Feast

Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

November 10, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Today is the prelude of God’s goodwill / and the prophecy of the salvation of men. / The Virgin appears openly in the temple of God / and foretells Christ to all. / So let us cry to her with loud voices: / Rejoice, thou who art the fulfillment / of the Creator’s providence.
Troparion of the Entrance of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

On Thursday, November 21, our Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple. Please join on Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00PM, as we celebrate this great occasion with the Vigil for the Feast. All are welcome!

This Feast is one of the 12 Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church and commemorates the dedication of Mary to the service of God by her righteous parents, Saints Joachim and Anna. In the Western Christian tradition this day is commonly called the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple “foretells God’s blessing for the human race, the preaching of salvation, the promise of the coming of Christ“. To learn more about this Feast, visit the article Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.

Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross

September 10, 2019 at 12:20 pm

O Lord, save Your people, / and bless Your inheritance. / Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians / over their adversaries. / And by virtue of Your Cross, / preserve Your habitation.
Troparion for the Feast of the Holy Cross

Please join us Saturday, September 14, as we commemorate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross. The Festal Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 9:00AM. All are welcome!

For more information on this feast, see the article The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross at the Orthodox Church in America website.

Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God

September 2, 2019 at 2:30 pm

Your Nativity, O Virgin, / Has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! / The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / Has shone from You, O Theotokos! / By annulling the curse, / He bestowed a blessing. / By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.
Troparion for the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

Please join us as we commemorate the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the first major feast of the new liturgical year, this coming Sunday. Vespers for the Feast will be celebrated on Saturday, September 7th, at 6:00PM. The Festal Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, September 8th, at 9:00AM.

For more information on his feast, see the article The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary at the Orthodox Church in America website.