If you desire to make the Great Fast even more real to you, then add to your prayers and fasting Spiritual Acts of Mercy. This week, try sending a card or letter to someone you know is having a difficult … Continue reading
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PRE-GREAT FAST On this fourth week-end of our preparation for the Great Fast, we hear clearly spelled out what Jesus meant by “love of neighbor.” While cast within the context of the “Last Judgment,” what the Gospel is truly telling … Continue reading
The Tradition of our Church is to integrate some sort of fasting into our lives during the Great Fast. The purpose of our fasting is spiritual. Spirituality must not be viewed as something that does not concern the body, but … Continue reading
ВСЕЧЕСНІШОМУ ДУХОВЕНСТВУ, ПРЕПОДОБНОМУ МОНАШЕСТВУ, СЕМІНАРИСТАМ, НАШИМ ДОРОГИМ ВІРНИМ “Закхею, притьмом злізай, бо я сьогодні маю бути в твоїм домі”. (Лк. 19,5) У неділю, коли ми чуємо читання Євангелія про митаря Закхея, який був низького росту, для багатьох з нас … Continue reading
TO OUR CLERGY, HIEROMONKS AND BROTHERS, RELIGIOUS SISTERS, SEMINARIANS AND BELOVED FAITHFUL “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” (Lk. 19:5) For many of us, on the Sunday when we hear the Gospel … Continue reading
I am sure that, on this weekend of the Prodigal Son, many might think that the focus might be on forgiveness. This, however is not the case. These weeks before the Great Fast are meant to remind us of the … Continue reading
This is the second week of the five weeks that come before the Great Fast. Each week shares another real aspect of Metanoia. This week the aspect that is highlighted through the parable is HUMILITY. Humility is a quality by … Continue reading
Next week our Church begins its pre-Great Fast sequence of five weeks that deal with various aspects of Metanoia or Repentance. These five weeks are meant to prepare us for the rigors of the Great Fast. I believe that the … Continue reading
In order to make the Great and Holy Week real, one must at least make an effort to think about the events that we relive. We must ask, What do the events in the life of Jesus tell me about … Continue reading
During this coming week, why not choose to freely do at least one RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS It can be whatever you want it to be as long as it is “random” and a “kindness.” Again, it is not the … Continue reading