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... again, we hear and sing of the many references to LIGHT. While we often associate lights and light with the feasts of the Nativity, the Theophany, and the Transfiguration of our Lord, this Paschal Feast is the greatest Feast of Light! The Golden Canon of St. John of Damascus is replete with the theme of light: "This is the day of Resurrection, BE ILLUMINED, O people..." (Ode 1, verse 1);" ...
...http://www.goarch.org/news/patriarchalproclamationpascha2010 Beloved brothers and sisters, dear children in the Lord, Christ is Risen! Once again, the sacred day of Pascha has dawned in full delight and splendor, dispersing joy, comfort, gladness and...
...MUNHALL, PA -- The Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Archieparchial Choir (PBCAC) will host "He Granted Life: Songs of Pascha," a celebration of sacred song. Planned in celebration of the most holy and glorious Feast of the Resurrection, the presentation, which will be held Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 3:00pm at the Byzanti...
...al Junior ACRY is inviting all parishes, Church school classes and other parish organizations to aid in this endeavor of providing for the needs of others through this diocesan mission during this Paschal season and Summer. This appeal is a great opportunity to teach the lesson of our Lord that He never leaves us orphaned. Let us take the opportunity to join in the ministry to offer ourselves in m...
...rit, the fulfillment of promises and of our hope." Vespers sticheron at Psalm 140 Today, we celebrate one of the greatest feasts of our Holy Orthodox Church, ranking it, if we will, only after Pascha, the Feast of Feasts, and Theophany. Every Feast of our Church is important to us because God Himself has something to reveal to us and teach us from the events of salvation history which He has u...
...or's office and, not without a bit of hesitation, announced that I would be missing 'Introduction to Ancient Greek' to attend Holy Week services. This was two years ago, when I was a sophomore and Pascha did not fall on the same day as western Easter. He turned towards me in surprise. 'Are you Greek? Your last name's not Greek. Is it your mother's side?' 'No,' I said. 'Russian?' 'No. I'm Ame...
...r theology, our reckoning of time, our iconography, our divine worship, our hymnography, our traditions, in essence, every aspect of our Faith. We must not neglect them! Surely, you will celebrate Pascha and the Nativity, but there is so much more richness, spiritual richness, to be gained by observing the rest of the feasts and fasts with the same dedication. Once again I encourage you to make go...
... his Body, that obedience to his Spirit, which will reveal us as his disciples before the world.”The complete text of this statement is available here: The second statement, “Celebrating Easter/Pascha Together,” is a re-affirmation of the Consultation’s 1998 document, “A Common Response to the Aleppo Statement on the Date of Easter/Pascha.” In this new text, the members emphasize the importance...