This Tuesday is Radonitsa, the day of joy when traditionally we gather in the cemeteries to proclaim the good news of the Resurrection to all the departed. During this quarantine season we cannot do that… But in our homes we can pray the service for the departed. This is a […]

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. (3x) Having beheld the resurrection of Christ, let us worship […]

Each day of Holy Week has its own particular theme. The theme of Monday is that of the sterile fig tree which yields no fruit and is condemned. Tuesday the accent is on the vigilance of the wise virgins who, unlike their foolish sisters, were ready when the Lord came […]

Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by Saint John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son […]

The feast of Christ’s triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Palm Sunday, is one of the twelve major feasts of the Church. The services of this Sunday follow directly from those of Lazarus Saturday. The church building continues to be vested in resurrectional splendor, filled with hymns which continually repeat the Hosanna […]