A picture of humble courage… In their outward and inward appearance, the myrrh-bearing women were soft-spoken, humble, modest in demeanor, loving. They were able to ‘risk’ everything, even death, to anoint Jesus, to take Jesus down from the cross, to bury Him, and to go to Him after His life-giving death, to proclaim the Good […]

Christ is risen! We’ve all heard of someone being called a “doubting Thomas.” Thomas has the audacity to demand to ‘put his finger in Christ’s side,’ insinuating that, unless he can materially see the signs of Christ’s execution, he won’t believe. In reality, it’s not want of material ‘proof’ that Thomas needs, that we need, […]

Holy Week is here!   We’ve traveled the road with Jesus from the raising of Lazarus in Bethany to Jerusalem! He’s entering the city now, having been revealed to be the Giver of Life who has the power over death and in confirmation of the universal resurrection. He’s vanquishing the false ideas and expectations of the […]

  THIS WEEK at HOLY ARCHANGELS TODAY, 9:15 Hours,10 a.m., Divine Liturgy, 4th Sunday of Lent, Trapeza, Sunday School. Wed, March 21, 6:30 pm Presanctified Liturgy followed by a soup supper. Thurs, March 22, 5 p.m., Great Canon of St. Andrew Sat, March 24, 6 p.m., Great Vespers (confession offered after service) Sunday, March 25, […]

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas We can easily become distracted by so many things. In the midst of our rapid pace of life, we can ‘lose track’ of where we’re headed and the priority of our immortal souls created for life with God, “the one thing needful..” In the end, what will all the busyness […]

Today we celebrate the triumph of Orthodoxy and with it the consistent proclamation of the truth of who Christ is: “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6) as He is revealed to be, first through the creation, second through the prophets, and third and especially, by virtue of His Incarnation. With the victory […]

Tomorrow we begin the Great Feast of Pascha, Lent. We put our earthly cares and distractions aside to journey with Christ, to be with Christ. We fast and pray as He did before facing and defeating the Devil so that we may do the same. We make the most of this ‘spiritual hospital’ so that […]

Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare)… One week and counting: that’s how long we have until Holy Lent begins—the Great Fast! We begin now preparing ourselves, body and soul, as well as our households, to make the most of this holy season of fasting and increased prayer, worship, and alms giving before us. We do […]

The Sunday of the Prodigal Son affords us the opportunity to consider how much we value our ‘inheritance,’ our identity, in Christ. The prodigal demands his inheritance from his father (even before his father dies) and squanders it on riotous living. Having become a slave to his passions, there’s no sating them. Having starved his […]

The three weeks before the start of Great Lent (the Triodion) has begun with the Parable of the Publican and Pharisee. Christ thrusts before us a stark contrast between the prideful, judgmental, self-righteous Pharisee and the humble, self-effacing, repentant Publican. Like the Pharisee, we too can easily find ourselves following all the ‘rules’ of Lent—fasting, […]