Feast of Feasts (Pascha)

Two Miles ‘til Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:02:00 +0000

Fr Joseph reveals one of his Lenten pet peeves: “Do the best you can.” Do the best you can? Now brothers and sisters, that’s a recipe for failure. Heck, sinner that I am, the best I can is what has got me to where I am! We don’t give an inexperienced bunch of players a ball – with no practice whatsoever – and say, “Okay, it’s game time. Do the best you can.” No. We practice and practice and practice. We fall down, get back up; struggle to do better.

Pascha and Personal Experience

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:10:00 +0000

Guest: His Grace Bishop JOSEPH, Bishop of the Antiochian Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the West. Feeling the mid-Lent blahs, or are the Lent "purple demons" out in force? Perhaps you are not "feeling" anything and wondering what the purpose of the Church's injunctions to pray, fast and give alms are supposed to cause in us during Great Lent and Pascha? Well you're not alone! Kevin asks H.G. JOSEPH these very questions in this encouraging and consoling interview.

What If I’m Not Ready for Pascha?

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:30:01 +0000

In this episode, Jason looks at advice from St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory the Theologian about celebrating Christ's Resurrection, even when you haven't otherwise spiritually prepared yourself. You can also download a free "re/CALL This!" graphic for this episode, with an excerpt from a Paschal homily by St. John Chrysostom, by visiting the re/CALL website.

Great and Holy Saturday / Pascha / Christ has Risen, Children!

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:02:11 +0000

55. Book 1: Great and Holy Saturday from the Three-Day Pascha Series by Mother Melania (Conciliar Press, 2006) (duration 3.33 mins) Book 2: Pascha, The Feast of Feasts from the Three-Day Pascha Series by Mother Melania (Conciliar Press, 2006) (begins at 4:18, duration 3.32 mins) Book 3: Christ has Risen, Children! by Svetlana Visotskaya (The Publishing House of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, 2001) (begins at 8:00, duration 4.02 mins)

Pascha - Marital Vocation and Putting on Christ

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:43:00 +0000

Fr. George shows how Pascha serves as an example of how to base our marriages and parenting on the teachings of Christ.

Almost Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:29:59 +0000

Martha compares the scars on her hands that she acquired during culinary school to the spiritual scars that she has acquired during Lent.

The Three-Day Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:00:22 +0000

104. The Three-Day Pascha series by Mother Melania (Conciliar Press Ministries, 2006)

Wait…I’m Not Ready for Pascha!

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:06:33 +0000

In this episode, Jason looks at how you can celebrate Pascha (even if you haven't prepared yourself during Great Lent). You can also download a free "re/CALL This!" graphic for this episode, with a quotation from St. John Chrysostom about celebrating Pascha, by visiting the re/CALL website.

Great and Holy Pascha - Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (OCA) - Parma, OH

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:23:19 +0000

Recorded April 19, 2009. Fr vladimir Berzonsky, Fr.John Klembara, Dn W. Anthony Kall and the entire parish of Holy Trinity. Christ is Risen!

Great and Holy Pascha - St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church - Greenwood Village, CO

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:45:41 +0000

Pascha service recorded on April 19, 2009 at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Greenwood Village, CO. Fr. Louis Christopulos, celebrant.

Hope, a Paschal Reflection

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:02:58 +0000

The Resurrection and the events that led up to it confronts the world with a reality that both the atheist and the Christian agree upon. Christians would do well to listen to the atheists who preach half the gospel more faithfully than some Christians do. But whose faith, in the end, brings hope?

120: Pascha In Cyprus - An American Convert’s Experience

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000

Jake Lee, podcaster of Generation Orthodox and Journeys to Orthodoxy (OCN), spent Holy Week and Bright Week with his wife and baby daughter (and Mom) in a small village in Cyprus to experience Paschal life in an Orthodox culture, steeped in Orthodox history and tradition. He and Illumined Heart host Kevin Allen talk about the experience and what he learned.

How Can You Experience the Joy of Pascha Throughout the Year?

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:07:23 +0000

In this episode, Jason looks at how you can experience the joy of Pascha throughout the year. You can also download a free "re/CALL This!" graphic for this episode, with a quotation from St. John of Kronstadt about experiencing Pascha, by visiting the re/CALL website.

Paschal Fire From Spiritual Ashes

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:10:18 +0000

Fr. Joseph gets lost in Houston, loses his wallet in the airport and becomes invisible at stop lights -- all from Dallas, Texas.

Pascha: My Love-Hate Relationship

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:31:36 +0000

Fr. Ted expresses his frustration with Orthodox Christians who only show up to church on Pascha.

The Domestic Church: The Ladder Of Divine Ascent - A Holy Week And Paschal Reflection - Part 1

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:00:56 +0000

Fr. George begins his series by contrasting monasticism with marriage.

Pop Songs of Peculiar Paschas

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:00:30 +0000

From clerical collar wearing altar boys, to postpartum Paschal choir directors, to (apparently) Alice Cooper and KISS attending the Paschal Matins ... Fr. Joseph's seen it all. And you've never heard the Good News till you've heard it read in German, with a Japanese twist, and a Southern accent.

Pascha, The Feast Of Feasts

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:00:22 +0000

144. Pascha, The Feast Of Feasts (Three Day Pascha series) by Mother Melania. (Conciliar Press 2006).

Holy Pascha (John 1:1-17)

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:51:56 +0000

The Resurrection of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ

The Domestic Church: The Ladder Of Divine Ascent- A Holy Week And Paschal Reflection - Part 2

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:00:26 +0000

Fr. George concludes his discussion by looking at the specific rungs on St. John's ladder (Click here to purchase a copy of "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" as recommended by Fr. Morelli).

The Mystery Of Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:22:10 +0000

Fr. Stephen looks at the timeless and eternal aspects of the feast of Pascha and how it effects our daily lives.

The Pascha of Christ and Our Vocation: Orthodox Christian Reflections

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:51:36 +0000

Deacon Nicholas Belcher is the Dean of Students at the Holy Cross School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Dreaming of a White Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:19:54 +0000

In his first episode following Pascha, Fr.Meletios reports on their snowy celebration and other news from the mountain.

Paschal Joy, Paschal Lessons, Paschal Rest

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:46:23 +0000

Fr. David shares some of the joys and frustrations of celebrating Pascha in Afghanistan.

Midnight In The Elfin Garden Of Paschal Pajamas

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:28:55 +0000

Due to a knock on the noggin, Fr. Joseph finds himself fast-forwarding toward Pascha and holding hands with a green elf at midnight in a church where everybody is clothed in their pajamas and the iconostasis has been replaced with ... dirty laundry?

Past Songs of Peculiar Paschas (Oldies but Goodies)

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:54:26 +0000

From clerical collar-wearing altar boys to (apparently) Alice Cooper and KISS attending the Paschal Matins -- Oh, and you've never heard the Good News till you've heard it read in German, with a Japanese twist and a Southern accent. (In this "blast from the past," Fr. Joseph even describes how to get one's choir-directing wife to "do her job" only 48 hours after giving birth!)

Pascha: Not an Ethereal Doctrine, but the Doctrine of Our Very Lives!

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:38:01 +0000

Third Sunday of Pascha

Pascha Is No Fertility Rite

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:25:57 +0000

Fr. Pat explains that Pascha is not about the resurrection of a god, but rather about the resurrection of a Jew who lived and breathed and ate with us here on earth.

Reflections for Holy Week and Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:23:55 +0000

Fr. George shares some psycho-spiritual meditations in anticipation of the Feast of the Resurrection.

Reflections for Holy Week and Pascha - Part Two

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:22:16 +0000

Fr. George shares some additional psycho-spiritual meditations in anticipation of the Feast of the Resurrection.

Pascha in the West and the East

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:46:33 +0000

Fr. Gregory reads the sermon "Pascha in the West and the East" by His Eminence, Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos.

The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:38:54 +0000

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Bishop John’s Paschal Letter

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:44:28 +0000

The Pascha pastoral letter was read from His Eminence Metropolitan John, Archbishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Reflections on Lent and Pascha, Sharing Plans for the Future

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:35:01 +0000

After a Blessed Pascha at the Monastery, Fr. Meletios shares his plans to build a skete in Montana, and a long awaited return to Greece.

Preparing for Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:13:08 +0000

Fr. Pat address some of the themes of Pascha in preparation for this Feast of Feasts.

The Three-Day Pascha Series

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:11:40 +0000

The Three-Day Pascha Series by Mother Melania (Conciliar Press Ministries, 2006).

The Fathers On Holy Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:09:33 +0000

Celebrating the Holy Resurrection of Christ, our broadcast this Bright Monday looks at the writings of various Holy Fathers on the bright feast of Pascha and its meaning to Christian life.

The Exchange that Awaits Us

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:45:52 +0000

Fr. Stephen speaks about the difference between feast days as mere events of the calendar and the reality of the Kingdom of God that awaits us in the Feasts.

All Are Called

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:59:47 +0000

Fr. Ted applauds his parishioners for making Orthodoxy a part of their lives.

The Resurrection of Christ: Our Great Hope (John 1:1-17)

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:23:10 +0000

On the feast of feasts we celebrate the glorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Fr Tom reminds us that our joy on this uniquely singular day also comes from the hope that God Who began this marvellous work in His Son will also complete it in us. (The Holy Pascha)

Peter Cottontail and Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:13:37 +0000

A silly visit from the "Easter Bunny" leads to a serious exposé of "Spring Celebration Customs," the Bunny Basket, and the Pascha Basket -- even Red Eggs -- in this timely encore episode.

Life in Greece Part 3: Holy Week, Pascha, and Renewal Week in Greece

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:32:14 +0000

Fr. Peter continues his series on life in Greece with a brief description of the major events and important traditions and customs that take place in his mountain village Petrokerasa.

Christ Is Risen - Truly He Is Risen

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:29:11 +0000

On this, the greatest of all Feast Days, Fr. Thomas explains what we, as Orthodox Christians, know for certain about Jesus Christ.

The Fathers on Holy Pascha

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:00:29 +0000

Celebrating the holy Resurrection of Christ, our broadcast this Bright Monday looks at the writings of various Holy Fathers on the bright feast of Pascha, and its meaning to Christian life.

Christ is Risen! Part 1 - Three Timeless Truths of Christ’s Resurrection

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:05:00 +0000

From Pascha to Pentecost, Orthodox Christians greet each other with the words "Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!" What do those words mean? Dr. Nassif identifies three timeless truths about the Resurrection of Christ: 1. Christ is forever alive 2. Christ conquered death 3. Christ will be the Judge of the living and the dead. Listen to what these three truths mean in the teaching of the New Testament. Next week, he will apply them to our everyday lives.

Christ’s Resurrection as Overflowing Love

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:59:41 +0000

Sermon on the Sunday of Holy Pascha (Acts 1:1-8; John 1:1-17)

Good Resurrection

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:03:16 +0000

The phrase "Good Resurrection" implies that one might likewise have a "Bad Resurrection."

Bearing The Cross After Jesus (Mark 15:16-41)

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:36:18 +0000

All three of the synoptic gospels speak of Simon of Cyrene, compelled to bear the cross of Jesus. Holy Scripture gives us no reason to suppose that Simon of Cyrene had been a believer in Christ before that day when the Roman soldiers compelled him to assume the weight of the Holy Cross but that was the very beginning of his discipleship. He became the model of those who followed Jesus to the place of crucifixion outside the walls of Jerusalem.

Thomas Sunday

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:59:34 +0000

Father Thomas educates us on why the Sunday a week after our Lord's Resurrection is also called Antipascha.

The Descent Of Jesus Into Hades

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:12 +0000

Fr. Thomas uses the Paschal icon as an opportunity to clear up some misconceptions about Sheol/Hades and Gehenna/Hell.

Singing Hymns at the Open Tomb

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:00:12 +0000

In this broadcast, Fr Matthew looks at the "Evlogitaria" and Psalm 118, and considers the Church's moving reflection on the Myrrh-bearing women discovering the empty tomb. If you enjoy the music that is part of this episode, please consider supporting the choir by purchasing a copy of their newest CD, Chrysostom, by clicking here.

Christ Is—Simply—Risen!

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:04:56 +0000

Fr Joseph weighs in on the complications involving the simple proclamation "Christ is Risen!" and its various responses... such as "Yee-Haaw!"

Paschal Reflections On Parenting - Part 3

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:00:22 +0000

Fr. Morelli shows us a recent example of peer modelling that is Christ-centered.

Paschal Reflections On Parenting - Part 2

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:00:28 +0000

Fr. George examines a study on the effects on children of a model displaying agressive behavior.

Palm Sunday And Paschal Reflections On Parenting

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:00:24 +0000

Holy Week is a perfect time for parents to set in motion positive observational learning by their children.

The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ - Part 1

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:06:18 +0000

In the first part of his series, Fr. John explores arguments for and against Christ's Resurrection.

The Angel Cried

feeds@ancientfaith.com (Ancient Faith Radio) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:37:49 +0000

In addition to treating us to a recording of the Holy Cross choir singing a beautiful rendition of this favorite hymn of Pascha, Frederica digs into the words of the hymn and its significance.