Holy Trinity Cathedral

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1 Holy Trinity Cathedral A Parish of the Orthodox Church in America 1121 North Leavitt Street Chicago, IL Our 122 nd year of Orthodox witness in Chicago Tel: Fax: troika51@comcast.net His Grace, the Right Reverend ALEXANDER Bishop of Toledo Locum Tenens, Diocese of the Midwest Archpriest John S. Adamcio Dean Archpriest Sergei Garklavs Dean Emeritus Deacon Thomas Keith Joseph Mamczij Parish Council President Reader Yury Orlov Director of Music Ministries St. Mary of Egypt Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, who hast revealed the fishermen as most wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit: through them Thou didst draw the world into Thy net. O Lover of Man, Glory to Thee! (Pentecost Tropar) Welcome to Holy Trinity Cathedral! The parish was founded in 1892 as St. Vladimir s Russian Orthodox Church, rebuilt by St. John of Chicago (Kochurov) in 1903 as Holy Trinity (Louis Sullivan, architect), becoming a cathedral in 1922, when Bishop THEOPHILUS was consecrated. A landmark in the city of Chicago, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Holy Trinity continues its witness in Chicago. Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you have any questions, are looking for a spiritual home, or wish to talk to one of our priests, please inquire at the Candle Desk.

2 Schedule of Services Sunday, April 21, 2013 Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast Tone 5 St Mary of Egypt Hieromartyr Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, and his companions: Festus, Proculus, and Sosius Deacons, Desiderius Reader, and Eutychius and Acutius laymen, at Pozzuoli; Hieromartyr Theodore of Perge in Pamphylia, his mother, Philippa, and Martyrs Dioscorus, Socrates, and Dionysius 9:10a Hours 9:30a Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great Epistle: Hebrews Gospel: Mark 9: :32-45 Immediately following the Divine Liturgy, a Pankhida will be served In Memory of Anna Kapuska. Wednesday, April 24 6:30p Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Readings: Genesis Proverbs 43:26-31, 45: :23-22:4 Friday, April 26 9:30a Divine Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Readings: Genesis Proverbs 49:33-50:26 31:8-31 6:30p Matins for Lazarus Saturday 2

3 Saturday, April 27 Lazarus Saturday 9:10a Hours 9:30a Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Epistle: Hebrews 12:28-13:8 Gospel: John 11:1-45 4:30p Vigil Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11, Palms and Willows will be blessed during Vigil Sunday, April 28 The Triumphal Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem Palm (Willow) Sunday 9:10a Hours 9:30a Hierarchial Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9 Gospel: John 12:1-18 Sisterhood Meeting There will be a meeting of the Sts. Martha and Mary Sisterhood today Sunday, April 21, following the Coffee Hour. Also, the members of the Sisterhood will gather next Saturday, April 27 to prepare the palms and willows. All members are asked to attend and help. Happy Birthday We take this opportunity to extend our best wishes for a Happy Birthday and a Happy Name s Day to all of our parishioners celebrating this week. We hope and pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will bless them with His choicest blessings, granting them peace, long life, good health, and all good things. May God Grant Them Many Years!

4 St. Mary the Egyptian The biography of this wonderful saint was written by St. Sophronius, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Once, during the Honorable Fast, a certain heiromonk, the Elder Zosimus, withdrew into the wilderness beyond the Jordan, a twenty-day trek. Suddenly, he caught sight of a human being with a withered and naked body whose hair was as white as snow and who began to flee from the sight of Zosimus. The elder ran for a long while until this person crouched down in a brook and cried out: Abba Zosimus forgive me for the sake of the Lord. I cannot face you for I am a naked woman. Zosimus then tossed his outer garment to her which she wrapped around herself and then showed herself to him. The elder was frightened upon hearing his name spoken from the mouth of this woman he did not know. Following his prolonged insistence, the woman related her life story. She was born in Egypt and at the age of twelve began to live a life of debauchery in Alexandria where she spent seventeen years in this perverted way of life. Driven by the adulterous flame of the flesh, one day she boarded a boat which was sailing for Jerusalem. Arriving at the Holy City, she wanted to enter the church in order to venerate the Honorable Cross but some invisible force 4 restrained her and prevented her from entering the church. In great fear, she gazed upon the icon of the All-Holy Mother of God in the vestibule and prayed that she be allowed to enter the church to venerate the Honorable Cross, all the while confessing her sinfulness and uncleanness and promising that she would go wherever the All-Pure One would direct her. She was then permitted to enter the church. Having venerated the Cross she again entered the vestibule and, before the icon, gave thanks to the Mother of God. At that very moment she heard a voice saying: If you cross over Jordan you will find real peace! Immediately she purchased three loaves of bread and started out for the Jordan where she arrived that same evening. The next day she received Holy Communion in the Monastery of St. John and crossed over the Jordan river. She remained in the wilderness for forty-eight years in great torment, fear and struggle with passionate thoughts as though with wild beasts. She fed on vegetation. Afterward, when she stood for prayer, Zosimus saw her levitate in the air. She begged him to bring her Holy Communion the following year on the shore of the Jordan where she would then come to receive it. The following year, Zosimus arrived on the shore of the Jordan in the evening with Holy Communion. He wondered how this saint would cross

5 the Jordan. At that moment, in the light of the moon, he saw her as she approached the river, made the sign of the cross over it and walked upon the water as though upon dry land. After Zosimus administered Holy Communion to her, she begged him to come the following year to the same brook where they had first met. Zosimus came and discovered her lifeless body on that spot. Above her head in the sand was written: Abba Zosimus, bury the body of the humble Mary on this site; render dust to dust. I died on April 1, the same night of the saving-suffering of Christ, after having received Communion of the Divine Mysteries. From this inscription Zosimus first learned her name and the other and awesome miracle was that, she, on that same night the previous year, when she received Holy Communion, arrived at this brook which took him twenty days to travel. Thus, Zosimus buried the body of this wonderful saint, Mary the Egyptian. When he returned to the monastery Zosimus related the entire history of her life and the miracles which he had personally witnessed. Thus, the Lord knows how to glorify penitent sinners. The Church holds her up as an example to the faithful during these fast days as an incentive for repentance. She died about the year 530 A.D. Prologue of Ohrid 5

6 Paschal Donations The following are some of the donations we are asking for Pascha: Altar Wine $ Incense $ Paschal Bulletins $ Flowers for the Icon of Christ $ If you would like to donate any of the above, please see Fr. John immediatley. The Perfect Person s Rule of Life: The perfect person does not only try to avoid evil. Nor does he do good for fear of punishment, still less in order to qualify for the hope of a promised reward. The perfect person does good through love. His actions are not motivated by desire for personal benefit, so he does not have personal advantage as his aim. But as soon as he has realized the beauty of doing good, he does it with all his energies and in all that he does. He is not interested in fame, or a good reputation, or a human or divine reward. The rule of life for a perfect person is to be in the image and likeness of God. St. Clement of Alexandria 6 Pussey Willows We thank Bill and Bonnie Getz, Albert Walavich, and Fr. Thomas and Matushka Joanna Keith, for their donations of Pussey Willows for the feast of Palm Sunday, and Molly Doukas for her donation of Florida palms. May our Lord bless you for your donations! Parish Council Meeting There will be a meeting of Holy Trinity s Parish Council on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 6:30p. Open Forum before beginning of meeting. All Parish Council members are urged to attend. Chicago Deanery Mission Vespers Each service will begin at 6:00p, and will feature a sermon on the Beatitudes, as recorded by Saint Luke. Sunday, April 21 St. Nicholas Church, Joliet Archpriest Joseph Kopka Palm Sunday, April 28 Bridegroom Matins Holy Trinity Cathedral A lenten dinner and fellowship will follow each service.

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8 Food for the Hungry Hunger never takes a holiday! In fact, the weeks following the holidays are especially difficult for the poor, homeless, and hungry. This is why there are several service organizations in Chicago we support to help our brothers and sisters. If everyone were to bring a little something, we would have enough to take and to share with Onward House, located just a few blocks south of the Cathedral. Won't you please help, and bring some food to share? Remember what the Gospel says about feeding the hungry. By helping others, we are able to show our faith and love in Jesus Christ! For more information: For Parishioners wishing to contact our Parish Council with ideas, suggestions, or help: ParishCouncil@holytrinitycathedral.net To contact our Parish Treasurer with statement requests, reimbursement requests, etc.: Treasurer@holytrinitycathedral.net For general inquiries, hall rental requests, etc.: Info@holytrinitycathedral.net Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral 1121 N. Leavitt St. Chicago, IL