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Happy Birthday, Mother Natalia
A very happy birthday to our own Mother Natalia. God grant her many years!
Christ is Risen!
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is risen!
May Christ be with you and your family in a special way today and this Pascha season. Enjoy all the treats!
Bridegroom Matins
This week the Church in her wisdom gives us the Bridegroom Matins. The Bridegroom Matins are celebrated the first three days of Holy Week, and each day commemorates a different theme.
Alleluia!
Some of you are quite shocked by our graphic today! It's Lent! It's the Great Fast! And you're saying Alleluia?!
The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
This Thursday we celebrate the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. The canon was written by St. Andrew of Crete as part of his personal meditation and reflects on both the New Testament and the Old Testament in identifying how we should live.
All Souls Saturday
This past Saturday and this upcoming Saturday we celebrate All Souls Saturday. All Souls Saturday is a special day when we specifically pray for the soul's of the dead.
Holy Presanctified Gifts
During the Great Fast, we celebrate the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, oftentimes referred to as Presanctified Liturgy. During this liturgy, the faithful are provided an opportunity to receive communion which was consecrated on Sunday during Divine Liturgy.
St. Ephraim
St Ephraim the Syrian was a prolific writer who is said to have written over one million lines of songs and poems. His most well known prayer is the Prayer of St. Ephraim, which we pray often during the Great Fast.