DEC 27: CONFESSION – 8:30 AM; DIVINE LITURGY – 9:00 AM; EDUCATION SERIES ON THE OLD TESTAMENT – 10:15 AM; DIVINE LITURGY – 11:00.
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NOTE: On the Sunday after Christmas, we also commemorate the “relatives of the Lord,” particularly the Holy and Righteous St. Joseph the Betrothed and husband of Mary; David the King, prophet and our Lord’s direct ancestor; and Holy Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord and first bishop of Jerusalem.
There are two Gospel Readings today. Today’s Reading is Matthew 2: 13-23, and for the commemoration of Stephen, Protomartyr, the Gospel Reading is Matthew 21: 33-42 which is summarized in the post about St. Stephen. The Gospel reading, Matthew 2:13-23, recalls The Flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. Joseph is warned in a dream to flee with the infant Jesus and his mother to Egypt in order to escape Herod’s continuing plots to destroy him. After Herod’s death, Joseph, once again in obedience to a dream and in fulfillment of prophecy, goes to reside in Nazareth of Galilee.
NOTE: Today, Nathaniel McCallum, will continue the education series on the Old Testament after the 9 AM Divine Liturgy! Title: What is the Gospel? A Theological Journey Through the Old Testament. Everyone has an opinion about the scriptures. For some, they are a collection of Iron Age myths or an outdated legal system. For others, they form the basis of monotheism, sometimes with Jesus “bolted on” at the end. When correcting the gnostics, St Irenaeus accused them of having the wrong “hypothesis” of the scriptures. But what is that hypothesis? What is the apostolic deposit? This course, open to teens and adults, will seek to answer this question by probing the structure of the Old Testament. We will use faithful modern scholarship and new archeological discoveries to shine a light on precisely what the apostles taught and why the Catholic reading of scripture is faithful to their vision. Bring a copy of the scriptures and your curiosity!
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After the Feast of the Nativity – December 26th (from 1995-2016 Melkite Eparchy of Newton): Doc3AftertheFeastDec26
After the Feast of the Nativity – December 27 to 31 (from 1995-2016 Melkite Eparchy of Newton): Doc1AftertheFeastDec27to31
