St. Luke Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma
Liturgy SchEdule
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Liturgies
Sunday Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am
Saturday Great Vespers at 4:30 pm
Feast Days
Eve of the Feast - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Feast Day - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Check the Feast Day information below to reconfirm times.
Presanctified Liturgies
Presanctified Liturgies are celebrated on
Wednesdays & Fridays during the Great Fast. at 7:00 pm.
Mystery of Repentence
By appointment
Contact Fr. Michael at frmlee@parma.org
Liturgy for the Deceased:
Contact Fr. Michael to offer a Divine Liturgy or Panachida for a deceased loved one.
meatfare Sunday
Meatfare Sunday, also know as the Sunday of the Last Judgement, is celebrated on the second Sunday before the Great Fast which is February 23 this year. Traditionally, this is the last day meat is consumed until Pascha.
Liturgies:
Saturday, February 22 - Great Vespers at 4:30 pm
Sunday, February 23 - Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am
The writing below is taken from the Ruthenian Resources for the Domestic Church.
In the Gospel appointed for Meat-Fare Sunday we learn that what we do to our neighbor, we do to Christ. How is this possible? How are we to understand the spiritual meaning of this truth?
In the Gospel appointed for Meat-Fare Sunday we learn that what we do to our neighbor, we do to Christ. How is this possible? How are we to understand the spiritual meaning of this truth?
First, we must always remember that we men and women were made in the image and likeness of God. Even after the Ancestral Sin of our first parents, we remained in God’s image. This truth
Is important when considering our actions toward others. What we do to others, Christians and non-Christians alike, we do to God who remains present in us through the stamp of his image.
In our baptism we were united to Christ and made partakers of his own life, so much so that we can now say with Saint Paul “It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me” (Gal 2:20). The second and deeper level of our identity with Christ, makes the above truth even more profound.
It is Christ who we speak with where we talk with our friends. Christ is present with us as we either care for, or ignore, those around us. Christ is here with us when we either embrace or push away who are in need. Christ is within us and is in the heart of our neighbor with whom we interact.
As we begin our Lenten journey, let us consider how we treat others in relationship to Christ. Let Christ be in our mind, on our lips, in our heart. Let it be Christ’s hands that are outstretched when we help our neighbor who is in need. Let it be Christ’s feet that walk where we walk each day. During this Lenten season, let us recognize the presence of God in each and every person we meet.
Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 7)
You have destroyed death by your cross; you opened paradise to the thief. The sorrow of the myrrh-bearers you turned to joy. You commanded your apostles to proclaim: Christ our God, you have risen, you have risen, granting great mercy to the world.
Kontakion of Meatfare Sunday (Tone 1)
When you come to the earth in glory, O God, and the universe trembles and a river of fire flows before your judgment sear and the books are opened and everything hidden is revealed, deliver me then from the unquenchable fire and make me worthy to stand at your right hand, O most righteous Judge.
Cheesefare SUnday
Cheesefare Sunday, also know as the Sunday of Forgiveness, is celebrated on the Sunday following Meatfare. It is the final Sunday before the start of Great Fast which starts March 3 this year.
Liturgies:
Saturday, March 01 - Festal Vespers at 4:30 pm
Sunday, March 02 - Divine Liturgy at 10:00 am
The writing below is taken from the Ruthenian Resources for the Domestic Church.
“What is the treasure of our life? What do we value most?”
Let us not answer this question flippantly, or with ease but let us ask it seriously. The things we value most are those we tend to spend the most time with, and for. What we value most we tend to guard and keep secure. What we value most we tend to have on our minds and on our lips. What we value most we end to invest our lives in.
A good test may be to consider what we talk about the most when we speak with others. A good test may be to consider what we look forward to most in our life each day, each week and each year.
The time of Great Lent, which begins this Sunday (March 2) evening with the service of mutual forgiveness, offers us forty days to re-order our lies and make the things which we know are the most important-namely our relationship with the Lord-actually the most important. The time of Lent is a time in which we, with the grace of God, begin to focus our life on God and order all things in relationship to him.
And our relationship with the Lord is not a vague decision which we make. It is a practical reality that affects all aspects of our life; how we spend our time, what and how much we eat and when, where we go for entertainment, what we read, the types of friends we choose, etc. There is no aspect of our life which is hidden from the Lord, and there can be no aspect of our life which is not impacted b our relationship with his.
Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 8)
You descended from on high, O merciful One. You accepted burial for three days to free us from our passions. O Lord, our Resurrection and our Life, glory to you.
Kontakion of Cheesefare Sunday (Tone 6)
O guide to wisdom and giver of insight, teacher of the ignorant and protector of the poor, strengthen and enlighten my heart, O Master. Word of the Father, give me words for, behold, I do not crying restrain merciful Lord, have mercy on me, for I have fallen.