The Word Magazine, April 1981, Page 5-6 An Easter Meditation By Religious News Service “And the women came out and ran away from the tomb because they were frightened out of their wits; and they said nothing to a soul, for they were afraid - .“ Mark 16:8 “When the women returned from the tomb [...]
Word Magazine April 1959 Page 4 THE EMPTY TOMB By FATHER T. E. ZITON, Montreal, Canada Resurrection in Nature Winter is now past! The snow is gone, and the gardener prunes his trees and vines for another harvest. Nature joyfully cries out: “Stop, look and listen for spring is here!” Yes, there is a glorious [...]
From THE WORD MAGAZINE, APRIL 1997, PAGE 4-14 AN EXPLANATION OF THE HOLY WEEK SERVICES OF THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH AS WE APPROACH THE great solemn days of Holy Week, we bring to mind how our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed and seized, tortured and crucified, died and was buried, and arose from the dead. [...]
Word Magazine May 1962 Page 4 THE ETERNITY OF EASTER By C. G. Pallas If the celebration of Easter were a mere poetical remembrance of Our Lord’s Passion and triumph over death, we would find Holy Week in the Church a somewhat theatrical procedure, a sentimental pageant of song and ritual that could well be [...]
From The Word Magazine, March 1959, Page 4 Brief Notes on the Date We Observe Easter By Rt. Rev. Gregory Abboud St. George's Church, Toronto, Ont. The date of the celebration of Easter was defined by the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in the year 325 A.D. In this First Ecumenical Council the entire Christian [...]
The Historical Development of the Services of Pascha In trying to learn more about how the Liturgical Services of the Resurrection of Christ developed through the years in the Orthodox Church of the East, we find that much of this information comes to us from the liturgical settings of Jerusalem in the fourth century. It [...]
From The Word Magazine, April 1996 Page 16 CHRIST IS RISEN, INDEED HE IS RISEN BY FATHER DON HOCK THIS POWERFUL PASCHAL greeting contains the entire essence, depth and meaning of our Christian faith. "Christ is risen, and our sins are forgiven! Christ is risen, and death is destroyed! Christ is risen, and life is [...]
Word Magazine April 1964 Page 3-4 THE HOPE OF IMMORTALITY To all the venerable clergy and laity within all the constituencies of our Archdiocese in North America — Greetings and Blessings from Our Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.. . Once again Easter morn dawns upon the world, announcing to us the hope of immortality [...]
Word Magazine April 1968 Page 7 “CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD” By THE RT. REV. FR. GIBRAN RAMLAOUI St. George’s Church, Cleveland, Ohio For twenty centuries, and every year, the Christian world celebrates the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus. Christians expect this glorious event through special rituals, extensive prayers and a long [...]
Word Magazine May 1994 Page 8-9 THE LIGHT OF HIS FACE AND THE FLAME OF PASCHA By Father Demetrios S. Kavadas I was ready to begin this article and suddenly I noticed that I have eight different depictions of Christ on the walls of my office. Each one of them has a message for me. [...]