Our solemn feast of the Dormition of Mary, the Holy Theotokos
We celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin as the transitus of Mary, the Holy Theotokos from death to Life. Mary who willingly gave her human nature to God, now receives…
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Blessing of Grapes for the Transfiguration Feast August 6
August 6th is the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord. Many churches and monasteries in Byzantine tradition will observe the custom of blessing of grapes on the Feast of…
Procession of the Holy Cross
August 1st is an interesting feast to observe: the Procession of the Holy Cross. We coming to the end of the liturgical year (the new year begins on September 1st)…
The Dormition Fast 2023
August 1, begins the Dormition Fast in the Byzantine Catholic Church. This particular fasting season is only 2 weeks long (ending on the Feast of the Dormition, August 15) but…
Missionary sent forth with blessing
We have a missionary! It is not every day that a Melkite parish can say that a parishioner is going off to serve the Lord and the Church in this…