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"All of us, and all pious Orthodox Christians, may the Lord God remember in His Kingdom always, now, and ever and unto the ages of ages."
Divine Liturgy in the All-Holy Church of the Resurrection, December 1993
To my highly respected and beloved Geronta, Fr. Chrysostom, and our beloved Sisters in Christ. Thank you for reminding us where God lives. May your work be constantly and continuously blessed by heaven above. You are deep in our hearts and in the forefront of our minds.
Most respectfully,Fr. Nicholas Anctil
and many many spiritual children
and friends from
Holy Trinity, New Rochelle, NY.
| 1 F Prophet Nahum. Philaret. Theokletos. | 17 S + 11TH SUNDAY OF LUKE (FOREFATHERS). Prophet Daniel & the Three Youths. Dionysios of Zakynthos. |
| 2 S Prophet Habbakuk. Martyr Myrope. | 18 M Sebastianos, Zoe & their companions, Martyrs. |
| 3 S + 14TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. Prophet Zephaniah. | 19 T Martyr Boniface, Haglaia, Aris, Eutychios. |
| 4 M + Great-martyr Barbara. John of Damascus. | 20 W + Ignatius the God-bearer. |
| 5 T Savva the Sanctified. Diogenes. | 21 T Juliana, Themistocles & 500 Martyrs. |
| 6 W + Nicholas the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Myra. | 22 F + Great-martyr Anastasia the Pharmacist. |
| 7 Ambrose of Milan. Gerasimos. | 23 S 10 Martyrs of Crete. Nahum the Missionary. |
| 8 F Blessed Patapios. Sosthenes. Apollo. Tychikos. | 24 F Blessed Patapios. Sosthenes. Apollo. Tychikos. |
| 9 S + Anna’s Conception of the Theotokos. Prophetess Anna. | 25 M + NATIVITY OF CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. |
| 10 S + 10TH SUNDAY OF LUKE. Menas. Hermogenes. | 26 T + Synaxis of the Theotokos. |
| 11 M Daniel the Stylite. Meirakos. Barsabas the Martyr. | 27 W + Stephan the First Martyr. |
| 12 T + Spyridon the Wonder-worker, Bishop of Trimythountos. | 28 T + Simon the Myrrh-gusher. 2000 Martyrs of Nicomedia. |
| 13 W Lucia. Eustratios & companions. Blessed Herman of Alaska. | 29 F 14,000 infants slain by Herod. |
| 14 T Thyrsos, Philemon, and Lucius the Martyrs. | 30 S Martyr Anysia. Martyr Philaret. |
| 15 F + Hieromartyr Eleutherios & Anthia his mother. | 31 S + SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. Blessed Melanie the Roman. |
| 16 S Prophet Haggai. Modestos. Empress Theophano. |
The presence of the priest is a presence of the Son of God, of Christ Himself. It is a presence which has something to say about the course of the world and its rebirth.
All nations are ready to accept us. We are the ones responsible, and the guilty ones, if Christ has not been accepted everywhere. I personally. God is looking for even just a few persons. He brought down His "bargaining" with Abraham to five: "If I find five in Sodom, okay", He says. But He didn’t find them. For just five He was searching when the Conquerer of Constantinople saw His hand over the City.
And we can bring, not just five people, but the whole world to Christ. Again, St. John Chrysostom says, "One person is enough to reform the whole municipality, the whole world."
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