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A blessed Pascha to all!
A Blessed Pascha to All!
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Holy Saturday and Holy Pascha
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!
Please join us for the Holy Saturday Liturgy this morning at 10am and the celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ tonight with the Midnight Office at 11:30pm, followed by Paschal Matins and the Paschal Divine Liturgy. We will conclude with the blessing of Pascha baskets and our joyous communal meal.
All are welcome as we celebrate this Great and Holy Feast!
Updated: Feast of the Annunciation
Please note that a previous version of this post incorrectly stated the start time for the Festal Liturgy as 10am. The correct time is 9am on 25 March 2023.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!
Please join us on Saturday, 25 March, as we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary with the Festal Divine Liturgy at 9am.
All are welcome as we celebrate this Great Feast of our Church!
1st Sunday of Lent: The Triumph of Orthodoxy
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!
Sunday, 05 March 2023, is the first Sunday of Lent and the Triumph of Orthodoxy, so-called as it commemorates the 9th century restoration of icons and their veneration (i.e., Orthodoxy) against the iconoclasts. The “triumph of Orthodoxy” does not -and should never- imply a modern arrogance or spirit of triumphalism.
Following the Divine Liturgy we will conclude our worship with a procession with icons and the Rite of Orthodoxy. Everyone is encouraged to bring their favorite icon for the procession.
The Epistle and Gospel readings for Sunday are:
⁜ Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-12:2 (Epistle)
⁜ John 1:43-51 (Gospel)
About this Sunday we read from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website: “The theme of the victory of the icons, by its emphasis on the incarnation, points us to the basic Christian truth that the one whose death and resurrection we celebrate at Easter was none other than the Word of God who became human in Jesus Christ…. | continue reading at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website.
Pray for Ukraine
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!
On this one year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, please pray for her people, leaders, and those involved in this terrible conflict, as well as for all involved in conflicts in all places.
Lord our God, remember and have mercy on our brothers and sisters who are involved in every civil conflict. Remove from their midst all hostility, confusion and hatred. Lead everyone along the path of reconciliation and peace, we pray You, hear us and have mercy on us.
Forgiveness Sunday: The Expulsion of Adam from Paradise
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!
This coming Sunday, 26 February 2023, is Forgiveness Sunday. Following the Divine Liturgy we will serve the Rite of Forgiveness, the communal act of mutual forgiveness before entering into the Great Fast.
This Sunday is also Cheesefare, the last day for those fasting to consume dairy products before Lent. (But yet again, to loosely paraphrase St. Basil the Great: don’t forsake your cheese and milk only to consume your brother with anger!)
The Epistle and Gospel readings for Sunday are:
⁜ Romans 13:11-14:4 (Epistle)
⁜ Matthew 6:14-21 (Gospel)
About this Sunday we read from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website: “… The Sunday of Forgiveness, the last of the preparatory Sundays before Great Lent, has two themes: it commemorates Adam’s expulsion from Paradise, and it accentuates our need for forgiveness. There are obvious reasons why these two things should be brought to our attention as we stand on the threshold of Great Lent. One of the primary images in the Triodion is that of the return to Paradise. Lent is a time when we weep with Adam and Eve before the closed gate of Eden, repenting with them for the sins that have deprived us of our free communion with God. But Lent is also a time when we are preparing to celebrate the saving event of Christ’s death and rising, which has reopened Paradise to us once more (Luke 23:43). So sorrow for our exile in sin is tempered by hope of our re-entry into Paradise… | continue reading at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese website.
