SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre

February 28, 2010
“Fasting is not a new invention, but a treasure received from the Fathers. All that is ancient is worthy of praise. Respect the antiquity of fasting! It is as old as man himself.” (St. Basil, On Fasting I)
DIVINE LITURGY / SERVICES SCHEDULE
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST
Sat. Feb. 27 – [...]

Sunday of Orthodoxy
February 21, 2010
“We pay homage to Your undefiled image, good Lord, and beg pardon for our faults, Christ our God.” (Troparion)
THE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY – The first Sunday of the Great Fast is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy. What do we mean by “orthodoxy”? The word “orthodoxy” stems from the Greek [...]

February 14, 2010
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroys, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” Matthew 6:19-21
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February 7, 2010
“The Lord is coming and who will not fear Him?  Who will be able to appear before His face?  O my soul, prepare for this encounter.”  (Ode 3 of the Canon in the Matins of the Sunday of Meatfare)
The Sunday of Meatfare
“The week following the Sunday of the Prodigal Son is [...]

January 31, 2010
“He said to him, ‘My son, you are with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found’.’’ (Luke 15: 31-32)
DIVINE LITURGY / SERVICES SCHEDULE
Sat. Jan. 30 – 4:00 [...]

January 24, 2010
“I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14)
Today we begin the Pre-Lenten Period that starts with the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee and ends with the Sunday [...]

January 17, 2010
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” (Luke 19:9-10)
DIVINE LITURGY / SERVICES SCHEDULE
Sat. Jan. 16 – 4:00 p.m. Health of Pauline Zurek – [...]

January 10, 2010
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17)
DIVINE LITURGY / SERVICES SCHEDULE
Sat. Jan. 9 – 4:00 p.m. †Mary & †George Mudrak – Mary Anne Mudrak
Sun. Jan. 10 – 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy – God’s Blessing for Parishioners
Mon. Jan. 11 – NO [...]

January 3, 2010
“… I have baptized you with water;
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
(Mark 1:8)
THE FEAST OF THE THEOPHANY – January 6th
And a voice came from the heavens, saying,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
(Matthew 3:17)
Before the feast of the Theophany, the Holy Church in her services exhorts her [...]

December 27, 2009
He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, “He shall be called a Nazorean.” (Matthew 2:23)
Христос Раждається! –
Славіте Його!
Khri-stos razh da-yet-sya! –
Sla-vi-te Ye-ho!
THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD – DECEMBER 25TH
On December 20, 386 or 388, St. John [...]