Newsletter: Announcements, Gleanings-Almsgiving, Prayer Requests, Commemorations, Schedule, Fasting, Pledge Form 2011
November 8/21, 2010
Synaxis of Holy Archangel Michael and all the Heavenly Hosts
Category: Redeeming the Time
Parish Newsletter Nov 1/14 2010. Chantus Maximus, Pledge Drive, My Mother and more.
Parish Newsletter Nov 1/14 2010. Chantus Maximus, Pledge Drive, My Mother and more.
St Seraphim bows to the Kursk Root Icon
A note from a parishioner, whose home was visited and blessed with the Holy Kursk Root icon Friday, Oct 29 (ns). Posted with permission, with very slight editing.
… Something curious happened during the icon’s visit to our apartment… I have a photo of St. Seraphim of Sarov on my bookshelf. I’ve wanted to have it framed properly for a while, but for now it’s just a bare photo standing on a shelf. After the icon’s visit to our apartment I noticed that the photograph of St. Seraphim was bent over almost in half…
With pictures.
Prayer of Evagrios the Solitary – O Good One, grant unto me purification of the passions …
O Good One, grant unto me purification of the passions, deliverance from ignorance and forgetfulness, deliverance from all temptation, trial and dereliction, only Thy righteousness, virtue, the spiritual knowledge of Thy kingdom, and whatsoever else Thou deemest best for me. Evagrios the Solitary, “On Prayer,” # 38, 39, The Philokalia, Vol. 1, G. E. H.… Continue reading Prayer of Evagrios the Solitary – O Good One, grant unto me purification of the passions …
Photoreport of Visit of Kursk-Root Icon to Holy Protection parish in Austin, Texas
A photoreport of the Visit of the Kursk-Root Icon to Holy Protection parish in Austin, Texas, with lots of nice pictures, and a description of the events, is available here.
http://tinyurl.com/29aaefp
Kursk Root Icon Visits Dallas
On Friday, October 16/29th, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church was visited by the wonderworking Kursk-Root Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. This was truly a blessing not only for our small parish, but also for the Dallas-Fort Worth Orthodox community. On Friday morning, Divine Liturgy was served in the presence of the icon by the parish… Continue reading Kursk Root Icon Visits Dallas
Kursk Root Icon visit Friday Oct 29 – Story of the Icon
Story of the Kursk Root icon, pictures with and without its cover, and schedule of services before the icon in our parish Friday, Oct 29 2010
Parable of the Good Samaritan. The Greatest Commandment. 10 things.
The very important Parable of the Good Samaritan is discussed in ten main points. Its intricate incarnational and moral theology is discussed. The symbolism of the parable is discussed – everything mentioned means something significant. Truly, this is a parable we should contemplate deeply.