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Look here for our calendar of saints and Bible readings
TYPIKA
Typika will be served in the Chapel of York St John University at 11.00 am on 7th March.
In the spirit of the recent Inter-Orthodox talks at Chambesy, all Orthodox Christians of any jurisdiction are welcome.
DIRECTORY
There are some free copies of the Directory of parishes and clergy available on the candle table. Please take one if you wish.
REMEMBER THIS WEEK
St Piran is the patron saint of Cornwall. He was born on an island off Cape Clear, in Ireland, and after travelling a good deal throughout Europe, found his way to Cornwall, where place names like Perranporth remind us of his presence there. He must have been quite old when he arrived from Ireland. There are stories about him which suggest that he outstayed his welcome there, and one such story tells of how the people tied him to a millstone and threw him into the sea, whereupon the millstone turned into a cork, and the winds took him to Cornwall. However, there is little doubt that he made a good impression upon the Cornish people.
The flag of Cornwall is based on the story of a party where he had a blazing fire on his hearth, and it was so hot that tin seeped out of the stone, which is quite possible, only in this case it seeped out in the form of a cross. The hearth was of course black in colour, and the tin shiny silver, so the flag of Cornwall is a white cross on a black background. Piran is also the patron saint of tin miners.
There is one record that says he was appointed Archbishop of York, but there is nothing so far discovered to tell us that he ever took up the appointment. Indeed the existing records in York show a complete blank between the appointment of Eborius in the year 314 AD and that of Paulinus in 625 AD. This unrecorded period includes the time of Piran in the 5th Century.
There is also the suggestion that he liked a good party, as there is still a saying in Cornwall that 'he drinks like a Piraner' !!
ST THEODORE OF TARSUS
St Theodore is the Patron Saint of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in Great Britain and Ireland. He was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by the Patriarch of Rome at the age of 65, which was already a very good innings in those days. He was at the time not a priest but a lay monk so it was quite a change for him. He died at the age of 88 on 19th September 690 [10 years after his Consecration of St Æthelwine]. Travelling the length and breadth of England, he delineated the boundaries of his current dioceses, and established new ones to fill the gaps. He was the first Archbishop of Canterbury to preside over a meeting of the entire church in England, as some time earlier, following the Synod of Whitby, the English church adopted the ways of the rest of the church rather than follow the local Celtic customs.
He was also sufficient a scholar to write the Canon Laws for the church in England, quite a task. The Laws are little changed today, and the Church of England’s curnt diocesan boundaries are substantially the same.
A CUSTOM OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF ANTIOCH
Our father, Metropolitan John, has reminded us that it is not Antiochian practice to kiss the Cup after receiving the Holy Gifts. This is because we have received Christ Himself into our mortal body and we stand united with Him. There is no need to kiss the Cup which contains Him because we have now become that very Cup.
(Some branches of the Orthodox faith do not have this custom).
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