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Divine Liturgy of the Holy Righteous Ones

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Holy Prophet-King David, Saint Joseph the Betrothed, and Saint James the Brother of the Lord are commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity. If there is no Sunday between December 25 and January 1, their commemoration is moved to December 26. The rest of the explanation is found at:  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/12/26/86-sunday-after-the-nativity-commemoration-of-the-holy-righteous-da

Divine Liturgy of the Forefeast of The Theophany

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The first day of the Forefeast of Theophany falls on January 2. Like the hymns for the Nativity, many of the Church’s hymns of this period are slightly modified versions of the hymns of Holy Week. So much more to this article can be found by clicking the following link: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/01/02/100006-forefeast-of-the-theophany-of-our-lord-and-savior-jesus-christ

Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Theophany

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Today we bless Joseph Creek! The third day of the Afterfeast of Theophany falls on January 9. The hymns of this period invite us to purify our minds in order to see Christ. Kontakion — Tone 4 Today You have shown forth to the world, O Lord, / and the light of Your countenance has Read more...

Divine Liturgy of The Veneration of the Honourable Chains of the Apostle Peter

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

In about the year 42, on the orders of Herod Agrippa, the Apostle Peter was thrown into prison for preaching about Christ the Savior. In prison he was held secure by two iron chains. During the night before his trial, an angel of the Lord removed these chains from the Apostle Peter and led him Read more...

Typika (Reader Service)will be served

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

On the Sunday closest to January 25, the Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Remembering all those Orthodox Christians who suffered for Christ at the hands of the godless Soviets during the years of persecution. These include the royal Passion Bearers Tsar Nicholas II and his family, and Read more...

Divine Liturgy of

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom: During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs was the greatest. Some preferred Saint Basil (January 1), others honored Saint Gregory the Theologian (January 25), while a third group exalted Saint John Chrysostom (November 13). Read more...

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Meeting of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is described in the third Gospel (Luke 2:22-40). Forty days after His birth the Divine Child was brought to the Temple at Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord. According to the Law of Moses (Lev. 12:2-8), a woman who gave birth to a male Read more...

Divine Liturgy of Zaccheus Sunday

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The paschal season of the Church is preceded by the season of Great Lent, which is also preceded by its own liturgical preparation. The first sign of the approach of Great Lent comes five Sundays before its beginning. On this Sunday the Gospel reading is about Zacchaeus the tax-collector. It tells how Christ brought salvation Read more...

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.-Divine Liturgy

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Sunday after the Sunday of Zacchaeus is devoted to the Publican and the Pharisee. At Vespers the night before, the Triodion (the liturgical book used in the services of Great Lent) begins... Click to continue reading: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/02/13/2-sunday-of-the-publican-and-the-pharisee-embeginning-of-the-lente

Divine Liturgy -The Sunday of the Prodigal Son

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

The Sunday after the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the Sunday of the Prodigal Son. This parable of God’s forgiveness calls us to “come to ourselves” as did the prodigal son, to see ourselves as being “in a far country” far from the Father’s house, and to make the journey of return Read more...

Memorial Divine Liturgy CANCELLED

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

On the day before Meatfare Sunday, on which we remember the Last Judgment, the Orthodox Church prays for those of its members who may have died unexpectedly because of wars, plagues, starvation, or any other sort of death while they were in a foreign country, or while they were traveling by sea, by land, or Read more...

Divine Liturgy- Sunday of the Last Judgement

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Today’s Gospel reading is Matthew 25:31-46, the parable of the Last Judgment. It reminds us that while trusting in Christ’s love and mercy, we must not forget His righteous judgment when He comes again in glory. If our hearts remain hardened and unrepentant, we should not expect the Lord to overlook our transgressions simply because Read more...