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St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Leavetaking of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

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St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family. He received an excellent education, studying philosophy, grammar, and rhetoric. He was well-read in the authors of antiquity and he also mastered philosophy and theology. When Saint Maximus entered into government service, he became first secretary (asekretis) and Read more...

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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...

CANCELLED-Divine Liturgy

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)...to Read more...

Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ 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 – Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord

St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

On this first day of the Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord, the Church commemorates the righteous Simeon and Anna the prophetess. The following words are ascribed to Christ in Ode 9 of the Canon: “I am not held by the Elder; it is I Who hold him, for he asks Me for forgiveness.”

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St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Today we commemorate the Hieromartyr Blaise (Blasius), Bishop of Sebaste, was known for his righteous and devout life. Unanimously chosen by the people, he was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste. This occurred during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian (284-305) and Licinius (307-324), fierce persecutors of Christians. Saint Blaise encouraged his flock, visited the imprisoned, Read more...

Divine Liturgy Sunday of Zacchaus

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...

Divine Liturgy Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

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... to read more, click :  https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/02/25/2-sunday-of-the-publican-and-the-pharisee-embeginning-of-the-lente

Divine Liturgy-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...

Divine Liturgy-Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment

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...

Meat Fast Week

This week we refrain from eating meat.