April 7, 2019

Saint SAINT JOHN OF THE LADDER

Sophia The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where
his biography may be found. He is celebrated today because
Cathedral his book, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, is a sure guide to the
ascetic life, written by a great man of prayer experienced in all
Miami, forms of the monastic polity; it teaches the seeker after salva-
Florida tion how to lay a sound foundation for his struggles, how to de-
tect and war against each of the passions, how to avoid the
Sunday, snares laid by the demons, and how to rise from the rudimental
April virtues to the heights of Godlike love and humility. It is held in
such high esteem that it is universally read in its entirety in
7th, 2019 monasteries during the Great Fast.

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Resurrectional Apolytikion - Tone 4
Τὸ φαιδρὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως κήρυγμα,

When the women Disciples of the Lord had learned from the Angel the joyful message of the
Resurrection and had rejected the ancestral decision, they cried aloud to the Apostles trium-
phantly: Death has been despoiled, Christ God has risen, granting His great mercy to the

world.

Apolytikion for Saint John Climicus –Plagel 4
Ταίς τών δακρύων σου ροαίς, τής ερήμου τό άγονον εγεώργησας .
With the streams of thy tears, thou didst cultivate the barrenness of the desert; and by thy
sighings from the depths,thou didst bear fruit a hundredfold in labours; and thou becamest a
luminary, shining with miracles upon the world, O John our righteous Father. Intercede with

Christ God that our souls be saved.

Apolytikion for St. Sophia Tone 3
Χαίρει ἔχουσα ἡ Ἐκκλησία

Having you and your three daughters, as a sacred boast the Church rejoices, and with glad-
ness 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
Τὴ ὑπερμάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια,

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedi-
cate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all tri-

als, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"

Epistle Reading:

St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20.

RETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom
to swear, he swore to himself, saying, "Surely I will bless you and multiply you." And thus

Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than
themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. So when God desired to
show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose,
he interposed with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible
that God should prove false, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to
seize the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope
that enters into the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on
our behalf, having become a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek

Gospel Reading:

Mark 9:17-31

At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for
he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his
teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able." And
he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to
bear with you? Bring him to me." And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him,
immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the
mouth. And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From child-
hood. And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can
do anything, have pity on us and help us." And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are
possible to him who believes." Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe;
help my unbelief!" And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the
unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and nev-
er enter him again." And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy
was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and
lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him pri-
vately, "Why could we not cast it out?" And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out
by anything but prayer and fasting." They went on from there and passed through Galilee.
And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The
Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed,
after three days he will rise."

Our 2019 Stewardship Pledge Drive

is in full swing.

By completing your Stewardship Card you are helping the
Cathedral get a better understanding of our Financial status
which in short allows us to better administer to those who seek

God’s guidance and comfort.

If you have yet to fill out a card please do so today!
You can find a card in the Narthex.

Thank you!

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Join the Choir as they prepare for Great Lent
and Holy Week.

There will be a rehearsal on
Wednesday, April 10th @7 PM
All are welcome to Join the Choir

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday , April 7 Saint John Climicus Matins 9:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

Wednesday, April 10th Presanctified Liturgy 9:00 AM
Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM

Friday, April 12th Akathist Hymn 7:00 PM

LAZARUS SATURDAY

DIVINE LITURGY at 9:00 a.m.

followed by:
 Lenten breakfast
 Holy Week crafts &

activities for children
 Making palm crosses
 Wrapping red eggs
 Stuffing Easter eggs

Philoptochos Scholarship
The James and Mary Pechelys
Philoptochos Scholarship for $1000.00 can
be accessed on our website by logging on
to https://www.stsophiamiami.org/

ministries .
The Scholarship form must be completed

and in the office by June 2nd.