On Friday, November 9/22, the Cathedral of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis in Toronto, Canada, celebrated its feast. This is the Cathedral of His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto. Present for the feast were His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses, clergy from the Toronto diocese, Fr. Ignatius, Archdeacon Agathangelus, and Deacon Theologos from Holy Ascension Monastery in Bearsville, NY, as well as many faithful.
Many years to His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto, and the clergy and faithful of the Cathedral of St. Nektarios!
A Classic Defense of the Old Calendar, proving it is part of the Tradition of the Church. Read more...
Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church is a beautiful mission parish near downtown Tucson, a city in southern Arizona. It was started in 1997 by Father John Bockman, who was a missionary Priest formerly serving missions in Tennessee and Massachusetts since 1990. Father John served the faithful in Tucson and the surrounding area in his home Chapel until his repose in November of 2000. His wife, Presbytera Valerie, continued to make her home Chapel available for the mission, with clergy from Saint Nectarios Orthodox Church in Seattle and His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto (then of Portland), visiting to provide the Divine Services.
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Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...