St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
By now, almost all of us have had at least two weeks to process the reality the whole world is facing: nothing in our life is normal now or in the medium term. Sadly, for us Orthodox Christians, this period of time includes the remainder of Great Lent, Holy Week, and the Feast of Feasts …
Great Lent in the Orthodox Church began on March 2, “Clean Monday,” and continues through most of April. During Lent, Orthodox Christians traditionally engage in deep efforts related to prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and increased attendance of services: all to prepare us for Holy Week and …
Christ is Risen! Our St. Athanasius parish family is still celebrating the Pascha of our Lord (i.e., the Resurrection in light of Easter) up until the Ascension on June 6. You can explore beautiful and full photo galleries of Great Lent, the Archbishop’s Visit on Lazarus Saturday & Palm …
Having welcomed our Archbishop Alexander here for Lazarus Saturday & Palm Sunday–and celebrated the Baptisms and Chrismations of our catechumens–our parish community is now marking the awesome days of Holy Week that lead us from the Passion of Christ to his Glorious Resurrection! We …
Our Journey to Pascha 2019 We are now deep into Great Lent, the ancient 40-day season specially appointed for renewed spiritual focus in anticipation of Holy Week and Pascha (Easter.) During the Lenten season (known as also as The Great Fast or The 40-Days,) Orthodox Christians give great care not …
“This is the Day which the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” We invite you to journey through Holy Week at St. Athanasius and to keep the Holy Pascha of the Lord with us! We have a rich and ancient cycle of divine services for Holy Week, Pascha, and “Bright …
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