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Holy Saturday: Pascha
Saturday 19th April 2025 - 10:30pm Good Shepherd’s Chapel, Abbotsford The evening began with a quiet reflection from Metropolitan...
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Good Friday: Burial Service
Friday 18th April 2025 @ 7pm Good Sheppard Chapel, Abbotsford The quiet prayers o f the clergy welcomed us to tonight’s service. The...
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Holy Thursday: The Lord’s Mystical Supper
Thursday 17th April 2025 @ 8:15pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The congregation were welcomed this evening by the peaceful sounds of...
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TRUDUUM
THREEFOLD PACKAGE: WONDROUS LOVE, STEDFAST GRACE, AND TRUTH WITHSTANDING We have entered into the mystery of God’s i ntervention ,...
Archbishop Raffaele
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The Vigil of Palms
Saturday 12th April 2025 - 7pm Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford Beautiful music played as the congregation gathered for tonight’s Palm...
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The Lord's Entry into Jerusalem: "Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey's colt" (Zech 9:9).
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint John (Jn 12:12-18). "The next day, the large crowd that had...
Father Michele Alberto
Apr 129 min read
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"Blessed is God who cares for the salvation of men"
Reflection on the 5th Sunday of Great Lent They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were...
Father Matthew
Apr 66 min read
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Lord let my prayer rise like incense…
Homily on the fourth Sunday of Great Lent Hebrews 6: 13-20; Mark 9: 17-31. During this time of Great Lent, we are called to look at...
Father Mark
Mar 305 min read
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CROSSES
The tree which hung the fruit of the womb “Whoever wants to run away from the calling they have followed on the course of their life will...
Archbishop Raffaele
Mar 2211 min read
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Second Sunday of the Great Lent: Rise and Walk in the Light of Christ!
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Mark (Mk 2:1-12). After some days, Jesus returned to...
Father Michele Alberto
Mar 155 min read
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Rabbi, You are the Son of God!
A short refection on the first Sunday of Great Lent: Triumph of Orthodoxy. The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding...
Father Matthew
Mar 83 min read
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Forgiveness Sunday
Saturday 1st March 2025 Good Shepherd’s Chapel Abbotsford After a pleasant sunny day, we gathered together in Abbotsford to observe...
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Mar 34 min read
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Let us trust in the forgiveness of our God...
Homily on Forgiveness Sunday Romans 13: 11-14:4; Matthew 6: 14-21. Today, we enter the Great Fast of Lent. This is a time where we can,...
Father Mark
Mar 26 min read
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A TIME FOR WAR AND A TIME FOR PEACE
When mixed messages bombard - discernment is warranted! “When the Son of Man comes escorted in his glory by his holy angels, he shall...
Archbishop Raffaele
Feb 227 min read
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Sunday of the Prodigal Son
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke (Lk 15:11-32). “ He said again: “A man had two sons....
Father Michele Alberto
Feb 166 min read
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Presentation of the Lord
Saturday 15th February 2025 - 7pm Good Shepherd’s Chapel, Abbotsford After a hot week, Saturday provided a welcome reprieve; a cool day...
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Feb 153 min read
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A little humility goes a long way
A reflection on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Luke 18:10-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the...
Father Matthew
Feb 94 min read
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Come Lord Jesus...
Homily on the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Timothy 4: 9-15; Luke 19: 1-10. The All-Holy Trinity loves each and every one of His...
Father Mark
Feb 25 min read
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MERCY
REACHING OUT ONTO THOSE IN NEED As he approached the gates of Jericho, there was a man begging by the roadside who was blind, who heard...
Archbishop Raffaele
Jan 257 min read
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XXX Sunday after Pentecost: The Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ (The Baptism of the Lord).
When You, O Lord, were baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was revealed. For the voice of the Father bore witness to You...
Father Michele Alberto
Jan 184 min read
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