RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GREAT LENT 2026

The Orthodox Church has established several ways to prepare ourselves for the greatest of all feasts, the Holy Pascha.  We are not “making up” for past sins. We are not “making sacrifices” to or for God.  Instead, we use the 6 weeks of Great Lent and Holy Week, which...

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GREAT LENT 2025

The Orthodox Church has established several ways to prepare ourselves for the greatest of all feasts, the Holy Pascha.  We are not “making up” for past sins. We are not “making sacrifices” to or for God.  Instead, we use the 6 weeks of Great Lent and Holy Week, which...

The Sunday of the Fathers

SAINT OF THE DAY: SAINTS OF THE DAY: The Sunday of the Fathers is the Sunday before the Nativity of the Lord (December 18-24). On this day the Church honors all those who were well-pleasing to God from all ages, from Adam to St. Joseph the Betrothed of the Most...