{"id":26743,"date":"2024-07-02T01:19:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T01:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=26743"},"modified":"2024-07-03T01:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:13:07","slug":"st-peter-news-july-2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-news-july-2-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter News July 2, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great-martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia
\nSecond Sunday of Matthew<\/h2>\n

Venerable Thomas of Mt. Maleon<\/h4>\n

Who Was the Great-Martyr Kyriaki of Nicomedia?<\/h2>\n
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Saint Kyriake was the only child of Dorotheus and Eusebia. Since she was born on a Sunday (Kyriake, in Greek), she was named Kyriake.<\/p>\n

One day a wealthy magistrate wished to betroth Kyriake to his son. Not only was she young and beautiful, but her parents were wealthy, and the magistrate wished to control that wealth. The magistrate went to her parents to request her hand, but Saint Kyriake told him that she wished to remain a virgin, for she had dedicated herself to Christ.<\/p>\n

The magistrate was angered by her words, so he went to the emperor Diocletian to denounce the saint and her parents as Christians who mocked the idols, and refused to offer sacrifice to them.<\/p>\n

Diocletian sent soldiers to arrest the family and have them brought before him. He asked them why they would not honor the gods which he himself honored. They told him that these were false gods, and that Christ was the one true God. <\/p>\n

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Read the complete story on the Orthodox Church in America<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

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DATE CHANGE: Early Divine Liturgy has been moved to July 2 (Tuesday) to commemorate St. John Maximovitch<\/h2>\n
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St. John Maximovitch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The normal Wednesday Early Divine Liturgy has been moved to Tuesday, July 2. It begins a 6:00am.<\/p>\n

The change applies only to this week so that we can commemorate St. John on his proper day.<\/p>\n

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Services and Events This Week<\/h2>\n