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A Pan-Orthodox ministry that displays Christian love, mercy and compassion to the individuals, families and facilities it serves.

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A Pan-Orthodox ministry that displays Christian love, mercy and compassion to the individuals, families and facilities it serves.

Readings for the Week of March 17, 2024

Gerald Largent

3/17: Romans 13:11-14:4; Matthew 6:14-21

3/18: Isaiah 1:1-20; Genesis 1:1-13; Proverbs 1:1-20

3/19: Isaiah 1:19-2:3; Genesis 1:14-23; Proverbs 1:20-33

3/20: Isaiah 2:3-11; Genesis 1:24-2:3; Proverbs 2:1-22

3/21: Isaiah 2:11-22; Genesis 2:4-19; Proverbs 3:1-18

3/22: Isaiah 3:1-14; Genesis 2:20-3:20; Proverbs 3:19-34

3/23: Hebrews 1:1-12; 2 Timothy 2:1-10; Mark 2:23-3:5; John 15:17-16:2

3rd and 6th Hours on March 15, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is Friday of Cheese Fare Week.

The prescribed readings are Zechariah 8:7-17 (6th Hour) and Zechariah 8:19-23 (Vespers).

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, March 16, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- March 14, 2024

Gerald Largent

"Jesus is the Christ, our Lord and our God, who grants us faith in Him so that we may live." --St. Thalassios the Libyan

"In doing penance it is necessary to deprive oneself of as many lawful pleasures as we had the misfortune to indulge in unlawful ones." --St. Gregory the Great

"Sleep makes me weary, but You give me rest. There is no rest for one who is weary unless he looks at You, nor is there any sweetness for one embittered unless he converses with You, nor is there any health for one who is sick unless he touches Your hand, nor is there any purification for one who is impure unless he bathes in Your light." --St. Nikolai (praying to God)

"That your enemies have been created is God's doing; that they hate you and wish to ruin you is their own doing. What should you say about them in your mind? "Lord be merciful to them, forgive them their sins, put the fear of God in them, change them!" You are loving in them not what they are, but what you would have them to become." --St. Augustine of Hippo

"Our pilgrimage on earth cannot be exempt from trial. We progress by means of trial. No one knows himself except through trial, or receives a crown except after a victory, or strives except against an enemy or temptations." --St. Augustine of Hippo

"We should love the Lord as we do our friends. Many a time I have seen people bring grief to God, without being bothered about it, and I have seen these very same people resort to every device, plan, pressure, plea from themselves and their friends, and every gift, simply to restore an old relationship upset by some minor grievance." --St. John Climacus

"The fear of God compels us to fight against evil; and when we fight against evil, the grace of God destroys it." --St. Mark the Ascetic

Typica on March 14, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On March 14, the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Venerable Father Benedict of Nursia.

The prescribed readings are Jude 1:11-25 and Luke 23:2-34, 44-56.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, March 15, at 8am (Eastern). ***

3rd and 6th Hours on March 13, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

Today is Wednesday of Cheese Fare Week.

The prescribed readings are Joel 2:12-26 (6th Hour) and Joel 3:12-21 (Vespers).

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, March 14, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Typica on March 12, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On March 12, the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Gregory Dialogos, Pope of Rome.

The prescribed readings are Jude 1:1-10 and Luke 22:39-42, 45-23:1.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, March 13, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Typica on March 11, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On March 11, the Orthodox Church commemorates St Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

The prescribed readings are 3 John 1:1-15 and Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be tomorrow, March 12, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of March 10, 2024

Gerald Largent

For healing: Archbishop Nathaniel, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr Jerome, Fr. John Henry, Fr. Kyril, Fr. Mefody, Fr. Paul, Fr. Deacon Jorge, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Subdeacon Nicholas, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Mary Jo, Clara, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Danielle, Nicholas, Kathleen, Walter, Andrew, Natalie, Arthur, Diana, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Jason, Michael, Marc, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina, Candice, Darina, David, Jay, William, Gloria, Daria, Jude, George, Carol, Andrew, Jodi, Richard, Madeline, James, Robin, Jason, Nicole, Ashley, Benjamin

For God’s protection: all who are missing

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military; all emergency medical workers, firefighters and police officers

For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care

For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless

*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***

Departed: Nicholas, Paul

Readings for the Week of March 10, 2024

Gerald Largent

3/10: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2; Matthew 25:31-46

3/11: 3 John 1:1-15; Luke 19:29-40; 22:7-39

3/12: Jude 1:1-10; Luke 22:39-42, 45-23:1

3/13: Joel 2:12-26; Joel 3:12-21

3/14: Jude 1:11-25; Luke 23:2-34, 44-56

3/15: Zechariah 8:7-17; Zechariah 8:19-23

3/16: Romans 14:19-23; 16:25-27; Galatians 5:22-6:2; Matthew 6:1-13; 11:27-30

Matins on March 8, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On March 8, the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Theophylactos the Confessor, Bishop of Nicomedia.

The prescribed readings are 2 John 1:1-13 and Mark 15:22-25, 33-41.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Monday, March 11, at 8am (Eastern). ***

Words from the Saints -- March 7, 2024

Gerald Largent

"A dog is better than I am, for he has love and does not judge." --St. Xanthias

"Our glory is in the cross...it is the source of all our blessings, our every hope, and...it is that which has crowned every saint." --St. John Chrysostom

"Guard your speech from boasting and your thoughts from presumption; otherwise you may be abandoned by God and fall into sin. For man cannot do anything good without the help of God, who sees everything." --St. Mark the Ascetic

"The beginning of evil is heedlessness." --St. Poemen

"The Cross of the Lord is the monument to His Victory. O marvel of the love of the Word of God for men, for it is on our account that He is dishonored so that we may be brought to honor." --St. Athanasius

Matins on March 4, 2024

Gerald Largent

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

On March 4, the Orthodox Church commemorates Our Holy Father Gerasimos of the Jordan.

The prescribed readings are 1 John 2:18-3:10 and Mark 11:1-11.

*** Our next live broadcast on Facebook will be on Wednesday, March 6, at 7pm (Eastern). ***

Prayer List for the Week of March 3, 2024

Gerald Largent

For healing: Archbishop Nathaniel, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Daniel, Fr. Emilian, Fr. Gregory, Fr Jerome, Fr. John Henry, Fr. Kyril, Fr. Mefody, Fr. Paul, Fr. Deacon Jorge, Matushka Katherine, Matushka Myra, Monk Meletios, Subdeacon Nicholas, Justin, Steven, Marian, Patricia, Mark, Nikolai, Anastasia, Alice, Kathleen, Denise, Denise, Pamela, Marianne, Ryan, Joanne, Emily, Charles, Hank, Mary Jane, Mary Jo, Clara, Barbara, Margaret, Susan, Randall, Danielle, Nicholas, Kathleen, Walter, Andrew, Natalie, Arthur, Diana, Nicole, Patricia, Rene, Jennifer, Jason, Michael, Marc, Paul, Michael, Daniel, Gerald, Madeline, Marcella, Rodica, Mila, Richard, James, Elaine, Dejan, Papoulas, Nicholas, Constantine, Agape, Eleftheria, Mirsina, Candice, Darina, David, Jay, William, Gloria, Daria, Jude, George, Carol, Andrew, Jodi, Richard, Madeline, James, Robin, Jason, Nicole, Ashley

For God’s protection: all who are missing

For God’s protection: all captives; all persecuted Christians throughout the world

For God’s protection: all those in the military; all emergency medical workers, firefighters and police officers

For God’s mercy and peace: those who are in hospice care

For God’s mercy, direction and protection: those who are unemployed, poor, hungry and/or homeless

*** We pray for: those who love us; those who hate us; those who have no one to pray for them; those who have asked us to pray for them, even though we are unworthy. ***

Departed: Robert, Nicholas, Paul

Readings for the Week of March 3, 2024

Gerald Largent

3/3: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 15:11-32

3/4: 1 John 2:18-3:10; Mark 11:1-11

3/5: 1 John 3:11-20; Mark 14:10-42

3/6: 1 John 3:21-4:6; Mark 14:43-14:72

3/7: 1 John 4:20-5:21; Mark 15:1-15

3/8: 2 John 1:1-13; Mark 15:22-25, 33-41

3/9: 1 Corinthians 10:23-28; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36; John 5:24-30

Words from the Saints -- February 29, 2024

Gerald Largent

"Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; they are its tools. For perfection is not to be found in them; it is acquired through them. It is useless, therefore, to boast of our fasting, vigils, poverty, and reading of Scripture when we have not achieved the love of God and our fellow men. Whoever has achieved love has God within himself and his intellect is always with God." --St. John Cassian

"And love, having God as its cause, is like a spring bubbling up whose stream never stops and He alone is the cause of love and its material is inexhaustible… for this material which brings him to the remembrance of God is always available to him, so that even in sleep he speaks with God." --St. Isaac the Syrian

"For it is impossible for a person to deserve to triumph over a passion (spiritual struggle) before he has understood that he is not able to obtain victory in the struggle by his own diligence and his own effort, even though in order to be cleansed he must always be careful and attentive, day and night." --St. John Cassian