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Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church
733 South Ashland Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Rev. Fr. Dimitri Tobias, Proistamenos
13th Sunday of Matthew
The Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalie
Our Righteous Father Joseph
Icon of the Mother of God of
Vladimir Theophanes the New
Wonderworker of Macedonia
Narthex Duty: Christine Rousakis & Nick Georgopoulos Welcoming Ministry: Melanie Hillock
Orthros Reader: Aris Kapsopoulos
Coffee Hour: Cindy & Harold Schroeder & Tony Tsenes
Welcome Rev. Fr. Christos Mihalopoulos
Sunday, August, 26 2018
Many things does He intimate by this parable, God's providence, which had been exercised towards them from the first; their murderous disposition from the beginning; that nothing had been omitted of whatever pertained to a heedful care of them;… And observe also both His great care, and the excessive idleness of these men for what pertained to the husbandmen, He Himself did ... and He left little for them to do; to take care of what was there, and to preserve what was given to them. St. John Chrysostom Homily 68 on Matthew 21, 4th Century
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Before The Creed When the Priest says: Christ is in our midst.
The Congregation responds: He is and always will be, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
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Saints and Feasts:
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Ecclesiastical New Year For the maintenance of their armed forces, the Roman emperors decreed that
their subjects in every district should be taxed every year. This same decree
was reissued every fifteen years, since the Roman soldiers were obliged to
serve for fifteen years. At the end of each fifteen-year period, an assessment
was made of what economic changes had taken place, and a new tax was
decreed, which was to be paid over the span of the fifteen years. This imperial
decree, which was issued before the season of winter, was named Indictio, that
is, Definiton, or Order. This name was adopted by the emperors in
Constantinople also. At other times, the latter also used the term Epinemisis,
that is, Distribution (Dianome). It is commonly held that Saint Constantine the
Great introduced the Indiction decrees in A.D. 312, after he beheld the sign of the Cross in heaven
and vanquished Maxentius and was proclaimed Emperor in the West. Some, however (and this seems
more likely), ascribe the institution of the Indiction to Augustus Caesar, three years before the birth of
Christ. Those who hold this view offer as proof the papal bull issued in A.D. 781 which is dated thus:
Anno IV, Indictionis LIII -that is, the fourth year of the fifty-third Indiction. From this, we can deduce
the aforementioned year (3 B.C.) by multiplying the fifty-two complete Indictions by the number of
years in each (15), and adding the three years of the fifty-third Indiction. There are three types of
Indictions: 1) That which was introduced in the West, and which is called Imperial, or Caesarean, or
Constantinian, and which begins on the 24th of September; 2) The so-called Papal Indiction, which
begins on the 1st of January; and 3) The Constantinopolitan, which was adopted by the Patriarchs of
that city after the fall of the Eastern Empire in 1453. This Indiction is indicated in their own hand on
the decrees they issue, without the numeration of the fifteen years. This Indiction begins on the 1st of
September and is observed with special ceremony in the Church. Since the completion of each year
takes place, as it were, with the harvest and gathering of the crops into storehouses, and we begin anew
from henceforth the sowing of seed in the earth for the production of future crops, September is
considered the beginning of the New Year. The Church also keeps festival this day, beseeching God
for fair weather, seasonable rains, and an abundance of the fruits of the earth. The Holy Scriptures
(Lev. 23:24-5 and Num. 29:1-2) also testify that the people of Israel celebrated the feast of the Blowing
of the Trumpets on this day, offering hymns of thanksgiving. In addition to all the aforesaid, on this
feast we also commemorate our Saviour's entry into the synagogue in Nazareth, where He was given
the book of the Prophet Esaias to read, and He opened it and found the place where it is written,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, for which cause He hath anointed Me..." (Luke 4:16-30).
It should be noted that to the present day, the Church has always celebrated the beginning of the New
Year on September 1. This was the custom in Constantinople until its fall in 1453 and in Russia until
the reign of Peter I. September 1 is still festively celebrated as the New Year at the Patriarchate of
Constantinople; among the Jews also the New Year, although reckoned according to a moveable
calendar, usually falls in September. The service of the Menaion for January 1 is for our Lord's
Circumcision and for the memorial of Saint Basil the Great, without any mention of its being the
beginning of a new year.
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Hymns of the Day After the Small Entrance
Resurrectional Apolytikion
Plagal of the 1st Tone
Eternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Who was begotten of the Virgin for our
salvation. As the faithful, we both praise and
worship Him; for He consented to ascend the
cross in the flesh and to endure death. Thus
He raised the dead unto life through His all
glorious resurrection.
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον Ήχος πλ. α΄
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν
ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ
προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτ ηὐδόκησε σαρκί,
ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον
ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ
ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.
Apolytikion for Martyrs Adrian and
Natalie
3rd Tone
Thy Martyr, O Lord, in his courageous contest for Thee received the prize of the
crowns of incorruption and life from Thee,
our immortal God. For since he possessed
Thy strength, he cast down the tyrants and
wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless
presumption. O Christ God, by his prayers,
save our souls, since Thou art merciful.
Απολυτίκιον
Ήχος γ'
Ο Μάρτυς σου Κύριε, έν τή αθλήσει αυτού, τό στέφος εκομίσατο τής αφθαρσίας, εκ σού
τού Θεού ημών, έχων γάρ τήν ισχύν σου, τούς
τυράννους καθείλεν, έθραυσε καί δαιμόνων,
τά ανίσχυρα θράση, αυτού ταίς ικεσίαις
Χριστέ, σώσον τάς ψυχάς ημών.
Apolytikion for the Church
1st Tone
Your proclamation went forth into all the
earth, for it accepted your word, through
which you taught the dogmas befitting God,
you expounded on the nature of all that is,
and you arranged the morals of society. A
royal priesthood! Devout father Basil,
intercede with Christ our God, to grant us His
great mercy.
Απολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ
Ήχος α'
Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς
δεξαμένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς
ἐδογμάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων
ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη
κατεκόσμησας, Βασίλειον Ἱεράτευμα, Πάτερ
Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε,
δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Kontakion 4th Tone
In your holy birth, Immaculate One, Joachim and Anna were rid of the shame of
childlessness; Adam and Eve of the
corruption of death. And so your people, free
of the guilt of their sins, celebrate crying:
"The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos,
who nourishes our life."
Κοντάκιον Ήχος δ’
Ιωακείμ καί Άννα όνειδισμού ατεκνίας, καί Αδάμ καί Εύα, εκ τής φθοράς τού θανάτου,
ηλευθερώθησαν, Άχραντε, εν τή αγία
γεννήσει σου, αυτήν εορτάζει καί ο λαός σου,
ενοχής τών πταισμάτων, λυτρωθείς εν τώ
κράζειν σοι, Η στείρα τίκτει τήν Θεοτόκον,
καί τροφόν τής ζωής ημών.
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THE EPISTLE / Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ
Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 103.24,1
O Lord, how manifold are your works.
You have made all things in wisdom.
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The reading is from St. Paul's First
Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24
Brethren, be watchful, stand firm in
your faith, be courageous, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love.
Now, brethren, you know that the
household of Stephanas were the first
converts in Achaia, and they have
devoted themselves to the service of the
saints; I urge you to be subject to such
men and to every fellow worker and
laborer. I rejoice at the coming of
Stephanas and Fortunatus and
Achaicos, because they have made up
for your absence; for they refreshed my
spirit as well as yours. Give recognition
to such men. The churches of Asia send
greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together
with the church in their house, send you
hearty greetings in the Lord. All the
brethren send greetings. Greet one
another with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write
this greeting with my own hand. If any
one has no love for the Lord, let him be
accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of
the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be
with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Προκείμενον. Ήχος δ'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 103.24,1 Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου Κύριε,
πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον. Πρὸς Κορινθίους α' 16:13-24 τὸ
ἀνάγνωσμα είναι απο
Ἀδελφοί, γρηγορεῖτε, στήκετε ἐν τῇ πίστει,
ἀνδρίζεσθε, κραταιοῦσθε. Πάντα ὑμῶν ἐν
ἀγάπῃ γινέσθω. Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς,
ἀδελφοί - οἴδατε τὴν οἰκίαν Στεφανᾶ, ὅτι
ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας, καὶ εἰς διακονίαν
τοῖς ἁγίοις ἔταξαν ἑαυτούς - ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς
ὑποτάσσησθε τοῖς τοιούτοις, καὶ παντὶ τῷ
συνεργοῦντι καὶ κοπιῶντι. Χαίρω δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ
παρουσίᾳ Στεφανᾶ καὶ Φουρτουνάτου καὶ
Ἀχαϊκοῦ, ὅτι τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα οὗτοι
ἀνεπλήρωσαν. Ἀνέπαυσαν γὰρ τὸ ἐμὸν
πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὑμῶν· ἐπιγινώσκετε οὖν
τοὺς τοιούτους. Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς αἱ
ἐκκλησίαι τῆς Ἀσίας· ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς ἐν
κυρίῳ πολλὰ Ἀκύλας καὶ Πρίσκιλλα, σὺν
τῇ κατʼ οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίᾳ.
Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς οἱ ἀδελφοὶ πάντες.
Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ. Ὁ
ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. Εἴ τις οὐ
φιλεῖ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἤτω
ἀνάθεμα. Μαρὰν ἀθά. Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου
Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθʼ ὑμῶν. Ἡ ἀγάπη μου
μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
Ἀμήν.
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The Gospel According to Matthew
21:33-42
The Lord said this parable, "There was a
householder who planted a vineyard, and
set a hedge around it, and dug a wine
press in it, and built a tower, and let it out
to tenants, and went into another country.
When the season of fruit drew near, he
sent his servants to the tenants, to get his
fruit; and the tenants took his servants and
beat one, killed another, and stoned
another. Again he sent other servants,
more than the first; and they did the same
to them. Afterward he sent his son to
them, saying 'They will respect my son.'
But when the tenants saw the son, they
said to themselves, 'This is the heir; come,
let us kill him and have his inheritance.'
And they took him and cast him out of the
vineyard and killed him. When therefore
the owner of the vineyard comes, what
will he do to those tenants?" They said to
him, "He will put those wretches to a
miserable death, and let out the vineyard
to other tenants who will give him the
fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them,
"Have you never read in the scriptures:
'The very stone which the builders
rejected has become the head of the
corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is
marvelous in our eyes?'"
Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Ματθαῖον 21:33-42
Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην·
῎Αλλην παραβολὴν ἀκούσατε. ἄνθρωπός
τις ἦν οἰκοδεσπότης, ὅστις ἐφύτευσεν
ἀμπελῶνα καὶ φραγμὸν αὐτῷ περιέθηκε
καὶ ὤρυξεν ἐν αὐτῷ ληνὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε
πύργον, καὶ ἐξέδοτο αὐτὸν γεωργοῖς καὶ
ἀπεδήμησεν. ὅτε δὲ ἤγγισεν ὁ καιρὸς τῶν
καρπῶν, ἀπέστειλε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ
πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς λαβεῖν τοὺς καρποὺς
αὐτοῦ. καὶ λαβόντες οἱ γεωργοὶ τοὺς
δούλους αὐτοῦ ὃν μὲν ἔδειραν, ὃν δὲ
ἀπέκτειναν, ὃν δὲ ἐλιθοβόλησαν. πάλιν
ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους πλείονας τῶν
πρώτων, καὶ ἐποίησαν αὐτοῖς ὡσαύτως.
ὕστερον δὲ ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν
υἱὸν αὐτοῦ λέγων· ἐντραπήσονται τὸν υἱόν
μου. οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἰδόντες τὸν υἱὸν εἶπον
ἐν ἑαυτοῖς· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ κληρονόμος·
δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸν καὶ
κατάσχωμεν τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ. καὶ
λαβόντες αὐτὸν ἐξέβαλον ἔξω τοῦ
ἀμπελῶνος, καὶ ἀπέκτειναν. ὅταν οὖν ἔλθῃ
ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος, τί ποιήσει τοῖς
γεωργοῖς ἐκείνοις; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· κακοὺς
κακῶς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς, καὶ τὸν ἀμπελῶνα
ἐκδώσεται ἄλλοις γεωργοῖς, οἵτινες
ἀποδώσουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς καρποὺς ἐν τοῖς
καιροῖς αὐτῶν. λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς·
οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς, λίθον
ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος
ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας· παρὰ Κυρίου
ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν
ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν;
THE HOLY GOSPEL /
ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ
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Metropolitan Nathanael Listening Tour -
Chicago Churches (St. Basil)
His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael
is conducting a Listening Tour
throughout the Metropolis to meet pa-
rishioners, answer questions, under-
stand concerns and outline his vision
for the church’s ministry in the Mid-
west.
On Friday, September 7th, His Emi-
nence Metropolitan Nathanael will
hold a Listening Session with the pa-
rishioners of
St. Andrews, Chicago
St. George, Chicago
St. Demetrios, Chicago
Annunciation Cathedral, Chicago
St. Basil, Chicago
Holy Trinity, Chicago
Assumption of Chicago
Host Parish: St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church: Please contact the Host Par-
ish for the physical location of the meeting
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Meet & Greet
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Meeting
Although registration is not required, we strongly encourage you to register for
the event to secure your seat as space is limited.
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We welcome our guest clergy:
Rev. Christos R. Mihalopoulos
Father Christos is married to Presvytera Antonia (Toni) Mihalopoulos (Poteres), who is the daughter of Father Theodore Poteres & Presvytera Eustathia (Tulla) Po-
teres of Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, in Merriville, IN. They have two sons, Luke and Theodore Mihalopoulos.
Father Christos graduated in May of 2013 with a Masters of Divinity from Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, MA. His undergraduate work was accomplished by graduat-ing with two majors, one in history and the other in psychol-ogy at the University of Illinois.
He recently served as a pastoral assistant for the parish of Saint Nectarios in Palatine, IL. Father Christos was ordained to the Holy Diaconate on March 16th, 2014 by His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos at the parish of Saint Spyri-don in Palos Heights. Il. Father was ordained at our beloved Church on Sunday, September 28th, 2014 by His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago.
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Parish News and Events We need your help - You Might be Missing Out We have started a new weekly St. Basil E-Bulletin - which goes out early each week - and, for some of you, this email is going into "spam" or "trash". Please take a look at your spam and trash files and if you see it there, with most servers there's a button you can push to stop it's going into trash/spam. Or, enter [email protected] into your email contacts list. Thanks!
Books for Prisoners Many inmates with whom we correspond through the prison ministry request books to read. Topics include self-help, vocational training, orthodoxy, history, and fiction. If you can make a small donation to defray the cost of purchasing and sending books, please see Vicky in the church office. Any size donation is appreciated.
Area Festivals: Taste of Greektown , Halsted Street, IL - Aug. 24-26
Coffee Hour Today Is Hosted by: Cindy & Harold Schroeder & Tony Tsenes Thank you for your tasty treats.
Stewardship - Have You Become A Steward For 2018? If not, know that everything we have is God's and we are just managers during this brief life. Become a steward today. "He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God" (2 Cor. 9:10-11).
The new St. John the Almsgiver Ministry Has assembled over 30 Survival Packs, which our parish is providing to our neighbors in need. Each pack includes the following items: 1 Jewel gift card ($10), 1 CTA single-transit ticket, 1 white t-shirt, 1 pair of white tube socks, 1 toothbrush, 1 travel-sized toothpaste, 1 comb, 6 Band-aids, 3 ‘Wet Ones’ pocket-size singles hand wipes, 1 granola bar, and 1 bottle of water. We have distributed 30 packs to date. Please ask Fr. Dimitri, Nick Katsoulis, and Pat and Steve Cole about the rewarding experiences they’ve had distributing the packs! If you would like to contribute to these efforts by distributing packs, please see Vicky Crosby in the church office. She will show you where to sign out packs. If you would like to contribute money or items to create more packs, please speak to Vicky Crosby or Marina Arvanitis.
Calendar for the Week Ahead - Sunday, August 26, 11:30am - Philoptochos making sack lunches for Lincoln Park Community Shelter
- Sunday, September 2, 8:15am - Orthros and Divine Liturgy
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Matthew 25:35-36 - The Last Judgment For I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: Please donate food for the needy.
I was a stranger, and you took me in: Please welcome our Catechumens and Guests
Naked, and you clothed me: Please consider donating clothes to the local shelter.
I was sick, and you visited me: Please pray for the speedy recovery of: Nicholas, Anthony, Aphrodite
I was in prison, and you came unto me: Please pray for: Robert, Choice, Centrell, Maurice, Tyree, Clarence, Pierre, Anthony, Bryant, Angelo, Pierre, Timothy, Arthur, Kerwin, Willie, Bryant, Darron, Pablo, Lee, Derrick, Eugene, Clarence, Demetrius, Rashee, Joseph, Damien, Terrell, Lamar, Clarence, Antwon, James, John, Donald, Eddie, James Please pray for and consider visiting our shut-ins. Please also see Pat Cole to see about writing Letters to those Incarcerated through our prison ministry. It means the world to them to receive love.
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Reflection
Occasionally one hears an ungodly word even among Christians: here, even God cannot help! There is no dan-
ger in which God cannot help nor are there any enemies who could conquer by their own power without God's
permission. Do not ask how God will destroy the powerful army of our enemies that is easier for God then it is
for you to inhale or exhale air. Read how God, by one apparition, terrified the Syrian army, so the army dis-
persed and Israel was saved: "For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots and a
noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel has hired
against us the king of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to come upon us" (2 Kings 7:6).
Read how Jerusalem was saved from the powerful army of Babylon without any effort of King Hezekiah ex-
cept his cry and prayer before God: "And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out and
smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred four-score and five thousand: and when they arose early in the
morning, behold, they were all dead corpses" (2 Kings 19:35). But God did not perform such miracles only in
ancient times but He performs them every time when the faithful pray to Him. Thus, in the year 1395 A.D., the
Tartar King Tamburlaine [Tamerlane] surrounded Moscow with his countless soldiers. The Russians brought
the miracle-working icon of the Most-holy Theotokos from the town of Vladimir to Moscow and all the people
with tears began to pray to the Most-holy Pure One. Suddenly, for no visible reason, the army of Tartars began
to withdraw hurriedly and to flee. What happened? Tamburlaine had a vision in a dream: clouds of saints mov-
ing beneath the heavens and in their midst, the Holy Birth-giver of God as Queen and, further still, countless
hosts of angels. The Theotokos sharply threatened Tamburlaine and ordered him to leave immediately from
the land of the Russians and the saints waved their staffs at the emperor. Terrified by this dream, Tamburlaine
as soon as it dawned, ordered a retreat and flight.
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