The Week of the Palms
The Sixth and last week of Lent is called “The Week of the Palms.” For six days preceding Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday, the liturgy of the Church makes us Read more…
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Holy Unction
It is a wonderful tradition in many Orthodox Churches to have a service of Holy Unction during Great Lent and so we will replace the earlier announced services of Pre-sanctified Read more…
Lenten Book Study
O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, Read more…
Meatfare and Feeding the Hungry
It will be Meatfare in just a few days. The wonderful meals are something to look forward to, but we also need to keep in mind that it can be Read more…
St. Aidan’s Walkers
As part of Lenten almsgiving, we had the opportunity to participate in the Coldest Night of the Year on February 25th – a Canada-wide winter walk fundraiser that supports the hungry, homeless, and Read more…
Psalm 136
In the Orthodox Church, this Psalm is sung during Lent to remind us to keep fresh the knowledge of what we have fallen from, how alien we are to the Read more…
Responding to God’s Gifts
Lenten Giving: All of life is a gift, a free gift, given to us by God. This one basic truth frames our relationship with God and one another. It also Read more…