“Penance, Penance, Penance” -Angel to the Fatima Children, 3rd Vision, July 13, 1917.
A Brief Public Service Announcement
From Kyleshka, TheBadgerDad, Little Fox and Little Badger of The Byzantine Life: Stay safe and well, brothers and sisters! May the Lord grant that our Churches continue the Apostolate of the Great Commission and bring back the Holy Mysteries and Evangelization to our parishes, communities and the world!
Prayers and Saints for these troubling times
St. Thecla (Orthodox saint), Patron of Plague victims, Pray for us! St. Gorgonia, Sister of St. Gregory the Theologian and Patron of the Sick, pray for us! St. Panteleimon and all holy Unmercenary Physicians, Pray for us! O Holy Theotokos, Salus Populi Romani, and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us!
From plague, famine, drought and war, Deliver us, O Lord!
May Christ, The Divine Physician of our Souls and Bodies preserve us all unto life everlasting, through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, of our God-bearing Fathers, and of all the Saints, who alone is good and loves mankind. Amen!
Resources – Liturgical
Reader’s Typika Service, A.K.A. Prayer Service in absence of Priest or Deacon (Approved for Private Usage by the UGCC Metropolia of Canada): http://archeparchy.ca/wcm-docs/docs/Typika.pdf
Weekday Divine Offices of Matins, The Hours, Vespers and Small Complines (UA/ENG) (“Clergy version” approved for Private Usage by the UGCC Eparch of Edmonton): https://eeparchy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CLERGY-OFFICE-BOOK-PDF-RS.pdf
Troparia, Kontakia and other Musical Resources (According to the UGCC usage in Western Canada, Redemptorist Translation): https://www.skeparchy.org/wordpress/resources/cantors-corner-liturgical-text-music-and-audio-from-redemptorist-translation/
Live Stream of Morning and Evening Services for the Great Fast (Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfq3UuuNX0Udc0veFoVy8LA
Online Live Streaming (various platforms) of Divine Liturgies and other Liturgical Services (Eastern Catholic/Orthodox) World Wide: http://liveliturgy.com
Cover Photo credit: Christ, The Divine Physician. Brent Kostyniuk, Royal Doors https://royaldoors.net/?p=4214