Category Archives: Orthodox holidays
The Sunday of the Blind Man
Christ is Risen!!! This week from the Gospel reading we hear how the Lord healed a man blind from his birth. We also hear how the Pharisees, out of envy, tried to convince him, who received healing, that the Lord, Who healed him, was not the Christ, not even a righteous man, but a sinner. …
The Sunday of the Paralytic
Christ is Risen!!! This Sunday the Holy Church celebrates the healing of the paralytic by the Lord. Today, the Holy Gospel tells us how the Lord came to the sheep’s pool, the place where a multitude of the sick awaited the descent of the angel and the stirring of waters in order to be healed, …
Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women
Christ is Risen!!! Today, on the third Sunday after Pascha, we commemorate the holy Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodimus – the secret disciple of the Lord – and the myrrh-bearing women: Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Cleopas, Salome, Joanna, Martha and Mary – the sisters of Lazarus – and Suzanna, along with others who came …
Today the grace of the Holy Spirit has brought us together…
These words of the stichiron from the service of the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem are very important to us. At a quick glance, they contain simply a narrative meaning, but after a prayerful consideration, one can see in them a profound spiritual meaning. In honor of the feast, we bless …
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Behold the handmaid of the Lord…
“…be it unto me according to thy word…” These words of the Most Holy Theotokos should be precious and close to the heart of every orthodox Christian. The Most Holy Theotokos said them on the day of the Annunciation, when Holy Archangel Gabriel addressed Her with the news of the incarnation of the Son of …
Blessing of water on lake Simcoe
Transfiguration of the Lord
Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ God, and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as they could bear it; so that when they should see Thee crucified, they would know that Thy suffering was voluntary, and would proclaim to the world that Thou art truly the Radiance of the Father.Kondakion of the …
Palm Sunday
Today is Palm (in Russia – Pussy Willow) Sunday. People come to church with small bunches of pussy willows in their hands. Everyone is in a festive mood. Only one week, filled with wondrous divine services, is left until Pascha. It would be nice to go back in time in order to draw a small …