“The Inner Heaven of Man” – an exploration of the healing of Mind, Heart, and Will according to the teaching of St. Nicholai of Zica Nativity Fast Kick-Off Retreat November 17, 2018 presented by Archpriest John Finley, Dept. of Missions & Evangelism, Antiochian Archdiocese Saturday, November 17 9:00 a.m Session 1 10:15 a.m Break 10:30 a.m … Read more
It is Mid-Term Election Day in the United States. Hopefully, we each will have done our best to form our consciences, consider the various issues, and vote in a manner both well-formed and well-informed. Whatever the results of the day’s polling, some will be pleased and some will be disappointed. The Epistle to Diognetus, usually … Read more
Lectionary readings for the day: EPISTLE: Second Corinthians 11:31-12:9 (19th Sun. after Pentecost) Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He Who is blessed forever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down … Read more
Lectionary readings for the day: EPISTLE: Second Corinthians 9:6-11 (18th Sun. after Pentecost) Brethren, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God … Read more
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.
