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...
Author: Fr. Peter
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...
Thursday Morning Prayer
As the light of dawn awakens earth’s creaturesand stirs into song the birds of the morningso may I be brought t life this day.Rising to see the lightto he...
A Lenten Struggle
Shame on my thoughts, how they stray from me! I fear great danger from this on the day of judgement. During the Psalms they wander on a path that is not right; ...
10 March ~ St. John Ogilvie
The first papal canonisation creating saints did not take place until the Church had been in existence for twelve centuries. Among early saints was ScotlandR...