Fr. Michael Winn Begin your examination with the time of your last confession. Try to recall whether you omitted anything from fear of embarrassment that needs to be confessed. With the help or the self-examination provided, call to mind all the sin you have committed since your last confession. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1. Putting God…
Fr. Michael Winn Definitions Abstinence means that we do not eat a certain type of food or any other foods that have that as an ingredient. Fasting means that we eat less food. A general rule is that for a day of fast, the amount of food of the main meal is less than the…
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son Of God, Have Mercy On Me, A Sinner” “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) “Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God…
By: Mother Mary (of Bussy-en-Othe) and Archimandrite Kallistos Ware1 … (In) order for us to experience the full power of this Paschal rejoicing, each of us needs to pass through a time of preparation… without this expectant preparation, the deeper meaning of the Easter celebration will be lost… So it is that before the…
Prayer Before Holy Communion I believe, O Lord, and confess that You are truly Christ, the Son of the living God, Who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first. Accept me this day, O Son of God, as a partaker of Your Mystical Supper, I will not tell the…
Hymn to the Theotokos It is truly right to bless you, O God-bearing One, as the ever-blessed and immaculate Mother of our God. More honorable than the cherubim and by far more glorious than the seraphim; ever a virgin, you gave birth to God the Word. O true Mother of God, we magnify you….
In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Three times.) Glory be to You, our God; glory be to You! O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth! You are everywhere present and fill all things. Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life, come and dwell within us,…
We pray to you, Heavenly King, Spirit of truth, love and justice, and may our prayer rise to You! Set on fire and enlighten our minds and hearts, show us the right path in our work for the good of our people. Bless our efforts and grant us brotherly unity in all that we do…
As suggested by Fr. Mykhailo lET US PRAY FOR THE INTENTIONS OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, THE QUEEN OF PEACE, for our Holy Father POPE FRANCIS I, FOR our pope emeritus Benedict xvi, for OUr patriarch Sviatoslav, and patriarch emeritus lubomyr