The Bible Says...

I have launched the website, but fervent work on the Liturgy of St James, and preparations to serve it in our parish for the first time, have consumed my every thought. So, STAND BY in this column; I anticipate working on the Scriptures regularly here!

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Thought for the Day from Bishop JOSEPH of Los Angeles and the West:

  • "The weak man protects himself by hypocrisy, while the strong man protects himself by tyranny. No man, however, can defend his life before God - either by hypocrisy or tyranny." -- St. Nicholai of Zica
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Fr Patrick B. O'Grady

  • NEW: Guide to Divine Liturgy for lay persons
    Here you can read my new little booklet about the Divine Liturgy and how lay persons can participate most profitably in its celebration.
  • Typikon of cases for Feast of Annunciation
    In the year 2010, Holy Pascha occurs as early as it ever can, according to the Nicean formula: March 22 / April 4. So, the Feast of the Annunciation occurs on Renewal Wednesday under the Old Calendar, and on Thursday of the 6th Week of the Fast under the New. Here is the Typikon, a portion of [...]
  • Journal: pilgrimage in Lebanon
    Fr Patrick B O’Grady’s trip to Lebanon and Syria, 22 Nov—7 Dec, 2009 a travelogue. Flight from LA to Beirut in two legs: Sun eve 11/22 – Mon eve 11/23 1st leg—as usual when flying, I reflect on the places over which I pass, on the plane: -Casper, WY: broke down there 30 years ago in the dead [...]
  • The funeral hymns of St John of Damascus
    What is this mystery concerning us? The place and meaning of the eight-mode nekrosima idiomela of John the Monk. By the Rev Fr Patrick B O’Grady Presented at Balamand University as a contribution to the conference held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the St John of Damascus School of Theology, 1-3 December, 2009. Abstract: As [...]
  • The grace of an Orthodox funeral
    Wow, what a concept: I heard someone say once when I was learning about Orthodoxy years ago, “Orthodox Christians have more fun at funerals than Protestants do at weddings.” That may be a little much, and I would like to use a different word than “fun,” but I get the point. The speaker was asserting [...]
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Father, What About...?

The Sign of the Cross

What about the Sign of the Cross? How do I form it and why do I sometimes feel embarrassed to make it upon myself and others?

The sign of the Cross is the chief blessing given to us by the Lord Himself. In the Gospel according to Luke, the evangelist relates to us that when Jesus was to ascend into the heavens to glorify human nature and to set His seal on His victory over death through the Cross and the Empty Tomb, Jesus "raised His hands
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THE "GOOD WORD"!

THIS SPACE will feature some brief content on a specific WORD, or SAYING, which comes to my attention and seems worth writing about. I usually draw my inspiration on these things from my conversations with friends and faithful, as well as encounters I experience in my reading.

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