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Selamat Tahun Baru 2013
Kiranya Rahmat dan Berkat Allah selalu beserta kita dan menerangi kita ditahun 2013

Amin, Amin, Amin...

Daily Orthodoxy 31/12/2012

195. Telah dikatakan bahwa Putera Allah menjelma bagi keselamatan kita, dalam cara yang bagaimana Ia melakukan hal itu?
Oleh ajaranNya, kehidupanNya, kematianNya, dan kebangkitanNya.

196. Apakah yang diajarkan Kristus?
Injil tentang Kerajaan Allah atau dengan kata lain ajaran mengenai keselamatan dan kebahagiaan kekal, yang sama juga diajarkan oleh Gereja Orthodox sekarang. [Mrk 1:14-15]

197. Bagaimana kita diselamatkan oleh ajaran Kristus?
Dengan kita menerima hal itu dengan segenap hati kita dan berjalan selaras dengan hal itu. Sebab sebagaimana perkataan dusta iblis diterima oleh manusia pertama sehingga menjadikan didalam mereka benih dosa dan kematian maka sebaliknya, Sabda kebenaran Kristus dengan sungguh-sungguh diterima oleh umat Kristen sehingga menjadikan didalam mereka benih kekudusan dan kehidupan kekal. Rasul Petrus menyatakan mereka sebagai: Karena kamu telah dilahirkan kembali bukan dari benih yang fana, tetapi dari benih yang tidak fana, oleh firman Allah, yang hidup dan yang kekal. [1Ptr 1:23]

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Orthodox Calendar Monday, December 31, 2012 / December 18, 2012 (Church Calendar)

31st Week after Pentecost. Tone five.
Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil
Martyr Sebastian at Rome and his companions: Martyrs Nicostratus, Zoe, Castorius, Tranquillinus, Marcellinus, Mark, Claudius, Symphorian, Victorinus, Tiburtius, and Castulus (287).
Martyr Victor (1936).
New Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky), archbishop of Tver (1937).
New Hieromartyrs Nicholas archbishop of Velikoustiuzh, James, John, Vladimir, and Nicholas priests (1937).
New Hieromartyr Sergius deacon and Virgin-martyr Vera (1942).
Venerable Sebastian, abbot of Poshekhonye Monastery (Vologda) (1500).
Glorification (1694) of Righteous Simeon, wonderworker of Verkhoturye (1642).
St. Modestus I, archbishop of Jerusalem (4th c.).
Venerable Florus, bishop of Amisus (7th c.).
Venerable Michael the Confessor at Constantinople (845).
Martyr Eubotius at Cyzicus (318).
Venerable Winnibald, abbot and missionary of England and Heidenheim (Germany) (761) (Celtic & British).
Hieromartyr Zaccheus the Deacon and St. Alpheus the Reader of Caesarea (Greek).
St. Gatianus, first bishop of Tours (3rd c.).
St. Sophia the Wonderworker (Greek).

The Scripture Readings

Hebrews 11:17-23, 27-31
Mark 9:42-10:1

Martyr Sebastian & Companions, Tone IV —
In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save Thou our souls.

Konation of the martyrs, in Tone I —
A hand-wrought image ye would not worship, O thrice-blessed ones; but armed by the Indepictable Essence, ye were glorified in your ordeal by fire. Standing in the midst of the irresistible flame, ye called upon God: Speed Thou, O Compassionate One, and hasten, since Thou art merciful, to come unto our aid, for Thou art able, if it be Thy will.

Konation of the forefeast, in the same tone —
Rejoice, O Bethlehem! Ephratha, make ready! For behold, the ewe-lamb hasteneth to give birth to the Great Shepherd Whom she carrieth in her womb. And seeing Him, the Godbearing Fathers rejoice, and with the shepherds praise the virgin who giveth suck.

April 15 – Great and Holy Pascha


Fixed Great FeastsJanuary 7 – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
January 19 – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ
February 15 – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple
April 7 – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar
August 19 – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
August 28 – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
September 21 – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar
September 27 – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord
December 4 – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


Movable Great FeastsApril 8 – Palm Sunday
May 24 – Holy Ascension
June 3 – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday


FeastsJanuary 14 – Circumcision of the Lord
July 7 – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
July 12 – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul
September 11 – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist
October 14 – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


Fasting SeasonsFebruary 27 - April 14 – Great Lent
June 11 - July 11 – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
August 14 - August 28 – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
November 28 - January 6 – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)


Fast Days The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks
January 18 – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany)
September 11 – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
September 27 – The Elevation of the Cross


Traditional days of remembranceFebruary 18 – Meat-fare Saturday
March 10 – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 17 – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 24 – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent
April 24 – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha)
June 2 – Trinity Saturday
November 3 – Demetrius Saturday


Fast-free WeeksJanuary 7 - January 17 – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve)
February 5 - February 11 – Publican & Pharisee
February 19 - February 25 – Maslenitsa
April 15 - April 21 – Bright Week
June 3 - June 9 – Trinity Week

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Orthodox Calendar Saturday, December 29, 2012 / December 16, 2012 (Church Calendar)

30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four.
Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). Fish Allowed
Prophet Haggai (Aggaeus) (500 B.C.).
New Hieromartyrs Priest Vladimir (1918)
New Hieromartyrs Arcadius, bishop of Bezhetsk, and Priests Elias, Paul, Theodosius, Vladimir, and Alexander priests, Martyr Makarius (1937).
New Hieromartyr Peter priest (1937).
Venerable Sophia, nun (in the world Solomonia), wife of Grand Duke Basil III (1542).
Martyr Marinus of Rome (283).
Blessed Empress Theophania of Byzantium (893).
St. Memnon, archbishop of Ephesus (5th c.).
St. Nicholas Chrysoberges, patriarch of Constantinople (995).
St. Modestus II, archbishop of Jerusalem (634) (Greek).
Martyrs Promus and Hilarion (Greek).

The Scripture Readings

Ephesians 5:1-8
Luke 14:1-11



SHOW TROPARION



April 15 – Great and Holy Pascha


Fixed Great FeastsJanuary 7 – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
January 19 – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ
February 15 – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple
April 7 – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar
August 19 – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
August 28 – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
September 21 – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar
September 27 – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord
December 4 – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


Movable Great FeastsApril 8 – Palm Sunday
May 24 – Holy Ascension
June 3 – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday


FeastsJanuary 14 – Circumcision of the Lord
July 7 – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
July 12 – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul
September 11 – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist
October 14 – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


Fasting SeasonsFebruary 27 - April 14 – Great Lent
June 11 - July 11 – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
August 14 - August 28 – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
November 28 - January 6 – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)


Fast Days The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks
January 18 – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany)
September 11 – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
September 27 – The Elevation of the Cross


Traditional days of remembranceFebruary 18 – Meat-fare Saturday
March 10 – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 17 – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 24 – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent
April 24 – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha)
June 2 – Trinity Saturday
November 3 – Demetrius Saturday


Fast-free WeeksJanuary 7 - January 17 – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve)
February 5 - February 11 – Publican & Pharisee
February 19 - February 25 – Maslenitsa
April 15 - April 21 – Bright Week
June 3 - June 9 – Trinity Week

Daily Orthodoxy 29/12/2012

192. Apa tanda-tanda bahwa persiapan pemeliharaan Allah sehingga manusia dapat mengetahui Juruselamat ketika Ia dilahirkan bagi mereka?
Beberapa nubuatan tepat mengenai berbagai keadaan dalam kelahiranNya dan kehidupanNya di bumi. Misalnya, Nabi Yesaya telah menubuatkan bahwa Juruselamat akan dilahirkan dari seorang perawan [Yes 7:14]. Nabi Mikha telah menubuatkan bahwa Juruselamat akan lahir di Betlehem, dan nubuat ini telah dimengerti orang-orang Yahudi sebelum mereka mendengar hal itu tergenapi [Mat 2:4-6]. Nabi Maleakhi setelah pembangunan Bait Allah Kedua di Yerusalem menubuatkan bahwa kedatangan Juruselamat sudah dekat dan bahwa Ia akan datang ke Bait Allah ini, serta sebelum Dia akan dikirimkan pelopor/pembuka jalan yang seperti Nabi Elia, yang secara jelas mengarah pada Yohanes Pembaptis [Mal 3:1, 4:5]. Nabi Zakharia menubuatkan tentang arak-arakan masuknya Juruselamat kedalam Yerusalem [Za 9:9]. Nabi Yesaya dengan kejelasan yang luar biasa telah menubuatkan penderitaan Juruselamat [Yes 53]. Daud dalam Mazmur 20 telah mengambarkan penderitaan Juruselamat diatas salib dengan kepastian yang agung seakan-akan ia menuliskan dari kaki salib itu sendiri. Juga Daniel 490 tahun sebelum masa Yesus Kristus telah menubuatkan tampilnya Juruselamat, kematianNya di salib, dan kemudian kehancuran Bait Allah dan juga Yerusalem, serta penghapusan korban Perjanjian Lama [Dan 9].

193. Apakah pada kenyataannya, manusia mengenali Yesus Kristus sebagai Jurusalamat pada waktu Ia dilahirkan dan hidup diatas bumi?
Beberapa mengenaliNya dengan berbagai cara. Orang Majus dari Timur mengenaliNya oleh sebuah bintang yang ketika kelahiranNya tampak di Timur. Para gembala di Betlehem mengetahuiNya dari para malaikat yang secara nyata mengatakan kepada mereka bahwa Juruselamat telah lahir di Kota Daud. Simeon dan Hana oleh wahyu khusus dari Roh Kudus mengetahuiNya ketika Ia dibawa ke Bait Allah setelah 40 hari dari kelahiranNya. Yohanes Pembaptis saat di Sungai Yordan waktu pembaptisanNya mengetahuiNya oleh pewahyuan tentang turunnya Roh Kudus atasNya dalam bentuk burung merpati dan juga oleh suara Allah Bapa dari Sorga: "Inilah Anak-Ku yang Kukasihi, kepada-Nyalah Aku berkenan." [Mat 3:17]. Suatu suara yang sama didengar oleh Rasul Petrus, Rasul Yakobus dan Rasul Yohanes pada waktu pemuliaanNya diatas gunung: "Inilah Anak yang Kukasihi, dengarkanlah Dia." [Mrk 9:7]. Disamping hal itu, banyak lagi yang mengenaliNya oleh ajaranNya yang unggul dan juga khususnya oleh mujizat yang Ia buat.

194. Mujizat apa yang dikerjakan oleh Yesus Kristus?
Orang-orang yang menderita dibawah penyakit yang tak dapat disembuhkan dan juga kerasukan oleh roh-roh jahat telah disembuhkan olehNya dalam sekejap mata, hanya oleh sebuah kata, atau oleh sentuhan tanganNya, dan bahkan melalui sentuhan jubahNya. Dengan 5 ketul roti (dan juga pada waktu yang lain dengan 7 ketul roti) Ia telah memberi makan beribu-ribu orang. Ia berjalan diatas air, dan oleh sebuah kata telah menenangkan badai. Dia membangkitkan orang mati: putera seorang janda di Nain, anak perempuan Yairus, dan Lazarus pada hari keempat semenjak kematiannya.

Daily Orthodoxy 28/12/2012

189. Dalam hal apakah Sang Perawan Kudus disebut sebagai Bunda dari Allah?
Meskipun Yesus Kristus telah dilahirkan olehnya setelah penjelmaanNya, dan bukan dari keTuhananNya yang kekal, Maria masih layak disebut sebagai Bunda dari Allah karena Ia yang dilahirkannya, yang dikandung dan dilahirkan darinya, tidak berubah, yaitu Allah sejati.

190. Apakah gagasan yang harus dimiliki mengenai kemuliaan martabat dari Sang Perawan Kudus Maria?
Sebagai Bunda dari Allah, ia melampaui dalam rahmat dan kedekatan pada Allah, dan juga dalam martabat melebihi setiap makhluk, oleh karena itu Gereja Orthodox menghormatinya jauh lebih tinggi dari Kerubim dan Serafim.

191. Apa lagi yang dibicarakan dalam kelahiran Yesus Kristus dari Sang Kudus Bunda Allah?
Karena kelahiran tersebut secara sempurna adalah kudus dan hampa dari dosa, hal itu juga tanpa rasa sakit sebab kesakitan adalah hukuman dosa dimana Allah menakdirkan Hawa dalam kesakitan dalam memberi kelahiran seorang anak. [Y.Damask.Theol.Lib.IV.Cap.14,6].

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Orthodox Calendar Friday, December 28, 2012 / December 15, 2012 (Church Calendar)


30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four.
Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Hieromartyr Eleutherius, bishop of Illyria, and his mother, Martyr Anthia and Martyr Corivus the Eparch (126).
Venerable Paul of Mt. Latros (956).
St. Stephen the Confessor, archbishop of Surozh in the Crimea (790).
Synaxis of All Saints of Crimea.
New Russian Hieromartyrs Joseph, metropolitan of Petrograd (1938), Hilarion (Troitsky), bishop of Verey (1929); Virgin-martyr Victorina (Diobronravova).
New Hieromartyrs Alexander, Basil, Victorinus priests (1937).
Venerable Tryphon, of Pechenga or Kola (1583), and his martyred disciple Venerable Jonah.
Synaxis of All Saints of Kolsk.
Martyr Eleutherius at Constantinople (4th c.).
Venerable Pardus, hermit of Palestine (6th c.).
Monk-martyr Bacchus of Mar Saba (8th c.).
Martyr Susanna the Deaconess of Palestine (4th c.).
Venerable Nektarius of Bitel'sk (1500).
St. Aubertus, bishop (668) (Neth.).

The Scripture Readings

Hebrews 11:8,11:16
Mark 9:33-41



HIDE TROPARION


Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Tone IV —
As thou didst share in the ways of the apostles/ and didst occupy their throne,/ thou didst find thine activity to be a passage to divine vision,/ O divinely inspired one./ Wherefore, ordering the word of truth,/ thou didst suffer for the Faith even to the shedding of thy blood.// O hieromartyr Eleutherius, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

Venerable Paul of Mount Latros; Troparion, Tone IV —
O most glorious Paul, we hymn thee/ as one who dwelleth together with the incorporeal hosts/ and as a companion of all the venerable,// and we beseech thee:// Pray thou ever for us, that we may find mercy.

Kontakion for the Venerable one, Tone VIII "To thee, the Champion Leader" —
From thy youth, O wise one, thou didst manfully desire that which passeth understanding/ and didst forsake the tumult of the world./ For thy divine way of life thou becamest a dwelling-place of the Trinity,/ and hast illumined those who have recourse to thee with faith.// Wherefore, we cry out: Rejoice, O Paul who art most rich!

Kontakion for the Hieromartyr, Tone II "The steadfast" —
We all praise thee as the adornment of priests/ and the proclamation of passion-bearers,/ O venerable hieromartyr Eleutherius,/ and we entreat thee:/ From multifarious misfortunes free those who celebrate thy memory with love,// praying unceasingly for us all.

April 15 – Great and Holy Pascha


Fixed Great FeastsJanuary 7 – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
January 19 – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ
February 15 – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple
April 7 – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar
August 19 – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ
August 28 – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
September 21 – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar
September 27 – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord
December 4 – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


Movable Great FeastsApril 8 – Palm Sunday
May 24 – Holy Ascension
June 3 – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday


FeastsJanuary 14 – Circumcision of the Lord
July 7 – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
July 12 – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul
September 11 – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist
October 14 – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary


Fasting SeasonsFebruary 27 - April 14 – Great Lent
June 11 - July 11 – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
August 14 - August 28 – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast
November 28 - January 6 – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)


Fast Days The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks
January 18 – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany)
September 11 – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
September 27 – The Elevation of the Cross


Traditional days of remembranceFebruary 18 – Meat-fare Saturday
March 10 – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 17 – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent
March 24 – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent
April 24 – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha)
June 2 – Trinity Saturday
November 3 – Demetrius Saturday


Fast-free WeeksJanuary 7 - January 17 – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve)
February 5 - February 11 – Publican & Pharisee
February 19 - February 25 – Maslenitsa
April 15 - April 21 – Bright Week
June 3 - June 9 – Trinity Week

Daily Orthodoxy 27/12/2012

186. Apakah Sang Kudus Maria pada kenyataannya tetap seorang perawan?
Ya, ia tetap perawan sebelum kelahiran, selama kelahiran, dan setelah kelahiran Juruselamat, oleh karena itu disebut sebagai “selalu perawan”.

187. Apakah gelar agung lain bagi Sang Perawan Kudus Maria yang digunakan Gereja Orthodox untuk menghormatinya?
Bunda dari Allah (Theotokos).

188. Dapatkah Kitab Suci menunjukkan asal gelar ini?
Hal ini diambil dari pernyataan Nabi Yesaya: Sesungguhnya, anak dara itu akan mengandung dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, dan mereka akan menamakan Dia Imanuel —yang berarti: Allah menyertai kita. [Yes 7:14, Mat 1:23]

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Thursday, December 27, 2012 / December 14, 2012 (Church Calendar)

2012

30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). Food with Oil Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus of Apollonia (250). Martyrs Apollonius, Philemon, Arianus, and Theoctychus of Alexandria (ca. 305). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1937). St. Bassian confessor, archbishop of Tambov (1940). Sainted Ilarion, Metropolitan of Suzdal' and Yur'ev (1707). St. Venatius Fortunatus, bishop of Poitiers (7th c.) (Celtic & British). Venerable Hygbald, abbot in Lincolnshire (7th c.) (Celtic & British). Sts. Fingar and Phila, brother and sister, martyrs in Cornwall. Venerable Daniel the Hesychast of Voronej (17th c.) (Romania). Four guards converted by St. Arianus and martyred (Greek.). St. Folciunus, bishop of Tervas (855) (Neth.). The Scripture Readings Hebrews 10:35-11:7 Mark 9:10-16 HIDE TROPARION Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucius, Philemon & Companions,Troparion, in Tone IV — In their sufferings, O Lord,/ Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ they set at nought the tormenters and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By their supplications save Thou our souls. Kontakion, Tone II "The steadfast" — Reviling the impious tyrant,/ O champions of faith and piety,/ ye denounced his bestial thirst for blood,/ and fortified by the help of Christ, O Thyrsus and Leucius,/ ye vanquished his wrathful opposition.// With those who suffered with you, pray ye in our behalf. April 15  – Great and Holy Pascha    Fixed Great Feasts January 7  – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ January 19  – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ February 15  – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple April 7  – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar August 19  – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ August 28  – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary September 21  – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar September 27  – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord December 4  – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Movable Great Feasts April 8  – Palm Sunday May 24  – Holy Ascension June 3  – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday    Feasts January 14  – Circumcision of the Lord July 7  – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John July 12  – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul September 11  – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist October 14  – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Fasting Seasons February 27 - April 14  – Great Lent June 11 - July 11  – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast August 14 - August 28  – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast November 28 - January 6  – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)    Fast Days    The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks January 18  – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany) September 11  – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist September 27  – The Elevation of the Cross    Traditional days of remembrance February 18  – Meat-fare Saturday March 10  – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent March 17  – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent March 24  – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent April 24  – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha) June 2  – Trinity Saturday November 3  – Demetrius Saturday    Fast-free Weeks January 7 - January 17  – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve) February 5 - February 11  – Publican & Pharisee February 19 - February 25  – Maslenitsa April 15 - April 21  – Bright Week June 3 - June 9  – Trinity Week

Daily Orthodoxy 24/12/2012

183. Jika demikian bukankah itu berarti ada dua orang?
Tidak. Hanya 1 orang, Allah dan manusia bersama-sama, dalam kata lain adalah suatu manusia Allah.

184. Apa yang dikatakan Kitab Suci mengenai penjelmaan Putera Allah oleh Roh Kudus melalui Perawan Maria?
Lukas Penulis Injil menceritakan bahwa ketika Perawan Maria diminta oleh malaikat yang mengumumkan kepadanya bahwa ia akan mengandung Yesus, sebagai berikut: Kata Maria kepada malaikat itu: "Bagaimana hal itu mungkin terjadi, karena aku belum bersuami?" Jawab malaikat itu kepadanya: "Roh Kudus akan turun atasmu dan kuasa Allah Yang Mahatinggi akan menaungi engkau; sebab itu anak yang akan kaulahirkan itu akan disebut kudus, Anak Allah. [Luk 1:34-35]

185. Siapakah Perawan Maria itu?
Seorang perawan kudus melalui garis keturunan Abraham dan Daud, yang oleh janji Allah merupakan garis keturunan datangnya Juruselamat yang akan datang. Bertunangan dengan Yusuf, seorang laki-laki pada garis keturunan yang sama dalam rangka ia dapat menjadi pelindungnya sebab Maria telah membaktikan dirinya kepada Allah dalam kaul perawan kekal.

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Monday, December 24, 2012 / December 11, 2012 (Church Calendar)

2012

30th Week after Pentecost. Tone four. Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). By Monastic Charter: Food without Oil Venerable Daniel the Stylite of Constantinopole (490). New Hieromartyr Theophan, bishop of Solokamsk (1918) and with him 2 Hieromartyrs and 5 Martyrs (1918). New Hieromartyr Nicholas priest (1937). New Hieromartyr John priest (1941). St. Kuksha (Velichko), hieroschemamonk of Odessa (1964). Venerable Nicon the Dry of Kiev Caves (1101). Martyr Mirax of Egipt (640). Martyr Acepsius and Aeithalas at Arbela in Assyria (354). Venerable Luke the New Stylite of Chalcedon (979). Venerable Leontius, monk, of Monemdasia in the Peloponnesus (1450).  Monk-martyr Barsabas, abbot og Ishtar and 10 companions in Persia (342). All Saints of Georgia (Georgia). Martyrs Terentius, Vincent, Emilian and Bebaia (Greek). The Scripture Readings Hebrews 8:7-13 Mark 8:11-21 HIDE TROPARION St. Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople, Tone I — Thou wast a pillar of patience, O venerable one,/ emulating the forefathers:/ Job, in afflictions; Joseph in temptations,/ and the life of the incorporeal ones while in the body./ Entreat Christ God. O Daniel, our father,// that our souls be saved. Kontakion, Tone VIII "As first fruits" — Having ascended thy pillar like a star of great radiance,/ thou didst illumine the world with thy venerable deeds/ and didst dispel the gloom of deception, O father;// wherefore, we beseech thee: Shine forth even now in the hearts of thy servants the unwaning light of knowledge. April 15  – Great and Holy Pascha    Fixed Great Feasts January 7  – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ January 19  – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ February 15  – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple April 7  – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar August 19  – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ August 28  – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary September 21  – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar September 27  – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord December 4  – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Movable Great Feasts April 8  – Palm Sunday May 24  – Holy Ascension June 3  – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday    Feasts January 14  – Circumcision of the Lord July 7  – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John July 12  – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul September 11  – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist October 14  – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Fasting Seasons February 27 - April 14  – Great Lent June 11 - July 11  – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast August 14 - August 28  – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast November 28 - January 6  – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)    Fast Days    The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks January 18  – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany) September 11  – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist September 27  – The Elevation of the Cross    Traditional days of remembrance February 18  – Meat-fare Saturday March 10  – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent March 17  – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent March 24  – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent April 24  – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha) June 2  – Trinity Saturday November 3  – Demetrius Saturday    Fast-free Weeks January 7 - January 17  – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve) February 5 - February 11  – Publican & Pharisee February 19 - February 25  – Maslenitsa April 15 - April 21  – Bright Week June 3 - June 9  – Trinity Week

Daily Orthodoxy 23/12/2012

180. Mengapa dalam Kredo setelah dikatakan bahwa Putera Allah menjelma lebih jauh ditambahkan “serta menjadi manusia”?
Agar tidak ada yang mengartikan bahwa Putera Allah hanya mengambil daging atau suatu tubuh saja, namun harus diakui didalamNya adalah manusia sempurna yang memiliki tubuh dan roh.

181. Apakah kita memiliki kesaksian Kitab Suci mengenai hal ini?
Rasul Paulus menuliskan: Esa pula Dia yang menjadi pengantara antara Allah dan manusia, yaitu manusia Kristus Yesus. [1Tim 2:5]

182. Jadi hanya ada satu natur dalam Yesus Kristus?
Tidak. Ada 2 natur yang tidak terpisahkan dan tidak lebur dalamNya, Natur Ilahi dan Natur Insani, dan dalam 2 natur ini ada 2 kehendak.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012 / December 10, 2012 (Church Calendar)

2012

29th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone four. Nativity (St. Philip's Fast). Fish Allowed Martyrs Menas the Melodius, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus of Alexandria (310). St. Ioasaph, bishop of Belgorod (1754). New Hieromartyr Jacob and Alexander priests, Hieromartyr Eugraph and his son (1918). New Hieromartyrs Anatolius, Alexander, Eugine, Constantine, Nicholas priests and with them Martyrs Peter, Michael, Dorotheus, Laurentius, Gregory and Virgin-martyrs Alexandra and Tatiana, New Hieromartyr Michael priest, New Hieromartyr Sergius (1937). Virgin-martyr Eudocia (after 1937). New Hieromartyrs Nicholas and Alexis priests (1938). Virgin-martyrs Anna and Tatiana confessors (1948). Virgin-martyr Thecla confessor (1954). Venerable Anna confessor (1958). Martyr Gemellus of Paphlagonia (361). Venerable Thomas of Bithynia (10th c.). Blessed John, king of Serbia (1503), and his parents Stephen (1468) and Angelina Brancovich (16th c.). Hieromartyr Theotecnus (Greek). Martyr Marianus (Greek). Martyr Eugene (Greek). The Scripture Readings John 20:1-10 (7th Matins Gospel) Colossians 3:12-16 Luke 17:12-19 Ephesians 6:10-17 Martyrs Luke 21:12-19 Martyrs Hebrews 7:26-8:2 St. Ioasaph John 10:9-16 St. Ioasaph HIDE TROPARION Troparion of the Sunday, Tone IV — When the women disciples of the Lord learned from the angel / the joyous message of Thy resurrection, / they cast away the ancestral curse / and elatedly told the Apostles: / Death is overthrown! / Christ God is risen, / granting the world great mercy! Hymn to the Theotokos, Tone IV — The mystery of all eternity, / unknown even by angels, / through you, O Theotokos, is revealed to those on earth: / God incarnate, by union without confusion. / He voluntarily accepted the cross for us, / by which He resurrected the first-created man, / saving our souls from death. Kontakion of the Sunday, Tone IV — My Savior and Redeemer as God rose from the tomb and delivered the earthborn from their chains. He has shattered the gates of hell, and as Master, He has risen on the third day! Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes & Eugraphus of Alexandria, Troparion, Tone VIII — Having mortified the fiery forms and movements of the passions by abstinence, O martyrs of Christ,/ ye received the grace to dispel the ailments of the infirm,/ and, living even after your death, to work miracles!/ O truly most glori­ous wonder! Bare bones pour forth healing!// Glory to the only God and Creator! Kontakion, Tone I "The choir of the angels" — Together let us all honor with sacred and sweet hymnody,/ the wondrous Menas, the godly Hermogenes and Eugraphus,/ as ones who rendered honor unto the Lord,/ who suffered for Him, attained unto the choirs of the incorporeal in the heavens,// and pour forth miracles. Kontakion, Tone IV "Having been lifted up" — The right melodious sound of thy words,/ leading Hermogenes up from the abyss of perdition, set him on the rock of life;/ and Eugraphus, having denounced the emperor,/ hath his glorious head severed, rejoicing.// And do thou earnestly pray, O Menas, that all that honor thee with love be saved. April 15  – Great and Holy Pascha    Fixed Great Feasts January 7  – The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ January 19  – The Baptism of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ February 15  – Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple April 7  – The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mar August 19  – The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ August 28  – The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary September 21  – Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever Virgin Mar September 27  – The Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord December 4  – Entry into the Temple of our Most Holy Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Movable Great Feasts April 8  – Palm Sunday May 24  – Holy Ascension June 3  – Pentecost - Trinity Sunday    Feasts January 14  – Circumcision of the Lord July 7  – The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John July 12  – The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles: Peter and Paul September 11  – The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist October 14  – Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary    Fasting Seasons February 27 - April 14  – Great Lent June 11 - July 11  – Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast August 14 - August 28  – Dormition (Theotokos) Fast November 28 - January 6  – Nativity (St. Philip's Fast)    Fast Days    The Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks January 18  – Kreschensky sochelnik (The Eve of Theophany) September 11  – The Beheading of St. John the Baptist September 27  – The Elevation of the Cross    Traditional days of remembrance February 18  – Meat-fare Saturday March 10  – 2-nd Saturday of the Great Lent March 17  – 3-rd Saturday of the Great Lent March 24  – 4-th Saturday of the Great Lent April 24  – Radonitsa (Tuesday of the 2nd week of Pascha) June 2  – Trinity Saturday November 3  – Demetrius Saturday    Fast-free Weeks January 7 - January 17  – Sviatki (Afterfeast of the Nativity of Christ to Theophany Eve) February 5 - February 11  – Publican & Pharisee February 19 - February 25  – Maslenitsa April 15 - April 21  – Bright Week June 3 - June 9  – Trinity Week