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Festal Divine Liturgy-The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Festal Divine Liturgy-The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the care of the Apostle John the Theologian, and during his journeys She lived at the home of Read more…

Great Vespers with Litya

Great Vespers with Litya

We serve Great Vespers with Litya this evening for the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos.

Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple

Divine Liturgy of the Meeting of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple

The Meeting of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is described in the third Gospel (Luke 2:22-40). Forty days after His birth the Divine Child was brought to the Read more…

Last Sunday at the hall! (Dormition)

Posted in Homilies, Uncategorized | Tagged Dormition, St. Aidan, theotokos - by Fr Andrew Applegate

Live audio Version Sept 10, 2023; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27,28  Dormition   The central event of all human history, God taking on our human flesh and becoming man, could not have Read more…

Divine Liturgy – The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Divine Liturgy – The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

This miraculous appearance of the Mother of God occurred in the mid-tenth century in Constantinople, in the Blachernae church where her robe, veil, and part of her belt were preserved Read more…

Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

On the fourth day of the Afterfeast of the Dormition, the Church continues to honour the passage of the Most Holy Theotokos from death to life. Just as Christ once Read more…

The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the care of the Apostle John the Theologian, and during his journeys She lived at the home of Read more…

Divine Liturgy-The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Divine Liturgy-The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

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 Read more…

The Meeting of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple

The Meeting of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple

The Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ is described in the third Gospel (Luke 2:22-40). Forty days after His birth the Divine Child was brought to the Read more…

The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

According to Holy Tradition, the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple took place in the following manner. The parents of the Virgin Mary, Saints Joachim and Anna, Read more…

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