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Cheesefare Sunday (Forgiveness Sunday)
O Lord, we were estranged before from paradise, because of eating from the tree. Therefore, lead us into it again by Thy Cross and by Thy Passion, my Savior and my God. Fortify us therein that we may...
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Ways to Share Great Lent and Pascha with Your Child
Children are never too young to be brought to Church for services. The sooner we introduce them to the Church, her services, and her wisdom, the sooner we begin the process of "becoming" an Orthodox...
View ArticleAntiochians Encouraged to Participate in Assembly of Bishops Study on...
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has launched a national study, "Exploring Orthodox Generosity: Giving in US Orthodox Parishes." All Orthodox clergy and laity...
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Bishop Anthony's Lenten Message, 2015
Reverend Clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest,Christ is in our midst!Lent is the road; the Resurrection is the destination. Lent is revival; Pascha is our arrival.Lent is...
View ArticleHealing Society: Understanding True Personhood
by Fr. George MorelliThe featured author article this month is an updating and reworking of the Society of St. John Chrysostom-Western Region’s President’s Message Light of the East Newsletter (Spring...
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Memory Eternal! + Ilham Salem Elias El-Farr
+Memory Eternal!The handmaid of God, Ilham Salem Elias El-Farr, wife of Raied Issa Khoury, reposed in the Lord on January 9, 2015. She was born on December 25th 1969 in Jordan. She is the mother of...
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Anniversary of the Repose of Metropolitan Philip
Metropolitan Philip of Thrice-Blessed Memory Celebrates Pascha in 2013His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph writes:Beloved in Christ:Greetings to you and your families as we being our season of fasting,...
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Metropolitan Joseph Celebrates Founder's Day with Florida Community
Photo: Naples Daily NewsSt. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church of Naples, Florida's celebration of its 18th annual Founder's Day over the weekend of February 21 and 22 included a dinner, group talks, and...
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Save the Date: Orthodox Institute 2015 + Nov. 5-8 at Antiochian Village
The 2015 Orthodox Institute will be held Thursday, November 5 through Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Antiochian Village. Please check back later for more information, or visit the Orthodox Institute 2015...
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St. Paul Church Founders’ Weekend Celebrates 18 Years in Naples, Florida
Metropolitan Joseph addresses the communityParishioners of St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Naples, Florida, are just now beginning to wake up from a dream ... that our newly enthroned Archbishop...
View ArticleMetropolitan Joseph's March Schedule Available Online
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph has begun publishing a public schedule on the Archdiocese website. The schedule is linked in the Resources and Links section of the sidebar on the official Metropolitan...
View ArticleRecent Ordinations + February 2015
From the February 2015 issue of The Word: OrdainedABDEL-KARIM, Walid, to the holy diaconate by Bishop Anthony on June 8, 2014, at All Saints Church in Chicago, Illinois. He is attached to that...
View ArticlePatrick Henre Ordained to Holy Deaconate
HE IS WORTHY! Subdeacon Patrick Henre of St. Basil the Great Church in Kansas City, Kansas was ordained to the holy diaconate by Bishop Basil this past Sunday, February 22nd, 2015 and is assigned to...
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IOCC Assists Syrian Christians Traumatized in Deadly Attack
Exhausted and traumatized Christians from villages in northeastern Syria gather at an Orthodox Christian Church in Hasakah, seeking refuge after their small communities were terrorized this week....
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Sunday of Orthodoxy
Today hath appeared, a day full of joy, because the splendor of true doctrine shineth forth brilliantly, and the Church of Christ now sparkleth, adorned by the elevation of the Icons of the saints and...
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March 4, 2015 + Become as Lightning
FIRST WEEK OF LENT, THURSDAY MATINS, CANTICLE FOUR: FIRST CANON, TONE 2 (By Joseph the Hymnographer)Become as lightning, my soul,receiving the flashing rays of abstinence,and flee from the obscurity of...
View ArticleMarch 2015 Newsletter
Dear friend of St. Athanasius Academy:GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD AND NEIGHBORIs it about fasting, for the sake of food?Years ago a good man came to a parish during its most troubling and...
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Panegyric for St. Raphael
by Fr. John W. FentonOne hundred years ago today, our father among the saints, Raphael of Brooklyn, fell asleep in the Lord. After several days of suffering without complaint, this missionary and...
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Nurturing the Seeds of Orthodoxy: March is Antiochian Women's Month
March is Antiochian Women's Month across our Archdiocese. In the article that follows, you will find an important prepatory letter from Dianne O'Regan, Vice President/Project Coordinator for the North...
View ArticleRecent Ordinations + March 2015
From the March 2015 issue of The Word: OrdainedTRANT, Samuel, to the holy diaconate by Bishop John on January 12, 2015, at Christ the Saviour Mission in Jacksonville, Texas. He is attached to that...
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