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Fourth Monday of Pascha. The Feast Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-the Apostles, Illuminators of the Slavs

05/11/2020

Cyril and Methodius must have often wondered, as we do today, how God could bring spiritual meaning out of worldly concerns. Every mission they went on, every struggle they fought was a result of political battles, not spiritual, and yet the political battles are forgotten and their work lives on in the Slavic peoples and their literature. Tradition tells us that the brothers Methodius and Constantine (he did not take the name Cyril until just

Happy Mother’s Day! Sunday of the Paralytic

05/10/2020

Today is Mother’s Day in America. Emphasis is on the heartwarming aspects of the day and the contributions mothers have made to the lives of their children. A special place for mothers is established in the Ten Commandments. At a tender age we hear the words: “Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you” (Genesis 20:12). Mothers are cast in a

Monday of the Holy Spirit

05/08/2020

On the day after every Great Feast, the Orthodox Church honors the one through whom the Feast is made possible. On the day following the Nativity of the Lord, for example, we celebrate the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos (December 26). On the day after Theophany, we commemorate St John the Baptist (January 7), and so on. Today we honor the all-Holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, Who descended upon the Apostles at Pentecost in

Third Friday of Pascha: Suffering

05/08/2020

By Abbot Tryphon, April 5, 2020 The role of suffering in the salvation of humankind Elder Ambrose of Optina Monastery said, “We should not forget that in our age of ‘sophistication’ even little children are spiritually harmed by what they see and hear. As a result, purification is required….You must understand that Paradisal bliss is granted to no one without suffering.” A person walks on the path to salvation not only by his good deeds,

Virtual Flights Aren’t Grounded! Help Us Fly the Fathers to Constantinople and back to DC by Friday, May 29th!

05/07/2020

Virtual Flights Aren’t Grounded! Help Us Fly the Fathers to Constantinople and back to DC by Friday, May 29th!     CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR UPDATED VIDEO AND TEAM SPONSORS!            Thank you for your very generous gifts to our special “Father Flyboys” fundraiser.   I am so very grateful for your love and support. Your generosity, and the generosity of so many parishioners and friends of Saint Sophia Cathedral,

Third Thursday of Pascha. Holy Mountain: A Universal Presence and a Heavenward Orientation (Part 2)

05/07/2020

By Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaias and Lavreotikis Here space and time acquire another dimension and perspective. One’s relationship with earthly, ephemeral and perishable things is an entirely perfunctory one. Concepts like ‘money’, ‘property’, ‘wealth’, ‘investment’, ‘entertainment’, ‘competition’ and ‘interest’ completely lose their importance. Here only the most essential worldly concerns are allowed to occupy one’s thoughts. The soul opens itself up to heavenly things. Here the main focus of interest is eternity and God’s kingdom.

“God gives us what we need ALWAYS, but not necessarily what we want… In Orthodox countries, when people aren’t afflicted, they feel abandoned by God.”

05/06/2020

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Christos Anesti!  Christ is Risen!  TOPIC OF THE WEEK: “God gives us what we need ALWAYS, but not necessarily what we want… In Orthodox countries, when people aren’t afflicted, they feel abandoned by God.” Spiritual Resources for the Pandemic Coping with COVID-19 for Orthodox Christians  For Everyone:  In the Saint Emmelia Podcast, Noah Bushelli mentions his parishioner, a little boy, who had a bone marrow transplant last year and

“God gives us what we need ALWAYS, but not necessarily what we want… In Orthodox countries, when people aren’t afflicted, they feel abandoned by God.”

05/06/2020

SSCORRE! Saint Sophia Cathedral Online Resources for our Religious Edification Christos Anesti!  Christ is Risen!  TOPIC OF THE WEEK: “God gives us what we need ALWAYS, but not necessarily what we want… In Orthodox countries, when people aren’t afflicted, they feel abandoned by God.” Spiritual Resources for the Pandemic Coping with COVID-19 for Orthodox Christians  For Everyone:  In the Saint Emmelia Podcast, Noah Bushelli mentions his parishioner, a little boy, who had a bone marrow transplant last year

The Third Wednesday of Pascha. The Spiritual Benefits of the Pandemic

05/06/2020

By Abbot Tryphon, April 26, 2020 Let us allow this pandemic to be the force that transforms the world Entertainment has come to take on a central role in many people’s lives, becoming so important as to have replaced personal interaction with neighbors and friends. I’m old enough to remember the day when neighborhoods were filled with homes sporting large front porches. On hot summer nights families would be sitting on their porches, sipping lemonade

#GivingTuesdayNow—Giving to Saint Sophia Cathedral

05/05/2020

#GivingTuesdayNow—Giving to Saint Sophia Cathedral Special #GivingTuesdayNow Challenge!   Beloved Parishioners & Friends of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη! Today, #GivingTuesdayNow, we join people of good will around the world who have come together in the spirit of generosity and unity in global support for communities and nonprofits around the world. Because I know you love Saint Sophia, I am asking you to make a gift today that will ensure we continue to fulfill the

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