Bulletin 5-24-20
Bulletin 5-17-20
Divine Liturgy Guide
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Sunday of the Man Born Blind
SAT may 16: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
SUN may 17: Sunday of the man born blind No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
MON May 18: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
TUES may 19: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
WED may 20: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
THURS MAY 21: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
FRI May 22: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
SAT may 23: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
SUN may 24: Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
VIGIL CANDLE SPONSORS: week beginning May 16, 2020
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2
3
Hanging Eternal Lamp
$10
2 Altar Vigil Candles
$10
Proskomedia Candles
$10
By: Marlene Laskowski
For: I. M. O. + Grandmothers
By: Fr. Myron & the Faithful of St. Vladimir’s Church
For: Control and Cure of the coronavirus
By: Parish Family of St. Vladimir’s Church
For: Health and God’s Blessings – Antonietta Kohut
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5
6
7
2 Tetrapod Candles
$10
Jesus Vigil at Iconostas
$5
Mary Vigil at Iconostas
$5
St. Nicholas
$5
By: Parish Family of St. Vladimir’s Church
For: Health and God’s Blessings – Mike Stec
By: Kay Knott and Family
For: Anniversary Blessings – John & Helen Chandoha-Knott MAY 20
By: Nadia Biloskirka
For: I. M. O. + Nicholas Biloskirka
By: Marlene Laskowski
For: I. M. O. + Joseph E. Laskowski, Sr
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9
10
St. Vladimir Vigil at Iconostas
$5
Jesus Entrance Vigil
$5
Mary Entrance Vigil
$5
By: Sharmayne Tucker
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Walter Tucker, Jr.
By: Stella Patrick
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Stephen Patrick
By: Walter Skula
For: I. M. O. +Dorothy Skula
11
12
13
14
15
Mother of God Statue
$10
Altar 7 branch Saturday
$5
Altar 7 branch Sunday
$5
Blessed Mother (side altar)
$5
Jesus (side altar)
$5
By: Servants of God
For: Vocations to the Holy Priesthood & Religious Life
By: Servants of God
For: + Souls in Purgatory
By: Regina Kozel
For: Health of Ihor Shablovsky
By: Sister-in-Law Helen Ewasko
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Kathleen Izak
By: Sharmayne Tucker
For: Betty Jones – – Prayers and God’s Blessings
SAINT VLADIMIR
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Mailing address: 430 N. 7th Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18503-2104
Telephones: Parish Office (570) 342-7023 Fax 342-7130
Website stvladimirscranton.org
REVEREND MYRON MYRONYUK, PASTOR Email: myronyukm@yahoo.com
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! Slava Isusu Christu! Slava Na Viky!
Divine Liturgies: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.,
Holy Days & Weekdays see bulletin
OUR MISSION PARISH: Saints Peter & Paul, 47 Rittenhouse Street, Simpson, Pennsylvania
Sick calls / Communion calls / Home visits/ Emergencies: call parish office.
Because of covid 19 pandemic all EVENTS CANCELLED until further notice please contact father myron with any questions
All ccd classes and events cancelled through may 31st until furter notice
June 7 Sunday School; Last Day of Sunday School; Children’s Sunday
Announcements
1. Covid-19 MEMORANDUM
For the time being All daily and Sunday worship will temporarily serve in our churches without the physical presence of the community of the faithful. The priests will continue to pray for you. They will serve the Divine Liturgy and other worship in the intention of the faithful, especially for the health of the sick, the nurse workers, for the wise decisions of those in authority for the eternal peace of the deceased.
2. Vigil Candles available for Sponsorship
Honor a loved one by sponsoring a Vigil Candle which will be lit for even through this Turbulent time. candles are available with your special intention starting at only $5. Contact Helen Pagnotti to reserve yours today.
3. Memorial day
Traditional cemetery/grave services in cemeteries on will be happening next weekend schedule below. However, all the faithful in attendance must practice safe social distancing between individuals, face masks and gloves should be worn and everyone should avoid any close personal contact.
4. Memorial Day weekend Cemetery Services
(All are weather permitting)
12:30pm – Amherst street cemetery
1pm – Kane St. Cemetery
4pm – Holy Ghost, Moscow cemetery
Announcements
5. Our new Youtube channel
Thank you to Father Myron and our helpful parishioners at starting a new YouTube channel for our parish where we will upload whenever possible our divine liturgies. To search for us type in St. Vladimir Church Scranton PA. Please Subscribe and hit the Bell Icon so you get updates for new videos immediately after they are published. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSTF1fIzjXg
6. LUC Meeting Cancelled
The meeting set for Sunday, May 24 at Edwardsville’s St. Vladimir Church has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. When our country returns to at least a semi-normal lifestyle, a meeting will then be scheduled. In the meantime, let us all continue praying for each other’s health and safety.
7. VIGIL CANDLES DURING CORONAVIRUS
Although the lay faithful are not present in church during the coronavirus situation, their sponsored candles are still being lit according to the customary practice. The Candle Lists are included in the bulletin as published online or in print. Thank you for helping St. Vladimir’s Church!
Liturgy Petitions for the Healing from Coronavirus
Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, give your command that we may be spared from this illness and experience your healing love, let us pray to the Lord.
Supreme Physician of our souls and bodies, heal those who are ill from coronavirus, have mercy on those who have died and comfort their families, grant the wisdom to those searching for a cure, and help us, through your peace, to overcome our anxiety and fear, let us pray to the Lord.
PROPERS Pg. 540
Troparion Let us the faithful acclaim and worship the Word, coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, and born of the Virgin for our salvation. For He willed to be lifted up on the cross in the flesh, to suffer death and to raise the dead by His glorious resurrection.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Kondakion Blinded in the eyes of my soul, I come to You, O Christ, like the man who was blind from birth, and I cry in repentance: You are the brilliant light of those in darkness.
Now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kondakion Though You descended into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet You destroyed the power of Hades; and You rose as victor, O Christ God, calling to the myrrh bearing women: Rejoice! And giving peace to Your apostles: You, who grant Resurrection to the fallen.
Prokimenion Pray and give praise to the Lord our God.
Pray and give praise to the Lord our God.
Verse: In Judea God is known; His name is great in Israel.
Alleluia verses Look upon me and have mercy.
Direct my steps according to Your Word.
We sing “The angel cried” pg 507 The Angel cried out to the One full of Grace: O chaste Virgin, rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! Your Son has risen from the tomb on the third day, and raised the dead. Let all people rejoice!
Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem! for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad, O Zion! And you, O chaste Mother of God, take delight in the resurrection of your Son.
Communion Verses Receive the Body of Christ; taste the fountain of immortality.
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. Alleluia! (3x)
Epistle Acts 16:16-34
A reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles
In those days One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners. The girl followed Paul and the rest of us and kept yelling, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how to be saved.”
This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!” At once the evil spirit left her.
When the girl’s owners realized that they had lost all chances for making more money, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into court. They told the officials, “These Jews are upsetting our city! They are telling us to do things we Romans are not allowed to do.”
The crowd joined in the attack on Paul and Silas. Then the officials tore the clothes off the two men and ordered them to be beaten with a whip. After they had been badly beaten, they were put in jail, and the jailer was told to guard them carefully. The jailer did as he was told. He put them deep inside the jail and chained their feet to heavy blocks of wood.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened. Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the jail to its foundations. The doors opened, and the chains fell from all the prisoners.
When the jailer woke up and saw that the doors were open, he thought that the prisoners had escaped. He pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! No one has escaped.”
The jailer asked for a torch and went into the jail. He was shaking all over as he knelt down in front of Paul and Silas. After he had led them out of the jail, he asked, “What must I do to be saved?”
They replied, “Have faith in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! This is also true for everyone who lives in your home.”
Then Paul and Silas told him and everyone else in his house about the Lord. While it was still night, the jailer took them to a place where he could wash their cuts and bruises. Then he and everyone in his home were baptized. They were very glad that they had put their faith in God. After this, the jailer took Paul and Silas to his home and gave them something to eat.
Gospel John 9:1-38
As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been blind since birth. Jesus’ disciples asked, “Teacher, why was this man born blind? Was it because he or his parents sinned?”
“No, it wasn’t!” Jesus answered. “But because of his blindness, you will see God work a miracle for him. As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”
After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground. He made some mud and smeared it on the man’s eyes. Then he said, “Go and wash off the mud in Siloam Pool.” The man went and washed in Siloam, which means “One Who Is Sent.” When he had washed off the mud, he could see.
The man’s neighbors and the people who had seen him begging wondered if he really could be the same man. Some of them said he was the same beggar, while others said he only looked like him. But he told them, “I am that man.”
“Then how can you see?” they asked. He answered, “Someone named Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. He told me to go and wash it off in Siloam Pool. When I did, I could see.” “Where is he now?” they asked.“I don’t know,” he answered. The day when Jesus made the mud and healed the man was a Sabbath. So the people took the man to the Pharisees. They asked him how he was able to see, and he answered, “Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. Then after I washed it off, I could see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus doesn’t come from God. If he did, he would not break the law of the Sabbath.” Others asked, “How could someone who is a sinner work such a miracle?” Since the Pharisees could not agree among themselves, they asked the man, “What do you say about this one who healed your eyes?”
“He is a prophet!” the man told them. But the Jewish leaders would not believe that the man had once been blind. They sent for his parents and asked them, “Is this the son that you said was born blind? How can he now see?” The man’s parents answered, “We are certain that he is our son, and we know that he was born blind. But we don’t know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. Ask him! He is old enough to speak for himself.” The man’s parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah. The leaders called the man back and said, “Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner.” The man replied, “I don’t know if he is a sinner or not. All I know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see!” “What did he do to you?” the Jewish leaders asked. “How did he heal your eyes?” The man answered, “I have already told you once, and you refused to listen. Why do you want me to tell you again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” The leaders insulted the man and said, “You are his follower! We are followers of Moses. We are sure that God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where Jesus comes from.” “How strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from. We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn’t listen to sinners. And this is the first time in history that anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind. Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God.” The leaders told the man, “You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?” Then they said, “You can never come back into any of our meeting places!” When Jesus heard what had happened, he went and found the man. Then Jesus asked, “Do you have faith in the Son of Man?” He replied, “Sir, if you will tell me who he is, I will put my faith in him.” “You have already seen him,” Jesus answered, “and right now he is talking with you.” The man said, “Lord, I put my faith in you!” Then he worshiped Jesus.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please include in your prayers those members of our parish who are in hospitals, care homes, rehabilitation facilities & those who are not able to join us actively in our church community.
Linwood Nursing Home
Dolores Zapotochny
Mountain View
Sylvester Cybroski
Nadia Biloskirka
Lackawanna Health Care
Antonietta Kohut
Green Ridge Living
Michael Stec
Kay Futrago
Home
Stella Patrick
Stefan Tutka
Stanley Krupinski
John Monsul
Home
Ceil Harrison
Regina Kozel
Walter Tucker, Jr.
Mary Tucker
Ronald Kozak
Dr. Walter Dobushak
Walter Skula
Sophia Soniak
John Ord
Kathleen Izak
Sharon Selwocki
Doris Romancho
Mary Warholak
Dorothy Kowalchick
Home
Irene Slagan
Michael McConnell
Olga Trusz
Ihor Shablovsky
Vera Krewsun
Donna Passarello
Kay Knott
Bridget Knott
Sara Robinson
Linwood Nursing Home
Dolores Zapotochny
Mountain View
Sylvester Cybroski
Nadia Biloskirka
Lackawanna Health Care
Antonietta Kohut
Green Ridge Living
Michael Stec
Kay Futrago
Home
Stella Patrick
Stefan Tutka
Stanley Krupinski
John Monsul
Home
Ceil Harrison
Regina Kozel
Walter Tucker, Jr.
Mary Tucker
Ronald Kozak
Dr. Walter Dobushak
Walter Skula
Sophia Soniak
John Ord
Kathleen Izak
Sharon Selwocki
Doris Romancho
Mary Warholak
Dorothy Kowalchick
Home
Irene Slagan
Michael McConnell
Olga Trusz
Ihor Shablovsky
Vera Krewsun
Donna Passarello
Kay Knott
Bridget Knott
Sara Robinson
Bulletin 5-10-20
Divine Liturgy Guide
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
SAT may 9: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
SUN may 10: Sunday of the sAMARATAN WOMAN (Mother’s day) No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
MON May 11: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
TUES may 12: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
WED may 13: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
THURS MAY 14: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
FRI May 15: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
SAT may 16: No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
SUN may 17: Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Eccumenical Council No Public Services Father will pray privately for our parish
VIGIL CANDLE SPONSORS: week beginning May 9, 2020
1
2
3
Hanging Eternal Lamp
$10
2 Altar Vigil Candles
$10
Proskomedia Candles
$10
By: Marlene Laskowski
For: I. M. O. +Anna Marinchak & +Pearl Laskowski
By: Olenka and John Knott
For: Happy Mothers Day to our mothers & I. M. O. +our Grandmothers
By:Olenka Knott
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Monsignor Terlecky
4
5
6
7
2 Tetrapod Candles
$10
Jesus Vigil at Iconostas
$5
Mary Vigil at Iconostas
$5
St. Nicholas
$5
By: Helen Chandoha-Knott
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Mrs. Cosentino
By: Regina Kozel
For: Health of Ihor Shablovsky
By: Nadia Biloskirka
For: I. M. O. + Nicholas Biloskirka
By: Sharmayne Tucker
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Walter Tucker, Jr.
8
9
10
St. Vladimir Vigil at Iconostas
$5
Jesus Entrance Vigil
$5
Mary Entrance Vigil
$5
By: Marlene Laskowski
For: I. M. O. + Joseph E. Laskowski, Sr
By: Stella Patrick
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Stephen Patrick
By: Walter Skula
For: I. M. O. +Dorothy Skula
11
12
13
14
15
Mother of God Statue
$10
Altar 7 branch Saturday
$5
Altar 7 branch Sunday
$5
Blessed Mother (side altar)
$5
Jesus (side altar)
$5
Olenka and John Knott
For: Health and God’s Blessings for Mrs. Ewasko
By: Parish Family of St. Vladimir’s Church
For: Birthday Blessings for Sofiya Myronyuk MAY 11
By: Sharmayne Tucker
For: I. M. O. +Betty Schwenk on Mothers Day
By: Paul and Helen Ewasko
For: All Mothers of our Parish
By: Walter Tucker, Jr.
For: God’s Blessings on Mothers Day for Mary Tucker
SAINT VLADIMIR
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Mailing address: 430 N. 7th Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18503-2104
Telephones: Parish Office (570) 342-7023 Fax 342-7130
Website stvladimirscranton.org
REVEREND MYRON MYRONYUK, PASTOR Email: myronyukm@yahoo.com
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! Slava Isusu Christu! Slava Na Viky!
Divine Liturgies: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.,
Holy Days & Weekdays see bulletin
OUR MISSION PARISH: Saints Peter & Paul, 47 Rittenhouse Street, Simpson, Pennsylvania
Sick calls / Communion calls / Home visits/ Emergencies: call parish office.
Because of covid 19 pandemic all EVENTS CANCELLED until further notice please contact father myron with any questions
All ccd classes and events cancelled through may 31st until furtHer notice
June 7 Sunday School; Last Day of Sunday School; Children’s Sunday
Announcements
1. Covid-19 MEMORANDUM
For the time being All daily and Sunday worship will temporarily serve in our churches without the physical presence of the community of the faithful. The priests will continue to pray for you. They will serve the Divine Liturgy and other worship in the intention of the faithful, especially for the health of the sick, the nurse workers, for the wise decisions of those with civil authority and for the eternal peace of the deceased.
2. Vigil Candles available for Sponsorship
Honor a loved one by sponsoring a Vigil Candle which will be lit for even through this Turbulent time. candles are available with your special intention starting at only $5. Contact Helen Pagnotti to reserve yours today.
Announcements
3. Happy Mothers Day
We would like to wish all of our parishioners a wonderful Mother’s Day and are looking forward to celebrating with you as soon as possible.
4. Our new Youtube channel
Thank you to Father Myron and our helpful parishioners at starting a new YouTube channel for our parish where we will upload whenever possible our divine liturgies. To search for us type in St. Vladimir Church Scranton PA. Please Subscribe and hit the Bell Icon so you get updates for new videos immediately after they are published. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSTF1fIzjXg
5. LUC Meeting Cancelled
The meeting set for Sunday, May 24 at Edwardsville’s St. Vladimir Church has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. When our country returns to at least a semi-normal lifestyle, a meeting will then be scheduled. In the meantime, let us all continue praying for each other’s health and safety.
6. VIGIL CANDLES DURING CORONAVIRUS
Although the lay faithful are not present in church during the coronavirus situation, their sponsored candles are still being lit according to the customary practice. The Candle Lists are included in the bulletin as published online or in print. Thank you for helping St. Vladimir’s Church!
PROPERS Pg. 535
Troparion When the disciples of the Lord learned from the angel the glorious news of the resurrection and cast off the ancestral condemnation, they proudly told the apostles: “Death has been plundered! Christ our God is risen, granting to the world great mercy.”
Second Troparion At the midpoint of the Feast, O savior, water my thirsty soul with streams of true godliness; for You cried out to all: Let any who thirst, come to Me and drink. O Source of life, Christ our God, glory to you!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Kondakion Drawn to the well by faith, the Samaritan woman beheld You, the Water of wisdom, and drinking abundantly of You, she inherited the heavenly Kingdom forever, becoming everlastingly glorious.
Now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Second Kondakion At the midpoint of the feast according to the Law, Maker of all things and Master, You said to those present, O Christ God: Come, and draw the water of immortality. And so we fall before You crying out with faith; Grant us Your mercies, for You are the source of our life.
Prokimenion Sing to our God , sing; sing to our King sing.
Verse: Clap your hands, all you nations; shout unto God with the voice of joy.
Alleluia verses Poise yourself and advance in triumph and reign in the cause of truth , and meekness, and justice.
You have loved justice and hated iniquity.
Instead of “It is truly…” Virginity is alien to mothers and childbearing is foreign to virgins yet in you, O Mother of God, both of them came together. Therefore we and all the nations of the earth without ceasing magnify you.
Communion Verses Receive the Body of Christ; taste the fountain of immortality.
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. Alleluia! (3x)
Epistle Act 11:19-26 & 29-30
A reading from the Acts of the Holy Apostles
In those days some of the Lord’s followers had been scattered because of the terrible trouble that started when Stephen was killed. They went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, but they told the message only to the Jews. Some of the followers from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and started telling Gentiles the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s power was with them, and many people turned to the Lord and put their faith in him. News of what was happening reached the church in Jerusalem. Then they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
When Barnabas got there and saw what God had been kind enough to do for them, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts. Barnabas was a good man of great faith, and he was filled with the Holy Spirit. Many more people turned to the Lord.
Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul. He found Saul and brought him to Antioch, where they met with the church for a whole year and taught many of its people. There in Antioch the Lord’s followers were first called Christians.
The followers in Antioch decided to send whatever help they could to the followers in Judea. So they had Barnabas and Saul take their gifts to the church leaders in Jerusalem
Gospel John 4:5-42
And on his way he came to the town of Sychar. It was near the field that Jacob had long ago given to his son Joseph. The well that Jacob had dug was still there, and Jesus sat down beside it because he was tired from traveling. It was noon, and after Jesus’ disciples had gone into town to buy some food, a Samaritan woman came to draw water from the well. Jesus asked her, “Would you please give me a drink of water?” “You are a Jew,” she replied, “and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink of water when Jews and Samaritans won’t have anything to do with each other?”
Jesus answered, “You don’t know what God wants to give you, and you don’t know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life.” “Sir,” the woman said, “you don’t even have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where are you going to get this life-giving water? Our ancestor Jacob dug this well for us, and his family and animals got water from it. Are you greater than Jacob?”
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will get thirsty again. But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life.” The woman replied, “Sir, please give me a drink of that water! Then I won’t get thirsty and have to come to this well again.” Jesus told her, “Go and bring your husband.” The woman answered, “I don’t have a husband.” “That’s right,” Jesus replied, “you’re telling the truth. You don’t have a husband. You have already been married five times, and the man you are now living with isn’t your husband.” The woman said, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. My ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say Jerusalem is the only place to worship.”
Jesus said to her: Believe me, the time is coming when you won’t worship the Father either on this mountain or in Jerusalem. You Samaritans don’t really know the one you worship. But we Jews do know the God we worship, and by using us, God will save the world. But a time is coming, and it is already here! Even now the true worshipers are being led by the Spirit to worship the Father according to the truth. These are the ones the Father is seeking to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship God must be led by the Spirit to worship him according to the truth. The woman said, “I know that the Messiah will come. He is the one we call Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” “I am that one,” Jesus told her, “and I am speaking to you now.” The disciples returned about this time and were surprised to find Jesus talking with a woman. But none of them asked him what he wanted or why he was talking with her. The woman left her water jar and ran back into town. She said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! Could he be the Messiah?” Everyone in town went out to see Jesus. While this was happening, Jesus’ disciples were saying to him, “Teacher, please eat something.” But Jesus told them, “I have food that you don’t know anything about.” His disciples started asking each other, “Has someone brought him something to eat?” Jesus said: My food is to do what God wants! He is the one who sent me, and I must finish the work that he gave me to do. You may say that there are still four months until harvest time. But I tell you to look, and you will see that the fields are ripe and ready to harvest. Even now the harvest workers are receiving their reward by gathering a harvest that brings eternal life. Then everyone who planted the seed and everyone who harvests the crop will celebrate together. So the saying proves true, “Some plant the seed, and others harvest the crop.” I am sending you to harvest crops in fields where others have done all the hard work. A lot of Samaritans in that town put their faith in Jesus because the woman had said, “This man told me everything I have ever done.” They came and asked him to stay in their town, and he stayed on for two days. Many more Samaritans put their faith in Jesus because of what they heard him say. They told the woman, “We no longer have faith in Jesus just because of what you told us. We have heard him ourselves, and we are certain that he is the Savior of the world!”
Liturgy Petitions for the Healing from Coronavirus
Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, give your command that we may be spared from this illness and experience your healing love, let us pray to the Lord.
Supreme Physician of our souls and bodies, heal those who are ill from coronavirus, have mercy on those who have died and comfort their families, grant the wisdom to those searching for a cure, and help us, through your peace, to overcome our anxiety and fear, let us pray to the Lord.
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Please include in your prayers those members of our parish who are in hospitals, care homes, rehabilitation facilities & those who are not able to join us actively in our church community.