September 14, Feast Of the Holy Cross “0 Lord, save thy people and bless thine inheritance: To our Rulers grant victories over the barbarians, And by thy Cross protect thine own Estate.” Each year on September 14 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of “The Elevation of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross.” This is one … Read more
A parishioner has been given us an icon of St. Matrona of Moscow. It can be found in one of the groupings on the northern wall of the nave. The life of the saint: Matrona was born in 1881 into a poor family in the village of Sebino-Epifaniskaya (now Kimovski) in the Tula region of Russia. … Read more
It being the day after the Nativity of the Theotokos, the feast known as the Synaxis of Saints Joachim & Anna was celebrated.
It being the Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Fr. Joseph reflected on that great mystery rather than upon the lectionary readings for the day.
“God’s Providence controls the universe. It is present everywhere. Providence is the sovereign Logos of God, imprinting form on the unformed materiality of the world, making and fashioning all things. Matter could not have acquired an articulated structure were it not for the directing power of the Logos Who is the Image, Intellect, Wisdom, and … Read more
Imagine the blessed Theotokos in old age being cared for by St. John the Evangelist. That is the image Frederica beautifully portrays for us in today’s podcast for the Feast of the Dormition recorded in 2009. Read more of her thoughts on the Virgin Mary in her book The Lost Gospel of Mary in which she examines … Read more
Lectionary readings of the day: EPISTLE: First Corinthians 9:2-12 (11th Sun. after Pentecost) Brethren, you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. This is my defense to those who would examine me. Do we not have the right to our food and drink? Do we not have the right to be accompanied by … Read more
The flesh of Christ, it is said, is glorified at the moment of its assumption and the glory of the Godhead becomes the body’s glory. But this glory was invisible in His visible body to those unable to perceive that upon which even angels cannot gaze. Thus Christ was transfigured, not by the addition of … Read more
On behalf of the Holy Trinity, Sharon Lear and Lin Richardson delivered backpacks full of school supplies to Meadowcliff Elementary on the Feast of Transfiguration (August 6). This has become a yearly project for our parish in cooperation with FOCUS North America to bless local school children with supplies to get their school year off … Read more
