St. Luke Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma
Liturgy Schedule
Liturgies
Sunday August 4, 11 & 18 - A Typika Communion Service will be celebrated in leu of a Divine Liturgy
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 the liturgy times.
Wednesday Services
Wednesday, October 09 - Akathist to the Theotokos at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 16 - No Service
Wednesday, October 23 - To be advised
Wednesday, October 30 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
Mystery of Repentance:
By appointment
To schedule an appointment, contact Fr. Michael at
Liturgy for the Deceased:
Contact Fr. Michael to offer a Divine Liturgy or Panachida for a deceased loved one.
the Feast of Saint Luke The Evangelist
The Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist is celebrated on October 14.
Liturgies:
Friday, October 17 - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 18 - Divine Liturgy at 7:00 pm
medicine and art. During the ministry of the Lord Jesus on earth, Luke came to Jerusalem, where he saw the Savior face to face, heard His saving teaching and was witness to His miraculous works. Coming to belief in the Lord, Saint Luke was numbered among the Seventy Apostle, and was sent out preach. With Cleopas, he saw the resurrected Lord on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24). After the descent of the Holy Spirit, Luke returned to Antioch and there became a fellow worker of the Apostle Paul and traveled to Rome with him, converting Jews and pagans to the Christian Faith. Luke, the beloved physician…greets you, writes the Apostle Paul to the Colossians (Colossians 4:14). At the request of Christians, he wrote his Gospel in about the year 60. Following the martyrdom of the great Apostle Paul, Saint Luke preached the Gospel throughout Italy, Dalmatia, Macedonia and other regions. He painted icons of the Most-holy Theotokos-not just one, but three-and icons of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Hence, Saint Luke is considered to be the founder of Christian iconography. In old age, he visited Libya and Upper Egypt. From Egypt he returned to Greece, where he continued to preach and convert many with great zeal despite his old age. In addition to his gospel, Saint Luke wrote the Acts and dedicated both works to Theophilus, the governor of Achaia. Luke was eighty-four years old when the wicked idolaters tortured him for the sake of Christ and hanged him from an olive tree in the town of Thebes, in Boethia. The miracle-working relics of this wonderful saint were transported to Constantinople in the reign of Emperor Constantius, the son of Constantine.
Troparion (Tone 3):
Let us praise the holy and glorious apostle Luke with sacred chants; he is the radiant writer of the Gospel of Christ and the scribe of the Acts of the Apostles, for he is a living doctor who heals human weakness, the ills of souls and the sickness of nature, and is praying unceasingly for our souls.
Kontokion (Tone 2):
Let us praise the divine Luke, a star of the Church, a true preacher of piety, and the orator of the ineffable mysteries. The Word who searches all hearts chose him and the wise Paul to be teachers of the Gentiles.
protection of the Theotokos
The Feast of the Protection of the Theotokos is celebrated on September 14.
Liturgies:
Friday, September 13 - Festal Vespers at 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 14 - Divine Liturgy at 9:00 am
From time immemorial, the Church has celebrated the Most-holy Theotokos as the patroness and protectress of the Christian people, who, by her intercessory prayers, implores God’s mercy for us sinners. The help of the Most-holy Mother of God has been clearly shown numerous times, to individuals and to nations, in peace and in war, in monastic deserts and in densely populated cities. The event that the Church commemorates and celebrates today confirms the Theotokos’ consistent protection of Christian people. On October 1, 911, during the reign of Emperor Leo the Wise, there was an All-night Vigil in the Blachernae Church of the Mother of God in Constantinople. The church was replied: full of people. Saint Andrew the Fool- for- Christ was standing in the rear of the Church with his disciple Epiphanius. At four o’clock in the morning, the Most-holy Theotokos appeared above the people, holding her omophorion outstretched as a protective covering for the faithful. She was clothed in gold-encrusted purple, and shone with an ineffable radiance, surrounded by apostles, saints, martyrs, virgins. Saint Andrew said to Blessed Epiphanius: “Do you see, brother, the Queen and Lady of all praying for the whole world?” Epiphanius replied “I see, Father see, Father, and am struck with amazement!” The Feast of the Protection was instituted to commemorate this event, and to remind us that we can prayerfully receive the unceasing protection of the Most-holy Theotokos in any time of difficulty.
Troparion (Tone 4):
Protected by your appearance, O Theotokos; today, we devout people solemnly celebrate. Gazing upon your most pure icon, we fervently say: Protect us with your holy veil, and deliver us from all evil, imploring your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.
Kontokion (Tone 3):
Today the Virgin is present in the Church, and with the choirs of saints, invisibly prays to God for us. The angels worship with the hierarchy, the apostles rejoice with the prophets; because the Theotokos prays for us to the eternal God.