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Sixth Sunday of Pascha: The Blind Man.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Christ is Risen! Today’s Sunday is called the Sunday of the Blind Man. The event described in the Evangel of Saint John is confirmation of the words said by the Saviour, “I am the light of the world”. But let’s […]

Service of His Grace Job bishop of Kashira on the Feast day of Saint George.

On  May 6, the day of St. George the Victorious, Bishop of Kashira Iov the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in   Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. John the Baptist in Chipman. The rector of parishes “Orthodox V” priest George Sergeev   took part in the service. After the Liturgy Bishop Iov […]

Fifth Sunday of Pascha: The Samaritan Woman.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Christ is Risen! “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt.5,3). This claim of our Saviour, no matter how familiar and common it seems to us, in fact, is “a stone of stumbling and […]

MEMORY ETERNAL. Archpriest Nicanor Shimko passed away.

On April 7, 2010, the Annunciation of the Most Holy the Mother of God which fell on the Easter Week this year archpriest Nicanor Shimko, the confessor of the Volyn Diocese passed away in the 82-nd year of his life. The last years of his life he served in the cathedral church of the Patronage […]

Sunday of The Paralysed Man.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit! Christ is Risen! Today’s Holy Gospel is usually read during blessing of waters, these words are well known to all of us. The Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem and came to the so-called sheep pool (Bethesda), a sad and dirty place […]

Feast day of the Greek community in Edmonton.

On April 23, 2010 the festal service on the occasion of the patronal feast was celebrated in the Cathedral of the Great Martyr St. George the Victorious of the Constantinopolitan Patriarchate in Edmonton. The service was headed by Metropolitan of Toronto and all Canada Sotirios. Metropolitan Sotirios was assisted by Bishop of Edmonton Hilarion (the […]

The Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Wives

Christ is risen! “Christ is risen indeed!” – this joyful answer to the exclamation “Christ is risen” characterizes the Easter days no less than all singing. Sorrow and grief accompany all our life but they are always followed by joy. So on these days joy bursts into our soul after sorrowful tears and great grief […]

The Antipaschal Week (Sunday of Saint Thomas)

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Christ is risen! Our Church devotes the first Sunday after Easter to Evangelic story about Thomas, Christ’s disciple who said he wouldn’t believe the resurrection of Jesus Christ till he touched Him himself. What is the essence of this story? […]

The Angel of Light 03/2010

March 2010/ Monthly Bulletin of the Orthodox V Charitable Association

Holy Saturday and Easter Services in Orthodox V parishes

Divine Services of the Great Saturday and Easter were celebrated in churches of “Orthodox V”. The rector of the parishes priest George Sergeev conducted the services and consecrated Easter cakes and paskhas in eight parishes of “Orthodox V” and also in the hospital of Lamont. On the bright day of the Resurrection of Christ the […]