Calendar of Events for 2014. Soup Sunday — March 23 Paska Baking — April 3, 4, 5 Easter Dinner — April 27 Parish Picnic — June 29 Feast Day Dinner — November 9 *************** PASKA ORDERS Please be advised: we … Continue reading
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The very first type of prayer is the Prayer of Supplication, that is the humble asking for the gifts of heaven and the disposition to receive them. It is important to point out that when we offer such a prayer … Continue reading
We bow before Your sacred image, O gracious Lord, and beg forgiveness for our offenses, O Christ our God; for You, of Your own will, deigned to ascend the cross in Your human nature to deliver from bondage under the … Continue reading
The term Iconoclasm refers to a period in the history of the Byzantine Church when there was extreme opposition to the representation of the human figure and the veneration of images, the two being held inseparable. This historical period can … Continue reading
Perhaps one the greatest individual theologians of the Christian East, Gregory Palamas, never presented a systematic doctrine of divinization. His contribution to the topic, however, has been enormous. Regardless of the controversial debates he engaged in with his theological opponents … Continue reading
I would encourage my readers to pick up the New Testament (NT) during the Great Fast and read Paul’s First letter to the Thessalonians. After reading this letter, read Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Scripture scholars assert that no other … Continue reading
Since our homes are, or should be, the first and most important churches in our lives, we need to think about how we practice the presence of God in our homes. If we do not feel the presence of God … Continue reading
As I shared in the last issue of this article, we have a glimpse of how early Christians worshipped from the eighth book of the Apostolic Constitutions. It contains the earliest complete text of a eucharistic rite and represents the … Continue reading
If you truly want to enter into the spirit of the Great Fast and haven’t quite figured out how you might do that, might I suggest that one of the things you can do is recite the Prayer of Ephrem … Continue reading
“Open to me the doors of repentance, O Giver of life. As we worship in your temple this morning, teach us how to purify the temples of our bodies, and in your compassion, purify me by the goodness of your … Continue reading