Schedule of Divine Services
O Come, let us Worship and bow down before our King and God.
O Come, let us worship andbow down before Christ, our King and God.
O Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ Himself, our King and God.
This invitation marks the beginning of each day for the Orthodox Church. It comes from the office of Vespers, and it expresses the attitude which is at the heart of Orthodoxy. The Worship of God - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, - is fundamental to the life and spirit of the Orthodox Church.
FEAST OF THE ASCENTION - MAY 21, Divine Liturgy, 9:30 a.m. (no orthros)
HOLY COMMUNION (The Eucharist)
The Orthodox believe in the actual presence of the Body and Blood in the Eucharist. As recorded in the Gospel of John, 6:53-55: "So Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.'"
In the Divine Liturgy, we believe that the bread and wine are consecrated and are truly changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. A communicant must prepare to receive through prayer and fasting. Only baptized and confirmed Orthodox Christians should receive Holy Communion, and only when properly prepared.