On Saturday, December 19th (December 6th on the Church Calendar), St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church will celebrate its patronal feast day. Unfortunately, our new temple will not be ready in time for this event, so the service will be held in our current facility in Dallas; God willing, the new it will be ready by… Continue reading Feast of St. Nicholas
Author: Dn. Nicholas Park
“Let us attend!”
From time to time during our church services we hear the words "LET US ATTEND!" … In ordinary language we might say "let us pay attention", "let us be attentive.’ These are ‘minor words" which are often repeated during our services but which can easily escape our attention. Strange, is it not, that the very… Continue reading “Let us attend!”
For we are His workmanship…
In today’s adult Church School class, we talked about the following selection from Chapter 2 of St. Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians: 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by… Continue reading For we are His workmanship…
The Nativity of the Mother of God
Once upon a time (about 2000 years ago), in a land not so far away (Israel), there lived an old man and woman by the name of Joachim and Anna. They had lived their whole life in faith and the fear of God, observing his commandments faithfully. It is said that, being wealthy, they gave… Continue reading The Nativity of the Mother of God
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Yesterday we celebrated Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the enlighteners of the Slavic people. I have cross-posted here from logismoi a excerpt from a Prologue to St. Cyril’s translation of the Gospel from Greek into Slavonic. This is a Prologue to the Holy Gospels. Just as the Prophets had foretold before, Christ is coming to gather… Continue reading Sts. Cyril and Methodius
On the Passion
The following is the beginning of St. Ephraim the Syrian’s hymn on the Passion of Christ. You can find the entire hymn here . I am afraid to speak and touch with my tongue this fearful narrative concerning the Saviour. For truly it is fearful to narrate all this. Our Lord was given up today… Continue reading On the Passion
Receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved…
Today’s reading from St. Paul’s epistle to the Hebrews[1] is a beautiful exposition of how we, as disciples of Christ, should live our lives. Why is the reading read on this particular day, the day on which we celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection of Lazarus? I think that the key is in the first words of the… Continue reading Receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved…
Great is the Feast that is past…
Brothers and Sisters, I had one of those "moments of clarity" at Wednesday night’s Vespers for St. Seraphim, and I thought I should share it. This was the first day of the forefeast of Theophany, and in one of the stichera we sang (quoting from memory), "Great is the feast that is past (Nativity), but greater… Continue reading Great is the Feast that is past…
By faith… / ?????…
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.… Continue reading By faith… / ?????…
Redeeming the Time Print Edition
The October issue of the print edition of Redeeming the Time was distributed this weekend, and is also available for viewing online. The theme of this issue is Holy Communion. Nicholas