Bishop Nicholas’ 2021 Paschal Letter

April 4, 2021 0 Comments

Pascha 2021 Dear Clergy and Laity across America, CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS TRULY RISEN! On the day of the Resurrection of Christ two disciples were returning to their village Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were distraught and saddened, even thinking that Jesus’ body was stolen from the tomb. As they walked and …

Bishop Nicholas’ Paschal Letter 2020

April 6, 2020 0 Comments

Pascha 2020 Dear Clergy and Faithful, Christ is risen! He is truly risen! The Paschal Canon of St. John of Damascus begins: “Today is the day of the resurrection! 0 nations, let us be joyful.” And yet there is not much joy this year in the nations of the world with the pandemic of COVID-19, …