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

Schedule of services for April has been posted.

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

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, with the conclusion of the first week of Great Lent, with the feast of the Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist, as well as with the Triumph of Orthodoxy, that is, with the memory of the… more

Schedule of services for March has been posted.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord!

Today, on the day before the beginning of Lent, the Church offers us to remember, for our edification, how Adam, the first-created man, sinned and was, as a consequence, not only expelled… more

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Congratulations with the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, as well as with the third preparatory Sunday before Great Lent!

Today the Holy Orthodox Church prepares us for the struggle of Great Lent with the remembrance of the future Dread Judgement.… more