Enjoy the photos from our first Holy Week and Pascha in the New Church
Entries Tagged as 'Pascha'
Holy Week and Pascha 2013
May 8th, 2013 1 Comment
Tags: aint · album · Euless · Greek · John · orthodox · Pascha · Phto
A Year of Firsts
April 26th, 2013 1 Comment
It is the custom in the Orthodox Church on August 6th, the day of the Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor, to bring the first fruits of the fall harvest into church, as a first offering to God from the gifts that He so richly bestows upon us. Of course He personally does not need any material goods from us, as the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, but He so desires to see us displaying a giving and loving heart “a humble and lowly heart, God will not despise” (Ps. 50).
What God hopes is to see that we stop for a minute and reflect on the relationship the exists between us
Tags: Easter · Eastern · Golgotha · orthodox · Pascha · Resurrection
Credo ergo sum – I believe therefore I am
May 3rd, 2011 No Comments
Last year there were rumors that the tomb of Jesus was found. The other day some claimed to have found the nails that were used to crucify Christ. More and more news like this surface today and, although most of them prove to be untrue, the people avidly read them because we, even as Christians, are not happy anymore with what the Holy Tradition has passed unto us for centuries and we want new proof for everything. We have ceased to believe in the catholicity of the Church, in the universal truth shared in the community of the ecclesia for generations and we trust more the intellect of man, despite its shortcomings, ignoring the divine Sophia, the Wisdom of God… Continue reading
Tags: apostle · believe · Christ · christian · doubt · doubting · orthodox · Resurrection · Thomas · truth
Hristos anesti! Christ is risen!
April 27th, 2011 1 Comment
Tags: Christ is risen · Christos anesti · Easter · Hristos a inviat · orthodox · Pascha · Resurrection
Witnessing the Light or What happens after Resurrection?
April 7th, 2010 No Comments
O Jerusalem, be exultant, dance and leap for joy, for you have witnessed Christ the King coming forth as a Bridegroom from the sepulcher
(Stichera of Pascha)
It is magnificent to participate in the Church services on Pascha night, to be part of the joyful festival of light that the Resurrection of Christ brings on earth. The only sad part is that we start with many and end up with a few. Many people come, they receive the light, listen to the Gospel and hasten to go home thinking they have fulfilled their duty as Christians. But just witnessing the Resurrection is not enough, and is not the goal, what comes after is equally important. The miracle… Continue reading
Tags: Anastasis · Easter · Greek · orthodox · Pascha · Resurrection
Christ is Risen! Hristos Anesti! Hristos a Inviat!
April 21st, 2009 No Comments
The Postmodern Truth of Resurrection
April 21st, 2009 No Comments
As citizens of the post-modern world we got so used to relative truth that we are quick to label any one that supports a fundamental truth of any kind as a fundamentalist. But there is no shame in upholding a fundamental truth. Imposing it on others yes, this could be a problem. But there is no evil in standing by it The Vanishing Pascha Multitudes
April 21st, 2009 1 Comment
It is always uplifting to see the multitudes filling the Church for the beautiful services of Holy Week and Pascha. At this time most of the Churches seem too small to accommodate all the people wanting to receive God's blessing. There is however one question that arises naturally: where are these people during the rest of the year? 
