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SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARING
WOMEN

Saint About the beginning of His thirty-second year, when the Lord Jesus was
Sophia going throughout Galilee, preaching and working miracles, many women who
had received of His beneficence left their own homeland and from then on
Cathedal followed after Him. They ministered unto Him out of their own possessions,
even until His crucifixion and entombment; and afterwards, neither losing
Miami, faith in Him after His death, nor fearing the wrath of the Jewish rulers, they
Florida came to the sepulchre, bearing the myrrh-oils they had prepared to anoint
His body. It is because of the myrrh-oils, that these God-loving women
May 8, 2022 brought to the tomb of Jesus that they are called the Myrrh-bearers. Of
those whose names are known are the following: first of all, the most holy Vir-
Telephone gin Mary, who in Matthew 27:56 and Mark 15:40 is called "the mother of
James and Joses" (these are the sons of Joseph by a previous marriage,
305- 854-2922 and she was therefore their step-mother); Mary Magdalene (celebrated July
22); Mary, the wife of Clopas; Joanna, wife of Chouza, a steward of Herod
* Fax: Antipas; Salome, the mother of the sons of Zebedee, Mary and Martha,
the sisters of Lazarus; and Susanna. As for the names of the rest of them,
305-858-1854 the evangelists have kept silence (Together with them we celebrate also the
secret disciples of the Saviour, Joseph and Nicodemus. Of these, Nicode-
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Liturgical Guide

Apolytikion of Great and Holy Pascha in the Plagal First Mode

Χριστός ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν

Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs
He has granted life.

Resurrectional Apolytikion Tone 3

Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον,
When You descended unto death, O Lord who yourself are immortal Life, then did You morti-
fy Hades by the lightning flash of Your Divinity. Also when You raised the dead from the neth-
erworld, all the Powers of the heavens were crying out: O Giver of life, Christ our God, glory be

to You.

Apolytikion for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday in the Second Mode

Ὁ εὐσχήμων Ἰωσήφ, ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου καθελὼν τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶμα

The noble Joseph, taking Thine immaculate Body down from the Tree, and having wrapped It
in pure linen and spices, laid It for burial in a new tomb. But on the third day Thou didst arise, O

Lord, granting great mercy to the world.

for Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday in the Second Mode

Ταῖς Μυροφόροις Γυναιξί,

Unto the myrrh-bearing women did the Angel cry out as he stood by the grave: Myrrh oils are
meet for the dead, but Christ hath proved to be a stranger to corruption. But cry out: The
Lord is risen, granting great mercy to the world.

Apolytikion for Synaxis of John the Theologian in the Second Mode

Ἀπόστολε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ ἠγαπηπημένε, ἐπιτάχυνον,

O Apostle, beloved of Christ our God, hasten to deliver a defenceless people. He that al-
lowed thee to recline on His breast, receiveth thee bowing in intercession. Implore Him, O The-
ologian, to dispel the persistent cloud of the heathen, and ask for us His peace and great mercy.

Apolytikion for St. Sophia Tone 3

Χαίρει ἔχουσα ἡ Ἐκκλησία, σὲ καὶ τέκνα σου καύχημα θεῖον,
Having you and your three daughters as a sacred boast, the Church rejoices and with gladness
she praises you, You are to me my pride and joy, as are the most precious relics of your children;
Oh Glorious Martyrs: Sophia, Faith, Hope and Love, intercede to Christ our God to save our

souls.

Kontakion Tone PL. 2
Εἰ καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κατῆλθες ἀθάνατε,

Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor,
Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples,

You who raise up the fallen.

Scripture Readings

Epistle Reading:

The reading is from St. John's First Universal Letter 1:1-7.

THAT WHICH WAS from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen
with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the
word of life - the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it, and proclaim to
you the eternal life which was with the Father and was made manifest to us - that which
we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us;
and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And we are writing
this that our joy may be complete. This is the message we have heard from him and pro-
claim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship
with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; but if we
walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of
Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Gospel Reading:

The Reading is from Mark

15:43-47; 16:1-8

At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself look-
ing for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether
he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the
body to Joseph. And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen
shroud, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone against
the door of the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome,
bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week
they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll
away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?" And looking up, they saw that the stone was
rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right
side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you
seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they
laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will
see him, as he told you." And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment
had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

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er among the Jews and of the order of the Pharisees, learned in the Law and instructed in the Ho-
ly Scriptures. He had believed in Christ when, at the beginning of our Saviour's preaching of sal-
vation, he came to Him by night. Furthermore, he brought some one hundred pounds of myrrh-oils
and an aromatic mixture of aloes and spices out of reverence and love for the divine Teacher
(John 19:39). Joseph, who was from the city of Arimathea, was a wealthy and noble man, and one
of the counsellors who were in Jerusalem. He went boldly unto Pilate and asked for the body of
Jesus, and together with Nicodemus he gave Him burial. Since time did not permit the prepara-
tion of another tomb, he placed the Lord's body in his own tomb which was hewn out of rock, as the



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Christos Anesti

On behalf of the Saint Sophia parishioners, we would like to express
our deep appreciation to Father Spiro for guiding us spiritually and
emotionally during the Holy Days of Great Lent. Thank you for a

most spiritual-uplifting experience for each of us.

We would also like to express our appreciation to Psalti Andrew Henderson and
Melanie Pappas who spiritually chanted during the entire Great Lenten Period.

We would like to express our appreciation to all those who read during
the Great Lenten Period.

During the Salutations to the Virgin Mary,
we thank the following who read the closing prayers: Fotini Andy, Nick Ha-
dos, Vicky Koumatou, Yanis Iliades, John Tsatalis, Dr. Eftichia Kontopoulos, John

Scurtis, Mary Andersen, and George Farazoulis.
During Holy Week,

we thank the following who served as readers: Christina Moniades, Nancy Poulos,
Margaret Sarafoglou, John Poulos, Eleni Haralambides, Andrew Petros, Phaedra

Haralambides, Zander Karakhanian, Gabi Sagebien, Dimitri Godur, William
Petros, John Tsatalis, Yanis Iliades,

Stephanie Demos-Brown, Chris Demos-Brown, and George Farazoulis.
At the Agape Service on Easter Sunday,

the Gospel was read in Greek by Father Spiro, English-Margaret Sara-
foglu, Latin-John Kandara, French- Margaret Sarafoglu, German-John Kanda-

ra, Spanish-Maria Janet Villa, Italian-Chris Poulos, Albanian-Matilda Ka-
laveshi-Peletier, Arabic-George Tsiris, Portughese-Daniella Liagi, Romanian-

Alexandra Rojas, Bulgarian-Mariam Aguilar.
Christos Anesti!-- Elaine A. Lailas

Guidelines for Respectful Worship

Probably the most important duty that we each have as worshippers attending
church services is to do all that is in our power to see that a proper decorum and
atmosphere is maintained so that all of the congregation is able to pray sincerely,
peacefully and meaningfully. It is with this fact in mind that we have set forth the fol-
lowing guidelines: Upon entering the Church, at all times, but especially during ser-
vices an individual should remember that he or she is in the House of God. Reverence
and good manners are required so as not to disturb those who are already engaged in
prayer, but, even more importantly, as an expression of sincere faith and awareness
of the presence of the Lord. No irrelevant conversations should take place, either in
the Narthex or in any part of the Church.
According to actual church service procedures, each and every member of the
congregation is required to be seated in the pews at the beginning of the service. It is
only by leniency that anyone is allowed to enter the Church once the services have
begun. Thus it behooves us not to take undue advantage of this leniency.
There are several parts of the service during which no one should be moving about.
Wherever a person happens to be at these moments, he or she should stop and stand
reverently, until the proper time to proceed. These parts of the service are:
1. The Procession of the Priest and Altar Boys with the Gospel;
2. The reading of the Gospel;
3. The Cherubic Hymn and the Great Procession of the Priest and Altar Boys with the Holy
Gifts;
4. The recitation of the Nicene Creed (in which the entire congregation should participate);
5. The prayers of offering “Take, eat…” and the prayers of the consecration of the Holy Gifts;
6. The Sermon;
7. Any special services (memorial services, processions, prayers).

One basic rule to follow is that, whenever the Priest is facing the people or outside of
the altar, either with the censer or giving the blessing, everyone should stand wherev-
er they are. Please remember that the Parish Council members and the ushering staff
are required to keep order during services, and all should follow their instructions at
all times. Thank you.

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 8th, Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women Matins 9:00 AM
Happy Mother’s Day Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

May 15th, Sunday of the Paralytic Matins 9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Divine Liturgy

General Assembly –Immediately following the Divine Liturgy

Memorial

1 Yr.—Lucille Kanelidis

The family of Lucille Kanelidis wish to remember and honor their
mother who died a year ago, March 19th. We miss you! Love,
Angelo(Maggie), Nick and Joanne (Clint).

2022 James Dimitri Pechewlys and Mary Pechewlys
$1,000 Philoptochos Scholarship

If you are interested log onto stsophiamiami.org , click more and
Scholarship

Deadline is July 1, 2022

CRITERIA:

Candidate must be a 2022 High School graduate with a letter of
acceptance from a College or University.* Candidate must be an

active member of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church *

have a 2.5 or better unweighted GPA.* Candidate must have a
record of strong Community Service. * and must be US citizen or

permanent resident.