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Word of Wisdom
Archbishop Nicolae’s Meditation on the Sunday of the Holy Cross (the Third Sunday of Great Lent)
In the middle of Lent, we receive the strength to continue and benefit from our spiritual journey toward Pascha, hearing our Savior’s call to be His disciples: “Whoever wishes to follow Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me” (Mark 8:34). Halfway through Lent it is fitting that we should search our hearts and ask ourselves just where we are “along the way”. We cannot find an answer to this question apart from the Cross—our Savior’s and ours.
The symbol of Christianity is the Cross, yet this symbol is understood very differently among those who call themselves Christians. First of all, Roman Catholicism puts more accent on the sufferings Christ endured on the Cross, while Orthodoxy emphasizes His victory over death through the Cross. Then there is the fact that to become a Christian requires that we pass through the mystery of the Cross. We cannot have victory without suffering, for we cannot partake of the fruits of the salvation provided by Christ unless we crucify our own passions and weaknesses. Through the sin of Adam the sting of death is imprinted on our very being, but Christ conquered it in His own Body and gives us also the power to be victorious over it. To this end we must take up the “cross” of this life, admit our weaknesses, and assume our responsibilities.
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The Church Today
A Meditation by Vicar Bishop Ioan Casian of Vicina
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14).…read more
News
Having become a yearly tradition, Holy Trinity Church in Rochester organizes a pilgrimage in the fifth week of the Paschal Lent – March 20 & 21, 2010 – to the St. Dimitrie the New Monastery in Middletown, NY. On Saturday, March 20 at 7 am the pilgrims will depart from the Church parking lot 56 Andrews Street, Victor NY 14564 to St. Dimitrios the New Monastery. ...(Continue)
Schedule for the 77th Archdiocesan Congress, July 1-4, 2010
Schedule for the 77th Archdiocesan Congress July 1-4, 2010 Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois ...(Continue)
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The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas announces the 7th edition of the Orthodox Summer Camp for Children which will be held during August 21-September 4, 2010 at All Saints Ukrainian Camp, Emlenton, PA. ...(Continue)
Canadian Orthodox Bishops Conference held in Toronto
On March 11, 2010, the Canadian Orthodox Bishops Conference had a meeting at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto. On the agenda were: reports of the dialogue with the Catholic Bishops; information about the relation between the Orthodox and the Orientals; the army, hospitals and prisons ministries; pastoral, canonical and liturgical issues (youth education for the priesthood, receiving non-Orthodox Christians to the Orthodox Church, cremation). ...(Continue)
The Canadian Orthodox and Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue met in Toronto
Between March 9 to 10, 2010 the meeting of the Canadian Orthodox and Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue was held in Toronto. Four Orthodox Bishops and four Catholic Bishops have discussed several important pastoral issues for the life of the Church. The themes were related to: the announced acceptance of a fraction of the Anglican Church in the bosom of the Roman Catholic Church; canonization of Father Andre, the founder of St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal; the young Canadians approach to mysticism; the exorcism ritual in the Roman Catholic Church; the army, hospital, prison and campus ministries. ...(Continue)
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Pastoral Itinerary
March 25, 2010 - Annunciation - Divine Liturgy at Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral, Chicago
March 21, 2010 - Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity parish, Philadelphia, PA
March 14, 2010 - Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas parish, New York
March 11, 2010 - Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops, Greek Metropolis of Toronto
March 9, 2010 - Canadian Catholic & Orthodox Bishops Dialogue, Toronto, ON
Bishop Ioan Casian's Pastoral Itinerary
March 25, 2010 - Annunciation – Divine Liturgy at the Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Wentworth, QC
March 21, 2010 - Divine Liturgy at St. Michael’s parish, Southbridge, MA
March 14, 2010 - Divine Liturgy at the Protection of the Mother of God Monastery, Wentworth, QC
March 11, 2010 - Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops, Greek Metropolis of Toronto
March 7, 2010 - Divine Liturgy at St. Steven parish, South St. Paul, MN