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Fr. Novak's Blog: 02/17/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. This year Ash Wednesday falls on February 25th, and with it Lent begins. The three days before Ash Wednesday are known in the English tradition as Shrovetide. Sunday, February 22nd, is Quinquagesima Sunday, also known as Shrove Sunday, the next day is Shrove Monday, also known as Collop Monday, and Tuesday, February 24th, is Shrove Tuesday. Translated by Abbot Aelfric about AD 1000, it sa...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 04/11/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Saturday, April 11, 2015. EASTER SUNDAY (April 12th) SERVICES. Sunday, April 12th, is Easter Sunday. We will celebrate a Solemn Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist at 10:00 AM, followed by fellowship and refreshments in our parish hall. Easter Sunday, known anciently as Holy Pascha, the Christian Passover, is the Feast of Feasts. It is the most important day in human history! You will not want to miss it! Ethiopian: Chris...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: PARISH WEBSITE UPDATE
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Monday, June 29, 2015. Dear friends in Christ,. Our parish website has been updated! Please look it over, and then send it on to family and friends. The website address is: www.holycrossomaha.net . A big thank you to our Web-mistress for her good work. The website is a great outreach and educational tool. Do be sure to visit the Photo Gallery and click Worship at Holy Cross Orthodox Church. The goal of the Christian...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 06/29/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Monday, June 29, 2015. Dear friends in Christ,. Our parish website has been updated! Please look it over, and then send it on to family and friends. The website address is: www.holycrossomaha.net . A big thank you to our Web-mistress for her good work. The website is a great outreach and educational tool. Do be sure to visit the Photo Gallery and click Worship at Holy Cross Orthodox Church. The goal of the Christian...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 07/21/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. THE HOLY EUCHARIST - Christ's Great Gift to His Church. 8220; O taste and see that the Lord is good” (Ps. 34:8). WHAT DOES THE WORD “EUCHARIST” MEAN? THE PLACE OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IN CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION. In the Sacrament of Holy Communion the Body and Blood of Christ are received. At the Last Supper the Lord Jesus Christ said, “This is. Just like today, many o...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 03/06/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Friday, March 6, 2015. It has long been the practice of serious Christians to include reading with the Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Rather than recommending a single book to be read, I am recommending five books. I hope that you will choose at least one of these books to read during Lent. Here are my recommendations for your Lenten reading:. God and You: Person to Person. Various publishers&...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 04/07/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Tuesday, April 7, 2015. THE MIRACLE OF THE HOLY FIRE. Have you heard of the Miracle of the Holy Fire? Christianity is not a subjective religion. It is not about “sincerely held beliefs.” It is about facts. We do not merely “believe,” we know! Building a close personal relationship with someone means saying things like, I love you, I want to spend time with you, I want to talk with you and walk with you, I am sorry t...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 04/21/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Tuesday, April 21, 2015. A BROKEN BRANCH GRAFTED IN. We have a family in the parish traveling to Italy this summer and they asked me to find a church for them to attend. I sent them contact information for 167 Orthodox parishes in Italy. I could have found more, but I thought that should give them enough choices! It is no longer necessary to become Eastern in order to be an Orthodox Christian. The Western Church...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: THE HOLY EUCHARIST - Christ's Great Gift to His Church
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. THE HOLY EUCHARIST - Christ's Great Gift to His Church. 8220; O taste and see that the Lord is good” (Ps. 34:8). WHAT DOES THE WORD “EUCHARIST” MEAN? THE PLACE OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IN CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION. In the Sacrament of Holy Communion the Body and Blood of Christ are received. At the Last Supper the Lord Jesus Christ said, “This is. Just like today, many o...
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Fr. Novak's Blog: 05/29/15
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The personal blog of Fr. Victor E. Novak, rector of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha, Nebraska. Friday, May 29, 2015. THE WESTERN RITE IN THE ORTHODOX CHURCH. The Western Rite Within Orthodoxy. With the closing of Amalfion, the Benedictine monastery on Mount Athos in 1287, the use of the Western Rite, which had been celebrated on the Holy Mountain for more than 300 years, and in the Orthodox Church for nearly thirteen centuries, came to a temporary end. With the declaration of Papal Infallibility by the First ...
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