Entries by St. Mary

Looking Ahead at St Mary (October 24 – 31)

Beloved in Christ, Today we hosted a Ministry Team Showcase to highlight the various ministry teams/organizations parishioners can participate in at St Mary to help fulfill our mission. This is a beautiful pamphlet put together by Ro Kallail with information about each team. Please review the pamphlet and let me or a ministry team chair […]

Bible Study: Wednesday, October 20

For those who would like to virtually join our Bible Study on Mark’s Gospel this evening, you may use the link below to the Microsoft Teams meeting. For those who wish to meet in person, we will meet in the parish library at 6:00 pm. The Bible Study will last one hour.

Hymns for the Liturgy

Responses of the Great Litany First Antiphon Second Antiphon Apolytikion (Troparion) of the Resurrection (please see the Matins section for examples of these in each of the eight tones) Entrance Hymn Trisagion Hymn (English) Trisagion Hymn (Arabic) Trisagion Hymn (Glory…Both Now…) Alleluia After the Epistle Responses Before and After Gospel Reading Cherubic Hymn (before the […]

Hymns for Matins

God is the Lord Tone 1 Tone 2 Tone 3 Tone 4 Tone 5 Tone 6 Tone 7 Tone 8 Apolytikia (Troparia) of the Resurrection Tone 1 Tone 2 Tone 3 Tone 4 Tone 5 Tone 6 Tone 7 Tone 8 Theotokia of the Resurrection Tone 1 Tone 2 Tone 3 Tone 4 Tone 5 […]

How to Form an Orthodox Conscience

by Father Alexey Young (Originally published by Orthodox America, presented here and edited slightly for space by Father Peter Smith) An Orthodox Christian conscience is created by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ acting within us. It is difficult to form this conscience. But once a Christian acquires it, an alarm is sounded in […]