We will lead a special Lenten service, the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, on Thursday, April 3, at St. Mary Magdalene Byzantine Catholic Church in Fairview Park, Ohio. This powerful service of repentance includes beautiful melodies, plentiful Scriptural and spiritual nourishment, hundreds of prostrations, and the moving life story of the penitent St. Mary of Egypt. The evening will also be a great opportunity for the Mystery of Holy Repentance (Confession) and to venerate a relic of St. Mary of Egypt. Please bring a fasting-friendly potluck dish to share (no meat, dairy, eggs or fish) if you join us for dinner at 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the hall. The Canon will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at about 9:00 p.m. All are invited to come for part or all of the Canon, even if you are not physically able to participate in the prostrations.
Join us and Bishop Robert for Bridegroom Matins, the monastery's patronal commemoration, on Great & Holy Wednesday, April 16, at 10:00 a.m. in the monastery chapel (17485 Mumford Rd., Burton, Ohio). The readings and hymns of this service help us embrace a spirit of watchfulness and vigilance as we enter into the commemoration of Christ's passion, death and resurrection in the following days. All are welcome to spend time praying in the chapel afterwards.
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