Akathistos

Every night before bed, we say our prayers with our son and he kisses his icon of Christ. A few nights ago, he was holding the icon and said, “Mommy… my Jesus.” He then wanted to take “his Jesus” to bed with him. So I tucked him into bed holding his icon [...]

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Since being chrismated on Holy Saturday, we have taken the Eucharist FOUR times after a two year absence from it. And I cannot begin to express the joy that it has brought into my life.
Being pregnant, my priest advised me to eat a small breakfast (a piece of toast and some juice) before [...]

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I cannot begin to express the joy that I have been feeling this Bright Week. It is the first Bright Week that I have celebrated in the Orthodox Church, and what a drastic difference there is between it and that of the evangelical church! Our joy of the Resurrection continues throughout the week [...]

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I can honestly say that preparing for my life confession was probably the single most stressful thing that I have done in a long time. Having never before admitted my sins (all of them!) to anyone other than my husband and maybe a few family members or good friends, I was terrified. I [...]

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“Holy Chrismation is a Sacrament in which the baptized believer, being anointed with Holy Chrism on certain parts of the body, in the name of the Holy Spirit, receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit for growth and strength in spiritual life.” (Philaret’s Catechism)

Since my husband, son and I had all been baptized previously, we [...]

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We had the extreme joy and privilege to be chrismated on Holy Saturday. Here are some photos:

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Christ is risen from the dead!Tramping down death by deathand upon those in the tomb bestowing life!

I had the extreme joy to celebrate my first Pascha service this weekend AND to celebrate it as a Newly Illumined.
More to come soon once I can get my photos uploaded…

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