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18TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

SUNDAY AFTER THE UNIVERSAL ELEVATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-CREATING CROSS OF THE LORD

APODOSIS THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS

UNCOVERING OF THE RELICS (1792) OF ST. DIMITRII, METROPOLITAN OF ROSTOV (1709)

APOSTLE QUADRATUS OF THE SEVENTY (130)

9:30 AM – Confessions heard, Third and Sixth Hours
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 AM

Sunday October 4th, prayers offered:
For the Health of:
Peter, Anna, Nicholas, Alaric, Natalia, Alexei, Elya, Andrew, Vadim (Yukhnavets/Seasholtz) by Seasholtz Family

For the Memory of Departed servants:
+Archpriest Vincent by the Saverino Family
+Ian (Mellanby) by the Saverino Family
+Reader Samuel (Sokoluk, Jr) by Alexei, Lucia & Amelia
+Valentina (Winsky) by Alexei, Lucia and Amelia

Services Schedule:
• Sunday October 4 – Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM
• Sunday October 11 – Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

Hermitage of the Holy Protection: Fr. Gregory will serve Divine Liturgy on The Protection (Pokrov) of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, Wednesday October 14. Time of Liturgy to be announced. The Skete is located at 333 Weymouth Rd, Buena, NJ 08310. All are invited.

Troparion of the Sunday, Tone I When the stone had been sealed by the Jews; / while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure Body; / Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, / granting life to the world. / The powers of heaven therefore cried to Thee, O Giver of Life: / Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ! / Glory to Thy Kingdom! / Glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone I As God, Thou didst rise from the tomb in glory, / raising the world with Thyself. / Human nature praises Thee as God, for death has vanished! / Adam exults, O Master! / Eve rejoices, for she is freed from bondage, and cries to Thee: / Thou art the Giver of Resurrection to all, O Christ!

EPISTLE 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever." Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

GOSPEL MATTHEW 18:23-35 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.' And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 'Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?' And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.