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November 20, 2010: Third Annual Fr. John Platko Memorial Thanksgiving Series |
Presents
WHAT WAS GOD REALLY DOING AT CHRISTMAS?
With
Matthew Gallatin
Author of Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
11901 Pflumm Road
Overland Park, KS
913-681-6948 |
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Glory to Jesus Christ!
Today, September 1, is the beginning of the Church (Ecclesiastical) Year. Go to the link below and hear Fr. Thomas Hopko talk about the New Year and other times and seasons in the Church. Also, when you get to Ancient Faith Radio, be sure to look at the huge array of topics that are available on podcasts.
From www.oca.org: "The first day of the Church New Year is also called the beginning of the Indiction. The term Indiction comes from a Latin word meaning, 'to impose.' It was originally applied to the imposition of taxes in Egypt. The first worldwide Indiction was in 312 when the Emperor Constantine (May 21) saw a miraculous vision of the Cross in the sky. Before the introduction of the Julian calendar, Rome began the New Year on September 1.
According to Holy Tradition, Christ entered the synagogue on September 1 to announce His mission to mankind (Luke 4:16-22). Quoting Isaiah 61:1-2), the Savior proclaimed, 'The spirit of the Lord is upon me; because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent me to proclaim release to captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.' This scene is depicted in a Vatican manuscript (Vatican, Biblioteca. Cod. Gr. 1613, p.1).
Tradition says that the Hebrews entered the Promised Land in September."
Fr. Tim
http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/hopko/happy_new_church_year
Length: 49:57 |
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Please Pray for Orthodox Clergy and Hierarchs on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul |
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) invites you to join us in praying for the clergy and hierarchs of the Orthodox Church around the world who serve as the teachers and guardians of the apostolic tradition handed down by Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29th, the day of their most holy feast. May the Lord bless, keep, and guide all called to Holy Orders through the intercessions of the teachers to the Universe Sts. Peter and Paul. |
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Sunday of Orthodoxy, 2010 |
 Clergy and Faithful from the Kansas City area celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers at St. George Serbian Church in Lenexa, KS. Fr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor of St. Vladimir’s Seminary in Crestwood, NY, was the homilist. |
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From the Lenten Triodion--March 22, 2010 |
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Christ the rich, you have assumed poverty, and enriched the human race with illumination and immortality: enrich me with virtues, For I am impoverished by the pleasures of life. Establish me with Lazarus the poor; deliver me from the punishments of the rich and from the Hades that is prepared for me. I have become rich with evil in a wretched way. I have loved luxury; exploited the pleasures of life, and have come under the condemnation of the fire of Gehenna, I have slighted my mind, and am famished and cast down like Lazarus before the gates of divine deeds. Therefore have compassion on me, Lord and Master! Believers, let us diligently begin the sixth week of the solemn Fast. Let us sing songs to the Lord coming in glory to Jerusalem to cause death to die by his divine power: the offering of the Sunday of Palms. Therefore, let us prepare the banners of victory, in true worship, and with branches of virtue cry out Hosanna to the Creator of all. |
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