St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
When praying, we must remember that we are members of one another, and therefore that we must pray for all, as the prayer ‘Our Father….’ teaches us. The Apostles and all the saints are examples of this. If we remember this and pray for others then the holy angels will also pray for us …
On July 12 the Church remembers the woman, called Veronica (or Beatrice) whose story is told in Matthew 9: 20-22. She has been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years. It would be hard to imagine a person whose life held less promise. This woman’s condition, which she had endured for …
Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not speak. However, after communing with the Holy Mysteries of Christ he found the gift of speech and began to speak. At age 14 he went …
Friday, June 29 is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul This feast traditionally marks the end of the Apostles Fast but since the feast fell on a Friday this year, the fast will conclude on Saturday, June 30.
The Apostles’ Fast begins on Monday, June 11 with the Feast of Ss. Barnabus and Bartholomew and will end on Saturday, June 30 the day after the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul (because the feast falls on a Friday). This fast is the least intense fast of our liturgical year. All weekends, along …
Sunday, June 3, 2012 We celebrate the feast of Pentecost And the coming of the Spirit, the appointed day of the promise,the fulfillment of hope. How majestic and great is the mystery! Therefore we cry aloud to you: “Glory to thee, O Lord and Creator of all.” –Hymns for Pentecost In the New …
Russian Religious Films Since Communism Where: St. Athanasius Orthodox Church Parish Hall 926 S. Main Street (Lily Spring Center) US (business) 27 South in Nicholasville When: May 2, 9, 16, and 30 7:30pm on those Wednesdays What: Films of Religious …
We are now in the joyous Paschal season, which extends from Orthodox Easter Sunday, April 15, until the eve of Ascension, which falls on May 24 this year. We invite you to visit us especially during this time as we continue to celebrate the Lord’s triumph over death. Stay tuned for a full …
Great Lent is a season that fixes all our thoughts and deeds on the Feast of Feasts, the Pascha of our Lord! The journey that is Great Lent comes to an end on the eve of Lazarus Saturday (this year April 7). With Lazarus Saturday, we take a pause in the strictness of our fasting …
Orthodox Christians pray, as Great Lent dawns, that God would open to us the “gates of repentance.” Great Lent, which literally means the “Great Fast,” refers to a glorious season of “bright sadness” when we turn to the Lord with renewed prayer, fasting, …
