Lenten Prayer, Week 1

The lenten spring shines forth,

the flower of repentance!
Let us cleanse ourselves from all evil,
crying out to the Giver of Light:
"Glory to You, O Lover of man!"

--The Rev. Thomas Hopko (1939-2015), Orthodox priest and seminary professor, theologian, and dean, from The Lenten Spring

Angels in the Air

The whole air about us is filled with angels. 

-- St. John Chrysostom (349-407), Church Father, Archbishop of Constantinople, preacher, and saint, speaking of what happens during the Eucharist.

His Divine Liturgy can be found here.

Annunciation

Orthodox icon of the Annunciation, Turkish.

Annunciation, Janet McKenzie