{"id":11709,"date":"2023-08-28T21:18:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=11709"},"modified":"2023-08-28T21:18:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:18:08","slug":"st-peter-news-august-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-news-august-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter News August 29, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia and Venerable Theoktistos, fellow ascetic with Euthymios the Great<\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HieromartyrAnthimos500x703.jpg\" alt=\"Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia and Venerable Theoktistos, fellow ascetic with Euthymios the Great\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia and Venerable Theoktistos, fellow ascetic with Euthymios the Great<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Who were Hieromartyr Anthimos of Nicomedia and Venerable Theoktistos, fellow ascetic with Euthymios the Great?<\/h4>\n<p>The Hieromartyr Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedia, and those with him suffered during the persecution against Christians under the emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (305-311). The persecution became particularly intense after a fire at the imperial court at Nicomedia. The pagans accused the Christians of setting the fire and reacted against them with terrible ferocity.<\/p>\n<p>In Nicomedia alone, on the day of the Nativity of Christ, as many as twenty thousand Christians were burned inside a church. However, this monstrous inhumanity did not frighten the Christians, who firmly confessed their faith and endured martyrdom for Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Saints Dorotheus, Mardonius, Migdonius, Peter, Indes and Gorgonius died during this period. One of them was beheaded by the sword, others perished by burning, or being buried alive, or by drowning in the sea. The soldier Zeno boldly denounced the emperor Maximian, for which he was stoned, and then beheaded.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;&#93;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oca.org\/saints\/lives\/2022\/09\/03\/102467-hieromartyr-anthimus-bishop-of-nicomedia-and-those-with-him\">Orthodox Church of America<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Services and Events This Week<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun Aug 27<\/strong> &mdash; SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tue Aug 29<\/strong> &mdash; Beheading of St. John the Baptist Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Aug 30<\/strong> &mdash; Early Divine Liturgy 6:00am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Aug 23<\/strong> &mdash; St. Peter Game Night 6:00pm-9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 01<\/strong> &mdash; Ecclesiastical New Year \/ St. Symeon Stylite Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 01<\/strong> &mdash; St. Paisios Brotherhood 7:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Let&#39;s Pray the Paraklesis to the Theotokos Daily<\/h2>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/lets-pray-the-paraklesis-of-the-theotokos-daily\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click here to get more information\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/theotokos-wider-than-the-heavens-500x388-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Click the image to get more information on how to participate from the St. Peter&#39;s website<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Our goal at St. Peter&rsquo;s is to have one person or family pray the Parakelsis to the Theotokos for at least one day of every month. For each day of the month, individuals or even an entire family can sign up to pray the Paraklesis in their homes on the day\/s which they select.<\/p>\n<p><em>Get more information on how to participate <a href=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/lets-pray-the-paraklesis-of-the-theotokos-daily\/\">from the St. Peter&#39;s website<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church Fort Myers FL\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider-diocese.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Sign up the the Monthly DOMSE Newsletter on the DOMSE (Diocese of Miami and the Southeast) Website!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/domse.org\/domse-newsletter\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click here to go to the DOMSE site\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-light-logo-500x192-1.jpg\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/domse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the DOMSE Website<\/a> (scroll to the bottom, fill in the form on the left side) to sign up for &quot;The Light&quot; Newsletter and DOMSE emails.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church Fort Myers FL\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider-housekeeping.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h4>ST. PETER&#39;S GREETERS<\/h4>\n<p><em>Can you volunteer? Please call Joe Repya 612-270-4443.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>NEW! St. Peter Game Night on Wednesdays 6:00pm &#8211; 9:00pm<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Game Night\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/game-night-500x175-1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Join us on Wednesday evening for a few hours of fellowship and fun. Bring the board games you like to play. It&#8217;s casual, fun, and an opportunity for great fellowship.<\/p>\n<p>No sign-up required.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h4>SOCIAL HALL ALL STARS<\/h4>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Social Hall All Stars\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/social-hall-all-stars-500x100-2.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MARGIE ZIMMERMAN<\/li>\n<li>Leon Dephkalion<\/li>\n<li>Glow Franklin<\/li>\n<li>Moriah Peterson<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Sasen<\/li>\n<li>Will Schwarz<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Tomlinson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Social Hall All Stars are the men and women that make St. Peter&#39;s Social Hall happen. Thank you All Stars!<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church Fort Myers FL\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider-calendar.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AUGUST &#8211; SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun Aug 27<\/strong> &mdash; SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tue Aug 29<\/strong> &mdash; Beheading of St. John the Baptist Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Aug 30<\/strong> &mdash; Early Divine Liturgy 6:00am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Aug 23<\/strong> &mdash; St. Peter Game Night 6:00pm-9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 01<\/strong> &mdash; Ecclesiastical New Year \/ St. Symeon Stylite Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 01<\/strong> &mdash; St. Paisios Brotherhood 7:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun Sep 03<\/strong> &mdash; SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tue Sep 05<\/strong> &mdash; Zechariah and Elizabeth Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Sep 06<\/strong> &mdash; Early Divine Liturgy 6:00am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Sep 06<\/strong> &mdash; St. Peter Game Night 6:00pm-9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 08<\/strong> &mdash; Nativity of the Theotokos Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 08<\/strong> &mdash; St. Paisios Brotherhood 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sat Sep 09<\/strong> &mdash; Parish Council Meeting 10:00am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun Sep 10<\/strong> &mdash; SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mon Sep 11-22<\/strong> &mdash; Fr. Hans on Vacation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun Sep 17<\/strong> &mdash; SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mon Sep 11-22<\/strong> &mdash; Fr. Hans on Vacation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sun Sep 24<\/strong> &mdash; SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY Orthros 8:30am Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tue Sep 26<\/strong> &mdash; Paraklesis to the Theotokos 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Sep 27<\/strong> &mdash; Early Divine Liturgy 6:00am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wed Sep 27<\/strong> &mdash; St. Peter Game Night 6:00pm-9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 29<\/strong> &mdash; St. Kyriakos Divine Liturgy 9:30am LIVE STREAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fri Sep 29<\/strong> &mdash; St. Paisios Brotherhood 7:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church Fort Myers FL\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider-elders.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Have we helped by disseminating peace and harmony in the universe, or have we contributed to the existing chaos? For this reason we must always strive to perfect our thoughts <strong>Elder Thaddeus(Strabulovich) of Vitovnica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glory to the spiritual nature! May it ever conquer the material nature! Ask God to give you unchangeableness in all that is good.<br \/>\n<strong>Righteous John, Wonderworker of Kronstadt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And again; the good things have temptations. Without temptations it is not called virtue. <strong>Elder Arsenios Galanopoulos, the cave dweller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world, we are never without bad example, and bad example is highly contagious: It sometimes produces a sinful contagion in people even after the causes of that contagion are long dead. <strong>Metropolitan Gregory (Postnikov) of St. Petersburg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Therefore give yourself no rest, allow yourself no peace until you have slain that part within you that belongs to your carnal nature. Make it your purpose to track down every sign of the bestial within you and persecute it relentlessly. <strong>Tito Colliander<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church Fort Myers FL\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider-prayer.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Names will remain on the list for three months.<\/li>\n<li>If you would like to keep them on longer please mention it to Fr. Hans. We will keep the names on the list for as long as the person needs prayers.<\/li>\n<li>Names will include the person who requested the prayers and the month the name will be removed.<\/li>\n<li>The permanent list includes friends and members of St. Peter&#39;s and others including shut-ins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><em>Were names dropped that should have remained? Please mention it to Fr. Hans. He will add them back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Prayer List<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nGeorge (Chionis 11-1)<br \/>\nMark (Chionis 11-1)<br \/>\nKatheryn (Chionis 11-1)<br \/>\nJacob (Chionis 11-1)<br \/>\nKen (Chionis 11-1)<br \/>\nMaxim (Koco)<br \/>\nGeorge (Tsikistas 8\/1)<br \/>\nGeorge (Mourgis 8\/1)<br \/>\nBarbara (Sason 8\/1)<br \/>\nAnthony (Breitenbach 6\/1)<br \/>\nArielle (Ghanem 6\/1)<br \/>\nNicholas (Ghanem 6\/1)<br \/>\nChristos<br \/>\nFather Demetris<br \/>\nJamie<br \/>\nPamela<br \/>\nDavid<br \/>\nJessica<br \/>\nChristina (Hildreth)<br \/>\nGeorgia and Richard and their unborn child (Chapekis)<br \/>\nDionysios Chapekis)<br \/>\nNancy (Forderhase)<br \/>\nKayla (Palantine)<br \/>\nGeorge (3\/23 Chapekis)<br \/>\nPenelope (3\/23 Chapekis)<br \/>\nTheodora (3\/23)<br \/>\nVictor (3\/23)<br \/>\nBarbara (Dusckas 3\/23)<br \/>\nJames (Dusckas 3\/23)<br \/>\nLes (3\/23<br \/>\nLynn (Hurely 1\/23)<br \/>\nIrene and newborn baby (Tsikitas 1\/23)<br \/>\nLinda (Pappas 1\/23)<br \/>\nEkaterina (Chapekis 1\/23)<br \/>\nLee (Hurley 1\/23)<br \/>\nEmmanuel (Kalousdis 1\/23)<br \/>\nKatherine (Dusckas 1\/23)<br \/>\nVassiliki (Diveris 1\/23)<br \/>\nZena Touma (Contorelli 1\/23<br \/>\nLamia Touma (Contorelli 1\/23<br \/>\nMatthew (Contorelli 1\/23<br \/>\nEmmanuel (Kaloudis 1\/23)<br \/>\nNicholas<br \/>\nMarlene (Tewis 12\/22)<br \/>\nTina (Johnson 12\/22)<br \/>\nNicholas (De Lorenzo 12\/22)<br \/>\nPriest Anthony (Karbo 11\/22)<br \/>\nArchpriest Dionysius (Valentine 9\/12)<br \/>\nAnthony Presbyter (Kerr 10\/22)<br \/>\nJohn Presbyter (Jacobse)<br \/>\nElain Presbytera (Jacobse)<br \/>\nConstantine(Jacobse)<br \/>\nChrysoula(Jacobse)<br \/>\nAngel (Ghanem 10\/22)<br \/>\nEdgar (Chapekis 9\/22)<br \/>\nEvthriki (Jacobse 9\/22)<br \/>\nChristos (Johnson 8\/22)<br \/>\nJon Paul (Andrew 8\/22)<br \/>\nWilliam (Brubaker 8\/22)<br \/>\nPeter (Tewis 8\/22)<br \/>\nThe People of Ukraine and People of Russia and all those who are suffering in the war<\/p>\n<p><strong>Permanent Prayer List<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael (Sovjani)<br \/>\nMaria (Sovjani)<br \/>\nMaria (Sovjani)<br \/>\nMaria (Sovjani)<br \/>\nKaterina (Sovjani)<br \/>\nFrederick (Sovjani)<br \/>\nArsen (Sovjani)<br \/>\nIrene (Diveris)<br \/>\nKatheryn (Tolkkinen)<br \/>\nMarkisia (Long)<br \/>\nAngela (Long)<br \/>\nMarina (Long)<br \/>\nEleni (Long)<br \/>\nRaphaella (Long)<br \/>\nJoanne (Haley)<br \/>\nCorwin (Dusckas)<br \/>\nCorgette (Troutman)<br \/>\nIrina (Irina)<br \/>\nLidia (Irina)<br \/>\nSarina (Ghanem)<br \/>\nDebbie (Breitenbach)<br \/>\nKathy (Breitenbach)<br \/>\nHope (Isadore)<br \/>s<br \/>\nJohn (Long)<br \/>\nPantelis (Tsikita)<br \/>\nMarisa (Tsikita)<br \/>\nBarbara (Dionysopoulos)<br \/>\nPatricia (Evanoff)<br \/>\nGabriel (Mankus)<br \/>\nBaby Dani (Repya)<br \/>\nDespina (Diversis)<br \/>\nFredericos (Diveris)<br \/>\nHerman (Kerr)<br \/>\nInnocent (Kerr)<br \/>\nNicholas (Kerr)<br \/>\nPaola (Jacobse)<br \/>\nGregory (Yankopolos)<br \/>\nPauline (Poulos)<br \/>\nSergio (Kazakos)<br \/>\nFran (Hansen)<br \/>\nNina (Krotov)<br \/>\nFranklin (Pyrrson)<br \/>\nDemetrios (Kuchera)<br \/>\nTheodosios (Palis)<br \/>\nTheodora (Webb)<br \/>\nRobert (Smith)<br \/>\nPresbytera Rosy (in Pakistan)<br \/>\nJames (Hord)<br \/>\nVassiliki (Kontinos)<br \/>\nVassiliki (Morekeas)<br \/>\nVassilike (Hord)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Founders, Members, Benefactors and Friends Departed this Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John (Hansen)<br \/>\nAnatoly (Kurdsjuk)<br \/>\nThareni (Brooks)<br \/>\nMilan Evanoff<br \/>\nJean (Sam)<br \/>\nEleni (Pearson)<br \/>\nRichard (Pearson)<br \/>\nFr. Stephanos (Shagoury)<br \/>\nPanagiota (Bea Chionis)<br \/>\nAnthony (Mourgis)<br \/>\nAnthony (Mankus)<br \/>\nConstantine (Houpis)<br \/>\nConstantine (Joseph)<br \/>\nMary (Jarvis)<br \/>\nPanagiota Margarita (Palis)<br \/>\nMaria (Ninos)<br \/>\nSoterios (Ninos)<br \/>\nGeorge (Ninos)<br \/>\nJohn (Katsigianopoulos)<br \/>\nGeorge (Chionis)<br \/>\nMary (Spiropoulos)<br \/>\nGregory (Pappas)<br \/>\nAngela (Coran K<br \/>\nEugene (Rust)<br \/>\nRobert (Jarvis)<br \/>\nGeorge (Corey)<br \/>\nPatricia (Cotsones)<br \/>\nSeraphim (Zolio)<br \/>\nApostolos<\/p>\n<p>How should we pray for the sick? Remember them daily. Say their names (first names are sufficient) and ask God to bestow mercy and grace on them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Add or remove names and print this list for easy reference during your prayer time <a href=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/prayer-list\/\">on the St. Peter website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church Fort Myers FL\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/divider-sunday-readings.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Search the Scriptures\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/pantokrator-blessing.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h4>EPISTLE<\/h4>\n<p>For the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/p>\n<p>O Lord, how marvelous are Thy works.<br \/>\nIn wisdom hast Thou made them all.<br \/>\nBless the Lord, O my soul!<\/p>\n<p>The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (16:13-24)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Brethren, be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, and be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Now, brethren, you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer. I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence; for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men. The churches of Asia send greetings. Aquila and Prisca, together with the church in their house, send you hearty greetings in the Lord. All the brethren send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>GOSPEL<\/h4>\n<p>For the Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew)<\/p>\n<p>The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (21:33-42<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Lord spoke this parable: &ldquo;There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit; and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did the same to them. Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, &lsquo;They will respect my son.&rsquo; <\/p>\n<p>But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, &lsquo;This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.&rsquo; And they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?&rdquo; They said to him, &ldquo;He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.&rdquo; Jesus said to them, &ldquo;Have you never read in the Scriptures: &lsquo;The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord&rsquo;s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 1em 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"St. Peter Orthodox Church\" src=\"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/divider-2.png\" style=\"border: 0;\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thirteenth Sunday of Matthew, The Beheading of John the Baptist, Wednesday Liturgy, The Start of the New Eclesiastical Year, more&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}