“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.”

'Two powerful weapons make the devil fear & tremble: first, the sign of the cross applied with faith in our crucified Christ, & second we have the sweetest name of Jesus pronounced prayerfully & sensibly by the lips from the depths of the heart.' ~ Elder Athanasius of Ploschonsk

How do we save our country? The answer is not politics.

“Our disease is radical and it’s spiritual.” Douglas Wilson explains:

On this Sunday we celebrate the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). #Orthodox #Icon #HolyWeek bit.ly/3IEa7Xe

Palm Sunday

On this Saturday, the eve of Palm Sunday, we celebrate the Resurrection of Lazarus. #Orthodox #Icon #HolyWeek bit.ly/3vbcIVd

“Rejoice o Bethany” Lazarus Saturday hymn by Boston Byzantine Choir

Remember to wear green tomorrow for Palm Sunday

Also during the 3rd century, when Rome had a disputed election for the next Pope/Patriarch, Pope St. Cornelius wrote a consecrational letter defending his own claims against Novation.
His claim to be Pope required consensus of local synods/leader in Rome’s jurisdiction, as well…

📅The Church celebrates today the raising of four-day dead Saint Lazarus.

#StLazarus #Lentenseason

The Saturday of Lazarus (Ανάσταση του Λαζάρου)

Today Our Lord arrives at the house of his friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. His friend Lazarus has been dead in a tomb for 4 days. Today, Christ raises Lazarus, 8 days before Our Lord will raise Himself from Death!

Today is the Saturday of Lazarus, and we want to share our documentary about our visit to the church and the second tomb of Saint Lazarus, the friend of Christ who was resurrected after four days.
youtu.be/77-m1KNiWdo

If you do not cut off the inner flow of evil thoughts by prayer & humility, but fight merely with the weapon of fasting & bodily hardship, you will labour in vain. But if through prayer & humility you sanctify the root you will attain outward sanctity as well.
St. Gregory Palamas