Sretenje Monastery Slava

Monastery Slava of the Meeting of the Lord Monastery in Escondido, California

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The Meeting of our Lord God
and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple
Сретење Господње

The Meeting of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ in the Temple / Сретење Господње

Copyright © Stamatis Skliris

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for the revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Thy people Israel (Lk 2.29–32).


Friday, February 28, 2025


DIOCESAN NEWS

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The Serbian Christian Heritage of America
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The Christian Heritage of Kosovo & Metohija

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FINE ART BY BISHOP MAXIM

OrthoPrax: Faith on the Go

OrthoPrax® is the ultimate modern Christian resource—a combined Church calendar, prayer book, and collection of readings—designed to help you explore your faith and enjoy the liturgical cycle of the Church. Regardless of your daily pace, OrthoPrax is there for you: to anchor you to things that matter, answer your questions, help your spiritual growth—all at your fingertips, and always with you. More Info:  icxclife.info

From His Grace Bishop MAXIM

Biography of His Grace Bishop Maxim

Pastoral Thought of the Week

Gratefulness for All Things 

Neither our self nor our salvation is separated from the other [person], who is our brother. 

If we can avoid separating ourselves from grace and from true life, then the trials and dangers of all kinds and all levels which threaten us within and without will be changed into blessings, into creative forces. We shall be grateful to our en­emies, to anyone who has roused us to vigilance and sobriety and pushed us into develop­ing—for ourselves and for the whole world—the inex­haustible deposits of spiritual energy hidden in the subsoil of our tradition. 

The Church does not react hastily and impetu­ously. She leaves things free, and everything is guided by the Spirit. She does not present a perspective, even a correct one; she possesses truth incarnate.  

Whether through the words of theology, or the paintbrush of iconography, or the melody of hymnography, or heartfelt joy in silence, people radiate the amazement of gratitude for the wealth of divine gifts that they suddenly receive, and this creates a temperate climate for the human being to live in. An iconographer paints icons with his brush tuned to the vibration of the earthquake that does away with hell and raises the dead. 

 


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