Exaltation of the Holy Cross

We bow to Your cross, O Lord, and we glorify Your holy resurrection!

On Sunday, September 13th, 2015 we will celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation.

This date is also our traditional patronal feast day, given that it was the day on which the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (also called the Church of the Resurrection) is commemorated.

As part of our celebration tomorrow, our new Pastor, Reverend Tyler A. Strand, plans to make the solemn blessing of the four corners of the earth with the Holy Cross, an ancient tradition in churches of the Byzantine Rite and other Eastern & Oriental Christian traditions.

The text and music for the ritual blessing, taken from the propers of Matins for the feast, can be found here.

Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin mary

appropriate for the Feast (from our Chant Repertiore page)...

Para-liturgical Hymn: Joyfully, We Now Sing [English]

Cherubim Hymn (to same melody): Podoben: Spivajme Veselo [Slavonic]

Beatification of Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich

O Venerable Mother, Miriam Teresa, pray to God for us!

Feast of the Dormition

We have prepared a choral arrangement (SATB) of Rejoice, O Purest Mother (Veselisja, Vo Čistot'i), a well-known hymn traditionally associated with this Great Feast of the Church.

The melodic theme of this hymn may also be embraced in traditional fashion by chanting the Cherubim Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation to the same melody. This can also be done in the post-festive period.

On Mount Tabor - The Feast of the Transfiguration

Propers, hymns and hymn selection (order of worship) for the Solemn Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ (Wednesday, August 6, 2014), are available on the For the Faithful resource page.

Epistle - 2nd Peter 1:10-19
Gospel - Matthew 17:1-9

Festal Tone

NOTE: We have prepared and included a para-liturgical hymn for the Feast of the Transfiguration entitled "On Mount Tabor". The melody is taken from the hymn "Na Tavori Preobrazivsja" included in the 1969 Prešov hymnal, Duchovňi Pisňi compiled by Fr. Štefan Papp. The English lyrics are an adapted translation of those from the original hymn, prepared with the generous assistance of Susan Tychnowicz, a member of our parish chant group.