A memorial service (Greek: μνημόσυνον, mnemósynon, “memorial”, or παραστάς, parastás, “wake”; Church Slavonic: паннихида, panikhída) is a liturgical observance in honor of the departed which is served in the […]
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Sunday of the Holy Fathers
(lst Ecumenical Synod 325 AD). John l7:l-l3. Today, we heard from Holy Gospel the prayer which our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ addressed to His Father before His sufferings […]
The Blind Man
John 9:l-38 Christ is risen! He is truly risen. In today’s Holy Gospel, as our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ left the temple of Jerusalem, leaving behind the Jews who […]
The Samaritian Woman
John 4:5-42 Christ is risen! Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ visited a city of Samaria called Sychar (Shechem). Outside of Sychar He waited at Jacob’s Well, as the Apostels […]
The Paralytic Man
John 5:l-l5 Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen! In today’s Holy Gospel our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem and went to the pool near the sheep market […]
Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
Mark 15:43-16:8 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices so that they might come and anoint […]
Resurrection Day
Just as the darkness of night is temporary and is followed by the light of the day and just as a sea storm is followed by […]
The Son of Man
“Who for us and for our salvation came down from Heaven, and was incarnated by the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary.” Our Lord is a sign that […]
Christ: the never-setting noetic Sun
Since Christ’s birth – within a span of millennia – major historical events have taken place. Great men have come and gone: philosophers, rhetoricians, kings, and emperors, each of which […]
The Dormition of the Theotokos
It is not an easy task for anyone to describe the glory of the Mother of God. It is also extremely difficult to put into words the virtues […]