The Word Magazine, March, 1960, Page 6 A Thought for Lent by Fr. Naseeb C. Masood We are now in the Great Lenten Fast of our Church. Let us all now stop and evaluate our progress in our spiritual and daily life with one another, and also let us prepare ourselves for our Coming with [...]
rd Magazine March 1990 Page 15-16 I BEG YOUR PARDON Forgiveness - A Step Toward God By Archpriest Elias Bitar David Augsbereger said: “Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by [...]
The Word Magazine, March 1959, Page 3-4 LENT A Time of Decision by REV. FR. THEODORE E. ZITON Pastor, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Montreal, Quebec, Canada Lent works up a crow of images in our imaginations. For some it evokes a time of sadness, a gloomy countenance. For others, a time of continual remorse for [...]
From The Word Magazine,February 1980, Page 31 LIFESTYLES X Homily By Father James C. Meena "Is It Lent Again?" As Great Lent begins, I wonder how many Orthodox Christians have been significantly impressed by the Grand Design of the Church Fathers to prepare us for this Holy Season. Anyone who has devoted himself to the [...]
Sacrament of Confession Perhaps the most misunderstood sacrament of the Christian Church is confession (or repentance). How did it originate? What role does a priest play? Is there a special procedure for confession? The Holy Scriptures hold answers to these questions. God's Word promises "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to [...]
Rejoice, O Bethany In Tone Six Rejoice, rejoice, O Bethany! On this day God came to thee, And in Him the dead are made alive, As it is right for He is the Life. When Martha went to receive Him, Grieving loudly with bitter tears, She poured out the sorrow of her heart to Him [...]
On The Veneration Of The Precious Cross by St. John Maximovitch Our father among the saints, John Maximovitch, was a diocesan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) who served widely from China to France to the United States. Countless miracles have been attributed to this holy bishop, both during his lifetime and [...]
More on Fasting by St. John Chrysostom St. John was the Archbishop of Constantinople during the fourth century. He was fearless when denouncing sin in high places, and was a prolific writer, and bold preacher, unafraid to hit the topical issues of the day squarely between the eyes with all the subtlety of a ball [...]
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy by Fr. Alexander Schmemann Our father, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, (d. 1983) was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, and writer. He taught at St. Vladimir Theological Seminary in Crestwood, NY and at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, France. His writings have been very influential in contemporary [...]
Sunday of Orthodoxy Homily by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh His Eminence Metropolitan Anthony Bloom (1914 – August 4, 2003) was bishop of the Diocese of Sourozh, the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland. He wrote masterfully about Christian prayer, and many Orthodox Christians in Great Britain and throughout the world consider him to [...]