4th Sunday of Lent: Climacus and his Ladder
As ever-blooming fruits, you offer the teachings of your God-given book, O wise John, most blessed, while sweetening the hearts of all them that heed it with vigilance; for it…
Great Fast (Lent)
Two Works of Charity for Great Lent
Help for local people We are collecting nonperishable food, paper or personal hygiene items those in need in the local area. The need, is significant, as you would imagine. Here…
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…
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…
Sunday of St Mary of Egypt
This coming Sunday of the Great Fast/Lent, is dedicated to St. Mary of Egypt. She is a rather striking figure among the saints who shows us that sin is not…
Experiencing Deification in Lent
The Sheptytsky Institute in Toronto does some marvelous things to push back the boundaries of ignorance. Recently, the Institute hosted a conversation entitled, “The Experience of Deification in the Lenten…