Aug 1, 2022 | Excerpt, Religious Education
As we know, the Great Fast and the Great Week before Pascha are the most diligently observed fasts in the Church. After that, the most thoroughly kept fast is that before the Dormition, which in our Tradition lasts from August 1 through August 14. Like the Great Fast,...
Feb 6, 2021 | Excerpt, Religious Education
O LORD and Master of my life, grant that I may not be afflicted with a spirit of sloth, inquisitiveness, ambition and vain talking. Instead, bestow upon me, Your servant, a spirit of purity, humility, patience and love. Yes, O Lord and King, grant me the grace to see...
Nov 14, 2020 | Excerpt, Religious Education
THE AMERICAN SHOPPING SEASON is at hand. Some people will spend it jostling for bargains; others will pass the ime lamenting the commercialization of Christmas. The Eastern Churches, on the other hand, encourage their faithful to prepare for this feast by increasing...
Apr 4, 2020 | Excerpt, Religious Education
Holy Week and Pascha without being able to go to church??? We are here to help give you ideas and resources for Holy Week and Pascha for your domestic church (the church of your home), because the Resurrection isn’t can- celled! We need to remember now more than ever...
Sep 24, 2015 | Religious Education
[no_toc] Jubilee: Finding Freedom from Spiritual Bondage & Discovering the Blessing of God Today there is much talk in our Church about the coming Jubilee Year. But what exactly is a Jubilee Year? Why are we celebrating the Jubilee now, and what is it supposed to...
Jul 28, 2015 | Religious Education
NEW! From the Office of Educational Services: The Fast of the Theotokos in the Home (PDF, 736KB, 18 pages)
