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...is the Pillar of Fire of the Children of Israel. It is the Bright Smoke of Solomon's Temple. It is the Brilliance of the Cloud on the Mountain of Transfiguration. It is the Ineffable Brightness of Pascha, and the Gladsome Light of the Holy Dormition. This Grace calls every man, woman and child. "God is willing that no one should perish," St. Peter writes in his second Epistle, "Instead, that all...
...My Father and your Father, to My God and your God, and I will raise you up with Me to that Jerusalem which is above, to the Kingdom of heaven.'" AMEN! At this critical point in our Journey to Holy Pascha, let us decide whether we, as individuals and parishes, will take up our cross, deny our baser selves, and follow the Way of ascetic discipline for the healing of our souls, or, whether we will si...
...ann Von Gardner have demonstrated. The strains of the original chants of Constantinople that underlie this can often be discerned even today in such things as the singing of the "Hymn of Light" at Paschal Matins: the "Plotiju Usnuv," or the "All Creation Rejoices" (O Tebe Radujetsja) of the Lenten St. Basil's Liturgy. Many of the irmosi - now in danger of being forgotten - of the Feastday Canons f...
...e suffering, and do the work of an evangelist. Let us fulfill our ministry. Let us preach the Word. +METROPOLITAN NICHOLAS (Archpastoral Keynote Address at the Diocesan Convocation of Priests, Paschal Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearers, at Sts. Cyril & Methodios Church, Camp Nazareth -April 25, 2004) At the end of St. Paul's second pastoral epistle to Timothy, and probably at the very end of his...
...gularly and with discipline, as St Symeon notes, "quickly purify the nous of the soul and by this refining make it dispassionate and clear-sighted." At this critical point in our Journey to Holy Pascha, let us decide whether we, as individuals and parishes, will take up our cross, deny our baser selves, and follow the Way of ascetic discipline for the healing of our souls, or, whether we will si...
...010 In this season of the Great Fast, it is the duty of all Christians to enter into the Holy Mystery of Confession. It is not the only thing that we must do in Lent to prepare for the Feast of Pascha: but it is surely a necessary preparation for that Great and Holy Feast of Feasts. There is no way for us to feel the joy and peace of the Resurrection Festival without first going through prepara...
...uet of multitudes of flowers in full bloom. They knew that she had been raised by the power of her Son and God, our Lord Jesus Christ. They were filled with great rejoicing at the dawn of a Second Pascha. Indeed, Holy Mary has made that great passover from death to life. The Mother of Life has been raised to life, body and soul reunited, and translated into Paradise. Listen again to the words of o...
...erican Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A. on the falling asleep in the Lord of +Metropolitan Nicholas. His gracious presence at our choir's choral program in ecumenical celebration of Pascha (April 2010) will be long-remembered, particularly as he exchanged a sincere embrace with our beloved +Metropolitan Basil and later offered kind, encouraging words and his blessing to the choirs a...
... annual Bright Friday Celebration of the Feast of the Theotokos of the Life-giving Fountain on Friday April 29, 2011 at Sts Cyril and Methodios Church. The day will begin with the celebration of Paschal Matins at 9am with the Divine Liturgy following. After the Paschal Liturgy a brunch will be provided in the lodge. Cost of the brunch is $8/adult, $5/child 5-12, and no charge for children 4 and ...
...JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Parishes are invited to submit photos for an special on-line photo gallery featuring the celebration of Holy Week and Pascha in our diocese. Every parish community is invited to up to three photos for the photo gallery. Please send photos to photos@acrod.org Please put in the body of the e-mail the name of the paris...