9/18/2023 0 Comments Worship essential torrenrt![]() This is a week filled with school, church and other necessary responsibilities. Therefore, during Holy Week we are challenged to “lay aside all earthly cares” and focus on our Lord Jesus Christ, whether we are at a particular service or not. As Father Sergius Bulgakov wrote, “The beauty, the richness and the power of these services take possession of the soul and sweep it along as upon a mystic torrent”. ![]() The Son of God came into the world “to bear witness to the truth” and “to give His life as a ransom for many” It is our privilege and responsibility to accompany Christ to Golgotha to the extent that our lives make that possible, especially by our participation in the services that guide us to Golgotha and beyond-to the empty tomb. Work of the Church Liturgical Music & Texts, News, Media, Reflections, PublicationsĪs we enter Holy Week, the festal atmosphere of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday yields to the solemnity, sobriety and sadness of Holy Week as the Lord moves toward His voluntary and life-giving Passion.Directories Dioceses, Parishes, Clergy, Monasteries, Seminaries.The Orthodox Faith Feasts & Saints, Readings, Q&A, Prayers.Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America.About the OCA Holy Synod, Administration, Organizations, Archives.
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