Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! ______________________________________ The Holy Martyrs the Priest Raphael, Irene and the Deacon Nicholas commemorated on Bright Tuesday each year Previously forgotten and unknown, these Fifteenth Century martyrs first revealed themselves to the world in 1959! This is an amazing, wonderful story. I wrote about it only a few […]
Read More »I promised to write no more, and I meant it. But there’s something important I forgot. My dear cousin Jacklyn wrote to say she identified with the sufferings of the Virgin Mary, as surely have a million mothers who have suffered great loss. I wrote in an earlier Post of how the Theotokos * suffered […]
Read More »Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Here are a number of things related to this great Feast, 1) Midnight Paschal Resurrection Service, Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy After a short “Midnight Office”, the church is darkened, all candles are extinguished, and we are in the tomb with Our Lord and God Jesus Christ. One […]
Read More »Please get to church tonight. If you cannot, please try to find yourself a way to worship live-stream. My recommendation for Holy Week services beautifully done and streamed is Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tfyC_LQojQ This is much too beautiful to miss – my favorite service of the year. Is this a […]
Read More »Brothers and sisters, there is a whole lot going on this morning, so pay attention. This service just makes me happy, even go a bit silly for some reason. Divine Liturgy This Liturgy begins as a celebration of Christ’s victory over Satan and death “down below”, and by the middle we are celebrating the Resurrection […]
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