07.09.2022
18:30pm
St. Marys Indian Orthodox Church
1B Bank Rd, Pilning, Bristol BS35 4JG
The 8 day lent will be observed in remembrance of the birth of St. Mary (Nativity of Mary)starting from 1st September till 8th September 2022. On Wednesday,7th September 2022 the feast will be celebrated in our church with evening prayer at 6:30pm followed by Holy Qurbana, Intercessory Prayers and Nercha to Mother Mary. All the faithful are requested to join the feast of Mother Mary with prayers.
We commemorate the great event of the exaltation of St. Mary and celebrate our faith on her departure to heavenly abode, following an observance of a fifteen days of fasting and lent , seeking the blessing of God through the special intercession of Saint Mary.
On the Feast of the Holy Cross or Exaltation of the Cross (or Triumph of the Cross), we honour the Holy Cross by which Christ redeemed the world.
Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter that marks the beginning of Holy Week, the holiest of weeks, in which the most important moments of Christ's life take place, which includes the suffering and torture.