307. 1) Saint Nektarios. 2) Third Sunday in Lent: Sunday of the Holy Cross

International Orthodox Christian Charities Ukraine Relief Fund has surpassed their $1 million goal. $1.5 million has been contributed, and they are aiming for $3 million. IOCC is working in Romania, Moldava, Poland and within Ukraine. The need is immense. Please give: https://support.iocc.org/site/Donation2?df_id=7543&mfc_pref=T&7543.donation=form x “Man of God”: The Movie about Saint Nektarios This film was shown […]

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306. Second Sunday of Great Lent: Who is Jesus? Part Two

Ukraine Orthodox Update 1  Most important, give to International Orthodox Christian Charities relief for Ukraine: https://iocc.org/blog/ukraine-response-field-update 2  Numerous Orthodox churches have been indiscriminately damaged or destroyed by the Russian military since the beginning of the Ukrainian War. Below is the Church of the Ascension of the Moscow Patriarchate, in Bobryk (Kyiv District). See: https://aleteia.org/2022/03/11/these-churches-in-ukraine-are-in-ruins-as-a-result-of-russian-artillery-fire-and-bombs/ 3  I’ve said […]

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305. First Sunday of Great Lent: “Come and see!”

Before we get started, Ukraine, again, briefly Here is a good account of the history of Orthodoxy in Ukraine vis-a-vis the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. (Thanks to my cousin Jacklyn for finding this.) https://ecfr.eu/publication/defender_of_the_faith_how_ukraines_orthodox_split_threatens_russia/ So today the President of the country with the greatest number of Eastern Orthodox Christians (Russia – 62 million) […]

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304. 1) Ukraine. 2) Last Sunday of Pre-Lent: Forgiveness Sunday: Meatfare Sunday

  Ukraine Before we get to today’s main topic, I feel compelled to talk about the war in Ukraine, which so greatly affects the Holy Orthodox Church. First and most important, please give to aid the suffering Ukrainian people. I recommend International Orthodox Christian Charities: https://iocc.org   IOCC has contacts inside Orthodox countries, which means they get […]

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