In the Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Great Lent – the day on which, at Vespers, Lent is liturgically announced and inaugurated – is called Forgiveness Sunday...continue reading the Read more...
A basic distinguishing feature of the Great Canon is its extremely broad use of images and subjects taken both from the Old and New Testaments. As the Canon progresses, the Read more...
We also commemorate Saint Titus the Wonderworker displayed zeal for the monastic life from his youth. He pursued asceticism in the ninth century at the Studion monastery near Constantinople. By Read more...
A note for all of us: Dear Parish Family, Spring Church/Yard Cleaning Day is scheduled for Saturday April 2nd from 10am to 3pm or till finished. Deacon Paul, calls it Read more...
Special Lenten "Lord I call" verses for the fifth week of Great Lent.
We also commemorate Saint Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome. He was a native of the Tuscany region of Italy. He received a fine education and entered into the clergy Read more...
Visible triumphs are few in the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ. He preached a kingdom “not of this world.” At His nativity in the flesh there was “no Read more...
These three days, which the Church calls Great and Holy have within the liturgical development of the Holy Week a very definite purpose. They place all its celebrations in the Read more...
...At the Presanctified Liturgy: Matthew 24: 36-26, 2. The End again and the parables of the End: the ten wise virgins who had enough oil in their lamps and the Read more...
On Great and Holy Wednesday, the hymns of the Bridegroom Service remind us of the sinful woman who poured precious ointment on Christ’s head at Simon the leper’s house (Mt. Read more...
