Liturgical Calendar

Peter, the son of Jonah and brother of Andrew the First-Called, of the tribe of Simeon and the town of Bethsaida, was a fisherman and was at first called Simon, but Jesus was pleased to call him, Peter (Jn1:42) He ...

21th April – 9.00am – Palm Sunday – Divine Liturgy & Blessing of Palms 24th April – 6.30pm – Great Mon, Tues, Wed – Liturgy of the Pre Sanctified Gifts Read more: Pastoral letter of His Beatitude Sviatoslav to youth ...

The 40 day preparation for the glorious feast of Pascha beginning on Clean Monday and ending on the day before Lazarus Saturday. Associated with this fast is the week of Cheesefare and the Great and Holy Week Fast, the week ...

On Friday, September 21st, we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the beginning of the new era of grace, the Lord was pleased to create a temple not made by hands: the Most Pure, ...

The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on August 19. Traditionally on this day we bless baskets of fruit. We ask that each family bring a small basket of fruit ...

On February 15 th the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas day, since the blessing and procession of candles is included ...

At the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan, the public ministry of the Saviour begins (see Mt 3; Mk 1). John the Baptist points to Christ in the Jordan and identifies Him as the “Lamb of God who takes ...

The priests of our Eparchy have reported that church attendance this Christmas was better than they had seen in a number of years. For that we thank God. This year Christmas fell on a Sunday. In Victoria, Saturday’s heat wave ...

On 21st of November we celebrate the feast of St. Michael the Archangel. With this feast the church brings us into the presence of the aspect of spiritual life: the ministry of the angels. It is this aspect that the ...

Among the Marian feasts listed in our Liturgical Year, the feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God deserves special consideration. The cult of the Mother of God as Protectress of our nation reaches like a golden ...

The Feast of the Dormition of the Blessed Mary Mother of God is celebrated on August 28 each year. The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in the Greek kimisis) or “falling-asleep” of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord. ...