Dear in Christ Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the great and joyful feast of the Nativity of John the Forerunner!
Today in the second Gospel reading we heard how the Holy Evangelist Luke describes in detail the… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feasts of the Resurrection of the Lord and of all the Saints!
Although the Church marks the memory of one or another saint every day of the year, today is a special day. Today we celebrate absolutely all of the saints: those whom… more
Beloved Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the great feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles!
Yesterday at vespers we heard the following hymn:
The Holy Spirit provideth all things; He gusheth forth prophecy; He perfecteth the priesthood; He hath… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, the after-feast of the Ascension, as well as the feast of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council!
Last evening in the Gospel reading (John 21: 1 – 14) we heard how our Lord Jesus… more
Dear in Christ Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Heartfelt congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the final Sunday of the Paschal season!
Last evening during the All-Night Vigil, the 8th Resurrectional Gospel (John 20: 11-18) was… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the feast of the resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the after-feast of Mid-Pentecost!
Last evening we heard the reading of the seventh resurrectional Gospel (John 20: 1 – 10). In this Gospel excerpt, we… more
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christ is Risen!
Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord!
Last night we heard the fourth Resurrectional Gospel reading (Luke 24: 1-12). In this Gospel excerpt, the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke narrates for us how certain… more
Lord, “sanctify them that love the beauty of Thy house!”
At the end of each Divine Liturgy, the priest leaves the altar, stands in front of the ambo (the elevated part of the church in front of the altar from which the deacon proclaims the litanies and reads the Gospel) and reads the ‘… more
