St. Luke Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma
Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma
Liturgies
Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am
Saturday Great Vespers at 4:30 pm
All Souls Days - Liturgy for the Deceased
Saturday, May 18 - Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
Wednesday Services
Wednesday, May 8 - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 15 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Mystery of Repentance:
By appointment
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Liturgy for the Deceased:
Contact Fr. Michael to offer a Divine Liturgy or Panachida for a deceased loved one.
Pentecost is celebrated on the 49th day after Pascha.
Liturgies:
Saturday, May 18 - Festal Vespers at 4:30 pm
Sunday, May 19 - Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am
Monday, May 20 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
“We celebrate the feast of Pentecost and of the descent of the Spirit, the fulfillment of promise and the achievement of hope. O how great and how exalted is the mystery!” (Pentecost Vespers, STICHERA, Tone 1). With these words we begin out liturgical celebration of Pentecost, solemnly concluding the yearly remembrance of our salvation. These words are taken from the famous homily of St. Gregory the Theologian, “On the Holy Spirit” which he delivered in Constantinople on the day of Pentecost, 381 A.D. According to St. Gregory, the descent of the Holy Spirit is the fulfillment of God’s promise, since Jesus Christ assured His Apostles that He would send them the “promise of the Father” (Lk 24:49). By the descent of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles received even more than they hoped for. The descent of the Holy Spirit brought to its completion the divine revelation of the Holy Trinity which St. Gregory called the “great and exalted mystery.”
“We have seen the true light, we have received the Heavenly Spirit, we have found the true faith, and we worship the undivided Trinity; for the Trinity has saved us.” (Pentecost Vespers, STICHERA, Tone 2). This “true faith” inspired St. Gregory of Nazianz to deliver his sermon about the divinity of the Holy Spirit, Who “completed the work of Christ.” Gregory’s sermon was addressed against the followers of his predecessor in the See of Constantinople, Archbishop Macedonius, (d. 362) who denied the divinity of the Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity.
Before His ascension, Jesus Christ instructed His Apostles to stay in Jerusalem and to wait for the “promise of His Father,” which was to be fulfilled in a few days Acts 1:4-5). After the Ascension, they returned from Mt. Olivet to the Upper Room where they spent their time in “continuous prayer” (Acts 1:14) and worship “in the temple” (Lk 24:53). This was the first retreat of prayer and meditation made by the Apostles, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the close followers of Christ. When they returned from the temple and gathered together in the Upper Room for morning prayers, suddenly the Holy Spirit descended upon them. Pentecost is a constant reminder of our own “baptism by the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5), which we received at the time of our Chrismation.
Troparion:
Blessed are you, O Christ our God. You have shown the fishermen to be all wise, sending down upon them the Holy Spirit. Through them, you have caught the whole world in your net. O Lover of us all, glory to you!
Kontakion:
When the Most High descended and confused tongues, he scattered nations. When he distributed the tongues of fire, he called all to the unity. We also, with one voice, glorify the Most Holy Spirit.
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