OCT 11: CONFESSION – 0830 – 0855 AM, DIVINE LITURGY – 9:00 AM, ALTAR SERVER TRAINING – 10:15 AM; DIVINE LITURGY – 11:00 AM.
NOTE: The 7th ECUMENICAL Council is commemorated today, because it ended almost fifty years of iconoclast persecution and established the veneration of the holy icons as basic to the belief and spirituality of Christ’s Church. The Council met in 787 AD in Nicaea (present-day Turkey) to restore the veneration of icons which had been suppressed by the iconoclast Emperors Leo III (717 – 741) and his son, Constantine V (741 – 775).
ALSO NOTE: We commemorate the Feast of St. John XXIII, Pope of Rome. Please see post for more information about him.
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There are two Gospel Readings for this Sunday. The first is Luke 7: 11-18 and the second is John 17: 1-13. The 1st Gospel, Luke 7: 11-18, tells of Jesus and the Widow’s Son. Jesus comes upon a funeral procession making its way to a freshly dug grave. The deceased is a young man, and among the mourners is his mother, a widow. Without her son, she is losing her last support & the loss devastates her life in every way. In an instant, Jesus understood the situation & is moved by compassion. Thus, stretching forth His hand, He brought the man back to life. He performed this miracle out of love. Like this woman, at times we are distraught by fear or pain and anguish by our own sin. Our faith may not be as sturdy as we would like. We may have friends or family members we are deeply concerned, but they have no faith at all, thus leaving our own faith shaken or challenged. In that case, we rely on God’s love. The same love that caused Jesus to resurrect the son of a woman he did not know. Our faith carries us toward God. God’s love is what brings Him to meet us. God is never blind to our suffering, or to our deepest need
The 2nd Gospel reading, John 17: 1-13, tells us about Jesus Praying for Himself and His Disciples. He looks up to the sky and addresses God. He tells God that he knows he’s going to die and He has accepted that fate. In His prayer He also asks God to protect the disciples through divine intervention.
God With Us On-line October Reflection – Stand Firm in the Midst of Chaos: October-Reflection-Stand-Firm-in-the-Midst-of-Chaos
GOD WITH US ONLINE CATECHETICAL RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL (from October 16, 2022): https://godwithusonline.org/reflections/sunday-of-the-fathers-of-the-seventh-ecumenical-council-ruthenian/
