Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Today the Holy Orthodox Church remembers how eight days after the Resurrection of Christ, our risen Lord Jesus Christ once again appeared to His disciples. He came to them through closed and locked doors so as to assuage the doubts of the… more
Dear in Christ Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the radiant feast of feasts, with the day of Christ Resurrection!
Christ is Risen!
Today we remember how the holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, because of their deep love for their reposed Teacher, came very early in the… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last night, this morning, as well as now at Vespers, we repeatedly heard the narrative, as recorded by the four Evangelists, of the crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Holy and Glorious Apostles and Evangelists Matthew and Mark describe the… more
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Congratulations with the great feast of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, with the end of Great Lent, as well as with the beginning of Holy Week!
Last night at the аll-night Vigil, an excerpt from the Gospel according to Matthew was… more
Throughout Great Lent, the question of Unction or the Anointing of the Sick was raised more than once among our parishioners, and, most importantly, the question of when this sacrament would be performed in our church this year. These questions are not surprising, because we firmly believe that… more
Dear in Christ Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord! Usually on this day we mark the memory of Mary of Egypt, but this year, because of tomorrow’s feast, we are celebrating the forefeast of the Annunciation of the Most-Holy Mother of God.… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feastday of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the completion of the fourth week of Great Lent. Two weeks remain until Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week!
Today, in our parish in Ottawa, we prayerfully marked… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, with the completion of the first half of Great Lent, as well as with the feast of the Life-Giving Cross!
We all, of course, know that we are saved and freed from our sins through… more
Dear in Christ Brothers and sisters,
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, with the day of the memory of the great bishop of the Orthodox Church, the Holy Hierarch Gregory Palamas, as well as with the end of the second week of Great Lent!
Today we read an… more
