Lenten Prayer
O great Lord and God! You have led us from corruption to imperishable life through the life-giving death of Your Christ. So, now, deliver our senses from the mo...
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William Henry Preble
For the last 20 years or so, my brothers and I have been involved in researching our family heritage. We have spent most of that time researching the Preble si...
The Image We Project
Saturday night, the Churches of the Worcester Council of Orthodox Churches gathered at St. George Cathedral in Worcester to commemorate the great feast day that...
The Pope and the Patriarch
Like most of the world, I have been paying pretty close attention to what the new Pope of Rome is doing these days. From what I have seen and from what I have ...
Sermon ~ I Bind Myself
Today is the Sunday of Forgiveness. This is the Sunday that we clean our hearts and our minds of anything that we might be holding against our neighbors or aga...
Ten Tips for Great Lent
1. Regardless of how you fast, fast every single day. This type of fasting helps wear down the passions and build spiritual endurance. 2. Know exactly what the ...
St. Patrick’s Prayer for the Faithful
Prayer for the Faithful May the Strength of God guide us. May the Power of God preserve us. May the Wisdom of God instruct us. May the Hand of God protect us. M...
Archbishop Nicolae ~ Meditation on the Beginning of Great Lent
Before the Feast of the Lord’s Resurrection the Holy Church has established a period of seven weeks of fasting. More precisely we should say that there are six ...
Patriarch Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Sends Greetings to Pope Francis
From the Russian Patriarchate His Holiness Francis, the Pope Your Holiness! I congratulate you on your election to the high and responsible service to the Pri...
Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Sends Greetings to Pope Francis
From The Orthodox Church in America Your Holiness: It is with joy that I convey to You the congratulations of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America o...