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19/3/24, 12:00 PM
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"Let no one, under pretense of abstinence, aim at merely changing rather than eliminating pleasures, so that he seeks costly food because he is abstaining from meat, and rare liquors because he is not drinking wine, lest in the process, as it were, of taming the flesh he give greater rein to the demands of pleasure. Indeed, for the clean all food is clean, but for no one is luxury clean. "
St. Augustine, “Sermon 205: On the Beginning of Lent”
Thank you to Fr. Dmitri for sharing this!
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18/3/24, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please find important and helpful on-line resources for Great Lent at the links below.
ENGLISH ~ ÐÓÑÑÊÈÉ
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18/3/24, 06:00 AM
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Posted by Fr. Gregory
It is good for us to increase our spiritual reading and prayer during Great Lent. It is especially good to take a small break from work if possible, to pray, reflect, and remind ourselves that even as we live in the world we do not want to be consumed by the world. Each day of the first week we will post a link at noon as a spiritual break from the waves of the world - and to remind ourselves that we are working in an especially focused way now to draw nearer to our Lord.
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17/3/24, 11:59 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Posted by Fr. Gregory
We congratulate all our parish family on the beginning of the Holy and Great Lent! This is a special time of year for all of us when we put away the cares of this world to the greatest extent possible and in a much more focused way examine our consciences, forgive each other, and seek forgiveness from our merciful Lord. Yesterday the Holy Church commemorated the casting out of Adam from Paradise. In today's Divine Services the first scripture reading is the beginning of Genesis – today is a new beginning for us all. May God grant us all a spiritually fruitful lent as we prepare ourselves for the feast of feasts – the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Please find here the prayer of St. Ephraim. This prayer is said at every weekday Divine Service of Great Lent and it is common practice to include this prayer in our daily home prayers as well:
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17/3/24, 06:00 PM
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Posted by Fr. Gregory
"This is the cause of all evils: the ignorance of the Scriptures. We go into battle without arms, and how ought we to come off safe?" -St. John Chrysostom, Homily IX on Colossians.
In order to help increase the general knowledge of scripture in our parish family we present here for your edification the scripture readings for the coming week. At least one Gospel Reading and one Epistle reading are assigned for each day of the year (although during Great Lent the readings are from the Old Testament). Hearing or reading only those readings appointed for Sunday merely scratches the surface of the great spiritual wealth that the scriptures provide us. Some of the readings are easily understandable – others are less so. As Orthodox Christians we do not make private interpretation of scripture, but rather consult the fathers of the Church for their explanations to aid us in our understanding. Those wishing to have access to such explanations are asked to contact Fr. Gregory or inquire in the kiosk for further reading in this regard. Bibles may also be acquired in the kiosk.
Monday: Isaiah 1:1-20, Genesis 1:1-13, Proverbs 1:1-20
Tuesday: Isaiah 1:19-2:3, Genesis 1:14-23, Proverbs 1:20-33
Wednesday: Isaiah 2:3-11, Genesis 1:24-2:3, Proverbs 2:1-22
Thursday: Isaiah 2:11-21, Genesis 2:4-19, Proverbs 3:1-18
Friday: Isaiah 3:1-14, Genesis 2:20-3:20, Proverbs 3:19-34
Saturday: Hebrews 1:1-12 & Mark 2:23-3:5
Ïîíåäåëüíèê: Èñàèè 1:1-20, Áûòèÿ 1:1-13, Ïðè÷òè 1:1-20
Âòîðíèê: Èñàèè 1:19-2:3, Áûòèÿ 1:14-23, Ïðè÷òè 1:20-33
Ñðåäà: Èñàèè 2:3-11, Áûòèÿ 1:24-2:3, Ïðè÷òè 2:1-22
×åòâåðã: Èñàèè 2:11-21, Áûòèÿ 2:4-19, Ïðè÷òè 3:1-18
Ïÿòíèöà: Èñàèè 3:1-14, Áûòèÿ 2:20-3:20, Ïðè÷òè 3:19-34
Ñóááîòà: Åâð. 1:1-12 & îò Ìàðêà 2:23-3:5
Please find below several very nice articles on how to read the scripture from an Orthodox point of view.
By St. Justin (Popovich)
By Bishop Kalistos (Ware)
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17/3/24, 10:00 AM
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ST. VLADIMIR AUDIO LIVE STREAM
Please remember - the stream only broadcasts live services. If you would like to listen to previously recorded and edited services please visit our sound blog:
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