full Text >
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