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Wed
1FebEve of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
6:00pm Great Vespers, LitiyaThu
2FebMEETING OF THE LORD
9:10am Hours
9:30am Divine Liturgy, Potluck
6:00pm Men's GroupSat
4Feb5:00pm Teen Book Study
5:00pm Choir Rehearsal
5:00pm Orthodoxy Class
6:00pm Great Vespers, ConfessionsSun
5FebSunday of the Publican & Pharisee
9:10am Hours
9:30am Divine Liturgy, Potliuck: Group 1Tue
7Feb9:30am Book Study
The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple
TROPARION — Hail, Virgin Theotokos, full of grace! From you shone the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, enlightening those who were in darkness! Rejoice, O righteous Elder; you received in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, Who grants us the Resurrection. KONTAKION — By Your birth, You sanctified the Virgin’s womb, and You blessed Simeon’s hands as was meet, O Christ God; by anticipation You have saved us even now. Grant peace to Your faithful people, and strengthen the Hierarchs You have loved, O only Lover of mankind.
- commemorated on February 2
"Truly, not a single earthly pleasure can satisfy our heart. We are strangers on earth, pilgrims and travelers; our home and fatherland are there in heaven, in the heavenly kingdom; and there does not exist on earth things that could perfectly satisfy our desires."
- St. Innocent of Alaska