Photo: St Elisabeth Convent Minsk
Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
The commemoration and praise of the Holy
Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council is held on the Sunday before Pentecost,
the Seventh Sunday after Pascha. This Council was held in Nicaea in the year
325 A.D. during the reign of the saintly Emperor Constantine the Great. The
Council was convened to eliminate the confusion which Arius, a priest of
Alexandria, had created by his false teaching. He taught that Christ was created
in time by God and that He is not the pre-eternal Son of God, equal in being
[essence] with God the Father. Three hundred and eighteen Holy Fathers
participated in this Council. The Council condemned the teaching of Arius, and
Arius was anathematized since he refused to repent. The Council finally
confirmed the Symbol of Faith [The Creed], which was later augmented at the
Second Ecumenical Council [381 A.D.]. Many distinguished saints were present at
the First Ecumenical Council, among whom the most notable were: St. Nicholas of
Myra in Lycia, St. Spyridon, St. Athanasius, St. Acillus, St. Paphnutius, St.
James of Nisibis, Macarius of Jerusalem, Alexander of Alexandria, Eustathius of
Antioch, Eusebius of Caesarea, Metrophanes of Constantinople, John of Persia,
Aristarchus of Armenia and many others from the East. From the West, the
following were present: Hosius of Cordova, Theophilus the Goth, Cecilianus of
Carthage and others. The most important work of this Council was the
confirmation of the Symbol of Faith [The Creed]. The Council also established
the time of the celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ [Pascha]
and issued twenty various canons.
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From the Prologue of Ohrid
Holy Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ
"To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God…And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight." Acts 1:3, 9
The Sunday of the Blind Man
We warmly invite you to come and worship with us at Holy Trinity Orthodox Christian Chapel this Sunday at 11AM here in Spencer, West Virginia. This is the Sunday of the Blind Man where we remember the account of Christ healing the Blind Man (John 9). The Orthodox Church is the only Church on earth that can trace its history, teachings, and worship back to Christ and the Apostles in an unbroken historical line. Come and see!
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
We warmly invite you to come and worship with us at Holy Trinity Orthodox Christian Chapel this Sunday at 11AM here in Spencer, West Virginia. This is the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman where we remember the encounter of St. Photini with Christ at the Well of Jacob (John 4:1-44). The Orthodox Church is the only Church on earth that can trace its history, teachings, and worship back to Christ and the Apostles in an unbroken historical line. Come and see! ☦
Holy Trinity Orthodox Christian Chapel in Spencer, West Virginia ☦
We would like to invite you to our Orthodox Christian Chapel here in Spencer, West Virginia!
We will be doing Reader Services (3rd Hour, 6th Hour, & Typica) every Sunday at 11AM. This is your opportunity to experience the life-transforming Faith and Worship of the 2000-year-old Orthodox Church right here in Roane County.
The
opening of Holy Trinity Orthodox Christian Chapel is the realization of our
family’s vision and a labor of love to bring the ancient Orthodox Christian
Faith to the people of Roane County.
My wife and I opened Holy Trinity Orthodox Books & Gifts in the Summer of 2021. In addition to offering a variety of all-natural Home and Bath products from the Orthodox Monks of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV and products from the Holy Land in Israel, we wanted to offer a variety of books on the Ancient Faith of the Orthodox Church.
We also offered Inquirer Classes for those interested in learning more about the Ancient Orthodox Christian Church and how it could impact their spiritual lives in coming to know Christ more intimately.
The Orthodox Church is the only Church on earth that can trace its history, teachings, and worship back to Christ and the Apostles in an unbroken historical line. In other words, the Orthodox Church is not just another Christian denomination; it is the ancient Christian Church.
We warmly invite you and your family to come and experience the life-changing "faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 1:3) for yourself right here in Spencer, WV.
FLAWLESS VICTORY!! Mortal Kombat’s Shang Tsung becomes Orthodox
In 2015, actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was baptized into the ancient Orthodox Church. Tagawa is best known for his role as the evil wizard, Shang Tsung, in the movie Mortal Kombat that was popular back in the 90s.
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