Church- Epistle: The Reading is from Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40
- Gospel: The Reading is from John 1:43-51
Today is the first Sunday of Lent, also commemorated as the "Triumph of Orthodoxy."
This recalls the Seventh Ecumenical council's restoration of the Icons in 843 and marks the victory of those who held with Orthodoxy over the modernists of that era, the iconoclasts.
Of course the iconoclasts have never truly vanished. They are still with us. One of the areas they are active today is in the modification and revision of Holy Scripture.
We have the Jesus Seminar, for example, who have taken it upon themselves to review the Gospels and decide whether the words of Our Lord recorded in them are were actually his or later additions by some unknown author.
And are you surprised to learn that you could, if you so wish, purchase a Gay and Lesbian study Bible?
So although today we celebrate the Triumph of Orthodoxy, in reality it is under attack as it ever was.
As previously reported Father Ilyan will be undergoing surgery on the 27th of March and will be in hospital for about a week.
This means that he will be unable to celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Sunday the 30th.
The service of Typika will be conducted by Father Andrei.
We have been very fortunate that Father Ilyan has managed to celebrate the Divine Liturgy virtually every week despite undergoing an extensive regime of chemotherapy over the past months, sometimes doing so when quite unwell.
Please remember him in your prayers.
Dunedin Hospital's Chaplaincy Service Street Appeal
This will be held on Friday April 11th 2008
See the appeals section on the sidebar for details.
If you can assist as a collector or a coordinator, both urgently needed, please contact
Amanda Guy
Chaplaincy Administrator/Fundraiser
Phone 474 0999 ext 8130
or Email her at amanda.guy@healthotago.co.nz
The Departed we Commemorated today
- Peter
- Grigori
- Parasceva
- Athena
- Fanka
- Alexandros
Tagged: Saint Michaels Orthodox Church, Dunedin, New Zealand