Praying Psalm 31 for Ukraine
The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine has asked for Christians to recite Psalm 31 aloud. Psalm 31:21-24 21 Praise be to the Lord, for he showed me the wonders of his…
February 2022
Some Parish announcements
Glory to Jesus Christ! We all know that Ukraine is in the middle of war. The first unprovoked war since 1939 in Europe. One of our parishioners, Maryana Chahine, is…
Even closer to God’s Kingdom: Forgiveness, Cheese-fare Sunday
This weekend we are even closer to the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom is not found because we give up meat and cheese and follow the prescriptions of the Great…
St Polycarp
The Church liturgically remembers today the holy hieromartyr, Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. According to the witness of St Irenaeus, Polycarp was a companion of St John the Theologian. After John’s…
Moving toward the Great Fast: Meat-fare Sunday
As the daylight increases we move closer to Holy Pascha. There is a cosmic connection here. But before we meet the Risen Lord in the Mysteries of Pascha we have…
Eastern Catholic churches marking the 25th anniversary of a liturgical document
Eastern Catholic churches in Rome marking the 25th anniversary of “Instruction for Applying the Liturgical Prescriptions of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches,” encouraging Eastern Catholic churches to…
St Leo, Pope of Rome
Today we commemorate – Pope Leo of Rome Our holy father Leo, Pope of Rome who, born in Etruria , first stood out as a diligent deacon of Rome. He…