2014 Paschal Greetings from Bishop Thomas
His Grace Bishop Thomas writes:GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA 2014Beloved in Christ,Christ is risen! Indeed, He is risen!I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins...
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Holy Week Resources for Ministry and Personal Enrichment
As the summit of the liturgical year approaches, Antiochian.org offers a variety of resources to enrich the experience of personal and corporate worship. Holy Week: Journey to the Empty Tomb, offers...
View ArticleArchdiocesan Leadership Meetings and Special Nominating Convention
The Archdiocese communicated the following details regarding historic May and June meetings to all clergy and parishes on April 8, 2014:The dates and location have been set for a special Archdiocesan...
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April 23, 2014 + About Stirring up Pure Minds
by St. Nikolai Velimirovich"This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; through them by way of reminder I am trying to stir up your sincere disposition" (2 St. Peter 3:1).Do you see...
View Article2014 Paschal Greetings from Bishop Basil
PASCHA 2014Beloved and Christ-loving Clergy, Monastics and Laity of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America:I embrace and greet you with a holy kiss in the Name of the Resurrected Theanthropos Jesus...
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Register Now: Fellowship of St. John's Spring Retreat, May 2-4
Registration is officially opened for the Fellowship of St. John the Divine's Spring Young Adult Retreat! Registration includes meals, lodging at the Cenacle Retreat Center, activities, and a service...
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Teen Choir Manuals Available from the Department of Sacred Music
Christopher Holwey, chairman of the Department of Sacred Music for the Antiochian Archdiocese, recently announced that choir directors and youth workers may now access Teen Choir Manuals on the...
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The Raising of Lazarus
The Raising of Lazarus (Mount Sinai, 12th c.)"Though I lie in bonds, O Savior," Lazarus cried from below to Thee his Deliverer, "yet shall I not remain forever in the depth of Hell, if Thou wilt only...
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Pascha Audio
A collection of recordings celebrating Great and Holy Pascha, the Feast of Feasts.The Angel CriedFrederica Mathewes-Green - In addition to treating us to a recording of the Holy Cross choir singing a...
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Bishop Nicholas, Hierarchs Receive His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
On April 5, 2014, His Grace Bishop Nicholas, representing the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, participated in receiving the newly-elected Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church. His...
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Jesus
Excerpted from “Out Of The Depths Have I Cried: Thoughts on Incarnational Theology in the Eastern Christian Experience,” by Metropolitan Philip Saliba and Fr. Joseph Allen, Holy Cross Orthodox Press,...
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Palm Sunday + The Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ Into Jerusalem
O Christ God, when before thy voluntary sufferings Thou didst explain to all the confirmation of universal resurrection; Thou didst raise Lazarus in Bethany by thine exalted might, after he had been...
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Greetings and Visitation Information from Metropolitan Silouan
His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan, Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and all Argentina, and Patriarchal Vicar of New York and all North America, writes:Buenos Aires, April 12th 2014Very Esteemed Hierarchs,...
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OCPM Reflection: "The Legacy of Metropolitan Philip"
Thursday, April 10, 2014Together with our Orthodox brethren, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry reflects on the legacy of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip. He was instrumental in the development and...
View ArticleWishing you a Blessed Palm Sunday
Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh,I hope and pray your Palm Sunday was as blessed and glorious as the beautiful and sunny Palm Sunday celebration we had here in Taybeh today with all three churches...
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Video of the Palm Sunday Homily of His Beatitude Patriarch John X
The Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East has released the following video of the remarks of Patriarch John X on Palm Sunday, April 13 2014, in Arabic with English subtitles. Source (For...
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Great and Holy Wednesday
The woman who had fallen into many sins, perceiving Thy divinity, O Lord, fulfilled the part of a myrrh-bearer; and with lamentations she brought sweet-smelling oil of myrrh to Thee before Thy burial....
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April 2014 Newsletter
Dear friend of St. Athanasius Academy:Orthodox Study Bible: Old Testament SeptuagintIts Importance to YouIt is helpful to keep in mind that like the earliest Christian community, the Orthodox Church...
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+Metropolitan PHILIP+ Eulogy
+Metropolitan PHILIP Eulogy+Economos Antony GabrielMarch 27, 2014Your Eminences, Graces, brothers in Christ, the Saliba Family,We are all gathered this evening as a solemn tribute to our much lamented...
View ArticleChaplain's Corner + Spiritual Neglect
by Fr. George MorelliSome years ago there was a fast food chain advertisement tagline: “Where’s the beef?” As we look around modern society we can easily modify the tagline as a description of the...
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