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Middle of the Fast

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 Susan

This week marks the very middle of the fast. Last Sunday was the very center. As we head into the end of the fast may we find strength and encouragement from this hymn... This hymn is actually sung this coming Monday, the perfect time for a boost of encouragement to keep going. Today we sing… Continue reading Middle of the Fast

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Wednesday of the Third Week

March 31, 2021 Susan

As we continue the joyful celebration of the Fast, we cry aloud: Keep us all in peace, O Lord, deliver us from every snare of the enemy, and in Thy surpassing love count us worthy to venerate with fear Thy precious Cross, through which Thou grantest to the inhabited earth Thy mercy, O Thou Who… Continue reading Wednesday of the Third Week

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Sunday Reminder

March 28, 2021 Susan

Happy Resurrection Sunday to you all! I know this is late, but somehow, over the last few days it completely slipped my mind to get this post ready and scheduled. We did get to see my father-in-law for the first time in over a year so that made for an exciting last few days. It… Continue reading Sunday Reminder

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Pilgrimage to Pascha-

March 23, 2021 Susan

This Great Lent I bought a book to read during this 40 day journey. It is an older book republished by Ancient Faith Publishing called Pilgrimage to Pascha. It is a devotional with a meditation on each day as well as "Font of Wisdom", sharing quotes from saints. On this day, Tuesday of the Second… Continue reading Pilgrimage to Pascha-

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My Soul, My Soul Arise

March 20, 2021 Susan

As we end this first week of Great Lent I wanted to share with you one of my very favorite hymns we sing each night, Monday through Friday, during the Canon of St. Andrew. It is the Kontakion sung after the 6th Ode of the Canon. https://youtu.be/uqdJ1QJ3dxA This is my daughter and one other member… Continue reading My Soul, My Soul Arise

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Let Us All Sing

March 7, 2021March 3, 2021 Susan

I love to sing! Singing changes everything! Singing brings sunshine during rain, almost always. Our Resurrection Reminder today is telling us to sing! I shared this photo quote in August of 2019 but I love it so much and it is for the tone of this week, Tone 6. It is so bright and sunny,… Continue reading Let Us All Sing

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Walking with Christ

March 4, 2021March 3, 2021 Susan

In the 4 weeks leading up to Great Lent the lectionary readings of the Gospel have us walking with Mark and Luke through the Passion of Christ. We read about the preparation of Passover in the upper room, the Triumphant Entry on a foal, the betrayal. We walk with Jesus through his final week. The… Continue reading Walking with Christ

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Prodigal Son

March 2, 2021March 1, 2021 Susan

This past Sunday we read Luke 15:11-32, the parable of the Prodigal Son. Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.And not many days after, the younger… Continue reading Prodigal Son

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Praise and Worship the Word

February 28, 2021February 27, 2021 Susan

Today in hymns for the Resurrection, the weekly reminder that Christ is risen!, we sing so many beautiful hymns it is hard to choose just one. In November 2019 I shared some stichera hymns of the Resurrection tone 5. This one we sang last night... I remember this photo well. It was a crisp, sunny… Continue reading Praise and Worship the Word

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Publican and the Pharisee

February 23, 2021 Susan

On Sunday, as I mentioned then, we in the Orthodox Church found ourselves on what we call the Publican and the Pharisee Sunday. Each year as we prepare for Great Lent, three weeks prior to its start, we are reminded of this parable. “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee… Continue reading Publican and the Pharisee

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