St. Ignatius Orthodox Church

I remember the piles of stuff.  It was summer and everything was ahead of us, a move to Madison, a new parish, and a new life four hours over the eastern horizon. There was so much to do, so muc...

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There are days when you think about what you could’ve done, what you should’ve done, the chances you missed, and how everything got so messy so quickly.  That’s shame for you. I’m not sp...

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On the Fourth Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Holy Father John the author of the Ladder.In the Church services for the fourth Sunday the Holy Church offers us a great example o...

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Third Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of the Holy Cross The Third Sunday of Lent is called “The Veneration of the Cross.” At the Vigil of that day, after the Great Doxology, the Cross is brou...

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THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE MOST HOLY THEOTOKOS March 25The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the earliest Christian feasts, and was already being celebrated in the fourth century. There is a paint...

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On the Second Sunday of the Fast, we celebrate the memory of our Father among the Saints, Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica.The situation in St. Gregory’s time was that Orthodoxy was ...

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The First Sunday of Great Lent The Sunday of Orthodoxy The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 has been that of the victory of the i...

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Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare) From the book “Great Lent” by Fr. Alexander Schmemann: Finally comes the last day, usually called “Forgiveness Sunday”, but whose other liturgical nam...

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From the book, “Thoughts for Each Day of the Year”, St. Theophan the Recluse: Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare) Matt. 25: 31 – 46 The Dread Judgment! The Judge comes in the clouds, su...

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Sunday of the Prodigal Son Luke 15:11-32 The Sunday of the Prodigal Son says so much to us! It speaks about our peace and abundance in the house of the Heavenly Father, about our mad departure fr...

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