The Services of Great Lent
The holy season of Great Lent is a time of intense preparation for Orthodox Christians. The forty days leading up to Pascha, the glorious celebration…
Thoughts Along the Way
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The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent—St John Climacus
On the Fourth Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Holy Father John the author of the Ladder. In the Church services…
The Third Sunday of Great Lent—Veneration of the Holy Cross
The Third Sunday of Lent is called “The Veneration of the Cross.” At the Vigil of that day, after the Great Doxology, the Cross is…
The Second Sunday of Great Lent—St Gregory Palamas
On the Second Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Father among the Saints, Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica. The situation in…
The First Sunday of Great Lent—Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 has been that of the victory…