Transcript Weekly Bulletin - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
New Orleans, Louisiana
FEBRUARY 21, 2016 — SUNDAY OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE
Sunday, February 21 ~ TRIODION BEGINS—NO FASTING WEEK
9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Parish Council on Duty—P. Andersson, N. Bouzon, A. Fyssas-Lear, and B. Wolf
Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion
KATHERINE TRAGELIS LAMBOUSY 40-DAYS MEMORIAL
Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival—Parish Level
12:00 pm ~ Daughters of Penelope Meeting in Coffee Room
12:00 pm ~ GOYA Meeting in Boardroom
12:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Apokriatiko Glendi Tickets on Sale in Gymnasium
12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Soup Fundraiser—Orders Taken in Gymnasium
12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area
12:00 pm ~ Sunday Church School Progressive Coffee Fellowship in Gymnasium
12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek Class in Room 210
1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium
Monday, February 22 ~ 7:00 pm ECYM Meeting in Boardroom
Tuesday, February 23 ~ 9:30 am Greek Festival Pastry Workshop
7:00 pm ~ Adult Beginner Greek School in Room 210
Wednesday, February 24 ~ 9:30 am Greek Festival Pastry Workshop
6:30 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium
7:00 pm ~ Adult Intermediate (Low Level) Greek School in Room 210
7:00 pm ~ Bible Study with Father George in Boardroom
Thursday, February 25 ~ 9:00 am Monthly Book Club Meeting in Coffee Room
10:00 am ~ Archives Meeting in Boardroom
Friday, February 26 ~ 9:45 am CMS Chapel in Cathedral
6:00 pm ~ HTC Youth Soccer Practice and Dinner
Saturday, February 27 ~ 10:00 am Youth Beginner Greek School in Room 210
10:30 am ~ Adult Catechism and Inquirers Class with Father George in Boardroom
11:00 am ~ Youth Greek Dance Class in Upstairs Common Area
11:30 am ~ Youth Greek School "Books in Action" in Gymnasium
2:00 pm ~ Ozanam Inn—Staffed by GOYA
Sunday, February 28 ~ SOME ROADS CLOSED DUE TO RACES
9:00 am Orthros, 10:00 am Divine Liturgy—SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON
Parish Council on Duty—Paul Andersson and Barbara Stavis Wolf
Youth Hymnology and Sunday Church School after Holy Communion
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
of New Orleans presents the
2016 Family Lenten Retreat
Sponsored by Education,
Culture & Youth Ministries
Our Retreat Main Speaker is His
Grace Bishop Gregory of Nyssa,
Primate of the American
Carpatho-Russian
Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A.
Family Retreat - Including Lunch
Saturday, April 2, 2016
10 AM – 2 PM
No cost for Family Retreat Participants
Free Childcare available for preschool age children
This year we will also be hosting the Metropolis of Atlanta Western Conference GOYA Lenten
Retreat and the Conference Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival during this same
weekend. Assisting us during these programs will be three Student Ambassadors from Hellenic
College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA.
Breakout Groups:
Adults, High School Students, Middle School Students & Elementary Students
RSVP - March 21, 2016 (this is critical - to plan for the meal)
[email protected]
For more information, go to our Facebook page or call 504-282-0259.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral - New Orleans
2016 STEWARDSHIP MINISTRY
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL
The 2016 Stewardship packets were mailed this
week. Parishioners should receive them shortly
and are asked to please return their completed
Stewardship Commitment Cards to the
Cathedral office as soon as possible. It is the
goal of the Stewardship Committee to have the
majority submitted by Sunday, March 13, 2016,
which is designated as Stewardship Sunday. On
that day a special tray will be passed at the end
of Divine Liturgy to collect the cards. Even
parishioners, who have made 2016 pledges, are
asked to complete and submit their cards to verify stewardship records. In the interim,
contact Stewardship Chairperson Nicholas Bouzon or the Cathedral office, if you have any
questions. Also, Holy Trinity again offers the opportunity for stewards to sponsor a day or a
half day on the Church’s calendar with a minimum pledge of $1,000 or $500, respectively.
GREEK FESTIVAL PASTRY WORKSHOPS
The Greek Festival Pastry Committee invites all ladies and gentlemen to assist them in
preparing pastries each Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, except Holy
Week. Everyone is needed, so join the group for fellowship and lunch as the pastries are
prepared. Thank you in advance for supporting this endeavor.
OCMC MISSION APPEAL
Christine and Manoli Ioannidis registered to participate on an Orthodox Christian Missions
Center trip to Guatemala this April. They are asking the community to help raise funds for
their mission work as it is costly ($1,345 per person plus airfare of approximately $700-800
per person). If you can assist them with this worthy undertaking, please use the link
http://bit.ly/1OMvFxT to make your donation. The couple also invites the various church
organizations to participate and in advance thanks everyone for their generosity.
ROAD CLOSURES IN FEBRUARY
The Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon, ½ Marathon, and 10K is coming up next Sunday,
February 28, 2016. All race courses, which will be the same as last year, will affect access to
the Cathedral grounds on that day. Parishioners living west of Marconi Drive will need to
use I-610 East and exit at St. Bernard Avenue.
FEBRUARY COFFEE HOUR SPONSOR
The community extends its sincerest thanks to the SAVVAIDES FAMILY for volunteering to
provide refreshments after Sunday church services in February. Their hospitality, offered in
memory of SOPHIA SAVVOPOULOU, greatly enhances efforts to develop a Sunday
fellowship ministry for parishioners and visitors.
REMAINING AVAILABLE MONTHS—If you wish to sponsor a Sunday, call Maria Anastasiou
at 504-456-1780. Thanks to the consideration of several organizations and individuals, only
four months remain available—August, September, October, and December.
GREEK SCHOOL NEWS
Please note that a special book exchange called "Books in Action" will take place this
Saturday, February 27, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the Hellenic Cultural Center. Children's
books by Greek authors will be swapped, and "Psarosoupitsa" by Georgios Lebessis will be
read aloud.
HELLENIC DANCERS
Dance practice for the Greek Festival has begun. Eligible dancers must be at least fourteen
(14) years old. Contact Mathoula Bilalis ([email protected]), if you are interested in
joining the Hellenic Dancers.
The Hellenic Dancers of New Orleans present
The Apokriatiko Glendi
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Please join us for an evening of food, music, and entertainment.
$10 per guest in advance or $15 at the door
Tickets will be sold after church services on February 21 and 28.
SJCOF AND PROGRESSIVE COFFEE
Today, Sunday, February 21, the Sunday Church School program is holding the parish level
Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. Everyone is invited to celebrate the children of
Holy Trinity by attending the festival, as well as the Progressive Coffee that will follow. The
Sunday Church School Family is hosting the Progressive Coffee fellowship in the
gymnasium, where you can view the work of various Church School classes and students.
HTC TO WELCOME UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY VISITORS
Dr. Karen O. Skaff, a professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences in the
College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, will accompany
forty-five University of Kentucky juniors and three chaperones to New
Orleans in two weeks. Dr. Skaff led a similar group last year. The purpose of
the visit is to provide a community engagement opportunity for the
students, who will soon become the physicians, dentists, physical therapists, pharmacists,
and other healthcare professionals of the future. The visitors will attend Divine Liturgy at
Holy Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, February 28, and afterwards enjoy a light lunch in the
gymnasium. Please welcome Dr. Skaff and her students when they come.
MONTHLY BOOK CLUB
Please note a change in time for the Monthly Book Club, which will now meet at 9:00 am
instead of 10:00 am on the last Thursday of the month. The next gathering will take place
on Thursday, February 25, at 9:00 am in the Coffee Room. The group is reading Great Lent
by Alexander Schmemann and will compare the Orthodox and Catholic Lenten seasons.
Everyone is welcome to attend yet does not have to read the book to participate. But, if
you wish to read the book, speak with Presvytera Harriet about borrowing a copy.
PHILOPTOCHOS
STEWARDSHIP DRIVE—The local Philoptochos chapter is having a stewardship drive to
help with donations that will benefit charities and needy families. Last year, thousands of
dollars were donated to very worthwhile causes. Gentlemen sponsors, as well as women
members, are being sought. Please see President Connie Tiliakos, Stewardship Chairperson
Cornelia Koniditsiotis, or any other Philoptochos member to make a donation. A
stewardship form will be available in the March issue of The Flame.
SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON—Over sixty senior citizens attended the Philoptochos Senior
Citizens Luncheon on Thursday. Sincere appreciation is extended to the Order of St.
Markella of Chios for sponsoring the luncheon. Maria Anastasiou and Cornelia Koniditsiotis
coordinated the event for Philoptochos. Attendees enjoyed the delicious soufflé prepared
by Maria Anastasiou, who also made an extra special salad of mixed greens with pecans
and cranberries. Moreover, Maria made favor bags and with assistance from Popi
Michailakis and Georgia Zervoudis bedecked the Coffee Room with pastel pink and green
decorations. Pete Michailakis and Petros Michailakis prepared a tender, tasty pork
tenderloin and stewed beans with tomato, and Despina Savvaides donated a scrumptious
chocolate cake for dessert in memory of her parents. Faith Kyame and Debbie Funti led the
bingo, and the colorful potted plant centerpieces became part of the bingo prizes that
included spring door decorations and candy. Everyone had a wonderful time, and
Philoptochos again thanks those who made it all possible.
Sunday, February 28—CONTINUED
10:00 am ~ SOPHIA AND JOHN ALEXANDER ZOUMBEROS 40-DAYS BLESSING
12:00 pm ~ Kids' Café in Upstairs Common Area
12:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Apokriatiko Glendi Tickets on Sale in Coffee Room
12:00 pm ~ Holy Trinity PTA Soup Fundraiser—Orders Taken in Coffee Room
12:00 pm ~ University of Kentucky Visitors—Luncheon for Guests Only in Gymnasium
12:00 pm ~ Youth Pre-K/K Greek Class in Room 210
1:00 pm ~ Hellenic Dancers Practice in Gymnasium
Message from Father George
ON HUMILITY
“If repentance is too much for you, and you sin out of habit even when you do not want to,
show humility like the publican; this is enough to secure salvation.”
Saint Peter of Damascus
Today’s feast focuses on the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee, highlighting humility
as a necessary characteristic of someone who hopes to enjoy salvation in God’s Heavenly
Kingdom.
In his book Great Lent: Journey to Pascha, Father Schmemann asks: “But, what is
humility? The answer to this question may seem a paradoxical one for it is rooted in a
strange affirmation: God Himself is humble! Yet, to anyone who knows God, who
contemplates Him in His creation and in His saving acts, it is evident that humility is truly a
divine quality, the very content and the radiance of that glory which, as we sing during the
Divine Liturgy, fills heaven and earth.”
The Russian Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller writes that humility reveals love in us. “A humble
person will necessarily be a loving person: he humbles himself and his passions, the root of
which lies in self-love. And, therefore, as soon as someone begins to struggle in humility, he
cuts off this root of self-love and destroys self-love. Then, there is opened up in him his
innermost spiritual substance: the core – the ontological core, if you will – of our existence, of
our substance: love, which makes us conformable to God Himself, for God is love. Humility
serves to reveal the most important thing in man, that which links us to God Himself, that
which makes us conformable to God Himself.”
The simple example of the man, the Publican, who felt so unworthy to even look to God in
the heavens was the one who was saved in the end. The haughtiness and pride of the
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Message—continued
Pharisee was his downfall. He had a great deal of love. But, for what he was and did or did
not do, this ultimately was his judgment.
Our relationship with God is through His Son: our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Using His
life, death, and Resurrection as the guide for our lives, we can clearly see His humility, and
as His followers we must emulate that life. A few years ago the modern Christian world
latched onto a concept that the Orthodox have been living for two millennia: “What would
Jesus Do?” The challenge is really what would Jesus do, think, and say, and how does He
love. Of course, God’s love is unconditional. If we loved as Jesus did, we would be more like
the Publican, less like the Pharisee, and more like the image of God that has been within us
since the day we were created.
Hymns from the Vespers of the Publican and Pharisee
(English translations by Father Seraphim Dedes)
Brethren, let us not offer prayer as did the Pharisee, for he who exalts himself will be brought
to humility. Let us humble ourselves in the presence of God, as did the Publican, and through
fasting cry to Him, "God, be merciful to us sinners."
A Pharisee, by self-esteem dominated, and a Publican, in repentance prostrated, both
approached You the only Master. But, the one, after boasting, was deprived of the blessings,
while the other, not speaking, was counted worthy of Your gifts. Confirm me in such sighs as
these, Christ God, since You love humanity.
Lord and Ruler over all, I know how effective tears can be. They raised Hezekiah from the
gates of death. They delivered the sinful woman from her chronic sins. They justified the
Publican over the Pharisee.
I pray You count me with them and have mercy on me.
GREEK FESTIVAL MEETING WITH NANCY MOORE
A special Greek Festival meeting with Nancy Moore will be held Saturday, March 19, at
1:00 pm in the boardroom. All chairpersons should make every effort to attend since plans
and specific details for each booth will be discussed. Please RSVP to Stacy at
[email protected] or call the Cathedral office. Also, let Stacy know if you
cannot attend since Nancy may be able to meet with you after church services on Sunday.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14
ATTENDANCE 188 ~ CANDLE AND TRAY COLLECTIONS $806
ST. BERNARD AVENUE ROADWORK
Parishioners and visitors are by now aware that the city started work in front of the
Cathedral on the west side of St. Bernard Avenue at Robert E. Lee Boulevard. This directly
impacts those driving to and from the Cathedral grounds. While this work will be ongoing
for many weeks, everyone is asked to be particularly cognizant of the change as now twoway travel is on the other side, or east side, of St. Bernard Avenue. At this time the city is
designating church attendees to drive down the newly completed portion of St. Bernard
Avenue to Soldiers Street and then turn onto the road, where work is ongoing, to come
toward the Cathedral. Please turn left into the southernmost driveway that is farther from
Robert E. Lee Boulevard.
When leaving the Cathedral grounds, you are asked to reverse the process by traveling to
Soldiers Street and then turning onto the newly completed side of St. Bernard Avenue,
being aware that you are turning into TWO-WAY traffic and that travel toward Robert E.
Lee is only in the far right lane.
Contacts with the city and updates of the road work status in the area of the Cathedral will
continue in the coming weeks. The community will be kept abreast of the progress.
HOLY TRINITY PTA LENTEN SOUP FUNDRAISER
The annual PTA Lenten Soup Fundraiser is underway. Below please find the soup varieties,
as well as the volunteers preparing each. To place an order, email project chairperson Vicki
Mantikos McCallef at [email protected] or text at 985-774-9152. For your
convenience, orders will be taken after church services today, February 21, and next
Sunday, February 28, which is also the last day to place orders. Soups are $10 per quart.
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Butternut Squash Bisque—Evangelos and Christine Sotiropoulos
Greek Style Butter Bean Stew—Georgia Zervoudis
Greek Style Lentil Soup—Konstantina Kringas
Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup—Alexandra Hirras Megilligan
Three Bean Vegetarian Chili—Vicki Mantikos McCallef
You can pick up and pay for the soups on Sunday, March 13, after services. PTA will accept
cash and checks made payable to HOLY TRINITY PTA. Remember CLEAN MONDAY, the
beginning of Great Lent, begins Monday, March 14).
VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL STAFF NEEDED
Adult staff is needed for the 2016 Vacation Church School in June, as well high school
student assistants interested in obtaining community service hours for school. A letter will
be provided for the volunteer hours. All interested in participating are asked to
contact Presvytera Harriet. The Vacation Church School is a fun ministry for children ages 3
through middle school.
HOLY COMMUNION WINE
Parishioners, who wish to donate wine used for Holy Communion, should note that
Father George recommends Tsantal Mavrodaphne of Patras, which is available at
Dorignac's Food Center on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Greek Orthodox Community of New Orleans
1200 ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD  NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70122
 Reverend Father George Wilson, Dean
[email protected]
PHONE: (504) 282-0259 FAX: (504) 283-5586
21η ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ 2016
21ST FEBRUARY 2016
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΙΣΤ’
ΛΟΥΚΑ
16th SUNDAY
OF LUKE
ΤΕΛΩΝΟΥ
ΚΑΙ ΦΑΡΙΣΑΙΟΥ
THE PUBLICAN
AND THE PHARISEE
Ἑωθινόν Ε
Eothion 5
TRIODION BEGINS TODAY
All foods are allowed the week that follows this Sunday.
Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἀνάστασης
Resurrection Apolytikion
Ἦχος πλ α’
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ
Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν,
ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι
ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, καὶ
θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν
τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.
Plagal Tone 1
Let us worship the Word who is unoriginate with the
Father and the Spirit, and from a Virgin was born for
our salvation, O believers, and let us sing His praise.
For in His goodness He was pleased to ascend the
Cross in the flesh, and to undergo death, and to raise
up those who had died, by His glorious Resurrection.
Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδας
Apolytikion of the Holy Trinity
Ἦχος πλ δ’
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ πανσόφους
τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ
Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην
σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί.
Κοντάκιον
Ἦχος δ’
Φαρισαίου φύγωμεν ὑψηγορίαν, καὶ Τελώνου
μάθωμεν, τὸ ταπεινὸν ἐν στεναγμοῖς, πρὸς τὸν
Σωτῆρα κραυγάζοντες· Ἵλαθι μόνε ἡμῖν
εὐδιάλλακτε.
Plagal Tone 4
Blessed are You, O Christ our God, who made
fishermen all-wise, sending upon them the Holy Spirit
and, through them, netting the world. O Loving One,
glory to You.
Kontakion
Tone 4
Let us flee from the boasting of the Pharisee and
learn through our own sighs of sorrow the humility of
the Publican. Let us cry out to the Savior, "Have
mercy on us, for through You alone are we
reconciled."
WHAT IS TRIODION? The Triodion is a liturgical book of the Eastern Orthodox Church that contains the
propers (a part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date) from the fourth Sunday before Lent
to Pascha. The canons for weekday Matins in the Triodion contain only three odes, instead of the usual nine,
and so are known as "triodes" after which the Triodion takes its name. Specifically, the period which the
book covers extends from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (the tenth week before Pascha, twentytwo days before the beginning of Great Lent) and concludes with the Midnight Office of Holy Saturday.
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ
Β' Τιμόθεον γ 10-15
THE EPISTLE
2 Timothy 3:10-15
Εὔξασθε καὶ ἀπόδοτε Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Γνωστὸς ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ὁ Θεός,
ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ μέγα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
Make your vows to the Lord our God
and perform them.
God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, παρηκολούθηκάς μου τῇ
διδασκαλίᾳ, τῇ ἀγωγῇ, τῇ προθέσει, τῇ πίστει,
τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ, τῇ ὑπομονῇ, τοῖς
διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν
Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις, οἵους
διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα· καὶ ἐκ πάντων με
ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος. Καὶ πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες
εὐσεβῶς ζῇν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται.
Πονηροὶ δὲ ἄνθρωποι καὶ γόητες προκόψουσιν
ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον, πλανῶντες καὶ πλανώμενοι. Σὺ
δὲ μένε ἐν οἷς ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης, εἰδὼς
παρὰ τίνος ἔμαθες, καὶ ὅτι ἀπὸ βρέφους τὰ
ἱερὰ γράμματα οἶδας, τὰ δυνάμενά σε σοφίσαι
εἰς σωτηρίαν διὰ πίστεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.
TIMOTHY, my son, you have observed my
teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith,
my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my
persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at
Antioch, at lconion, and at Lystra, what
persecutions I endured; yet from them all the
Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a
godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while
evil men and impostors will go on from bad to
worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you,
continue in what you have learned and have
firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned
it and how from childhood you have been
acquainted with the sacred writings which are
able to instruct you for salvation through faith in
Christ Jesus.
ΤΟ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ
THE GOSPEL
Λουκάν ιη’10-14
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολήν ταύτην·
Ἂνθρωποι δύο ἀνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν
προσεύξασθαι· ὁ εἷς Φαρισαῖος, καὶ ὁ ἕτερος
Τελώνης. Ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν
ταῦτα προσηύχετο· Ὁ Θεός εὐχαριστῶ σοι, ὅτι
οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων,
ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ
Τελώνης. Νηστεύω δὶς τοῦ Σαββάτου,
ἀποδεκατῶ πάντα ὅσα κτῶμαι. Καὶ ὁ Τελώνης
μακρόθεν ἑστὼς, οὐκ ἤθελεν οὐδὲ τοὺς
ὀφθαλμοὺς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐπᾶραι, ἀλλ᾿
ἔτυπτεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ λέγων· Ὁ Θεός,
ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ. Λέγω ὑμῖν, κατέβη
οὗτος δεδικαιωμένος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, ἢ
ἐκεῖνος. Ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν. Ταπεινωθήσεται· ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν, ὑψωθήσεται.
Luke 18:10-14
The Lord said this parable, "Two men went up
into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the
other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and
prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank you that I
am not like other men, extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast
twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.' But
the tax collector, standing far off, would not even
lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast,
saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' I tell
you, this man went down to his house justified
rather than the other; for everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, but he who humbles
himself will be exalted."