Aposticha Prayers
The Aposticha Prayers for the Vespers on Tuesday Evening of the 3rd Week of Great Lent: Though I am a creature born on earth, I share in Your image, O Lord, and thus dare to call upon You, the Creator,…
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
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Apostica Prayers
The Aposticha Prayers for the Vespers on Monday Evening of the 3rd Week of Great Lent: O loving Father, my folly has stripped me bare of all Your gifts. I have gone far from You and have enslaved myself to…
2nd Sunday of Great Lent
2nd Sunday of Great Lent ~ St. Gregory Palamas Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3Mark 2:1-12 This Sunday commemorates the life of St. Gregory Palamas (14th Century). The Church dedicates this Sunday to St. Gregory for his orthodox faith, theological knowledge, virtuous life,…
Ancient Faith Radio
Several years ago, some Orthodox folks in the Chicago area began an Internet radio ministry called Ancient Faith Radio. What a wonderful resource this is. Tune in for wonderful chant as well as teachings on the Orthodox Faith. Ancient Faith…
Sunday of Orthodox Part II
Fr. Greg has a great recap of the Sunday of Orthodox Liturgy. I will add my sentiments to his post that it was great to serve the Liturgy with my brother priests. We do not often get the chance to…
Sunday of Forgiveness
On Forgiveness Sunday, the last of the pre-Lenten Sundays, we contemplate our separation from God, our expulsion from paradise. The services for this day continually resound this theme as recorded in Matthew 6:14-21. We find ourselves cast out of paradise,…
Saturday of Souls
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 35-36 Today is the first Saturday of the Souls in the Orthodox Church. On this day we remember all of those who have gone before us and we pray for them. Tomorrow is the…
Andrew & Peter Meet
This is one of the many photos from today’s Divine Liturgy in Turkey. The Pope and the Patriarch greet each other as the Pope is welcomed into the church. I have not seen the Liturgy yet, I did not want…
Visit to Turkey
I got up early this morning to see the arrival of Pope Benedict in Turkey and will try and watch the coverage this week. With the visit I thought I would post something about the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey. It…
Bishop’s Visit Part II
Well the weekend is over and all is back to normal, whatever that is. His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian arrived on Saturday for a Great Vespers service that was well attended by many parishioners from the village but also from…