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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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Annunciation or popular Blagovestenia (Slavic) reminds us that day proclaimed Archangel Gabriel Virgin that would give birth to the Son of God. This is the first festival of the Virgin confirmed in documents. Celebration date ranged from the beginning, some a feast on the eve of Epiphany, on January 5, and others, in certain Western …

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Our Church celebrates the Divine Liturgy and the Mass of Remembrance of the Dead on Saturday, February 22 (The Winter Departed) and Saturday, March 8 (Saint Theodore’s Saturday), from 10 am On Saturday, February 22, the Orthodox Church commemorates those who have passed away. This Saturday is popularly known as the “Winter of the Dead”. …

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