Epistle Reading

St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17

Brethren, I appeal to you by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brethren. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas," or "I belong to Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispos and Gaius; lest any one should say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Gospel Reading

Matthew 14:14-22

At that time, Jesus saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a lonely place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves." Jesus said, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish." And he said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

Weekly Calendar

Sun. Aug. 3: 8^th Sunday of Matthew (Wine & Oil Allowed)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

Mon. Aug. 4: Seven Holy Youths of Ephesus (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Paraklesis Service

Tues. Aug. 5: Eusygnios the Martyr of Antioch (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Great Vespers of the Transfiguration

Wed. Aug. 6: Transfiguration of our Lord (Fish, Oil, & Wine Allowed)

6:00pm Paraklesis Service

Thurs. Aug. 7: Dometios the Martyr of Persia (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Paraklesis Service

Fri. Aug. 8: St. Emilian the Confessor (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Paraklesis Service

Sat. Aug. 9: St. Matthias the Apostle (Wine & Oil Allowed)

Sun. Aug. 10: 9^th Sunday of Matthew (Wine & Oil Allowed)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

Monthly Calendar

Parish Announcements

Scripture Talk – Tuesdays @ 6pm (via Zoom)

No Scripture Talk this week, as we will have Vespers for the Transfiguration on Tuesday.

Orthodox Catechism – Tuesdays @ 8pm (via Zoom)

No class this week, as we will have Vespers for the Transfiguration on Tuesday.

Paraklesis Services – Weeknights @ 6pm (Aug. 1st – 14th)

Beginning on August 1st, we will be offering the Paraklesis Service to the Virgin Mary on weeknights at 6pm (excluding weekends). These services will continue through August 14th. During this time, we also practice the Dormition Fast, as we prepare for the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15th. Commemoration forms are located in the Narthex.

Feast of the Transfiguration – Wed. Aug. 6^th

In honor of the feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord, we will have Great Vespers at 6pm on Tuesday, Aug. 5^th, and Orthros/Divine Liturgy at 9/10am on Wednesday, Aug. 6^th.

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Wisdom of the Fathers

The disciples are compassionate and concerned about the multitude, not wanting them to go without food. What, then, does the Saviour do? Give ye them to eat, He says, not in ignorance of the extreme poverty of the apostles—far from it. But so that when they had said, "We do not have," He might appear to proceed to work a miracle out of necessity and not from vainglory.

St. Theophylact of Ochrid

In this miracle Jesus was teaching them humility, temperance, charity, to be of like mind toward one another and to share all things in common. He did so in his choice of location, by providing nothing more than loaves and fishes, by setting the same food before all and having them share it in common and by affording no one more than another.

St. John Chrysostom

He gives the loaves to the disciples so that they might always retain the miracle in their memory and not have it fade from their minds, although they did in fact immediately forget. There was food left over lest you think that He performed the miracle only in appearance. There were twelve baskets so that Judas too might carry one and thus remembering the miracle not rush headlong into betrayal. And He multiplies both the loaves and the fish to show that He is the Creator of earth and sea, and the Giver of what we eat everyday, and it is multiplied by Him. He performed the miracle in a deserted place lest anyone think that He bought the loaves from a neighboring town and distributed them to the multitude, for it was deserted. This is the explanation of the literal account.

St. Theophylact of Ochrid

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