Category: ByzCath
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Paschal Hours
Christ is Risen! In the Eastern tradition, regular hourly prayers are suspended through bright week (from Pascha until the following Saturday). During that time the following Paschal Hours are read for all the “minor” hours – The midnight office, Prime, Terce, Sext and None and Compline – during the day (Matins, Vespers are also in special…
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Let Everything Praise
Everything in the universe is called to praise God – and we are duty-bound to do the calling.
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All Nations Shall Come
The slow process of Gentiles realizing, “There are gods and you’re pretty awesome among them, in fact, you’re so awesome there is only one God. You.”
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Shuv – שוב
Who needs to turn?
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Carlton your Doorman
What do we do when the enemies are really real?
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Make you to shine
What do we do when the enemies are really real?
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Enemies happen.
What do we do when the enemies are really real?
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When does the Passion start?
Today in our Julian Calendar parish, the Feast of the Annunciation coincided with the Sunday of the Holy Cross. This sparked this meditation on “When does the passion start?”
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High Noon
The prayer for “It’s the middle of the day and that guy in the next cubicle is about to get me fired.”
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Continual Repentence
We say this Psalm All Day. Can it be lived that way?
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Knowing God
On the Second Sunday of Lent we commemorate St Gregory Palamas. This is treated as a second Sunday of Orthodoxy, a reclarification of the Faith.
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Say who now?
To whom does the Lord give the “instruction” (Torah)? (See Psalm 118/119:176)
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IYKYK
Meditating on the 1st Psalm of the 3rd Hour. Waking up to God’s Glory is all we need.
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Sunday Reflection
Our two priests were away and the community had a Typica Service today. I was blessed to give the reflection at this service. Troparion – Tone 1When the stone had been sealed by the Jews, while the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life…
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Fight the New Drug
How do we purge all the sinners from the Lord’s City?
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