The Holy Spirit-The Paraclete Western Orthodox Church US
Our Liturgy, Temple & Calendar
An Extra-territorial Parish of the Orthodox Church of France
celebrating the
Divine Liturgy of Saint Germanus of Paris
Western Orthodoxy: An Innovation or a Reclamation?
by Fr. Stephen Empson
Gift To All From Christ!
THE FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
First Sunday After Pentecost
''Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas / Blessed be The Holy Trinity!''
Commemoration of the First Sunday after Pentecost
Come, let us adore our God in Three Persons, the Father in the Son with the Holy Spirit.
The Father of all eternity begets the Eternal Son and King, and the Holy Spirit is in the Father, glorified with the Son, One in Power, One in Substance, One in Divinity; It is Him Whom we adore when we say:
Holy God Who has created all through the Son with the co-operation of the Holy Spirit:
Holy Mighty, through Whom we have known the Father, and through Whom the Holy Spirit has come into the world:
Holy Immortal, the Holy Spirit-the Paraclete, You, Who proceed from the Father and rest upon the Son:
Holy Trinity, Glory to You!
Divine Liturgy Proper
The Tremendous Mystery of the Living God;
The Father the Creator, the Son the Redeemer, the Holy Spirit the Sanctifier of the Church.
The meanings of the Hebrew Letters from right to left:
YOD-HE : VAV-HE
HAND-BEHOLD : NAIL-BEHOLD
Glory to You, O Equal Trinity, One Deity;
* both before all ages, and now and in eternity, alleluia!
[This is the first antiphon for First Vespers for Trinity Sunday from the Divine Office of Saint Germanus of Paris]
Scripture Reading(s) for First Vespers of Divine Office of Trinity Sunday:
Lectio Prophetica-Old Testament: Judges 6:11-24
Scripture Readings for the Liturgy of the day:
Lectio Prophetica-Old Testament: Genesis 18:1-10
Lectio Apostolica-Epistle: Acts 2:42-47 & 4:32-35
Evangelium-Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Elevation
The TRINITY has been made manifest, * Alleluia!
Truly has IT been made manifest, * Alleluia, alleluia!
[The versicle and response are from the Divine Liturgy of Saint Germanus of Paris for the day ]
CALENDAR OF THE DAY
June 7(NS)/May 25(OS), 2026
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
"THE FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY!"
Come, let us adore our God in Three Persons, the Father in the Son with the Holy Spirit.
The Father of all eternity begets the Eternal Son and King, and the Holy Spirit is in the Father,
glorified with the Son,
One in Power, One in Substance, One in Divinity!
FEASTDAY OF SAINT(S):
MARY-JACOBE, MARY-SALOME & SARAH their Companion,
called the Holy Marys of the Sea [☨ Ist C.]
Commemoration of Saints:
MAXIMUS & VENERANDUS, Deacons-Martyrs at Evreux [☨ 384]
ALDHELMUS, Bishop of Sherborne [☨ 709]
INJURIOSUS of Clermont [☨ 388]
LEON, Abbot of the Monastery of Mantenay [☨ 550]
Some sources for our Western Saints are found at:
LATIN SAINTS OF THE ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF ROMEORTHODOX SAINTS OF WESTERN EUROPE
Sanctuary - Facing East
Reliquary with Relic of the True Cross
Main Reliquary of the Saints
OUR TEMPLE HAS BEEN BLESSED AS A REPOSITORY
FOR THE RELICS OF THESE SAINTS:
LUKE, JOSEPH (SPOUSE OF THE VIRGIN MARY), JOHN THE BAPTIST North Wall
South Wall
Parishes of the Orthodox Church of France
N.B. The background color is keyed to our liturgical cycle:
White/Silver/Gold - Nativity & Pascha; Green - Epiphanytide & Pentecost; Violet - Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima, Quadragesima (Great Lent), Passiontide; Dark Blue - Advent (Nativity Lent); Light Blue - Feasts of our Lady; Rose - Laetare and Gaudete Sundays; Red - Special Feastdays (Pentecost Sunday, Lazarus Saturday, Feasts of Martyrs, et.al.); Black - Great and Holy Friday.
So, while our Home Page and linked pages are under construction, we invite you to visit often and travel with us on an exciting journey, as we continue to "re-discover" our Western Orthodox Heritage!!In His Service,
Archpriest George Young, Pastor
20012 Williams Highway
Williams, OR 97544
PHONE: (541) 846-6935
Site established January 23, 1997, on the feast of Saint Ildephonsus (Alphonso,Hildefuns,Ildefonsus,Ildefonso,Ildefons), bishop of Toledo, Spain.
This parish celebrates using the Julian Calendar and the Eastern Paschalion.
Please let us know about your visit. Deo Gratias!
If you have any particular questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
E-mail: wofrgeorge@gmail.comCopyright (c) 1997 [THE HOLY SPIRIT-THE PARACLETE], All rights reserved.