Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church | Eparchy of Newton

Bulletin of Sunday, February 25, 2024

2nd Sunday of Lent

Healing of the Paralytic

Holy Relics and Gregory Palamas 

February 25. Commemoration of our Father among the Saints Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople.

  Tarasius was one of the highest functionaries in the Byzantine Administration. He became the Emperor`s Prime Minister and was elected to the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the year 784. At the seventh Ecumenical Council in 787, he brought about the defeat of the Iconoclast and the reunion of Constantinople with the other Eastern Patriarchates. He died in 806.

Scripture Memory

“God added his testimony by signs, wonders, various acts of power, and distribution of the gifts of the holy Spirit according to his will” (Hebrews 2:4).

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Child, your sins are forgiven’ ” (Mark 2:5).

We celebrate today’s Divine Liturgy for the repose of the souls of:

Sami Naber (February 6, 2024)

Najwa Ibrahim Hattar (January 29, 2024)

Fayek Nasser (January 28, 2024)

Inaam Semaan Bottomley (January 16, 2024)

Hanna Abelnour (January 10, 2024)

Atallah Alasaad & Fouad Alasaad

Fawzi, Fedda, Saif & Lana Tashman

Samira Yaldo

The health, safety, and blessings for:

Charbel Saikali

Ibtisam Tashman

For peace in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and all the troubled regions around the world

For vocations to the priesthood, monastic life, and lay parish ministries

February Birthdays:

Zitta Soudah

Rita Nasr

Sergio Mendoza

Jude Semaan

Emily Battik

Nadia Kashou

Nariman Habash

Laila Kishek

Merna Emesis

Christos Cantartzoglou

Yanni Cantartzoglou

Sunday Readings

Apostolic Reading – Hebrews 1:10-2:4

Gospel – Mark 2:1-12