Great and Holy Saturday is the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb. The Church calls this day the Blessed Sabbath... Holy Saturday is a neglected day in parish life. Few people attend the Services. Popular piety usually reduces Holy Week to one day—Holy Friday. This day is quickly replaced by another—Easter Sunday. Christ Read more...
The beginning of our Paschal celebration...
The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Christian faith. Saint Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the dead, then our preaching and faith are in vain...read more, click https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/05/05/27-holy-pascha-the-resurrection-of-our-lord
We share our Paschal Joy by sharing our Blessed baskets...
This is one of the most joyous services of the year...
We share a huge meal,(mostly meat), and share in the joy of the Risen Lord.
A free breakfast is served every Monday of every month.
A free breakfast is served the first two Wednesdays of every month.
On Bright Thursday the Gospel reading is John 3:1-15, which mentions the Pharisee Νikόdēmos who came by night to speak to Christ. The Lord told him that a man could not see the Kingdom of God unless he were born again. Νikόdēmos, taking Him much too literally, could not understand how such a thing was Read more...
Some icons depicting this event are inscribed “The Doubting Thomas.” This is incorrect. In Greek, the inscription reads, “The Touching of Thomas.” The Slavonic inscription is, “The Belief of Thomas.” When Saint Thomas touched the Life-giving side of the Lord, he no longer had any doubts. This day is also known as “Antipascha.” This does Read more...
