Monday, March 31, 2014

New Patriarch Elected!

 
31 Mar'14 Announcements

Archbishop Mor Cyril Karim, our bishop of the Eastern US Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church, has been elected as Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East, becoming the 123rd in Succession to Apostle Peter.

We were blessed by his visit to our little mission chapel in Madison. He was gracious, loving and kind. We were honored to have the Patriarch-elect give us words of wisdom in his sermon and talks when he was in Madison.

May God bless and keep him always! May God grant him many years! Axios! Axios! Axios!


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  • Holy Transfiguration Publications: books by Fr John Brian
  • Sunday, March 30, 2014

    Servant of All

    Memorial for the departed servant and patriarch HH Moron Mor Ignatios was held at Holy Transfiguration Chapel on March 23, 2014. May his memory be eternal!

    Here is the sermon of Fr. John Brian:

    Servant of All

    On March 21, 2014, HH Moron Mor Ignatios I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East departed from this world. At the request of the Patriarch, memorial prayers were said in all churches.

    This memorial focus gave an opportunity to talk about the need, purpose and the nature of hierarchy in the Christian Church from the beginning centuries. In Holy Orthodoxy, the hierarchy in its form, substance, spirit and symbolism have been kept intact to the present era.

    Fr. John Brian gives a short sermon on the issues of leadership, paraphrasing the great work of St. John Chrysostom "On the Priesthood" which was written from St. John's refusal to be consecrated Patriarch of Constantinople in the 4th Century.

    May the memory of LL HH Moron Mor Ignatios I Iwas be eternal! May he pray for us, asking for the Lord's mercy and the fruits of faith in all our lives.

    Fr. John-Brian speaks to further spiritual development and encouragement in another short inspirational sermon.

    Please pray for Fr. John Brian who remains committed to us in the continuing development of Christian Spirituality.

    This sermon uses and refers to scripture readings appointed by the Syrian Orthodox calendar and was given on Sunday, March 23, 2014 by Fr. John-Brian Paprock at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin. Please pray for our mission chapel and all our spiritual helpers.

    PODCAST OR DOWNLOAD: http://feeds.feedburner.com/frjohnbrian or
    http://frjohnbrian.hipcast.com/rss/spiritual_reflections_or_fr_john_brian.xml
    LISTEN ON-LINE HERE:
    http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2014/03/servant-of-all.html

    Also this sermon was posted late:
    Whom Does It Serve?

    If Lent is the great preparation, whom does it serve?

    Fr. John Brian gives a short sermon on the issues of service and temptation. "Selfishness is the major source of our struggles," he says. He brings up the temptations of Jesus Christ during the 40-day fast
    after His baptism.

    "May God fill us His love. For whom? For self? No for serving others," Fr. John Brian encourages us. Fr. John-Brian speaks to further spiritual development and encouragement in this short inspirational sermon.

    Please pray for Fr. John Brian who remains committed to us in the continuing development of Christian Spirituality.

    This sermon uses and refers to scripture readings appointed by the Syrian Orthodox calendar and was given on Sunday, March 9, 2014 by Fr. John-Brian Paprock at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission Chapel, Madison, Wisconsin. Please pray for our mission chapel and all our spiritual helpers.

    PODCAST OR DOWNLOAD: http://feeds.feedburner.com/frjohnbrian or
    http://frjohnbrian.hipcast.com/rss/spiritual_reflections_or_fr_john_brian.xml
    LISTEN ON-LINE HERE:
    http://frjohbrian.blogspot.com/2014/03/whom-does-it-serve.html

  • Holy Transfiguration Publications: books by Fr John Brian