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SUMMARY:Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment
DESCRIPTION:The following was copied from oca.org.  \n\nToday’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 He is a good and loving God. Although He does not desire the death of a sinner\, He also expects us to turn from our wickedness and live (Ezek. 33:11). This same idea is expressed in the prayer read by the priest after the penitent has confessed his or her sins (Slavic practice). \nThe time for repentance and forgiveness is now\, in the present life. At the Second Coming\, Christ will appear as the righteous Judge\, “Who will render to every man according to his deeds” (Rom. 2:6). Then the time for entreating God’s mercy and forgiveness will have passed. \nAs Father Alexander Schmemann reminds us in his book GREAT LENT (Ch. 1:4)\, sin is the absence of love\, it is separation and isolation. When Christ comes to judge the world\, His criterion for judgment will be love. Christian love entails seeing Christ in other people\, our family\, our friends\, and everyone else we may encounter in our lives. We shall be judged on whether we have loved\, or not loved\, our neighbor. We show Christian love when we feed the hungry\, give drink to the thirsty\, clothe the naked\, visit those who are sick or in prison. If we did such things for the least of Christ’s brethren\, then we also did them for Christ (Mt.25:40). If we did not do such things for the least of the brethren\, neither did we do them for Christ (Mt.25:45). \nToday is the last day for eating meat and meat products until Pascha\, though eggs and dairy products are permitted every day during the coming week. This limited fasting prepares us gradually for the more intense fasting of Great Lent.
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SUMMARY:All is Well Book Study on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:We are welcoming Dr. Al Rossi\, author of All is Well\, to our book study tonight. All are welcome. Contact Fr. Andrew if you are interested.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/book-study-all-is-well/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Book Study
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210315
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SUMMARY:GREAT LENT BEGINS
DESCRIPTION:The journey of Great Lent begins today\, March 15…not March 14 as on the photo…which is not for 2021…but I think it’s cool 🙂 This is our journey to Pascha on May 2\, 2021.
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/great-lent-begins/
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SUMMARY:The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady\, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts\, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is a painting of the Annunciation in the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome dating from the second century. The Council of Toledo in 656 mentions the Feast\, and the Council in Trullo in 692 says that the Annunciation was celebrated during Great Lent. \nThe Greek and Slavonic names for the Feast may be translated as “good tidings.” This\, of course\, refers to the Incarnation of the Son of God and the salvation He brings. The background of the Annunciation is found in the Gospel of Saint Luke (1:26-38). The troparion describes this as the “beginning of our salvation\, and the revelation of the eternal mystery\,” for on this day the Son of God became the Son of Man… \nPlease go to oca.org. to read the rest of the article which concludes with… \nThe Annunciation falls during Lent\, but it is always celebrated with great joy. The Liturgy of Saint Basil or Saint John Chrysostom is served\, even on the weekdays of Lent. It is one of the two days of Great Lent on which the fast is relaxed and fish is permitted (Palm Sunday is the other).
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/the-annunciation-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-theotokos-and-ever-virgin-mary/
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday of Great Lent: St Gregory Palamas
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday was originally dedicated to Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (February 23). After his glorification in 1368\, a second commemoration of Saint Gregory Palamas (November 14) was appointed for the Second Sunday of Great Lent as a second “Triumph of Orthodoxy.” \nSaint Gregory Palamas\, Archbishop of Thessalonica\, was born in the year 1296 in Constantinople. Saint Gregory’s father became a prominent dignitary at the court of Andronicus II Paleologos (1282-1328)\, but he soon died\, and Andronicus himself took part in the raising and education of the fatherless boy. Endowed with fine abilities and great diligence\, Gregory mastered all the subjects which then comprised the full course of medieval higher education. The emperor hoped that the youth would devote himself to government work. But Gregory\, barely twenty years old\, withdrew to Mount Athos in the year 1316 (other sources say 1318) and became a novice in the Vatopedi monastery under the guidance of the monastic Elder Saint Nikodemos of Vatopedi (July 11). There he was tonsured and began on the path of asceticism. A year later\, the holy Evangelist John the Theologian appeared to him in a vision and promised him his spiritual protection. Gregory’s mother and sisters also became monastics…. \nthe rest of the article can be found at oca.org
URL:https://saintaidan.ca/event/2nd-sunday-of-great-lent-st-gregory-palamas/
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