Posts Tagged ‘Great Lent’
2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 10
The theme of this year’s Daily Lenten Journey is beginnings. In the spirit of reading from Genesis and repentance, which has the Hebrew meaning of returning to the beginning, the Church wants us to recall where it all began. The story of Genesis is the not the story of creation, but the beginning of our…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 9
When an alcoholic awakes, the first thing he thinks about is his next drink. At the same time, for those alcoholics I know, he understands he doesn’t want to be an alcoholic. He doesn’t want to drink, but most days, the temptation is greater than he can bear. Every day is the same battle, and…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 8
The first week of Great Lent is behind us. We had our celebrations yesterday for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. In many places our Pan-Orthodox families gathered to proclaim our unity of faith. As the new week dawns, our attention returns to the beginning. Today our focus changes from the story of creation to the story…
Read MoreEpisode 389 – You are Invited to Come and See God
We celebrate the Sunday of Orthodoxy with a grand celebration of Holy Icons. With great pride we hold our icons high, but the Sunday of Orthodoxy is much more than just a historic celebration. We are celebrating the truth of God. Holy Icons are proof that God came as a human being to save us.…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 7
The Sunday of Orthodox is a day of grand celebration. The Church goes back to her roots with a (often public) procession of icons to commemorate the historic restoration of the Holy Icons by the Empress Irene in the 8th Century. Sunday School children line up with Altar servers and chanters, and proudly display their…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 6
By now, if you’re like the typical Orthodox Christian, you attended at least one ‘extra’ service this week for Great Lent. Churches throughout the world this week had people attending services they may not have ever attended. At least, they haven’t attended the ‘extra’ service since last year. You may be surprised to know the…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 5
As we approach the end of the first week of Great Lent, we reach a shift in the story of our beginnings. It was just last Sunday that the Church reminded us of the story in today’s reading from Genesis. Today, we learn what happens when we turn out back on God. The man gave…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 4
We awake from sleep. We prepare for a day of work. We return home satisfied, we hope, for the good things accomplished. We rest and sleep for another day of work. Day after day. Year after year. We do all this to fill our stomachs, put a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs,…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 3
It can be difficult to ‘see the good’ in others. Let’s face it. The daily news, the internet, even our own eyes, see just how far we have fallen as human beings. It can be depressing, but the Church wants us to have hope. The Church wants us to remember that we were created by…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 2
We have completed the first day of Great Lent, the Great Fast. The Church asks used to pray harder, fast more, and sin less. Were you successful yesterday? Many Churches began their Lenten services yesterday. Did you attend? Many say the purpose of Great Lent is repentance, and I agree. One of the meanings of…
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