Yearly Archives: 2025

Beloved in Christ, Today is a day of awesome silence.A great stillness reigns upon the earth.A sacred hush, for the King sleeps. The earth trembles in awe,for God has fallen asleep in the flesh,and He has awakened those who sleep in the dust. This is the blessed Sabbath,the day […]

The Passion and the Mystery of the Cross Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, we stand at the foot of the Cross. We behold the Bridegroom of the Church, the Lamb of God, suspended between heaven and earth. The King of Glory wears a crown of thorns. The […]

Great and Holy Thursday – Byzantine Rite – 17 April 2025 Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, Tonight, we stand at the threshold of the Passion. The solemn mystery of this night draws us in like the hush before a storm, the deep silence before the cry that will […]

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Beloved in Christ, Today, we have entered into the mystery of Holy and Great Wednesday, a day pierced with both sorrow and hope. In the sacred hymnography of the Church, we are led to […]

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, As we continue our journey through Holy and Great Week, today—Holy Tuesday—calls us to deep reflection on our spiritual readiness. The Gospel reading for today presents us […]