Category: Byzantine Liturgy

Prayer for Fathers

Here is a an optional special petition for Father’s Day:

O Lord our God, the Infinite Father: we beseech You to attentively hear our supplicating voices which we, Your humble sons and daughters and lowly children, offer today in behalf of all of our fathers. To our youthful fathers, may You give the wisdom of Your advice and counsel; to those of our fathers in the prime of life, may You give strength and inspiration, reassuring them with that spiritual joy that comes from having experienced mature fatherhood; to our elderly fathers, may You grant them Your preservation, sustaining them with Your comfort and spiritual tender­ness; and to those of our fathers whom You have already called to Your heavenly abode, may You graciously favor them by generously rewarding them. Kindle within our hearts that same dedicated love and faithful devotion that Your Only-Begotten Son, our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ showed toward fulfilling Your divine will. O Almighty Father, on this festive day as we especially pay tribute to all of our fathers, we beseech You to receive our petitions and to quickly hear us and show all of them Your mercy.

Lord, have mercy. (3x)

Divine Liturgy for the coming week

Glory to Jesus Christ

Sunday, 6/21, 3rd Sunday after Pentecost and Moleben to Jesus Christ
9:00 a.m. For All Fathers requested by Judith Ellis
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: Romani 5:1-10
Gospel: Matthew 6:22-34, Tone 2

Monday, 6/22, Holy Bishop Martyr Eusebius
8:00 a.m. +Mary Ann Yursha (40 days, Pan.) requested by the Family

Tuesday, 6/23, Holy Martyr Agrippina
8:00 a.m. +Mary Ann Yursha requested Sestretsi

Wednesday, 6/24, Nativity of St John the Baptist
9:00 a.m. +Lew Markiw (Pan.) requested by the Wysowskyj and Sydoriak Families

Thursday, 6/25, Our Venerable Martyr Febronia
8:00 a.m. +Olga Mackew requested by Sestretsi

Friday, 6/26, Our Venerable David
8:00 a.m. +Orest Dubno requested by Luba Dubno

Saturday, 6/27, Nicholas Charnetsky and 25 martyrs
8:00 a.m. +Olga Mackew requested Sestretsi

Sunday, 06/28, 4th Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 a.m. God’s blessing and health for Irene Hladkyj requested by Luba Dubno
Moleben to Jesus Christ requested by Sestretsi
10:30 a.m. For the people of the parish

Epistle: Romani 6:18-23
Gospel: Matthew 8:5-13, Tone 3