“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; […]

Dear to Christ the members of St. George, This Sunday in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to St. John of the Ladder. He is called of the ladder because he wrote the 30 steps that can take the faithful Christian from earth to heaven. Fr. Hopko writes: “The Fourth Sunday […]

“O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, granting to Thy people victory over all their enemies, and by the power of Thy Cross preserving Thy commonwealth. “ Greetings to all of you who carry your cross and follow Christ daily, This Sunday marks the mid-way Sunday to Pascha. […]

“when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”  Greetings in Christ on the second Sunday of Lent, On this Sunday we commemorate our Father among the Saints Gregory Palamas. The reason why we remember St. Gregory is described by Fr. Hopko: “The Second […]

“Thy pure image do we venerate, O good One, asking forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God; for by Thine own will Thou didst ascend the Cross in Thy body, to save Thy creatures from the bondage of the enemy. Wherefore, with thankfulness we cry aloud to thee: Thou […]

“O Thou Who guidest to wisdom, and givest understanding and intelligence, the Instructor of the ignorant, and Helper of the poor, strengthen my heart and grant it understanding, O Master. Give me word, O Word of the Father; for behold, I shall not refrain my lips from crying to Thee, […]

“When Thou comest, O God, to earth with glory, and all creatures tremble before Thee, and the river of fire floweth before the Altar, and the books are opened and sins revealed, deliver me then from that unquenchable fire, and make me worthy to stand at Thy right hand, O […]

“Foolishly I sprang away * from Thy great fatherly glory, * and dispersed in wicked deeds * the riches that Thou didst give me. * With the Prodigal I therefore * cry unto Thee now: * I have sinned against Thee, O compassionate Father. * But receive me in repentance; […]

‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ Dear brothers and sisters, The time of repentance is at hand. Lent starts March 15th with clean Monday until we celebrate Pascha on May 2nd. The Holy Orthodox Church starts with this Sunday to prepare us to enter this Holy time of Lent […]

“Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.” Dear to Christ the members of St. George, Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be. The woman in the gospel of this Sunday who was not a Jew […]