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  Today we celebrate the Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy; what triumph is being spoken of now? When we look around, when we look into the depths of the Orthodox faith that is dear to us, how much defeat and dejection we see – how little, it would seem, there is to celebrate. But […]

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During the first four days of Great Lent, at the evening services, we read the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. The Great Canon is one of the treasures of Orthodox hymnography – a text of profound spiritual depth and beauty. It begins with a heartfelt cry to Christ: “Where shall I begin to weep […]

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    In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The parable of the Prodigal Son is so well known to us; it is so simple, it gives us a sense of warmth and hope, yet its meaning for us is not exhausted by that, because it still […]

TAGS: confession, fatherly love, forgiveness, humility, joy, Orthodox Christianity, Parable, Prodigal Son, repentance, return, salvation, sin, Spiritual struggle, suffering


Our parishioner Rose (Gibba) Klemans, 100, of Clifton, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of the Athenia Section of Clifton. After attending School 13 and graduating Clifton High School Class of 1943, she went on to graduate St. Mary’s School of Nursing. Rose was a Registered […]




    In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I would like to draw your attention in today’s Gospel reading, which is so simple and so familiar to all of us, to two or three features that may go unnoticed because we are so accustomed to this […]

TAGS: accepting one another, Christian life, Christian sermon, God’s love, God’s mercy, gospel reflection, humility and gratitude, miracle of divine grace, Orthodox faith, sermon of the ten lepers, sin and cleansing, spiritual contemplation, spiritual renewal, thanksgiving to God


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