The Pentecostarion (i.e., also known as the Flowery Triodion or Festal Triodion) is the service book of the Eastern Church that provides the texts for the moveable portions of the divine services from Pascha through the feast of All Saints … Continue reading
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As we bring BRIGHT WEEK to a close – the eight days of celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection – our readings are taken, as they are throughout the Pentecostarion (i.e., the 50 days between Pascha and Pentecost), from the Acts … Continue reading
During the Great Fast I shared, in this article, certain things about the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. It is an intense Liturgy that is filled with many lengthy prayers which present much about our faith. The real problem … Continue reading
Before Pascha, I had started sharing information about the argument between Arius, the heretic, and St. Athanasius. It is, actually, quite a fascinating bit of our Christian history. Athanasius argued that the fundamental error of Arius and his followers was … Continue reading
This weekend our Church also remembers the great martyr George. The Holy Great Martyr George, the Victory-Bearer, was a native of Cappadocia (a district in Asia Minor), and he grew up in a deeply believing Christian family. His father was … Continue reading
The call to holiness is made ever-more explicit during this time when we celebrate the great feast of Pascha. As I have preached during this time, Pascha is our own Christian PASSOVER – the historical event which has truly formed … Continue reading
Eastern Christian spirituality aims at the perfection of the faithful in Christ. This perfection can’t be obtained in Christ, except by participation in His divine-human life. Therefore the goal of Eastern Christian spirituality is the perfection of the believer by … Continue reading
Prior to the Holy Days that we just celebrated, I shared some of the key words that St. Mark embedded in his narrative. They were deliberately used by Mark to make a point. Mark also uses patterns and design to … Continue reading
Appointment of Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians, United States of America The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (United States of America) … Continue reading
My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Хрїстóсъ воскрéсе! Воистину воскресе! (Old Slavonic) Christos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese (Transliteration) Христос воскрес! Воістину воскрес! (Ukrainian) Chrystos voskres! Voistynu voskres! (Transliteration) Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ανέστη! (Greek) Khristós Anésti! Alithós Anésti! (Transliteration) Christus resurrexit! … Continue reading