Posted in Great Lent, Holy Week, Lenten Triodion, Pascha and Bright Week, Uncategorized on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Learning about the Four Preparatory Sundays of Great Lent (and activities for children)
Paidea Classics offers these products that could be helpful:
Paschal Lenten Calendar
Paschal lenten calendar based on the Synaxarion of the Lenten Triodion and the Pentecostarion. It starts on Zacchaeus Sunday and goes through Great Lent, Pascha, Ascension, Pentecost and ends on the Sunday [...]
Posted in Advent/Nativity/Theophany, General Crafts, Holy Week, Pascha and Bright Week, candles on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is a family in our parish who soon will be baptized into the Church. The mom and children were here today making their baptismal candles in preparation. Some of our own children worked on making Paschal candles at the same time. We had a lot of fun.
For the baptism candles, they rolled white honeycomb [...]
Posted in February, General Crafts, Recipes, Uncategorized on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fifth Century
Troparion – Tone 1
O holy Brigid, you became sublime through your humility,
and flew on the wings of your longing for God.
When you arrived in the eternal City and appeared before your Divine Spouse, wearing the crown of virginity, you kept your promise
to remember those who have recourse to you.
You shower grace upon the world, [...]
