The Great Fast Shines on Us with Heaven’s Light
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“The present life is a wrestling school, a gymnasium, a battle, a smelting furnace, and a dyer’s house of virtue” – St John Chrysostom
Wednesday, Feb. 25th, 2015
Wednesday of Pure Week
Dear Ones
Blessings and this 3rd day of the Great Fast.
The Great Fast Shines on Us with Heaven’s Light
The Fast shines upon all of us more brightly than the sun, bringing us the light of grace and proclaiming the good news of the Cross, of the precious Passion and the saving day of Resurrection.
Cast out of old fro Paradise through eating bitter food, let us make haste to enter there once more, abstaining from the passions and crying to our God: Thou hast stretched out Thy hands upon the Cross, drunk vinegar and tasted gall, and patiently Thou hast endured the pain of the nails: uproot all bitter pleasures from our souls, and in Thy tender mercy save Thy servants.
Vespers and Orthros for Wednesday of Pure Week
Joy: An Exposition of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians
begins tonight at 8pm following Presanctified Liturgy
San Francisco Politicians Attack Catholic Archbishop Cordileone for His Pastoring of His Own School System
Haven’t They Ever Heard of the Separation of Church and State!
Archbishop Cordileone’s Cogent Reply to These Arrogant Politicians
With Ab Cordileone at Walk for Life
Deeply Touching and Inspirational Movie THE DROP BOX to Show 3 Days Only
The following is a review sent by a friend of St. Andrew -
“I did go and see this with my wife, and it was one of the most moving and memorable events of our entire time in California. I have never seen such a powerful affirmation of the great, deep dignity of all human life; together with the beautiful affirmation that no life is meaningless; that God has made us all for himself, and even the most unlikely and weakest and most despised of persons can have a powerful role to play in God’s redeeming work in this world–and that the path of life and love and redemption is a path marked by suffering; and in fact, the *only* way that we can embark on a life of love is to enter through the door of suffering. And this is the mark and the call of all who follow Christ.
The pastor and his wife were there at the event, and two of his adopted children–his first time ever out of S. Korea. He is a man of great humility and wisdom and sacrifice; he asked that everyone pray for the (21-year old!) director of the film, who actually converted to Christianity in the making of the film. The pastor has nearly died in following his vocation, and he may in fact die before long–I don’t think he is 60 years old yet. He has truly poured out his life in service to “the least of these” whom Christ commended to our care.
If you want to encourage your parishioners to see it, it is going to be released soon, but for only three days–March 3, 4, & 5, a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, in 700 theaters nationwide… You have my recommendation that it is something that Christians and unbelievers alike should see; and it has the potential to be quite life-transforming.”
THE DROP BOX IS PLAYING AT TYLER GALLERIA AMC MARCH 3-5 AND ONTARIO MILLS AMC
for more info see http://www.thedropboxfilm.com/?utm_so...
Remaining Services This Week
Tonight: 630pm Presanctified Liturgy, 8pm Potluck and Lecture #1 Philippians
Thursday 5pm Lenten Vespers and Great Compline with Canon of St. Andrew
Friday 7pm Akathist to the Theotokos
Saturday 7:30am Orthros, 8am Liturgy for St. Theodore with Kollyva, 4pm Catechism, 5:30pm Great Vespers
Forgive me.
Father Josiah
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