Christ is Risen! Fr Augustine is away at meetings and we will therefore not be able to celebrate Divine Liturgy tomorrow, Tuesday 17th of April. Our next Liturgy will take place on Thursday 19th at 10.00 am. There will be tea and coffee afterwards. We look forward to seeing you! Meantime, we wanted to share […]
Services in early February 2018: The Meeting of Our Lord, Sunday of the Prodigal Son and more
This week we will celebrate Divine Liturgy on Friday 2nd February at 10.00 am, Saturday 3rd February at 10.00am and Sunday 4th February at 8.00 am. This means that our usual Thursday Liturgy will not take place. This Friday we will celebrate the Great Feast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple. It […]
The Nativity Fast
We have now entered into the period of the Nativity Fast. Many wonder why we approach Christmas with a fast; why so somber when this is a season for parties, presents, festal meals and celebration? Fr Thomas Hopko, describes this period as “The Winter Pascha” and explains that: “The Lord’s birth and baptism are directly […]
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
As we already have seen, the Eucharistic Divine Liturgy is not celebrated in the Orthodox Church on Lenten weekdays. In order for the faithful to sustain their Lenten effort by participation in Holy Communion, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is served. The service is an ancient one in the Orthodox Church. We officially hear […]
Great Lent : The time of preparation for the Resurrection of Christ
The season of Great Lent is the time of preparation for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. It is the living symbol of man’s entire life which is to be fulfilled in his own resurrection from the dead with Christ. It is a time of renewed devotion: of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It is […]
The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost!
Luke 19:1-10 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed up […]
7th Sunday after Pentecost: Christ heals the sick.
7th Sunday After Pentecost Matthew 9:27-35 27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!” 28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They […]
The Feast of the Annunciation
But assuredly the greatest feast which falls during this period of the year is the feast that celebrates the Annunciation of her divine motherhood made by the Angel Gabriel to the Mother of God, the most holy Virgin Mary. One sentence from the chant at matins sums up the whole significance of this feast: ‘Today […]
Palm Sunday: Metropolitan Anthony
PALM SUNDAY By Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Today Christ enters the path not only of His sufferings but of that dreadful loneliness which enshrouds Him during all the days of Passion week. The loneliness begins with a misunderstanding; the people expect that the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem will be the triumphant procession of a political […]
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