The parish will begin its Lenten journey with serving Forgiveness Vespers, Sunday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m.
Forgiveness Vespers is the first Lenten service asking God and others for gift of forgiveness. The point is to learn to eliminate from your body and soul anything that plagues it. Here we take our hatred, pride, gluttony, and anything that prevents you from having a relationship with God and others. Forgive those who have hurt you.
Let us begin the Fast with joy!
Let us prepare ourselves for spiritual efforts!
Let us purify our souls and cleanse our flesh!
Let us abstain from every passion as we abstain from food!
Let us rejoice in virtues of the Spirit and fulfill them in love!
That we may all see the Passion of Christ our God!
And rejoice in spirit at the Holy Pascha!
One note: Father Dennis has to go visit his sick 98 year old Mother next week. So we will have no Lenten Services next week.