CATECHESIS & DAILY INSPIRATION |
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Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of heaven |
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Reflections and Daily Inspiration |
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Memorials serve as the best attorney on behalf of the souls of those fallen asleep. They even have the power to bring a soul out of hell.
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Protestant Reacts to First Orthodox Divine Liturgy
Ever wondered what it's like for Protestants going to their first Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox church? Here's my experience! In this video I go over my first impressions of a divine liturgy, things I really liked, and things I was less sure about. The goal of this is to promote greater dialogue between Chritians of various traditions so that at the very least we can understand one another better, and maybe, just maybe, we can talk small steps towards greater unity.
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIS HOLINESS PATRIARCH IRINEJ |
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The body of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej of blessed memory will be exhibited in the Cathedral of the Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade during the Holy Liturgy on the feast day of the Cathedral, November 21, 2020, and then transferred to the Church of Saint Sava in Vracar district, Belgrade, where the faithful may have opportunity to make a homage to the blessed Patriarch.
The Holy Liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, November 22, 2020, in the church of Saint Sava in Vracar, starting at 9 am. Immediately after the Holy Liturgy, the Funeral Rite will be served and the body of the Patriarch will be buried in the crypt of the church of Saint Sava.
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The body of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej of blessed repose transferred from the Patriarchal Palace to the Belgrade Cathedral
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Patriarch Irinej, Archbishop Demetrios of America and other Hierarchs and Clergy at the Glorification of St. Sebastian of Jackson in Los Angeles, California, September 5, 2015
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Patriarch of Alexandria: Patriarch of Serbia was a great spiritual figure
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Church of Greece: We participate in the mourning of the Church of Serbia
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St. Vladimir's Offers Condolences on Repose of Patriarch Irinej
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Condolences of Archbishop Elpidophoros to the Serbian Orthodox Church
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Read More offers of Condolences at
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SAINT OF THE DAY
NOVEMBER 21 / NOVEMBER 8
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Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of heaven
The angels of God were celebrated by men from earliest times but this celebration was often turned into the divinization of angels (II Kings 23:5). The heretics wove all sorts of fables concerning the angels. Some of them looked upon angels as gods; others, although they did not consider them gods, called them the creators of the whole visible world. The local Council of Laodicea (four or five years before the First Ecumenical Council) rejected the worship of angels as gods and established the proper veneration of angels in its Thirty-fifth Canon. In the fourth century, during the time of Sylvester, Pope of Rome, and Alexander, Patriarch of Alexandria, the present Feast of Archangel Michael and all the other heavenly powers was instituted for celebration in the month of November. Why precisely in November? Because November is the ninth month after March, and March is considered to be the month in which the world was created. Also, as the ninth month after March, November was chosen for the nine orders of angels who were created first. St. Dionysius the Areopagite, a disciple of the Apostle Paul (who was taken up into the third heaven), described these nine orders of angels in his book, On the Celestial Hierarchies, as follows: six-winged Seraphim, many-eyed Cherubim, God-bearing Thrones, Dominions, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. The leader of all the angelic hosts is the Archangel Michael. When Satan, Lucifer, fell away from God and drew a part of the angels with him to destruc- tion, then Michael stood up and cried out before the faithful angels: “Let us attend! Let us stand aright! Let us stand with fear!” and all of the faith- ful angelic heavenly hosts cried out: “Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God of Sa- baoth! Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory!” Concerning the Archangel Michael, see Joshua 5:13-15 and Jude 1:9. Among the angels there reign perfect oneness of mind, oneness of soul, and love. The lower orders also show complete obedience to the higher orders, and all of them together to the holy will of God. Every nation has its guardian angel, as does every Christian. We must always remember that whatever we do, in open or in secret, we do in the presence of our guardian angel. On the day of the Dread Judgment, the multitude of the hosts of the holy angels of heaven will gather around the throne of Christ, and the deeds, words, and thoughts of every man will be revealed before all. May God have mercy on us and save us by the prayers of the Archangel Michael and all the bodiless heavenly powers. Amen.
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