Great Vespers-Tone 2
St. Aidan Orthodox Church Cranbrook, British Columbia, CanadaAll are welcome to join us as we sing the Great Vespers.
All are welcome to join us as we sing the Great Vespers.
All Saints of Britain and Ireland are commemorated today. Also today the Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised is commemorated. The Miracle of Saint Euphemia the All-Praised: The holy Great Martyr Euphemia (September 16) suffered martyrdom in the city of Chalcedon in the year 304, during the time of the persecution against Christians by the emperor Diocletian Read more...
Great Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.
In the Ninth Article of the Nicea-Constantinople Symbol of Faith proclaimed by the holy Fathers of the First and Second Ecumenical Councils, we confess our faith in “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.” By virtue of the catholic nature of the Church, an Ecumenical Council is the Church’s supreme authority, and possesses the competence to Read more...
Great Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.
Great Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.
Great Vespers will be served with Litya. The hymns at Vespers today speak of the sun appearing dim compared to the divine light of the Transfiguration. https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/08/08/102228-afterfeast-of-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord
Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Great Vespers will be served with Lytia as we are beginning the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
Our Patron, Saint Aidan. He was a steadfast defender of Celtic practices against the imposition of Roman usage, was born in Ireland (then called Scotland) in the seventh century. As a monk of the monastery founded by Saint Columba (June 9) on the island of Iona, he was known for his strict asceticism...the rest of Read more...
Great Vespers is served in the church. All are welcome.