Saturday June 30/July 13 ns 2024 † Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles - I Cor. 4:9-16; St. Matt. 9:36-10:8 - A TIME IS COMING... Saint Anthony the Great ~ AFFLICTIONS ...Saint Silouan the Athonite

 † Synaxis of the Twelve Holy Apostles

Saturday June 30/July 13 ns 2024

Although each one of the Twelve Great Apostles has their own special day of celebration throughout the year, the Church has set aside this day as a festal assembly of all the apostles together and with them, Paul. 

Are you ready to hear the quote below

or is it too soon?

The Holy Apostle Peter was crucified upside down

The Holy Apostle was crucified

The Holy Apostle James,
the son of Zebedee was beheaded

The Holy Apostle John the Theologian
died in a miraculous manner

The Holy Apostle Philip was crucified

The Holy Apostle Bartholomew
was crucified and beheaded

The Holy Apostle Thomas
was pierced with five spears

The Holy Apostle Matthew the Evangelist
was burned alive

The Holy Apostle James,
the son of Alphaeus was crucified

The Holy Apostle Thaddeus or Jude,
the Brother of James was crucified

The Holy Apostle Simon the Zealot
was crucified

The Holy Apostle Matthias
was stoned and then was beheaded after death

Saint Paul was beheaded

COMMANDS OR GIFTS? If we obey God's commands, do they remain commands or do they become gifts?

Saint Matthew 22:36-40 KJ
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

 

1 Corinthians 4:9-16 KJV

9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

Attention: Before reading today's Holy Gospel!

Saint Matthew 9:36-10:8 KJV

36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:

6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.