Great Lent Resources

Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
"O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to Thy servant. O Lord and King grant me to see mine own errors and not to judge my brother, for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen."

Video Message on Great Lent 2012
Rev. Dn. Vijay Thomas prepared a brief presentation on Great Lent 2012 and this year's theme, "Alter Your Perception."

Lenten Readings and Prayers

Week 1 (Forgiveness Sunday)
Week 2 (Healing of the Leper)
Week 3 (Healing of the Paralytic)
Week 4 (Healing of the Canaanite Woman)
Week 5 (Healing of the Crippled Woman)
Week 6 (Healing of the Blind Man)
Week 7 (Palm Sunday)
Epistle Readings and Devotionals by Fr. Mat Alexander

Area Lenten Retreats

California

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Time: 8AM - 6PM
Speaker: Rev. Fr. Binu Mathews
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Los Angeles
Facebook Event: 

Chicago

Dallas/Oklahoma

Saturday, March 24, 2012
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 
Speaker: Rev. Fr. Binu Mathews 
Registration: $10 
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Farmers Branch 
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/349949338378504/

D.C./Maryland/Virginia (DMV)

Saturday, March 10, 2012 Time: 2:15 AM - 5:30 PM
Speaker: Rev. Fr. George C. Mathew
St. Mary's Northern Virginia
Thomas Jefferson Public Library
7415 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22312
Facebook Event:https://www.facebook.com/events/398001276881505/

Houston/San Antonio/Austin

Friday, March 9 - Saturday, March 10, 2012 
Time: 6 PM (Friday) and 8 AM (Saturday)
Speaker: Ms. Ceena Varghese and Rev. Dn. Daniel (Dennis) Mathai 
Registration: $10
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church 
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/110001892459174/

Detroit

Saturday, February 25, 2012
Time: 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Rev. Fr. James Cheriyan 
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Warren, M.I. 
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/377935732235541/

North Jersey/Rockland and Staten Island/Central Jersey

Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: John Malek & Shinto David
St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Linden, NJ
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/402054986477385/

Philadelphia

Saturday, March 16th, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Speaker: Dn. Nicholas Sinari
St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Unruh
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/286132608121426/