Giving up things for Lent
The annual “what am I going to give up for Lent” has begun. I find this time of year rather amusing as I listen to and read what people are going to give up fo...
Tag: Lent
Fr. Alexander Schmemann: Forgiveness Sunday
In the Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Great Lent – the day on which, at Vespers, Lent is liturgically announced and inaugurated – is called Forgiveness...
Thrd Sunday of Great Lent ~ Veneration of the Holy Cross
On the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Services in...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Saturday of Lazarus
Lazarus Saturday is the day before Palm Sunday (the feast of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem). This Saturday and Sunday are the connection between...
Prayer of St. Mary of Egypt
“O Sovereign Lady, who didst bear God in the flesh, I know that I should not dare to look upon thine icon, thou who are pure in soul and body, because, de...
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent ~ Your Faith Has Made You Well
All of us at one time or another in our life, we have been sick and have gone to the doctor. For some of us we needed the lifesaving skill of the doctor of the ...
The Prayer of St. Ephrem
O Lord of my life, take away from me the spirit of laziness, faintheartedness, ambition and idle talk. But grant me rather the spirit of chastity, humility, pat...