The Orthodox Church in America
Saints Peter and Paul


Crossingville, Pennsylvania

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St. Paul to the Thessalonians (I, 5:16)
 

Ss. Peter & Paul OCA

25636 N. Mosiertown Rd.

Crossingville

Edinboro, PA 16412

Fr. Dennis Hendershot

 

 

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WORSHIP SERVICES

FOR THE WEEK OF

December 14 — December 21

2008
(Also check the Weekly Bulletin and

Nativity Services 2008)

 

  Sunday of the Forefathers of Jesus Christ

  Sunday, Dec. 14— 9:30 a.m.  Divine Liturgy

  Wednesday, Dec. 17— 6 p.m.  Akathist

  Sunday Before the Nativity

  Saturday, Dec. 20 — 5 p.m. Vespers

  Sunday, Dec. 21 — Divine Liturgy

 

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Text Box:     Joseph is off to the bottom left.  This is his proper position in the Nativity icon.  Think of the Gospel account - Joseph is righteous and protects Mary and Jesus, but he is not involved in the miracle of the incarnation of the Son of God.  The old man speaking to him represents the devil bringing new doubts to Joseph about the birth of this child.  The two women on the right are the midwives which our pious tradition says Joseph summoned. This is shown here to indicate that Jesus was born in the normal way and would have needed washing, as a regular human baby would. Angels are glorifying God and ministering to the events on earth. The three "wise men" or kings are following the star under the angels at the left side of the icon. Another angel is addressing the shepherds in the field with their sheep.  Notice that the manger is like a casket, (He was born to die!) and his swaddling clothes are very much like the grave cloths left inside the empty tomb after Jesus' Resurrection. The tree below the baby is the "Jesse Tree" from prophesy, which says that a shoot will sprout from the stump (tree) of Jesse (the father of King David)       “A shoot shall sprout from the stump (tree) of Jesse and from his roots a bud shall blossom.  The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him” Isaiah 11:1-2 The ox and the ass are also from Old Testament prophecy, always shown near the Christ child, providing warmth from their breath: Isaiah (1:3) “The ox knows his owner , and the donkey his master’s crib”                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

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