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Month: February 2018

53. The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Fr. Bill

I promised that this week I would write about The Triumph of Orthodoxy, and the post was all ready to go and well worth reading, if I do say so myself. That can wait till next year. For then I remembered that today, February 23, is the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Polycarp. This is […]

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52. Forgiveness Sunday

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Fr. Bill
52. Forgiveness Sunday

Here it is in a nutshell: If you hesitate to come to Forgiveness Vespers this Sunday because someone you are mad at might be there -someone you haven’t made up with, someone you have not apologized to, someone you have not forgiven –  if you die like this, get hit by a truck or get shot […]

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51. Great Lent: How to Keep the Fast

Posted on February 9, 2018March 20, 2021 by Fr. Bill
51. Great Lent: How to Keep the Fast

How to approach the Fast Great Lent is upon us. Here’s the first principle: If during Lent you find yourself getting proud of your fasting… quick, eat some meat! Pride is much worse than breaking the Fast. Fasting is not what Lent is all about. The purpose of Lent is to bring us nearer to […]

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