{"id":5491,"date":"2016-10-18T13:26:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T17:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2016-10-18T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T17:26:50","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-october-18-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-october-18-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter October 18, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Holy Apostle James the Brother of Our Lord
\nThe Sixth Sunday of Luke<\/h2>\n
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St. James Brother of Our Lord<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Saint James was the son of Joseph the Betrothed from his (first) marriage. He was blessed by God while he was still in his mother’s womb and was so righteous in his life that all the Jews called him the “Just”. Even from a very early age, James lived a very ascetic life. He did not partake of wine or other strong drinks. In imitation of Saint John the Baptist.<\/p>\n

After the Lord’s Ascension, the Apostles unanimously elected James the Just as first bishop of Jerusalem. Perfect in all the virtues of action and contemplation, James alone entered the Holy of Holies of the New Testament- not once a year, like the High Priest of the Jews- but on a daily basis, in order to celebrate the holy sacraments. Dressed in a linen garment, he would enter the Temple and kneel for hours, praying for the people and the salvation of the world, to such an extent that his knees became hard as stone.<\/p>\n

Many people, ordinary and prominent citizens, had embraced the faith and the scribes and Pharisees were afraid that soon everyone would recognize the Messiah in the person of Christ. So they presented themselves to the Bishop of Jerusalem and entreated him to speak to the crowds at the temple. To make himself heard, he went up onto a roof, and preached that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. The scribes and Pharisees were enraged and hurled him from the roof. Despite the fall, he was not killed, and, like Christ before him, prayed for his enemies, until he was stoned and a bystander hit him on the head with a large piece of wood and dispatched him. He may have been buried at the site, near the Temple.<\/p>\n

Read the complete biography on the Pempousia<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bea Chionis — Memory Eternal<\/h2>\n
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Bea Chionis – May her memory be eternal
A recent picture of Bea (center) with her two daughters and husband George.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With sadness we announce the falling asleep of the servant of God Bea (Panagiota) Chionis, beloved wife of George Chionis. We will miss her. May her memory be eternal.<\/p>\n

The Funeral will be held on Friday,October 21, 2016.<\/p>\n

Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n