Divine Liturgy
Forefeast of the Procession of the Honorable and Lifegiving Cross of the Lord
Forefeast of the Procession of the Honorable and Lifegiving Cross of the Lord
Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica. This can be found by clicking this link: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2022/08/06/102215-the-holy-transfiguration-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ
All are welcome to worship with us at our temporary location...Boys and Girls Club...120 7th Ave S Cranbrook.
On the first day of the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration, the hymns of Vespers speak of the amazement of the Apostles when they saw Christ transfigured before them. The Savior’s equality with the Father is also stressed, for He who covers Himself with light as with a garment is now transfigured before His disciples, “shining Read more...
All are welcome to join us in the singing of Great Vespers.
The Troparion of the Forefeast invites us to gather on this day in gladness, for the Theotokos is about to depart from earth to heaven...http://oca.org
The Church continues to honour the passage of the Most Holy Theotokos from death to life. Just as Christ once dwelt in the virginal womb of His Mother, now He takes Her “to dwell in His courts.” Taken from 0ca.org
Saint Moses lived in Egypt during the fourth century. He was an Ethiopian, and since he was black of skin he was called “Murin” (meaning “like an Ethiopian”). In his youth he was the slave of an important man, but after he committed a murder, his master banished him, and he joined a band of Read more...
Two of the saints that are commemorated today are Hieromartyr Babylas and the holy prophet Moses. The Hieromartyr Babylas and with him the three youths Urban, Prilidian, Epolonius and their mother Christodoula died as martyrs under the emperor Decius (249-251). During his stay in their city of Antioch, the emperor arranged for a large festival Read more...
The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. People often said that God must come into the world to restore faith and not Read more...