Holy Ascension – Seeking union with God
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Christ is ascended! He is ascended in glory! Today is a great and celebrated feast day of the Church – the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Greek it is “Analepsis”, or the “taking up”.
Protomartyr Stephen – Gift of the Holy Spirit
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, let us remember the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen. St Stephen, pray for us!
Holy Martyrs of Nicopolis – Fruits of life
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, let us remember the 45 Holy Martyrs of Nicopolis in Armenia today. The multitude of holy martyrs, pray for us!
Ascension of our Lord – Kingdom of Heaven
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, a most blessed Great Feast Day of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross – Our Lives
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, we exalt the great feast day of the Life-Giving Cross, placing it above us, professing that in Him, our Lord Jesus Christ, through His crucification on the Cross, gave His love to us through sacrifice, death, and resurrection.
Sash of our Theotokos – What do we seek?
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Dear beloved, we remember a father among the saints, St Aidan of Lindisfarne, and St Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople, and St Cyprian of Carthage. St Aidan, St Gennadius, St Cyprian, pray for us! We also remember our Most Holy Theotokos, through the placing of her sash, a holy relic in the early Church.
