Morning Prayer
Thanks to Thee ever, O gentle Christ,That Thou hast raised me freely from the blackAnd from the darkness of last nightTo the kindly light of this day. Praise un...
Author: Fr. Peter
Comments
Due to some recent unkind comments I will now be moderating comments on this blog. The offending comments have been deleted. I ask in charity that you post comm...
Iraq Five Years Latter
Tonight will mark the fifth anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. Regardless of how you feel politically about the situation, please pray for those...
Stichera for Presanctified Liturgy Tonight
Keeping a spiritual fast, O brethren, let us speak no lies with out tongue nor give our brothers and sisters cause for scandal. But through repentance, let us m...
Episcopal Row
As a rule I do not comment on inter-jurisdicitonal arguments on this blog and I defiantly do not comment on things in other churches, however I am going to brea...
Sunday of Orthodoxy ~ 1st Sunday of Great Lent
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the First ToneThe stone had been secured with a seal by the Judeans, * and a guard of soldiers was watching Your immaculate body. ...
Catch Up
It has been a while since I wrote anything here so I thought I would jot a few words down before Liturgy this morning. I have been sick for about a month and I ...
Palm Sunday
To all of my Western Christian readers I wish you a joyous Palm Sunday and a blessed Holy Week. I will remember you in my prayers at the altar today, and if you...
Collect for Friday
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, w...
14 March ~ Benedict the Righteous of Nusia
Today on the Eastern Calendar is the feast of Benedict the Rigtheous of Nursia. I have a special place in my heart for Benedict as 10 years ago next Friday I to...