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SAINTS ZACHARIAH AND ELIZABETH
PARENTS OF THE HOLY FORERUNNER JOHN THE BAPTIST
15th Sunday of St. Matthew
September 5, 2010
In Wisdom, Let us attend!
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Read more...Feast Days, Scripture Readings, and Liturgical Hymns
SS. Zachariah and Elizabeth (September 5th)
Parents of St. John the Forerunner
UPCOMING FEAST DAYS AND SERVICES
Wednesday, September 1: The Indiction (Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year) Orthros at 8:30 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, September 8: FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS Orthros at 8:30 a.m.
Read more...The Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year (The Indiction)
For the maitenance 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).
The Anatomy of a Spiritual Disaster
Today's reading from Matthew is the last time there will be conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees, Sadducees and temple officials. There is one last question from the Pharisees which Jesus turns aside with another of his dazzling insights that confounds his critics.
Now Jesus turns the tables. He asks a question. A question none of them can answer. From this day on there will be no exchange between Jesus and these leaders. Jesus will speak only to the crowds and to his disciples and the religious leaders will lay the groundwork for elimination of this "trouble maker."
The delightful thing about all of these encounters between Jesus and the Jewish officials is that they have all been public. They have been designed to humiliate and belittle Jesus.
Read more...Parish Activities
The Greek School of St. George offers classes from pre-K to 7th grade, as well as preparation classes for the Ellinomathia exams. Registration for the Friday School is on Sept. 10, 2010 at 3:45pm, and for the Saturday School on Sept. 11, 9:15am. For more information, please contact Lena Petropoulos at (301)-774-4558 or skpetrop@comcast.net, or Katerina Papaioannou at (301) 229-4286 or michaelkaterinap@gmail.com .