{"id":9329,"date":"2021-01-26T09:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=9329"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:33:04","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-january-26-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-january-26-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter January 26, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thirty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
\nFifteenth Sunday of Luke — The Sunday of Zaccheaus<\/h2>\n

Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John<\/h2>\n

Martyrs Athanasia and her daughters Theodota, Theoktiste and Eudoxia of Egypt; New-Martyr Elias in the Peloponnesus; Nikita of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Novgorod<\/h4>\n
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The Sunday of Zacchaeus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Apostle Zacchaeus was a rich publican at Jericho. Since he was short of stature, he climbed a sycamore tree in order to see the Savior passing by. After the Ascension of the Lord, St. Zacchaeus accompanied St. Peter on his travels. Tradition says he followed St. Peter to Caesarea, where Peter appointed him the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine. He died in peace.<\/p>\n

The Sunday of Zacchaeus is also the first warning that Lent is around the corner. It is time to prepare ourselves for the coming of Lent. Start thinking about it now.<\/p>\n

Read the complete story on the Orthodoxwiki<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John<\/h2>\n
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The Holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries Cyrus and John<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Born in Alexandria of Egypt in the third century A.D. to faithful Christian parents, St. Cyrus was raised to be a true follower of Christ from an early age. St. Cyrus attended the university in Alexandria becoming a medical physician. He treated his patients without pay or rewards. St. Cyrus healed in the name of Jesus Christ with prayers and by reciting passages from the Old Testament. After his patients were healed he would advise them that in order to stay healthy they must obey God’s commandments and not sin as most of the time sickness comes through sin.<\/p>\n

As St. Cyrus became popular the citizens of Alexandria built him a hospital, which was converted into a church after his martyrdom. It was a place where miracles occurred even after his repose due to the grace of the Holy Spirit and the prayers of the saint.<\/p>\n

Aside from his healing and hospital duties St. Cyrus was a strong Christian teaching Christianity to the population of Alexandria. Many baptisms were performed and the church of Alexandria grew.<\/p>\n

Read the complete story on the Orthodoxwikie<\/a> website.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read the entire article on the Orthodoxwiki<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Services This Week<\/h2>\n