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The Voice That Calls Us Back to God
View MoreSt. John’s martyrdom reveals the cost of refusing repentance. When we cling to our sins, we eventually resent the very voice that tries to free us. Herod’s banquet becomes a place where truth is mocked, justice is twisted, and a prophet is killed to preserve a lie. Sin always leads us there — to the shrinking of the heart, the distortion of judgment, the fear of light.
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Sunday after Ascension, Commemoration of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
View MoreThe Life of God Given to Us–John 17:1–13 At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come;…
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2026 Paschal Greeting
View MoreCome, all you faithful, let us venerate Christ’s holy Resurrection. For, behold, through the Cross joy has come into all the world. Hymn from the…
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The Orthodox Faith – The Church Building (5B)
View MoreLight is associated with the coming of Christ. In the Old Testament, the prophet Isaiah points forward to the coming of the Messiah in the…
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The Orthodox Faith – The Church Building (5A)
View MoreIn the Orthodox Church, bishops, priests, deacons and altar servers wear special clothing during the services These special clothes are called vestments. They are usually…
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The Orthodox Faith – The Church Building (4c)
View MoreDepending on how big the iconostasis is, there may be rows of different kinds of saints, but again, the placement is not arbitrary but follows…
