St. Sava Boston Weekly News & Updates

May 1, 2026

Vespers, May 2

In the absence of our priest, Father Aleksandar Vlajković, Vespers at 5:00 PM will be served by the parish priest of Portland, Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Ivan Marjanović.

Divine Liturgy on Sunday, May 3

In the absence of our priest, Father Aleksandar Vlajković, the Divine Liturgy will be served by Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Robert Arida, retired parish priest of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Boston.

All parishioners who celebrate St. George as their family patron saint are invited to bring their Slava bread to church on Tuesday, May 5, following Vespers at 7 PM, or on Wednesday, May 6. The blessing of the bread will take place after the Divine Liturgy.

Сви парохијани који прослављају Ђурђевдан као своју крсну славу могу донети славски колач у цркву у уторак, 5. маја, након Вечерњег богослужења у 19 часова, или у среду, 6. маја. Освећење славског колача обавиће се након Свете Литургије.

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Sunday of the Paralytic

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me. Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.” He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’” Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Недеља Раслабљеног

А потом беше празник јеврејски, и изиђе Исус у Јерусалим. У Јерусалиму, пак, код Овчијих врата има бања, која се зове јеврејски Витезда, и око ње пет покривених тремова, У којима лежаше мноштво болесника, слепих, хромих, сувих, који чекаху да се заљуја вода; Јер анђео Господњи силажаше у одређено време у бању и мућаше воду; и који најпре улажаше пошто се замути вода, оздрављаше, макар каква болест да је на њему. А онде беше један човек који тридесет и осам година беше болестан. Кад виде Исус овог где лежи, и разуме да је већ одавно болестан, рече му: Хоћеш ли да будеш здрав? Одговори Му болесни: Да, Господе; али немам човека да ме спусти у бању кад се замути вода; а док ја дођем други сиђе пре мене. Рече му Исус: Устани, узми одар свој и ходи. И одмах оздрави човек, и узевши одар свој хођаше. А тај дан беше субота. Тада говораху Јевреји ономе што оздрави: Данас је субота и не ваља ти одра носити. А он им одговори: Који ме исцели он ми рече: Узми одар свој и ходи. А они га запиташе: Ко је тај човек који ти рече: Узми одар свој и ходи? А исцељени не знаше ко је; јер се Исус уклони, јер људства много беше на месту. А потом га нађе Исус у цркви и рече му: Ето си здрав, више не греши, да ти не буде горе. А човек отиде и каза Јеврејима да је оно Исус који га исцели.