On a single day we commemorate the memory of the sufferings of both these apostles, though they suffered on separate days; but by the spirit and the closeness of their suffering they constitute one.
Fr Silouan Thompson
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The Church provides us with a series of Sundays to prepare us for the journey of Great Lent. The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the next signpost on our journey. Today’s Gospel reading is Luke 18:10-14. In this passage we meet a pillar of the church who believed his […]
This feast, celebrated on February 2/15, is also named The Meeting of the Lord. This is the final feast related to the Nativity of Christ, a period that began in November with the Nativity fast. Today we commemorate the entrance of the Lord into his temple and his meeting with […]
The Church provides us with a series of Sundays to prepare us for the journey of Great Lent. The Sunday of Zacchæus is the first of these signposts that teach us how to approach the Fast. Today’s Gospel reading is Luke 19:1-10. This Sunday we learn that we are like Zacchæus […]
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 […]