Category: Redeeming the Time

Exegesis on Psalm 6:5-6, “I have toiled in my groaning; every night I will wash my bed, with tears will I water my couch. 6 Through wrath is mine eye become troubled, I have grown old among all mine enemies”, by St John Chrysostom, from his commentary on Hebrews and the Psalms. It shows what true repentance is.

  St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas Electronic Newsletter February 20 / March 3rd  Triumph of Orthodoxy Announcements "Mighty Mites" Collection Prayer Requests Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week Fasting in the Coming week Announcements Tuesday, 3/6 is our day in the McKinney 40 days for life campaign. Please come and pray with… Continue reading Electronic Newsletter February 20 / March 3rd Triumph of Orthodoxy

The hymns for the Sunday of Orthodoxy, which proclaim the restoration of the icons, are a primer in Christology. Their most important teaching is explained, using examples from the services. Also the purpose of fasting, from a matins hymn, is clearly explained, and the importance of the hymnology of the church and how it teaches us true theology is discussed. All the following hymns are mentioned:

Thou who art uncircumscribed, O Master, in Thy divine nature, / wast pleased in the last times to take flesh and be circumscribed; / and in assuming flesh, / Thou hast also taken on Thyself all its distinctive properties. / Therefore we depict the likeness of Thine outward form, / venerating it with an honor that is relative. / So we are exalted to the love of Thee, / and following the holy traditions handed down by the apostles // from Thine icon we receive the grace of healing. (Sunday of Orthodoxy, Vespers, Lord I have cried)

We venerate Thy holy icon, loving Lord, / asking Thee to pardon our transgressions, Christ our God. / For Thou of Thine own will wast pleased in the flesh to ascend upon the Cross, / so to deliver from the bondage of the enemy those whom Thou hast fashioned. / Therefore in thanksgiving we cry aloud to Thee: // Thou hast filled all things with joy, our Savior, when Thou hast come to save the world. (Sunday of Orthodoxy, Troparion, Tone II)

Depicting Thy divine form in ikons, O Christ, we openly proclaim Thy Nativity, Thine ineffable miracles and Thy voluntary Crucifixion. So the devils are driven out in fear and the heretics, their fellow workers, lament in shame and sorrow. (Sunday of Orthodoxy, Matins, Sessional Hymn)

Moses, in the season of abstinence, received the law and proclaimed it to the people. Elijah by fasting closed the heavens; and the three children of Abraham through fasting overcame the lawless tyrant. Count us worthy, O Christ, through fasting to attain the Feast of the Resurrection, as we cry aloud: “Holy God, Holy and Strong, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us!” (Sunday of Orthodoxy, Matins, Praises)

  St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas Electronic Newsletter February 13 / 26   Forgiveness Sunday Announcements "Mighty Mites" Collection Prayer Requests Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week Fasting in the Coming week Announcements We are now in the midst of Great Lent. This time of year is specifically set aside for us… Continue reading Electronic Newsletter February 13 / 26 Forgiveness Sunday

Here is an excerpt from the most recent prison ministry letter (http://www.orthodox.net/prison-ministry/prison-ministry-pastoral-letter-2012-02-14+readings-for-cheesefare-and-clean-week.doc which I sent out last week. I try to comment a little bit about the daily scriptures. Please read them. The commentary today is on Jude 1-10 and Luke 22.39-42, 45-23.1.

  St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas Electronic Newsletter February 6 / 19   Sunday of the Last Judgment Announcements "Mighty Mites" Collection Prayer Requests Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week Fasting in the Coming week Announcements Please plan to attend Forgiveness Vespers this coming Sunday evening. This is the first service of Great… Continue reading Electronic Newsletter February 6 / 19 Sunday of the Last Judgment

  St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas Electronic Newsletter January 30/ February 12  Prodigal Son / Holy Three Hierarchs Announcements "Mighty Mites" Collection Prayer Requests Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week Fasting in the Coming week Announcements The Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America Youth Committee is hosting a Lenten Retreat on the weekend… Continue reading Electronic Newsletter January 30/ February 12 Prodigal Son / Holy Three Hierarchs

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