On Cheese-Fare Sunday, we also commemorate the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, entering into the Lenten fast in remembrance of mankind’s separation from God through disobeying his commandment to fast from the fruit of the tree.
How and Why Do We Fast?
Fasting is, according to St. John Chrysostom, the third most important element in our spiritual practices outside the worship of God in community.
Three Important Announcements
Saturday of the Souls Divine Liturgy On Saturday, February 21 at 9:30 we will hold the Saturday of
St. Peter Newsletter — February 10, 2015
The Sunday of the Last Judgment is the third Sunday of a three-week period prior to the commencement
St. Peter Newsletter — January 30, 2015
The Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee By Fr. Alexander Schmemann The Lenten season begins then by a
Lenten Fasting Guidelines
Below are the guidelines for the Lenten Fast according to the Canons of the Orthodox Church. Several things
St. Peter Newsletter: The Sunday of Zaccheaus is a Bell that Tolls in the Distance
The Sunday of Zacchaeus The Sunday of Zacchaeus rings like a bell in the distance to alert us
A Brief History of St. Paisios
On January 13, 2015, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Synod unanimously added the blessed Paisius to the
St. Peter Newsletter – January 15, 2015
Sts. Athanasius and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria This Sunday we commemorate Sts. Cyril and Athanasios. Who were they?
Jubilee Year of the Repose of St. Raphael of Brooklyn
January, 2015 Brother Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Esteemed Members of the Archdiocese Board of Trustees and Parish Councils, Department