"And the Lord God said to Noah, 'This is the sign of the covenant which I set between Me and you, and between every living creature which is with you for perpetual generations. I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of covenant between Me and the earth. And it shall be when I gather clouds upon the earth, that My bow shall be seen in the cloud. And I will remember My convenant, which is between Me and you, and between every living soul in all flesh, and there shall no longer be water for a deluge, so as to blot out all flesh. And My bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look to remember the everlasting covenant between Me and the earth, and between every living soul in all flesh, which is upon the earth.' And God said to Noah, 'This is the sign of the covenant, which I have made between Me and all flesh, which is upon the earth'."

(Gen. 9:12-17)

April

1 T + Mary of Egypt. Gerontios. 16 F + Life-giving Fountain of the Theotokos.
2 F Blessed Titus. Theodora, Virgin & Martyr. 17 S + Bright Saturday. Macarius of Corinth.
3 S + Lazarus Saturday. Nicetas, Joseph the Hymnographer. 18 S + SUNDAY OF THOMAS. Blessed John.
4 S + PALM SUNDAY.George in Malaeo. Platon. 19 M Paphnoutios, Martyr Philippe.
5 M + Holy Monday. Joseph the All-fair. 20 T Apostle Zacchaeus, Athanasios, Founder of Great Meteora.
6 T + Holy Tuesday. The parable of the ten Virgins. 21 W Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, & Irene.
7 W + Holy Wednesday. The woman anointing the Lord. 22 T Apostle Nathanael. Theodore.
8 T + Holy Thursday. The Last Supper. 23 F + Great-martyr George the Trophy-bearer.
9 F + Holy Friday. The Lord's sacred Passion. 24 S Blessed Elizabeth the Wonder-worker.
10 S + Christ's descent into Hell. 25 S + SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARERS. Evangelist Mark.
11 S + HOLY PASCHA. The Resurrection of the Lord. 26 M The King of Amasia, 5 Martyrs of Samothrace.
12 M + Bright Monday. Blessed Anthousa. 27 T Hieromartyr Symeon, Bishop of Jerusalem.
13 T + Bright Tuesday. Martin of Rome. 28 W Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus.
14 W + Bright Wednesday. Aristarchos. 29 T Jason and Sosipatros.
15 T + Bright Thursday. Crescent. 30 F + Apostle James, son of Zebedee.

I pray with all my heart for the Resurrected LORD to overshadow, fortify, and bless this Sisterhood, so that it will constitute a Spiritual Beacon of great range, that will guide and direct the Christians both near and far, such that they will reach the only secure port, which is the Kingdom of Heaven. Something that is guaranteed by the personality, the spirituality, and the purity of the Elder Dionyssios, the Superior Mother Diodora, and all the sisters in general.

Fr. Demetrios Tzoumas, Protopresbyter
Areopagite
4 May 1998


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