SUNDAY OF THE LAST JUDGMENT MARTYR QUADRATUS AND THOSE WITH HIM TONE 7 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:220 Matthew 25:31-46 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please […]
For the Sake of the Poor
If you have riches, avoid applying your heart to them lest you thus depart in your heart from God. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon (Mt. 6:24). Likewise avoid squandering […]
“Let Us At Least Die Like Christians!”
In the book “Everyday Saints” there is a section about a monastery in Russia which had fallen into moral decay. This was not long ago, by the way. It all […]
Parish Bulletin – March 3, 2013
SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON Martyr Eutropius of Amasea, and with him Martyrs Cleonicus and Basiliscus TONE 5 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Luke 15:11-32 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to […]
Our Thoughts Reflect Our Life
Our thoughts reflect our whole life. If our thoughts are quiet, peaceful, and full of love, kindness, and purity, then we have peace, for peaceful thoughts make possible the existence […]
Confess, and Do Not Despair
If you have transgressed […], and have sinned, do not despair. But at that very moment, confess your sin and fall down with humility before the compassionate eyes of God […]
Worldly Distractions
All the labour and all the care of our adversary consists in trying to divert our thought from the remembrance of God and from love for Him. To this end he […]
The Path to Peace
To die to one’s neighbor is this: To bear your own faults and not to pay attention to anyone else wondering whether they are good or bad. Do no harm […]
Joyfully Giving to the Poor
Why do you complain of giving something to the poor? Why do you display bad temper in the practice of almsgiving? If they see you in that frame of mind, […]
The World’s Longing for God
We long for absolute good and absolute peace with all our heart. In reality, we long for God. God is life, God is love; He is peace and joy. In […]