Holy Family Catholic Parish Prairie Du Chien Wi

Wednesday, March 2 - (7pm) Special prayers for peace in Ukraine will exist said at our Church of the Three Saints in Garfield, NJ. Come up, if you wish with 1 heart and one mouth to inquire our Lord Jesus Christ so that He would change His anger into mercy and give aid to His Ukrainian people, who are in danger today.
Среда, two марта - (seven вечера) в нашем храме Трех Святителей г. Garfield, NJ, будут прочитаны особые молитвы о мире в Украине . Приходите, если желаете единым сердцем и едиными устами испросить Господа нашего Иисуса Христа о том, чтобы Он переменил гнев Твой на милосердие и подал помощь Своему народу украинскому, в беде пребывающему.

Delight, permit us help the all-time nosotros tin to all refugees from Ukraine

Address of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill to the Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church

Prayers for the Reconciliation of Those in Conflict
Prayer to the Lord
O Lord, Lover of mankind, Male monarch of the ages and Giver of good things: having destroyed the divisions of enmity and granted peace unto the human race, grant even now peace unto Thy servants, planting within them the fearfulness of Thee and establishing them in love for ane other. Quench all strife, and remove all dissensions and temptations; for Grand art our peace and to Thee do nosotros offer up celebrity, to the Begetter and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and e'er and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

To the About Holy Theotokos, Before Her Icon 'The Softener of Evil Hearts'
O much sorrowing Female parent of God, more highly exalted than all other the daughters of the globe, according to thy purity and the multitude of thy suffering endured by thee on earth: Hearken to our sighs and soften the hearts of evil men, and protect us under the shelter of thy mercy. For we know no other refuge and ardent intercessor autonomously from thee, just as thou hast smashing boldness before the One who was born of thee, aid and salve us by thy prayers, that without offence we may achieve the Heavenly Kingdom where, with all the saints, we volition sing the thrice-holy hymn to One God Omnipotent in the Trinity, always at present and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Today I've baptized a blue-eyed beauty named Valeria! Pray for her, brothers and sisters! Фото: George Konyev

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What We Believe
The Orthodox Church has upheld the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Apostles (12 Disciples), and the Church Fathers for the by 2000 years. Nosotros believe in the Holy Trinity, 1 God in three persons, Begetter, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, timelessly begotten of the Begetter. We believe that the Son was Incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man so that he might restore all people, and all of creation to Himself.
Nosotros believe that it is our mission, as Christ'south followers, to bring the "good news" the "Gospel" to all men. Nosotros seek to exercise this in all aspects of our life.

Orthodox Life

Worship is primal in the life of an Orthodox Christian. Worship in the Orthodox Church is also different than any other worship experience. In the 10th century, emissaries were sent from Russia to diverse places in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to look for a faith for the Russian Empire.
While the emissaries were in the Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople,(modern day Istanbul, Turkey) they experienced something they had never experienced before.The emissaries reported "We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth, for surely in that location is no such splendor or beauty anywhere upon earth. We cannot describe it to you: only this nosotros know, that God dwells in that location among men, and that their service surpasses the worship of all other places. For we cannot forget that beauty." The Orthodox service that these ambassadors experience is the same service used in the Orthodox Church today. It is a service that touches all of the senses.

Touch This may be the most strange attribute of Orthodox worship to someone who has not witnessed it before. In the Orthodox Church the service is very "hands on." Orthodox Christians make the sign of the Cross at various points during the service and venerated icons and the Cantankerous when entering the Church or afterwards the service has concluded.

Gustation

Every Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox Church building uses the sense of gustatory modality as the faithful partake of communion. In a very literal mode nosotros "taste and see" (Psalm 33/34) that the Lord is good.
The worshipper will make utilise of their sense of sight during the service. A few paragraphs upwards y'all read that we venerate icons and the Holy Cross. Icons are images that depicted various members of the Body of Christ.
These include Christ Himself, the Virgin Mary (commonly referred to as the Theotokos – the Greek discussion for God-bearer) and other saints of the Church and events in the life of Christ or salvation history. Nosotros do non worship these images, but just venerate, respect, or honor them, knowing that the honor is received by those depicted in the images, and not the materials used to brand the actual image or icon. That brings us to the last two senses, those of smelling and hearing. It is for this reason that we are oft known equally the Church building of "smells and bells."

Our sense of smell

is used when we olfactory property the various types of incense that are used during the services. We know historically that incense was used in the Tabernacle and Temple of Israel and we're offered to the pagan gods. It is likewise used in most Middle Eastern and Asian forms of worship. Nosotros use it in the context of Psalm 140(141) which says "Let my prayer be set before you as incense, the lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice."

And of course we used our sense of hearing . We hear the bells, the singing, the homily (or preaching) and in this fashion we can understand the service and the message that our Lord is giving the states. Our worship should be carried into every aspect of our life; this is office of the reason that it involves all of the senses. Our worship shows our gratitude to God for the gifts He has given to use, and in that gratitude we seek to government minister to others.