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Topic of the Week – The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple on February 2nd
Adults/Family:
Read with your family the story about the feast, the truths it reveals about our Lord and the 6 Ways for your family to celebrate it.
Listen to Ode 9 of the Canon.
Preschool/Elementary School:
Listen to the Troparion of the feast in English Byzantine chant.
Watch the Presentation of Christ to the Temple.
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Middle School/High School:
Watch this video.
Think about the questions below from the video, write down your answers and evaluate what you have done spiritually with your time between the Nativity and now.
As Saint Anthony said “Every day I say to myself, today I will begin.” If we have squandered our time for the last 40 days, we can begin anew today.
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What today can we present to the Temple of Christ, the Church?
In what condition do we present our souls to Christ?
What sacrifices have we made in the last forty days?
Have we begun cultivating a new virtue?
Have we attempted to give up an old vice?
Have we been to confession?
Have we taken communion?
Have we kept the Wednesday and Friday fasts?
Have we read our prayers?
Have we set a Christian example to our neighbors?
Have we thanked God for all that we have received?
What has changed in our way of life since the Birth of Christ forty days ago?
What progress has been made?
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Whatever our answers to these questions, on this, the Feast of the Meeting of Christ, one thing is certain:
If we are not spiritually prepared to meet Christ, then we shall never meet Him. Amen.”
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A Message from Maria Spanos
I am passionate about our Orthodox Christian faith and seek to help others learn as much as they can about it. My purpose here is to share online resources that help strengthen our relationship with Christ and bind us closer to His Church. I believe they are invaluable in learning about our precious Orthodox Tradition, and are a great aid for teaching family members, friends and others about Orthodoxy. ~Maria
Two of my favorite quotes:
“A true Christian behaves in this life so that it may be a preparation for the future one and not only a life here below. In his actions, he does not think what will be said of him here but of what will be said there in heaven; he represents to himself that he is always in the presence of God, of the angels and all the saints, and remembers that someday they will bear witness of his thoughts, words, and deeds.” — Saint John of Kronstadt
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“Of all the holy works, the education of children is the most holy.”
— St. Theophan the Recluse
