Clarification of Our Sharing of the “Statement of the Executive Committee of the ACOB-USA Concerning Holy Week & Pascha” April 10, 2020 To the Clergy and Faithful of the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America:  Our Chancery, for general information, shared the statement via email on April 4, made by the Assembly of …

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Why is commemorated Saint Mary of Egypt in Lent? Saint Mary of Egypt is commemorated during Lent for a few reasons. First, it is par excellence an example of Christian repentance, for left dissolute life he was living, living a life of asceticism extreme desert and prayer, for love of Christ. Lent is also a …

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Duminica a patra din post, a Sfântului Ioan Scărarul În perioada săvârșirii slujbelor acasă, se poate consuma Agheasmă Mare, pe nemâncate, rostind o rugăciune. Vă rugăm să păstrați puțină și pentru sfințirea pâinii la Sfintele Paști, după îndrumarea noastră, dacă va fi nevoie. La vremea Sfintei Liturghii, rostim rugăciunile începătoare: Pentru rugăciunile sfinților părinților noștri, …

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