The Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast (Lent)
On the 4th Sunday of Lent on the Byzantine liturgical calendar, we remember a great monastic father, St. John Climacus (579-649). He wrote a book called, “The Ladder of Divine…
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Adam’s Exile from Paradise
EXILE (Sunday of Adam’s Exile from Paradise) This Sunday immediately preceding the beginning of Lent recalls the Exile from Paradise, inviting us to embrace “Adam’s Lament” over a Paradise Lost.…
Cheesefare Sunday
Today, Cheesefare Sunday also known as Forgiveness Sunday – March 2nd. For those who observe the full fasting disciplines, today we say farewell to dairy products until Pascha. The Church,…
Forgiveness Vespers Sunday, March 2
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…
The scope of faith as we approach Lent
“Do you wish to honor the body of Christ? Do not ignore him when he is naked. Do not pay him homage in the temple clad in silk, only then…
Fasting Guide
Click on the Fasting Guide image. As Father Dennis said at the Divine Liturgy, we fast according to what we are able. Some can follow the Lenten guide well, others…