Month: March 2019
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Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 2019
Read More: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 2019The service of the Presanctified Gifts is meant to support us in our lengthy and tiresome pilgrimage: On this journey we need help and support, strength and comfort, for the “Prince of this world” has not yet surrendered . . . and in this fi ght, our main help is precisely the Body and Blood…
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Sunday of Orthodoxy 2019
Read More: Sunday of Orthodoxy 2019On the first Sunday in Lent, we commemorate the decision of the Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787 A.D. upholding the use of holy icons in Orthodox worship. We also commemorate today the unity of Orthodox belief and the oneness of our Faith—across languages, continents, and centuries. Venerating icons, having them in churches and homes, is…
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Akathist 2019
Read More: Akathist 2019The Akathist Hymn is a many faceted service. It is a hymn praising the Incarnation of Our Lord, directing its force to Him through His Mother. The praises refer to her as the salvation of mortals, the ladder and bridge to heaven, the Bearer of the Universe. These salutations would be blasphemous if directed toward…
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Ordination speech of Fr Deacon Ephraim
Dear brothers and sisters, With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, we are publishing the Speech delivered by Fr Deacon Ephraim Haddad at the festive lunch on the occasion of his ordination to the holy diaconate, January 5th, 2025. The full text of the speech is provided below, but here is also the link…
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Theophany 2025 and Ordination of Dcn. Ephraim
On Sunday, January 5th, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan presided over the Divine Liturgy at our Cathedral parish to celebrate the Feast of Theophany. During the service, His Eminence ordained our brother Ramy Haddad to the holy diaconate, giving him the name Ephraim in honor of Saint Ephraim of Katounakia. Assisting Metropolitan Silouan were Fr. Jonathan…
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Announcing Ordination of Ramy Haddad to the Diaconate
Dear brothers and sisters, His Eminence, Metropolitan Silouan, will ordain our brother Ramy Haddad to the holy diaconate during the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, January 5th. On that day, with Sayedna’s blessing, we will celebrate the Feast of Theophany. The Divine Liturgy will begin at 11:00 am, as usual, at Maria Assumpta Chapel. Following the…
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