“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death; and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!”  Dear members of St. George, Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! I want to wish you and your families a blessed Pascha and greet you with Christ is Risen. May […]

“O Christ God, when we were buried with Thee in Baptism, we became deserving of Thy Resurrection to immortal life. Wherefore, we praise Thee, crying: Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.” Dear to Christ you who are baptized into Christ, The […]

“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; […]

Dear to Christ the members of St. George, This Sunday in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to St. John of the Ladder. He is called of the ladder because he wrote the 30 steps that can take the faithful Christian from earth to heaven. Fr. Hopko writes: “The Fourth Sunday […]

“O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, granting to Thy people victory over all their enemies, and by the power of Thy Cross preserving Thy commonwealth. “ Greetings to all of you who carry your cross and follow Christ daily, This Sunday marks the mid-way Sunday to Pascha. […]

“when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”  Greetings in Christ on the second Sunday of Lent, On this Sunday we commemorate our Father among the Saints Gregory Palamas. The reason why we remember St. Gregory is described by Fr. Hopko: “The Second […]

“Thy pure image do we venerate, O good One, asking forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God; for by Thine own will Thou didst ascend the Cross in Thy body, to save Thy creatures from the bondage of the enemy. Wherefore, with thankfulness we cry aloud to thee: Thou […]

“O Thou Who guidest to wisdom, and givest understanding and intelligence, the Instructor of the ignorant, and Helper of the poor, strengthen my heart and grant it understanding, O Master. Give me word, O Word of the Father; for behold, I shall not refrain my lips from crying to Thee, […]