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March 8, 2020
HOLY VIRGIN MARY
AND SHOGHAGAT ARMENIAN CHURCH
400 Huntwood Road, Belleville, IL 62226-1824BellevilleArmenianChurch.org
Rev. Fr. Voskan Hovhannisyan, Pastor
SU N D A Y BU L L E T I N
S U N DAY O F T H E P R O D I G A L S O NԱՆԱՌԱԿԻ ԿԻՐԱԿԻ
Scripture Readings:
2 Corinthians 6:1-7:1Luke 15:1-32
SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
The third Sunday of the period of Great Lent is called the Sunday of the Lost Son according to the Parable
of the Lost Son told in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 15:15-32), the content of which is the following. There was once a man who had two sons. Upon the request of the younger one he divided his property between his two sons. After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living. He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country and he was left without a thing. In that time of trouble he remembered his father’s house, regretted for his reckless living and returned to his father’s home. Seeing that his younger son has regretted, the father received him joyfully. Whereas the elder son complained, saying that during all those years he had worked for his father like a slave and had never disobeyed his orders, and however, he had never deserved such honor. His father answered him: “My son, you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and to be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.” The elder and the younger sons are the righteous and the sinful souls, and father’s receiving his lost son means that in the same way God receives the regretting sinner. The allegoric meaning of the parable is in the elder son symbolizing all those who are righteous or think that there are righteous. The parable admonishes all of them not to be self-conceited.
GUIDANCE ON SUNDAY’S DIVINE LITURGY
Ժամամուտ (Lintroit)։ «Առաջի պատուական» (Arachee badvagan)Ճաշու շարական (Midday Chant): ԴՁ «Որ զօրէնս» (Vor zorenus)Երեքսրբեան (Trisagion): «Սուրբ Աստուած... որ խաչեցար վասն մեր» (Soorp Asdvadz... vor khachetsar vasun mer)Սրբասացութիւն (Soorpasatsootyoon): «Հրեշտակային» (Hreshdagayeen)
SCRIPTURE READER
The reader of the Holy Scripture is Michelle Nersesian.
TODAY’S HOLY GOSPEL
The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke 15:1-32
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying,
“This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.”So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep
and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
“Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living. When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled himself with the pods that the
pigs were eating; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, “How many of my father’s hired hands have bread enough and to spare, but here I am dying of hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer
worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.” ‘ So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. Then the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, “Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they
began to celebrate. “Now his elder son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing. He called one of the slaves and asked what was going on. He replied, “Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’ Then he became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and began to plead with him. But he answered his father, “Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’ Then the father said to him, “Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’
Աւետարան ըստ Ղուկասի ԺԵ. 1-32
Բոլոր մաքսաւորներն ու մեղաւորները անոր կը մօտենային՝ զինք լսելու համար: Իսկ Փարիսեցիները եւ դպիրները կը տրտնջէին ու կ՚ըսէին. «Ասիկա կ՚ընդունի մեղաւորները եւ կ՚ուտէ անոնց հետ»:
Ան ալ սա՛ առակը խօսեցաւ անոնց. «Ձեզմէ ո՞վ է այն մարդը, որ եթէ ունենայ հարիւր ոչխար ու կորսնցնէ անոնցմէ մէկը, չի ձգեր իննսունինը անապատին մէջ եւ երթար այդ կորսուածին ետեւէն, մինչեւ որ գտնէ զայն: Ու երբ գտնէ, ուրախանալով կը դնէ զայն իր ուսերուն վրայ, եւ տուն գալով՝ կը հրաւիրէ բարեկամներն ու դրացիները, եւ կ՚ըսէ անոնց. “Ուրախացէ՛ք ինծի հետ, որովհետեւ գտայ կորսուած ոչխարս”: Կը յայտարարեմ ձեզի թէ ա՛յսպէս ուրախութիւն պիտի ըլլայ երկինքը մէ՛կ մեղաւորի համար՝ որ կ՚ապաշխարէ, քան իննսունինը արդարներու համար՝ որոնց ապաշխարութիւն պէտք չէ»:
«Կամ՝ ո՞վ է այն կինը, որ եթէ տասը դրամ ունենայ ու դրամ մը կորսնցնէ, ճրագ չի վառեր, տունը չ՚աւլեր եւ ուշադրութեամբ փնտռեր, մինչեւ որ գտնէ: Ու երբ գտնէ, կը հրաւիրէ բարեկամներն ու դրացիները, եւ կ՚ըսէ. “Ուրախացէ՛ք ինծի հետ, որովհետեւ գտայ կորսնցուցած դրամս”: Ա՛յդպէս ալ, կը յայտարարեմ ձեզի, ուրախութիւն կ՚ըլլայ Աստուծոյ հրեշտակներուն առջեւ մէ՛կ մեղաւորի համար՝ որ կ՚ապաշխարէ»:
Ապա ըսաւ. «Մարդ մը ունէր երկու որդի: Անոնցմէ կրտսերը ըսաւ հօրը. “Հա՛յր, տո՛ւր ինծի քու ունեցածէդ ինծի վիճակուելիք բաժինը”: Ան ալ բաժնեց անոնց իր ունեցածը: Շատ օրեր չանցած՝ կրտսեր որդին ժողվեց բոլոր բաները, մեկնեցաւ հեռաւոր երկիր մը, ու հոն փճացուց իր ունեցածը՝ անառակութեամբ ապրելով: Երբ ծախսեց ամէնը՝ սաստիկ սով մը եղաւ այդ երկրին մէջ, եւ ինք սկսաւ կարօտութեան մէջ ըլլալ: Ուստի գնաց՝ այդ երկրին քաղաքացիներէն մէկուն քով մտաւ. ան ալ իր արտը ղրկեց զայն՝ խոզ արածելու համար: Կը ցանկար խոզերուն կերած եղջիւրէն իր փորը լեցնել, բայց ո՛չ մէկը կու տար
անոր: Եւ ինքնիրեն գալով՝ ըսաւ. “Քանի՜ վարձկաններ կան հօրս տունը՝ հացով լիացած, ու ես հոս սովամահ կը կորսուիմ: Կանգնիմ, երթամ հօրս քով եւ ըսեմ անոր. «Հա՛յր, մեղանչեցի երկինքի դէմ ու քու առջեւդ, եւ ա՛լ արժանի չեմ քու որդիդ կոչուելու. ըրէ՛ զիս վարձկաններէդ մէկուն պէս»”: Ուստի կանգնեցաւ ու գնաց իր հօր քով: Մինչ ինք դեռ շատ հեռու էր՝ հայրը տեսաւ զայն եւ գթաց. վազելով՝ անոր վիզին վրայ ինկաւ ու համբուրեց զայն: Որդին ալ ըսաւ անոր. “Հա՛յր, մեղանչեցի երկինքի դէմ ու քու առջեւդ, եւ ա՛լ արժանի չեմ քու որդիդ
կոչուելու”: Բայց հայրը ըսաւ իր ծառաներուն. “Հանեցէ՛ք առաջին պարեգօտը եւ հագցուցէ՛ք անոր, մատանի՛ դրէք անոր ձեռքը ու կօշիկներ՝ անոր ոտքերը: Եւ բերէ՛ք պարարտ զուարակը, մորթեցէ՛ք, ուտե՛նք ու զուարճանա՛նք. որովհետեւ այս որդիս մեռած էր՝ եւ վերապրեցաւ, կորսուած էր՝ ու գտնուեցաւ”: Եւ սկսան զուարճանալ:
Անոր երէց որդին արտն էր. երբ եկաւ ու մօտեցաւ տան, լսեց նուագարաններու եւ պարերու ձայնը, ու իրեն կանչելով ծառաներէն մէկը՝ հարցափորձեց թէ ի՛նչ էր այդ: Ան ալ ըսաւ անոր. “Եղբայրդ եկաւ, ու հայրդ մորթեց պարարտ զուարակը, որովհետեւ ողջ առողջ վերստացաւ զայն”: Իսկ ինք բարկացաւ եւ չէր ուզեր ներս մտնել. ուստի իր հայրը դուրս ելլելով՝ կ՚աղաչէր անոր: Ան ալ պատասխանեց իր հօր. “Ահա՛ այսչափ տարի է՝ որ կը ծառայեմ քեզի, ու բնա՛ւ քու պատուիրանդ զանց չըրի. սակայն երբե՛ք ուլ մը չտուիր ինծի՝ որ զուարճանայի բարեկամներուս հետ: Բայց երբ եկաւ այդ որդիդ՝ որ լափեց քու ունեցածդ պոռնիկներու հետ, մորթեցիր անոր պարարտ զուարակը”: Ան ալ ըսաւ անոր. “Որդեա՛կ, դուն միշտ ինծի հետ ես, ու ամբողջ ունեցածս քո՛ւկդ է: Սակայն պէտք էր զուարճանալ եւ ուրախանալ, որովհետեւ այս եղբայրդ մեռած էր՝ ու վերապրեցաւ, կորսուած էր՝ եւ գտնուեցաւ”»:
REQUIEM SERVICE
We have all been asked to pray during Divine Liturgyfor the souls of:
His Beatitude Archbishop Mesrob II84th Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
(June 16, 1956 – March 8, 2019)
requested by Eastern Diocese.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 11, 18, 25 and April 1, 2020 - Lenten Evening Vigil at 6:00 pm
March 15, 2020 – “Church Etiquette and participation”; presentation by Father Voskan in the Jamjamian Cultural Hall at 12:15 p.m.
March 22, 2020 – “Prayer for Healing” as a conclusion of the Divine Liturgy
March 29, 2020 - Annual Sunday School Lenten Fundraiser Brunch immediately
following Badarak. All donations will go to directly benefit an important Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) cause; “The First Thousand Days” Combatting Child Malnutrition in Armenia. Please join us and support this important cause. De-tails to follow.
April 5, 2020 - Palm Sunday (Dzaghgaart - Ծաղկազարդ) - Feast of Our Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem.
• Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. and Opening of the Gates
(Turnpatzek - Դռնբացէք) • Semi-Annual Women’s Guild Bake Sale.
April 9, 2020 - Great and Holy Thursday (Avak Heenkshabti - Աւագ Հինգշաբթի)
- Commemoration of the Washing of the Feet Service and the Betrayal of Our Lord
• Washing of the Feet Service (Vodunluva - Ոտնլուայ) at 6:30 p.m. • Betrayal of Our Lord (Khavaroom - Խաւարում - Darkness) at 7:30 p.m.
April 10, 2020 - Good Friday (Avak Oorbat - Աւագ Ուրբաթ) - Commemoration of the Crucifixion and Entombment of our Lord Burial Service
• (Khachelootyoon - Խաչելութիւն) at 12:00 p.m.• (Taghoom - Թաղում) at 6:30 p.m.
April 11, 2020 - Great and Holy Saturday (Avak Shabat - Աւագ Շաբաթ)
Easter Eve Liturgy Lighting of Candles (Jurakalooytz - Ճրագալոյց) at 5:00 p.m.
April 12, 2020 - Easter Sunday (Soorp Zadig - Սուրբ Զատիկ) - Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
• Morning Service (Aravodyan Zham - Առաւօտեան ժամ) at 10:00 a.m.• Solemn Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m.• Antasdan - Անդաստան (Blessing of the Four Corners of the World)
at 12:00 p.m. (Weather permitting, the Antasdan service will be doneoutdoors at the Genocide monument, inside otherwise).
• The Annual Easter Egg Hunt and traditional Easter dinner will follow theWorship Service. Details to follow.
April 26, 2020 - Joint Martyr’s Day Commemoration of the 105th Anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide. This joint event will be held with Holy Virgin Mary and Shoghagat Armenian Church and St. Gregory’s Armenian Church at Holy Virgin Mary and Shoghagat Armenian Church. Details to follow.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Visits to the Hospitalized and Homebound Please contact the Pastor when you or someone you love is admitted to the hospital and would like a visit from the Pastor. If you have an upcoming surgery, please consider requesting your name be included in the “Prayers for the Sick and Hospitalized.” Those who are homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion at home should contact the Pastor. Home Blessing - If you would like the Pastor to visit your home and offer a home blessing, please contact the Pastor. Pastor’s Office Days - Tuesday, Thursday from 10:30 am - 2:30 pm, and Saturday, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.Baptism - Parents may prepare for the baptism of their child before he or she is born. For more information, contact the Pastor. Marriage - Contact the Pastor at least nine months in ad-vance of your proposed wedding date. Parish Membership - If you are interested in becoming a member of the Holy Virgin Mary & Shoghagat parish, please speak to a Parish Council member on Sunday, or phone the Chairperson Doreen Nersesian (618) 799-8507 Sunday Bulletin - Announcements for the Sunday Bulletin are due in the Church Office by 5:00 pm on Wednesday pre-ceding the date of service. Requiem Requests may be submitted to the Church Office by mail, phone or email to [email protected] no later than 5:00 pm Wednesday preceding the Sunday. Re-quest forms are available in the Church Lobby.Grave Blessing - If you would like the Pastor to visit your family’s cemetery and offer a grave blessing, please contact the Pastor.
Pastor
Fr. Voskan HovhannisyanTell: (914) 671-4002
Parish Council
Doreen Nersesian,Chairperson
Lisa Bedian, Vice Chairperson
Renny Krikorian, Secretary
Steven Avedisian, Treasurer
Walter Livengood, Advisor
Maggie Colliflower, Advisor
Ara Kernan, Advisor
Paul Nersesian, Diocesan Delegate