Services and Sacraments

(Video) The Vigil of the Akathist – a Sweet, Refreshing Station Before the Week of Passion

• 20 April 2024

"Let every earthly born rejoice spiritually, shining forth; and let the nature of the bodiless minds celebrate, honoring the sacred festival of the Mother of God, and exclaim: Rejoice, O Blessed One, Pure Virgin, Ever-Virgin." Irmos of the Ninth Ode…

Services and Sacraments

The Second Akathist Hymn in Praise of the Mother of God

• 10 March 2023

Tonight, like a garland of fresh roses, the words "Rejoice... Rejoice... Rejoice..." were recited, and every heart was filled with joy and contentment, because the Queen Mother covers the world with love and compassion under the mantle of her prayers.…