Great Lent 2009

First Sunday of Great Lent: Celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

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Pan-Orthodox Celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy at
St George's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Vancouver
Clergy and laity of the Greater Vancouver parishes of the Orthodox Church of America, Russian, Ukrainean, Greek, Antiochian, Serbian, and Romanian Churches took part in the service. The service was headed by His Eminence Metropolitan SOTIRIOS of Toronto,Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in Canada.
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Sunday of Orthodoxy 2009 at The Canadian Orthodox
Monastery of All Saints of North America
The celebrations centred on the children. They carried the main icons in the procession, participated in a special display in the monastery’s icon gallery and heard talks designed for them. A discussion about the feast was also conducted with the adults. The focus was on the beauty of the icons and what they teach us about the Gospel.
The procession along the monastery road
Vladika Lazar discusses the meaning of the Sunday of Orthodoxy with a group of adults.
Some of the children examine the exhibit on the steps in painting an icon.
The faithful pass under an icon of Christ as they re-enter the church.
Another view of the procession.