Psalm 136
In the Orthodox Church, this Psalm is sung during Lent to remind us to keep fresh the knowledge of what we have fallen from, how alien we are to the Read more…
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His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Makes Urgent Financial Appeal for Ukrainian Refugee Relief
Dear beloved children in the Lord, It is with profound pain and sorrow that we see the situation unfolding in Ukraine. The invasion of Russian troops has already caused death Read more…
The Dawn of Springtime
Why do Christians call their feast Easter? Isn’t that a pagan word? Did European Christians appropriate an existing pagan feast and add it to their religion? When did Christians start Read more…
Repose of Saint Raphael
Today we commemorate the repose of one of the North American saints, St. Raphael, Bishop of Brooklyn. Saint Raphael used to describe himself: “I am an Arab by birth, a Read more…
Second Sunday before Great Lent
Tomorrow, Feb. 27th, is the Sunday of the Last Judgement. This is our Fr. Andrew’s homily on the Last Judgement from the archives: “Today is the Sunday of the Last Read more…
The Prayer for Peace
Click on the link below to listen to a Gregorian Prayer for Peace. https://saintaidanorthodoxchurch.blogspot.com/2022/02/trio-mandili-galoba-prayer.html
War in Ukraine
Orthodox Church in America His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon issues statement on war in Ukraine Dearly beloved children in the Lord, In light of the distressing developments in Ukraine affecting millions Read more…
The Last Judgement
Join us on Feb. 27th, 2022 for the Sunday of the Last Judgement. Fr. Silouan from silouanthompson.net gave this sermon a few years ago: On the Sunday of the Last Read more…
Saturday of Souls
Join us from 10:30am – 11:45am this Saturday, Feb. 26th, 2022 for our Memorial Liturgy. Fifty years after the death of St Theodore, the emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363), wanting Read more…
Judas Iscariot
Today’s Gospel reading is Mark 14:10-42, about Judas and his betrayal of Jesus. Fr. Silouan of silouanthompson.net has some interesting thoughts about Judas here: Today, Judas forsakes the Master,and takes Read more…