Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment
In 1989, the Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius instituted a Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment, establishing it on September 1. Pope Francis has extended that remembrance to the…
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The new liturgical year of grace
We have a new opportunity to know and love and to serve the Lord through the unfolding of the liturgical year. Abundant blessings!
Our venerable father, Simeon, the stylite
Today, the Church liturgically recalls a significant monastic father, Simeon, who lived on a pillar. You will recall there is an icon of Saint Simeon on the wall in the…
Father Saba Shofany fell asleep in the Lord
It is with great sadness that we let everyone know about the passing of Fr. Saba Shofany. Fr. Saba was a priest of our Eparchy. Most recently he was serving…
Mary is blessed
As we move closer to the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God, let us consider the words of Pope Benedict XVI Mary is “blessed” because -totally, in…
St Lawrence, deacon and martyr
The Church sings, Inflaming your heart with heavenly fire, you turned the fires of passion into cold ashes. O God-bearing martyr Lawrence, strength of martyrs, amid all your sufferings you…
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is read today at the Divine Liturgy. Where is our obedience located in the Lord? Are we humble before Him? Do we belong to…