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Divine Liturgy – Martyrs Galaction and his wife, Epistemis, at Emesa

Divine Liturgy – Martyrs Galaction and his wife, Epistemis, at Emesa

There was a rich and distinguished couple named Kletophon and Leukippe, who lived in the Syrian city of Emesa, and for a long time they were childless. They gave much Read more…

Divine Liturgy – Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles

Divine Liturgy – Saint Abercius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Hieropolis, Equal of the Apostles

Saint Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Hieropolis lived in the second century in Phrygia. The city of Hieropolis was inhabited by many pagans and very few Christians. The saint prayed Read more…

Divine Liturgy – Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, and Monk of Mount Athos

Divine Liturgy – Venerable Euthymius the New of Thessalonica, and Monk of Mount Athos

Saint Euthymius the New of Thessalonica and Mt Athos, in the world was named Nicetas, and he was a native of the city of Ancyra in Galatia. His parents, Epiphanius Read more…

Transfiguration our Glory!

Posted in Father Andrew's Desk, Homilies | Tagged Kingdom of Heaven, transfiguration - by Fr Andrew Applegate
Transfiguration our Glory!

Live audio File Holy Transfiguration,   Aug 6, 2023;    Matt: 17: 1-9   2Pet: 1: 10 -19                  Fr. Andrew Today we celebrate a great feast of the Church, Holy Transfiguration. The reading Read more…

Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary

On the fourth day of the Afterfeast of the Dormition, the Church continues to honour the passage of the Most Holy Theotokos from death to life. Just as Christ once Read more…

Divine Liturgy – Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Divine Liturgy – Leavetaking of the Transfiguration of our Lord

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

Festal Divine Liturgy of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ of Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica…click to continue: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2023/08/06/102215-the-holy-transfiguration-of-our-lord-god-and-savior-jesus-christ  The Report from the Archdiocesan Assembly will Read more…

The Ladder of the Beatitudes and the Saints

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The Ladder of the Beatitudes and the Saints

Live audio File 2nd Sunday after Pent.  The Beatitudes (Matt. 4:25-5:12), June 18, 2023   Today our second Gospel reading should be very familiar to us. The beatitudes. We read Read more…

Divine Liturgy – Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Forerunner

Divine Liturgy – Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Forerunner

The Nativity of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John: The Gospel (Luke. 1: 5) relates that the righteous parents of Saint John the Baptist, the Priest Zachariah Read more…

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