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NICHOLAS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

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CATHEDRAL BULLETIN
Volume 48 No 26 Sunday, June 24, 2012

Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist

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FEAST OF SS. PETER AND PAUL

Holy Day of Obligation Friday, June 29, 2012

Nativity of the Venerable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John.
The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John: The Gospel (Lk. 1: 57-80) relates that the righteous parents of Saint John the Baptist -- the Priest Zachariah and Elizabeth, lived in the ancient city of Hebron, and reached old age being childless, since Elizabeth was barren. One time, Saint Zachariah was making Divine services at the Jerusalem Temple and saw the Archangel Gabriel, standing on the right side of the incense offertory. He predicted, that Saint Zachariah would father a son, who would announce the Saviour -- the Messiah, awaited by the Old Testament Church. Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him. He had doubts that in old age it was possible to have a son, and he asked for a sign. And it was given to him -- it appeared at the same time as a chastisement for his unbelief: Zachariah was struck speechless until the time of the fulfillment of the archangel's words. Saint Elizabeth came to be with child, and fearing derision over the lateness of her pregnancy, she kept it secret for five months, until there came visiting her distant relative the All-Blessed Virgin Mary, to share with her Her own joy. Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Holy Spirit, was the first to greet the Virgin Mary as the Mother of God. And together with her Saint John also -- in the womb of his mother Righteous Elizabeth -- did greet "with leaps as in song" the Most Holy Virgin Mary and the Son of God incarnated within Her. It became time, and Saint Elizabeth gave birth to a son, and all the relatives and acquaintances rejoiced together with her. On the eighth day, in accord with the law of Moses, was made the circumcision. His mother named him John. Everyone was amazed, since no one in their family had been named such. When they asked Saint Zachariah about this, he motioned for a tablet and wrote on it: "John is his name" -- and immediately the binding of his tongue at the prediction of the archangel was unbound, and Saint Zachariah, at the prompting of the Holy Spirit, glorified God and pronounced the words of prophecy about the AdventComing into the world of the Messiah, and about his own son John -- the Forerunner of the Lord. After the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ and the worship of the shepherds and the Magi, wicked king Herod gave orders to kill all the infants. Hearing about this, Saint Elizabeth fled into the wilderness and hid in a cave. Saint Zachariah as a priest was at Jerusalem and was doing his priestly service in the Temple. Herod sent soldiers to him to find out the abode of the infant John and his mother. Zachariah answered, that their whereabouts were unknown to him, and he was killed right there in the Temple. Righteous Elizabeth continued to live in the wilderness with her son and she died there. The lad John, protected by an Angel, dwelt in the wilderness until such time, when he came preaching about repentance and was himself vouchsafed worthy to baptize the Lord Who was come into the world.

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FEAST OF SS. PETER AND PAUL

Holy Day of Obligation Friday, June 29, 2012 Divine Liturgies will be celebrated at: 6:45, 8:00, 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Vespers & Litiya: Thursday, June 28 - 6:00 p.m. . (' ) ! PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012 BECAUSE OF THE FEAST OF SS. PETER AND PAUL A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.

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NO VESPERS ON SATURDAY DURING JULY AND AUGUST
Vespers & Litiya will be celebrated in the evening before a Holy Day.

Feast of St. John the Baptist

Amen, I say to you, there had not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist. (Matthew 11,11) Among all the saints whom the Eastern Church venerates, St. John the Baptist holds a unique place. He alone, of all the Saints, except for the Mother of God, has a feast honoring his Conception, and another honoring his Nativity. The great esteem he enjoys in the Eastern Church is evident from the fact that during the Church Year as many as six feasts are celebrated in his honor: the feasts of his Conception, Nativity, Beheading, the First, Second and Third Finding of his Head, and the Synaxis following the feast of the Theophany. The Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24 Of all the feasts of St. John the Baptist, that of his Nativity (June 24) is the greatest. This feast, like that of his Conception, was already known in the fourth century. We have sermons on this feast given by St. John Chrysostom, St. Ambrose and St. Augustine. In his sermon for this day St. Augustine says: Today we are celebrating the Nativity of St. John. This is an honor which no other saint enjoys. Throughout the entire Christian world only two persons are honored in their nativity: our Lord Jesus Christ and St. John the Baptist. St. Augustine does not mention the feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God here, since this feast had not yet been instituted. In the West, we find the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Foreunner in the oldest calendar of the African Church from the fifth century. At the time we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of St. John, in pre-Christian times our people had the custom of celebrating the feast of Kupalo. In regard to the festival of Kupalo in Ukraine, Professor S. Kylymnyk says: The greatest, most exuberant festival, which ended the summer solstice cycle of the pre-Christian calendar festivals was the festival of youth of boys and girls called Kupalo or Kupajlo, which after the acceptance of Christianity was associated with the church festival of the Nativity of John the Baptist. Hence this feast bears the double name of John Kupalo, like the spring songs and dances, reach back to the earliest times, to pristine poetry and rituals in honor of the life-giver, the sun. (The Ukrainian Folk Year from the Historical Perspective, Vol. IV, p. 99)

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OF THE EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF THE U.S.A. and CANADA

TOGETHER IN CHRIST
Theme: SPIRITUALITY OF DISCIPLESHIP: A CALL TO HOLINESS

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THERES A BIT MORE TO IT BEYOND KIBBY, CURRY AND KOVBASA

We are justly proud of our various Eastern Catholic Churches and their Traditions. However, we often overlook the most basic element we are apostolic Christians, we have a vocation and ministry in the world today. North America is spiritually hungry for the tradition of which we should be the bearers and heralds. We are organizing an Encounter of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Canada and the US, to be held near Parma, Ohio, September 20-23, 2012. At it, we shall listen to the Lord speaking through various presenters, through our liturgical services, and through one another as we have the opportunity to deepen our experience of our identity and mission. The theme will be Together in Christ: the Spirituality of Discipleship: a Call to Holiness. Please reserve these dates for this spiritual opportunity for growth and renewal. Further details will appear in our bulletin, diocesan newspaper or online at: http://encounter2012easterncatholicchurches.org/

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DEVOTIONS TO JESUS CHRIST, LOVER OF MANKIND, DURING JUNE

Akathist -Sundays - 4:00 p.m. Moleben - Monday-Friday - 6:00 p.m. Vespers & Moleben - Saturdays -5:00 p.m.

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Candle Intentions for the month of June

Trinity Icon - Sanctuary Health & Blessings for Olenka Jurewycz Boland - M Jurewycz Trinity Icon - Sanctuary Health & Birthday Blessings for Paraskevia Wolaniuk - Family Our Lord in Gethsemane - Sanctuary +Peter Takoy Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren & Great Great Grandsons Our Lord in Gethsemane - Sanctuary +Deceased in the Forowycz Family - Kokorudz Family Mother of God - Side Altar Health & Blessings for Laura, Dan, Donald & Singeli H & I Muryn Mother of God - Side Altar +John Pleskanka - Pleskanka Family St. Josaphat - Iconostas +Christine & Orest Danyluk - M Jurewycz Mother of God - Iconostas +Maria Stasiuk - Daniv Family Jesus Lover of Mankind - Iconostas Health & Blessings for Theodore Takoy Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandsons St. Nicholas - Iconostas Health & Blessings for Harry Muryn & Petro Zaparaniuk Grandchildren Jesus Lover of Mankind - Side Altar +Julia Takoy - Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandsons Jesus Lover of Mankind - Side Altar +Andrew Matwyshyn Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandsons Tetrapod Health & Blessings for success in the future endeavors of Nicholas Saber - Family Tetrapod Health & Blessings for Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren - Maria Jurewycz Mother of God - Rectory Chapel +In Loving Memory of Larisa & Wojciech - Mary Markewych Jesus Lover of Mankind - Rectory Chapel +Paraskevia & Pavlo Pawlyshyn - Family Sisters Chapel For the Vocation of George, Marko and Serhei P Muryn Zaparaniuk Sisters Chapel available

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4th Sunday After Pentecost 3 - Tone 3
Readings for the day: Rom 6:18-23 - Rom 13:11-14:4 Gospel: Mt 8:5-13; Lk 1:5-25 & 57-68 & 76-80 Saint(s) of the Day Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, the glorious Prophet. Precursor and the Baptist. Devotion to the holy precursor of our Lord was very popular in ancient times and throughout the Middle Ages in the Western Church as well.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Coffee and Cake for June 24 - - Holy Name Society C Meetings for June 24 - Blahovischennia PDM

Coffee and Cake for July 1 - 4th of July Weekend 8 - - Christian Unity 15 - - Senior Citizens 22 - - Christian Unity 29 - Holy Name Society

June
29 Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul Divine Liturgies, 6:45, 8, 10 & 6 pm Holy Day of Obligation Parish Office Closed

July
No Vespers Services in July Thursday Evenings at 6:00 pm Akathist to St. Nicholas our patron 4Independemce Day - Parish Office Closed

Liturgy intentions for the week of June 25th

Monday, June 25th / Rom 12:4-5 & 15-21 * Mt 12:9-13 6:45 + Petro Jac - Family (P) 8:00 + Metodyj, Olga, Ihor Marko - Maria Marko 6:00PM Moleben to Jesus Christ Lover of Mankind Tuesday, June 26th / Rom 14:9-18 * Mt 12:14-16 & 22-30 6:45 Health & Blessings for Dr Liza Marie Pilch Cheryln Pilch 8:00 + Kasha Berko & Olga Andrews - A Szczudlo 6:00PM Moleben to Jesus Christ Lover of Mankind Wednesday, June 27th / Rom 15:7-16 * Mt 12:38-45 Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky and Others 6:45 + Simeon & Anastasia Czuba - daughter, Natalka + Tim Hansen - Irene Nowak 8:00 Health & Blessings for Stefania Forowych Luba Nowak 11:15 Health, Blessings and safe vacation for the members of the Senior Citizens Club 6:00PM Moleben to Jesus Christ Lover of Mankind Thursday, June 28th / Rom 15:17-29 * Mt 12:46-13:3 6:45 8:00 + Petro & Sophia Nowak - I & L Nowak + Pawlo & Olha Stachiw - Burdiak Family 6:00PM Vespers & Litiya followed Moleben to Jesus Christ Lover of Mankind Friday, June 29th / 2 Cor 11:21-12:9 * Mt 16:13-19 Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul / Office Closed 6:45 8:00 Health & 40th Anniversary Blessings for Lesia & Wasyl Boyczuk - Andrasz Family 10:00 For Parishioners 6:00PM Divine Liturgy followed by Moleben to Jesus Christ Lover of Mankind Saturday, June 30th / 1 Cor 4:9-16 * Mark 3:13-19 Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles 6:45 8:00 + Dr Ivan Leseiko - Family (P) + Teodor, Maria & Roman Matthew - Family + Pawlo Stachiw - K Stachiw 5:00 Vespers followed by Moleben to Jesus Christ - Lover of Mankind Sunday, July 1st - 5th Sunday after Pentecost 7:00 Health & 40th Anniversary Blessings for Dorothy & Robert Pawlyshyn - Family 8:30 Health & Birthday Blessings for Dionna - Oleh Paly Health & Blessings for Great Grandchildren A Szczudlo 10:00 For Parishioners 12:00 Health & Birthday Blessings for Dionna W & L Boyczuk

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Pray for ...

Please Pray for the following Parishioners who are not well, their family and friends of parishioners.
Let my prayer arise like incense before you

Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn Bishop Peter Stasiuk Fr. Wayne Ruchgy Daria Baluch Veronica Bihun Alexandra Borodayko Steven Burton William Burton, Jr. Leonard Chornomaz Tina Cooper Jerry Cooper Peter & Annie Derdak Tyrsa Dutko Lydia Dzychko Nadia Dzydzan Donald Flannery Steve Goshko Jon Hays John Horedecky Joseph Hura Ivan Vera Iwanecky Ryan Jurek Maria Jurewycz Olenka Jurewycz Boland Olga Kopulos Irene Korpan Sandy Kuchar Daria Kuzma Anna Lenyk

Wanda Lesniak Marilynda Bruce Marshfield Teagan Marti Paul Matviuw Daria Mencinskyj Christine Milewczyk Cheryl Moreno Ralph Moreno Maria Mychajlyszyn Lillian Opychany Jaroslawa Panchuk Pleskanka Family Debbie Plishka Olga Hirka Poliarny Stefania Positano Alexandera Shpytal Jeanne Shyan Dorothy Skrypnyk Zirka Turczyn Jaroslava Vataschuk Jerry Wasiunec Stanley A. Wlodkowski Justyna Wojtiuk Maria Wojtowycz Paraskevia Wolaniuk Elizabeth Zahrabelski Sofia Zalucky Roman Zavadovych Helen Ziolwski

O holy Father, Physician of souls and bodies, You sent Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal every infirmity and to deliver us from death. Heal Your servant of every spiritual and bodily ill which afflicts him/her. Restore him/her by the grace of Your Christ through the prayers of our most holy Lady, the Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary, and of all Your Saints. For You, our God, are the Fountain of healing, and we glorify You together with Your only-begotten Son +, and Your Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
If you know of any parish member, family member or friends who are home bound and in need of our prayer and would like it published, please let the rectory know.

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