Fr. Bill's Orthodox Blog – Orthodoxy from the Third Coast
Saints, Seasons, Society, Sins, plus Travels mostly to Greece and who knows what next? by Father Bill Olnhausen
Brothers and sisters, there is a whole lot going on this morning, so pay attention. This Liturgy begins as a celebration of Christ’s victory over Satan and death “down below”, and by the middle we’re celebrating the Resurrection here on earth, even though it hasn’t happened yet. (Although of course it has, and we all […]
Read More »Please get to church tonight. If you cannot, please find yourself a place to worship live-stream tonight. This is much too beautiful to miss – my favorite service of the year. Is this a funeral service? Is this a resurrection service? The answers are: Yes! We stand before the bier on which Christ is laid […]
Read More »At last! a Holy Week service (and the only one) that is “in sync” with the time of day. We’re going to cover: 1 The ceremonies, 2 The Scripture readings. Beginning with last night’s Procession of the Body of Christ and continuing through Pascha, the ceremonies are intended to involve us more fully in these wonderful closing events of […]
Read More »Some advice: For the remaining three days of this Holy Week, do not read this Blog. Or rather: Do not read this Blog in place of going to church. To prepare for the services, ok, but then go to church, or if you can’t do that then worship Live-stream. The Royal Hours These four services […]
Read More »Before we begin, I don’t want to (but probably should) note regarding Post 320 which had refused to open: As soon as I sent out a second copy, both copies suddenly opened. I swear I haven’t had this problem since (I think) last Holy Week. Forgive me for the confusion, but it wasn’t me, it was demons. […]
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