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Great Lent – Part II

March 2024

Having reached the middle of the sea of abstinence, let us look towards the haven of salvation, the season of Thy voluntary Passion, O Lord. In Thy lovingkindness and Thy mercy, grant us also to behold in peace the day of Thy glorious Resurrection!

We sing this verse on March 14, the “mid-point” between Forgiveness Sunday and Pascha. The first part of Lent was aimed chiefly at our purification. On Wednesday night, March 21, this effort reaches its final summation at the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. After this, the tone of the lenten services begins to change. We are made to realize that this purification was not an end in itself. It must lead us ultimately to the contemplation, the comprehension and finally the appropriation of the mystery of the Cross and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • The Gospel of John • Bible Study Group

    Beginning in March
    • At St. Nicholas Church
    • Alternate Sundays at 12:30 pm
    • In-person only; no Zoom connection
    • Book purchase required

  • Some general Lenten guidelines from our dean

    Great Lent is the time when catechumens are being prepared for Holy Illumination. The challenge for all of us is to use this Lenten season to refocus on the “one thing needful,” and to seek the face of our beloved Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

    To hear a podcast about the Great Canon of St. Andrew, you can find one by Bishop Irenei on Pastoral Podcasts “The Cry of the Humbled Heart: The Ascetical Significance of the Great Canon”

Mar 31 — 2nd Sunday of Great Lent: St Gregory Palamas

O luminary of Orthodoxy, support and teacher of the Church, ideal of monks and invincible champion of theologians, O wonderworker Gregory, boast of Thessalonika and herald of grace, always intercede for all of us that our souls may be saved.

  • The Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian

    Of all lenten hymns and prayers, one short prayer can be termed the lenten prayer. Tradition ascribes it to one of the great teachers of spiritual life — St. Ephrem the Syrian. From Great Lent (Chapter 2), by Alexander Schmemann

  • Spring Cleanup for Pascha

    In preparation for Pascha, please come and help with Spring Cleanup. Thursday, April 25, 9am - 3pm

  • Bright Sadness

    Throughout Lent it is imperative that we give at least one evening to attend the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts with the spiritual experience it implies—that of total fasting, that of the transformation of at least one day into a real expectation of judgment and joy.

  • Pastoral reflections concerning confession
    during the last days of Lent

    One of the essential aspects of the Lenten journey is the Sacrament of Penance. This is the season of repentance and therefore every Orthodox Christian prepares to make a good confession during these days.

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