ARE YOU ON A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY?
The church family at Holy Nativity is made up of people from various religious and Christian backgrounds. One thing we share in common is our spiritual journey. At some point in our lives, we decided it was time to explore Christianity or engage the Christian faith in deeper way. Through prayer, study of the Holy Scriptures, the writings of the ancient Church, and seeking the counself of others, we found our way to Orthodoxy. To be honest, this tranistion can be difficult. You discover that following Christ is truly a sacrficial way of life, the way of the Cross. While the cost is great, the reward is greater. If you are on a spiritual journey, we would like to help. Fr Jason (318-455-4219) is available to visit with you as well as others in the congregation. Our website and the resources connected to it may offer some assistance. Please pray about joining us for a service. We would love to have you visit Holy Nativity. May God bless and guide your steps!
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DCE Releases First Lessons in Year-Long Curriculum 8 hours ago The OCA Department of Christian Education has released the first lessons of a new comprehensive school-age curriculum, assisting parishes and Church School teachers in the formation of Orthodox Christian students. The first five lessons in a plann... Choral Conducting and Singing Workshop to be Held at St. Tikhon’s Monastery 9 Oct 2024 at 9:42pm Orthodox choir directors and church singers, you are warmly invited to join us at St. Tikhon’s Monastery November 8-10 for our choral conducting and singing workshop with our featured instructor, Fr. Caleb Lewis, Director of Music at St. Tikhon’s.... Metropolitan Council Offers Prayers for Those in the Path of Hurricane Milton 9 Oct 2024 at 4:46pm The Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting today in its Regular Fall 2024 Session under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, unanimously adopted the following resolution: The Metropolitan Council of the Or... All Scripture Readings
 Today the Church remembers the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius (February 25). The Synod of 787, the second to meet at Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the reign of Empress Irene and her son Constantine VI. The Council decreed that the… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion  The Martyrs Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus and Agathonike suffered at Pergamum during the persecution of Decius in the third century. The governor of the district where the saints lived discovered that Carpus and Papylus did not celebrate the pagan festivals. He ordered that the transgressors be… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion Saint Benjamin of the Kiev Caves, Far Caves lived during the fourteenth century and before accepting monasticism was “an important merchant.” Once at the time of divine services Saint Benjamin felt deeply in his heart the words of the Savior: a rich man shall hardly enter into the… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion The Martyr Florentius was a native of Thessalonica. Zealous for the glory of God, he fearlessly unmasked the darkness of idolatry and led many to the light of true knowledge of God. He taught faith in Christ and fulfilled the will of God. For this the pagans subjected him to cruel tortures, and… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion The Martyr Benjamin the Deacon of Persia converted many pagan Persians to Christianity, and for his zeal and evangelic preaching he suffered in Persia during the fifth century. Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion Saint Nikḗtas the Confessor of Paphlagonia was a patrician at the imperial court during the reigns of the empress Irene and her son Constantine. He represented the empress Irene at the Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787, though his name does not appear in the Acts of the Council. He also assisted… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion  The Holy Virgin Martyr Zlata (Chrysḗ), that “golden vessel of virginity, and undefiled bride of Christ,” was born in the village of Slatena, in the Meglena diocese, on the border of Bulgaria and Serbia, when Bulgaria was under the Turkish Yoke. Her father was poor and he had four daughters.… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion  The Ivḗron Icon of the Mother of God, located on Mount Athos, has been glorified by many miracles. Accounts of the wonderworking image were spread throughout Russia by pilgrims. His Holiness Patriarch Nikon (then still Abbot of the Novospasky monastery) asked Abbot Pachomius of the Ivḗron… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion  The Seven Lakes Icon of the Mother of God was brought from Ustiug near Kazan on October 13, 1615 by the monk Euthymius, founder of the Seven Lakes Mother of God monastery. He blessed the place of the future monastery with this icon. Feastdays of the Seven Lakes Icon were established in memory of… Read the Life  Saint Anthony of Chqondidi was born to the family of Otia Dadiani, the prince of Egrisi (now Samegrelo). Anthony’s mother, Gulkan, was the daughter of the prince Shoshita III of Racha. There were six children in the family: five boys and one girl. Anthony’s sister, Mariam, later married… Read the Life Troparion & Kontakion |
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