May 1st, 2022

Sunday of Thomas

Saint Sophia Though the doors were shut at the
Greek dwelling where the disciples were gath-
ered for fear of the Jews on the even-
Orthodox ing of the Sunday after the Passover,
Cathedral our Saviour wondrously entered and
stood in their midst, and greeted them
Miami, Florida with His customary words, "Peace be
May 1st, 2022 unto you." Then He showed unto
them His hands and feet and side; fur-
Rev. Fr. thermore, in their presence, He took
Spiro D. Bobotas some fish and a honeycomb and ate
before them, and thus assured them of
Telephone His bodily Resurrection. But Thomas,
305-854-2922 who was not then present with the others, did not believe their testimony
concerning Christ's Resurrection, but said in a decisive manner, "Except
Fax: I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the
305-858-1854 print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe."
Wherefore after eight days, that is, on this day, when the disciples were
Website: again gathered together and Thomas was with them, the Lord Jesus
stsophiamiami.org came while the doors were shut, as He did formerly. Standing in their
midst, He said, "Peace be unto you"; then He said to Thomas, "Bring
2401 S.W. 3rd Ave- hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither thy hand, and
nue, 33129 thrust it into My side: and be not unbelieving, but believing."And Thom-
as, beholding and examining carefully the hands and side of the Master,
Mailing Address: cried out with faith, "My Lord and my God." Thus he clearly proclaimed
244 SW 24th Road the two natures - human and divine - of the God-man ( − 
 −)This day is called Antipascha (meaning "in the stead of
Miami, Fl. 33129 Pascha," not "in opposition to Pascha") because with this day, the first
Sunday after Pascha, the Church consecrates every Sunday of the
year to the commemoration of Pascha, that is, the Resurrection.

Liturgical Guide

Apolytikion
Χριστός ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, καί τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος
Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tomb He

has granted Life.

Apolytikion for Thomas Sun. in the Grave Mode
Ἐσφραγισμένου τοῦ μνήματος

Whilst the tomb was sealed, Thou, O Life, didst shine forth from the grave, O Christ God; and
whilst the doors were shut, Thou didst come unto Thy disciples, O Resurrection of all, renewing

through them an upright Spirit in us according to Thy great mercy.

Apolytikion for Great Martyr George in the Fourth Mode
Ως τών αιχμαλώτων ελευθερωτής,

Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-
bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
Kontakion Tone πλ. β'
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.

Epistle Reading:

The reading is from Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11.

ABOUT THAT TIME, Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the
church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword; and when he saw that it pleased the
Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And
when he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard
him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. So Peter was kept in prison; but

earnest prayer for him was made to God by the Church. The very night when Herod was
about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and
sentries before the door were guarding the prison; and behold, an angel of the Lord appeared,
and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up
quickly." And the chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, "Wrap your mantle around
you and follow me." And he went out and followed him; he did not know that what was done by
the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and the
second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened to them of its own ac-
cord, and they went out and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel left him.
And Peter came to himself, and said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and res-
cued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.

Gospel Reading:

John 20:19-31

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples
were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them: "Peace be with
you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples
were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father
has sent me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to
them: "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the
sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with
them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him: "We have seen the Lord." But he said
to them: "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the
nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again
in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood
among them, and said: "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here,

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We thank those who have pledged for Stewardship 2022

1. Dr. & Mrs. Plato Alexander 25. Ms. Mary Cavalaris
2. Drs. George & Aphrodite Alexandrakis 26. Mr. & Mrs. George Charnota
3. Mrs. Nicolette Alexiou 27. Mrs. Pauline Charouhis
4. Mr. & Mrs. David Alvarez 28. Mr. Christy Chipouras
5. Mr. & Mrs. George Alysandratos 29. Ms. Lynn Christ
6. Mrs. Mary Andersen 30. Ms. Alice Christy
7. Ms. Cleo Andros 31. Ms. Catherine Christofis
8. Mrs. Marina Angleton & Mr. Jim Petkas 32. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cocotos
9. Ms. Sarah Arvanites 33. Drs. Georgia & Thomas Copoulos
10. Ms. Jane Baloras 34. Mr. George Cozonis
11. Mr. Vasilios Birlidis 35. Ms. Denise Demos
12. Ms. Cerren Ballanco 36. Mr. Philip De Paola
13. Fr. Spiro & Presvytera Bobotas 37. Mr. Gus Efthimiou
14. Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Bouchillon 38. Mr. Nick Efthimiou
15. Ms. Anastasia Butsacosa
16. Mr. & Mrs. Julio Cabrera 39. Mr. Christian Emmanuel & Ms. Eriselda Aliaj
17. Mr. Nicolas Callesis
18. Ms. Sheila Callesis 40. Mr. George Farazoulis
19. Dr. Panagiota Caralis 41. Mr. Dimitri Godur
20. Mr. Louis Cardenas 42. Mr. & Mrs. Jose Godur
21. Mr. Thomas Carlos 43. Dame Dr. Evangeline Gouletas
22. Mr. & Mrs. Albert Castro 44. Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Guillen
23. Mr. & Mrs. George Cavalaris 45. Mr. Ken Cook
24. Mrs. Jean Cavalaris 46. Mr. Nick Hados
47. Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hadjilogiou
48. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Hados

49. Mr. & Mrs. Aleco Haralambides 75. Mr. & Mrs. Christos Maroudas
50. Mrs. Fani Hatzichristofis 76. Ms. Bia Marsellos
51. Mr. & Mrs. James Hondroulis 77. Ms. Dimitra Marsellos
52. Mr. & Mrs. George Kakouris 78. Mrs. Maroula Marsellos
53. Mr. & Mrs. Vasillaq Kalaveshi 79. Ms. Nancy Martini
54. Mr. & Mrs. Nick Kallergis 80. Mr. & Mrs. Lazaro Mavrides
55. Ms. Maria Kalogeropoulos 81. Mr. & Mrs. Demosthenes J. Mekras
56. Mrs. Olga Kalogeropoulos 82. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Mekras
57. Mr. John Kandara 83. Mrs. Satira Mekras
58. Mr. & Mrs. George Kanistras 84. Ms. Diane Mello
59. Mr. & Mrs. Alex Karakhanian 85. Mrs. Stavroula Mihalakea
60. Ms. Esther Karamanlakis 86. Mr. & Mrs. James Mitchell
61. Mr. & Mrs. George Karavetsos 87. Ms. Eleni Monas
62. Mr. & Mrs. James Karnegis 88. Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios Moulinos
63. Mr. & Mrs. Charalambos Kasselakis 89. Mr. Dimitrios Nares
64. Mr. & Mrs. Stamatios Kasselakis 90. Ms. Kyriaki Nares
65. Mr. & Mrs. John Katsoulis 91. Ms. Maria Nelersa
66. Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kays 92. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Nieves
67. Mr. & Mrs. Andrey Kotov 93. Ms. Marianna Page
68. Mr. Pierre Koussiafes 94. Ms. Barbara Panagakos
69. Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lailas 95. Mr. Savvas Pantelides
70. Mr. & Mrs. Perry Lantz 96. Mr. Aris Papadopoulos
71. Ms. Irene Lirakis 97. Mr. Agesilaos Pappas
72. Mr. Tim Lymberopoulos 98. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Pasquier
73. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Macricostas 99. Dr. Athena Pefkarou
74. Mrs. Angela Makriyannakis 100.Mr. & Mrs. John Perez

101.Mr. & Mrs. William Petros 119.Mr. Jimmy Sinis
102.Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Pitsoulakis 120.Mr. Nicolas Palantzagus Sobredo
103.Mr. George & Dr. Jonell Potter 121.Mr. Andrew Sotirios
104.Mr. & Mrs. John Poulos 122.Mr. & Mrs. Herschel Sparks
105.Mr. & Mrs. Nick Poulos 123.Mrs. Electra Spillis
106.Mrs. Anastasia Prevolis 124.Ms. Olga Tsaganis
107.Mr. & Mrs. John Priovolos 125.Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Tsavos
108.Mr. Gregory Rigano 126.Mr. & Mrs. John Tsialas
109.Dr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Roussakis 127.Mrs. Anastasia Tsipilis
110.Mr. & Mrs. Dimitrios Salvaris 128.Drs. Andreas & Patricia Tzakis
111.Mr. & Mrs. Zacarias Sanchez 129.Mr. Anthony Tzamtzis
112.Mr. & Mrs. James Sanders 130.Mrs. Erietti Ventouras
113.Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Sarafoglu 131.Mr. & Mrs. Georgios Vogiatzis
114.Mr. & Mrs. Christos Sarantopoulos 132.Ms. Nicole Vorias
115.Ms. Vanessa Savas 133.Mrs. Effie Watson
116.Mr. & Mrs. John Scurtis 134.Mrs. Alexandra Wensley
117.Drs. George & Eleni Sfakianakis 135.Mrs. Rea Zervas
118.Mr. & Mrs. Aristides Simopoulos 136.Mr. & Mrs. Sotirios Zervoulias

Gospel cont.

and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but
believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to Him: "Have
you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not
written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU'S TO ALL
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
HOLY WEEK SERVICES

The voices rang loud and clear in the reading of
the Scripture during Holy Week . We thank all of

you who shared your time and your voices in
bringing the Passion of Christ into our midst.

We also wish to thank the Altar boys, the
Myrofores, the Chanters and the Choir for bringing the spiritual feeling and

experience we felt so deeply
during this

GREAT HOLY WEEK.

Christ is Risen-Truly He is Risen!

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 1st, Sunday, Sunday of Thomas Matins 9:00 AM
Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

Post Pascha Picnic immediately following the Divine Liturgy