Journey-to-Pascha-2025 (Copy) — Saint Demetrios Rocky River

   
    Day
    Themes
    Ref.
    Participation
  
    Mar. 2
    Forgiveness Sunday
    Rom.13 11-14:4

    Matt. 6:14-21
    
    Ask each other forgiveness
    each evening before bed.
    
    Mar. 9
    Sunday of Orthodoxy
    Heb 11:24-65, 32-12:2
    Bring an icon to Church for a procession.
  
    Mar. 16
     St. Gregory Palamas 
    Heb. 1:10-2:3
    
Mark 2:1-12
    Bring a prayer rope to be blessed.  
       Use it and pray the Jesus Prayer each day of the week.
    
    Mar. 23
    Veneration of the Holy Cross
    Heb 4:14-5:6
Mark 8:34-9:1
    Wear your cross to church 
       and kiss the cross each 
       morning with a bow.
    
    Mar.30
    St. John of the Ladder
     
    Every time you climb stairs this week, ask St John
       to help you reach Paradise with the sign of the cross.
       
    Apr 6
    St. Mary of Egypt
     
    Ask the Theotokos to offer you & the world pure thoughts & ideas this week.
  
    Apr 13
    Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem
     
    Ask Theotokos to offer you and the world pure thoughts & ideas this 
      week. 
  
    Apr 18
    Great & Holy Friday
     
    Refrain from TV, internet, etc.
  
    Apr 20
    Holy Pascha/Christ is Risen!
     
    Greet everyone with "Christ is Risen!" & say
       it before you say "Good Evening" & "Goodnight"!