{"id":26426,"date":"2017-06-20T02:44:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T06:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2017-06-20T02:44:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T06:44:49","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-june-20-2017-third-sunday-of-matthew-st-john-kronstadt-on-prayer-fr-hans-out-of-town-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-june-20-2017-third-sunday-of-matthew-st-john-kronstadt-on-prayer-fr-hans-out-of-town-more\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter June 20, 2017– Third Sunday of Matthew, St. John Kronstadt on Prayer, Fr. Hans Out of Town…more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Third Sunday after Pentecost<\/h2>\n

Third Sunday of Matthew<\/h2>\n

A Prayer for the Granting of Prayer<\/h2>\n
\"St.<\/a>
St. John of Kronstadt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The following is a prayer written by St. John of Kronstadt to pray if you want your prayer to deepen. St. John was a Russian Orthodox priest who prayed deeply. Many miracles are attributed to his prayers.<\/p>\n

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O All-merciful Lord!
\nGrant me the divine gift of holy prayer, flowing from the depth of my heart.
\nGather together the dispersed thoughts of my mind, that it may always strive towards its Creator and Saviour.
\nDestroy the burning arrows of the evil one, which tear me away from Thee.
\nQuench the flame of the passionate thoughts that devour me during prayer.
\nCover me with the grace of Thy Most-holy Spirit, that to the very end of my sinful life I may love Thee alone with all my heart, all my soul and mind, and all my strength, and in the hour when my soul takes leave of my mortal body, O Sweetest Jesus, take into Thy hands my spirit when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Learn more about St. John on the Orthodoxwiki<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Apostles Fast<\/h2>\n

\"\" the same disciplines we used for Great Lent). Many people do not practice this fast but nevertheless it is part of the Orthodox Liturgical calendar.<\/p>\n

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Fr. Hans Our of Town<\/h2>\n

Fr. Hans will be out of town this Tuesday, June 20, to Saturday, June 24.<\/p>\n

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Parish Portraits: Introducing George Chionis<\/h2>\n

\"\"is mother and father, seeking opportunities in America, migrated to the middle of the country. George’s hard working father began as a meat cutter in Chicago and soon opened his own grocery store.<\/p>\n

George remembers that that the four boys in his family worked in the grocery store after school. No baseball or sports activities for them because they immediately went to work, helping their father at the store.<\/p>\n

Read George’s full story on the St. Peter website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Coming in September: Through the Bible in One Year<\/h2>\n
\n\"Read\n<\/div>\n

Would you like to read the entire bible? Would you like to take on this challenge with friends for encouragement and support?<\/p>\n

On September 1, the start of the new Church Year, St. Peter’s will start a program to read the bible in one year. Information will be posted on the website in August.<\/p>\n

Start thinking about it now.<\/p>\n

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Calendar At A Glance<\/h2>\n