On the fourteenth of September, we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
On August 1 when we begin the Fast of the Dormition, we are provided with the opportunity to focus on the life of the Theotokos, her obedience to God, and her humility and selflessness.
On September 16 we commemorate the martyrdom of Saint Euphemia. And on July 11, we remember the great miracle that she performed at the Fourth Ecumenical Council in 451 AD.
Pentecost is often called the “birthday” of the Church because on this day the first community of Christians formed upon hearing the Gospel preached by the Apostles.
For nearly two months, we have lived under conditions of physical distancing to slow the advance of the Coronavirus, but we have reached a point to begin resuming the liturgical life in a measured and safe way.
On this Sunday, our Church remembers the meeting of Jesus Christ with the Samaritan Woman.
Each year on the second Sunday of May we observe Mother’s Day. It is a day for expressing special gratitude and love to our mothers, grandmothers, and the many other women who are a pivotal part of our lives.
n the Resurrection, those closest to Christ were hiding behind locked doors “out of fear.” Christ, risen from the dead, breaks through those barriers and greets His disciples.
On Holy Friday evening, we yearn to gather at the tomb of Christ, near the Epitaphios icon of Our Lord in the flower-covered kouvouklion, and sing the lamentations.
In each of the Matins for the first days of Holy Week, we hear and sing the beautiful hymn, “Behold the Bridegroom comes in the middle of the night."
Today, Palm Sunday, we remember how the crowds greeted Christ Jesus as he entered into Jerusalem, crying out “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” Why did they say this?
The Annunciation is at the core of our faith as Orthodox Christians, so important that we interrupt our Lenten disciplines with a joyful celebration embodying the Gospel.
Homily by Metropolitan Gerasimos Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross - "The Kingdom of God is within you."