Saturday 31 July, 2010

Epistle Reading
St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15:30-33

Gospel Reading
Matthew 17:24-27; 18:1-4

Saints and Feasts
Forefeast of the Precious Cross

Joseph the Righteous of Arimathea


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PRIMATE HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP PAUL SALIBA

St. Elias (2010)

“Alive is the Lord my God… who I am standing in front of Him”

These are the words of the Prophet whom we celebrate today his Holiday, and our church asks for his prayers and intercessions.

In reality the God of Elias was not only alive, but Elias himself was also alive. He was like a fire and his words lit like a charcoal (Sirak 48: 1). This is the spirit of Elias which Jesus loved. He loved John the Baptist deeply and said :( He is the greatest of the human beings, and this is the reason He said: “John came with Elias ‘spirit, the spirit of truth, the spirit of Elias is from the Holy Spirit. The spirit of Elias does not tolerates the wrong, but lives the truth. A spirit like this does not fear but the sinning against God, and does not hate anything but the mistreating of other human being. Elias used this spirit against the King, and with the same spirit the Baptist reproved Herod.
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Orthodox Faith

The Twelve Great Feasts of the Church

The Church year begins on September the 1st and the ecclesiastical year  is marked by many Feasts.
The greatest of all of these is "The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ" more usually called Pascha or Easter.
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The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ
Pascha (Easter)



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