#LentJourney2024 Day33
“I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to You” Psalm 138:1

Our Lenten journey affords us time and opportunity to focus on the wholeness of our hearts and our lives; it allows us to reflect on the wonders of the…

#LentJourney2024 Day32
“Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, because You, Lord, have helped me and comforted me” Psalm 86:17

The goodness of God puts to shame the wickedness of this world. He is our strength and our victory even if we are…

#LentJourney2024 Day31
“[Jesus] also spoke this parable ‘A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, “Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find…

Wishing joyous #Eid celebrations upon Muslim sisters and brothers across Britain and around the world, and praying peace and safety upon all their families and communities, especially those marking these days mourning loved ones, and in war and unrest.

#Eid Saeed
#عيد_سعيد

Blessed to be able to meet with friends from CanadianBibleSociety Society and learn about their engagement with Orthodox Churches across Canada. One of the joys of serving as President of @BibleSociety being able to connect with colleagues and partners around the world.

A joy to meet, albeit briefly, with my dear sister and friend @NadineMaenza, and even in that short time discuss and secure next steps for some transatlantic #ReligiousFreedom / #FoRB engagement with many of our respected friends and advocacy allies on both sides of the Atlantic.

#LentJourney2024 Day30
“You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one” John 8:15

‘We shall again find the Lord of all using gentleness most worthy of love; for not with equal wrath does He repay those who blaspheme Him, albeit knowing that they ought to participate in bitter…

Very good to be with my dear friends Fr Deacon Andrew Bennett and @MervThomas at the RL Partnership Consultation.

Walking between sessions, managed to also catch a brief glimpse of today’s #Eclipse .

#LentJourney2024 Day29
“When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to [Jesus], ‘Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.’ But He said to them ‘You give them…

A joyous festive Liturgy for the Feast of the Annunciation this morning at StGeorge & StRueiss in #Toronto , with the opportunity to have a children’s sermonette alongside the main sermon, and to welcome Rachel and Raphael to the family with their Baptism.

“Take heed to come together…

#LentJourney2024 Day28
𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆
(𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻)
“Then Mary said ‘Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word’” Luke 1:38

“The [Samaritan] woman then left her waterpot, went her way…

Today concluded with festive Vespers prayers at @SMSVchurch, followed by the conclusion of our series, sharing thoughts on “I have overcome the world”:

“He has overcome death and sin through His love, and says to us ‘Be still, be confident, and know how I have overcome the…

Continued our series at a wonderful family meeting this afternoon at @StMarksCOC, reflecting on “Be of good cheer”:

“When we recount ‘Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world’, we are reminded that we already know the end of the story…that our God is victorious, risen…

#LentJourney2024 Day27
“There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country. Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the…

Good to be at @CCC_SMSA this evening for the first stop of the weekend’s #GTA youth ministry series, reflecting tonight with university and college students on “In the world you will have tribulation”:

“Sometimes tribulation is imposed on us, and sometimes it is self-imposed; so…

A joy to be arriving back in #Toronto after a five-year absence. Looking forward to catching up with the wonderful community, with a weekend of youth and young adults ministry across the #GTA . We will be reflecting on “That in Me you may have peace” with a focus on our Lenten…

#LentJourney2024 Day26
“Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary” Psalm 28:2

‘Remember that while you pray, God expects a definitive answer from you to His question, “Do you believe that I can fulfill your prayer?”…

#LentJourney2024 Day25
“A certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Then those who went before…