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Events and Services - This Week

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Vespers and Matins with the bringing out of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord

6:30 PM

Thursday, August 14, 2025

RULES of the Dormition Fast: In this Fast, the Church calls upon us to emulate the Mother of God, who, prior to her translation into Heaven, was engaged in fasting and prayer without ceasing. The Dormition Fast is not as strict as Great Lent but is stricter than the Apostles' Fast and the Nativity Fast. On Saturdays and Sundays consuming wine and oil is permitted. According to the Church ustav, eating fish is permitted on the Feast of the Holy Transfiguration of the Lord.

Midnight

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord. Beginning of the Dormition Fast . Holy Maccabean Martyrs. Hours, Liturgy, and Lesser Blessing of the Waters. IСorinthians 1:18–24; John 19: 6–11, 13–20, 25–28, 30-35; for the Martyrs: Hebrews 11: 33-40; Matthew 10: 32–36.

6:40 AM

Thursday, August 14, 2025

English Choir rehearsal

7:00 PM

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Vigil. 10th Resurrection Gospel: John 21: 1-14.

5:00 PM

Sunday, August 17, 2025

10th Sunday after Pentecost. The Holy 7 Youths (Seven Sleepers) of Ephesus. Hours and Bilingual Liturgy. Scripture: I Corinthians 4: 9-16; Matthew 17: 14-23.

8:40 AM

Monday, August 18, 2025

Vigil. Gospel: Luke 9: 28-36

6:30 PM

Panoramic 360° view of Сathedral

Live streaming of Divine services youtube.com/StJohnDC

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Pastoral word

The Feeding of the Five Thousand Matthew 14:14–22

Archpriest Seraphim Holland

Today’s Gospel reading tells us about one of Christ’s spectacular miracles. It has a purely earthly dimension—people being fed, but is also a teaching for all times, showing us how to be Christians.

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