Good morning! Happy Sunday. The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said... Continue Reading →
Sunday Gospel: Luke 13:10-17
Hello, happy Sunday! At that time, Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you... Continue Reading →
Sunday Gospel: John 1:35-51
Happy Sunday! At that time, John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" And they... Continue Reading →
Sunday Gospel: Luke 8:41-56
Hello, happy Sunday! “At that time, there came to Jesus a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed... Continue Reading →
Sunday Gospel: Luke 7:11-16
Hello, happy Sunday! “At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and... Continue Reading →
Sunday Gospel: Luke 8:5-15
Hello, happy Sunday! “The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had... Continue Reading →
Sunday Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
Hello, happy Sunday! “At that time, as Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land.... Continue Reading →
Orthodox Easter
Also known as "Easter number 2" for our little family Christ is Risen! ("Truly He is Risen!") Easter number 2 started last Friday (which was our Good Friday). I spent the day working unfortunately, and it was a busy day so it kinda stunk. However, that night I was finally able to make it to... Continue Reading →
For those who need to hear it (Help your anxiety)
This post is for those who need to hear this tonight. I don’t know what’s going on, but I feel like I have to write this post. Recently I’ve been reading A Faith Encouraged by Fr. Barnabas Powell. He is an Orthodox Christian priest, as well as an author (and I guess you can say blogger https://faithencouraged.org/about-us/ ). Last week I... Continue Reading →
Baby’s first Orthodox Easter
Hello everyone! Yesterday was a busy day for our little family here in the region. As the title states, it was baby Oliver's very first Orthodox Easter celebration yesterday, and he was wiped out afterwards! We started our day by trying to get him dressed. It was a lot harder than it sounds lol! He... Continue Reading →
