Category: Lecture

Fall Retreat: “Liturgy as Life in the Gospel of Saint John”

We are pleased to announce our upcoming fall retreat with Archimandrite Sergius, Abbot of St. Tikhon’s Monastery in South Canaan, PA. The retreat will be October 21-22, 2023. Please mark this in your calendars, and RSVP to info(at)gabriel.church if you think you will be attending! The retreat is open to the public, so don’t hesitate […]

Acedia: The Two-Faced Demon

This article is originally written by Fr. Jeremy McKemy. Most of us struggle with “acedia” without knowing it. This sinful passion quietly contributes to both spiritual and mental unwellness. There are two opposite ways in which it acts, either through activity or inactivity. That is, either through vain, restless movement or slothfulness and sadness. What Is Acedia? The […]

What Does the Chant “Eternal Memory” Mean at Memorial Services?

By John Sanidopoulos (Source) When we chant “eternal memory” (“αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη”) at the end of Memorial Services and Funerals, it is often falsely assumed that this memory of the departed be preserved on earth not only in the minds of loved ones, but even for many generations after. In fact, however, this hymn is not […]

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