Fr. Tim Prattas

The final homily and the final words of Fr. Timothy Barkley of the Antiochian Church. Given yesterday, Palm Sunday, 2026. You can hear how close he was to God in his voice. Memory eternal! "…We have a choice. And it’s today that we have to choose. Right now we have to choose. And then we have to keep choosing [to love God] right now. If you are faithful right now, life will be good. You will serve God with your whole heart for the rest of your life. And so much of life is overwhelming if you look down the path… Look at Holy Week--it knocks you right on your back. But if you just look at the service right now, it can all be handled. Last night I looked at holy week and was shocked. But I do not need to do Holy Week. I just have to do Palm Sunday… One at a time. You don’t have to get through the rest of your life, you just need to get through right now. If you just get through right now, you’ll be fine the rest of your life. And if you’re fine for the rest of your life, and you develop communion with God, you will be fine for eternity. Glory to Jesus Christ. Amen." youtu.be/4gr-ubCad0g?si…

Brethren, let us love the Bridegroom & prepare our lamps with care, shining in virtues and true faith; that, like the prudent virgins of the Lord, we may be ready to enter with Him into the wedding feast; for the Bridegroom, as God, bestows a gift to all, the incorruptible crown.

Journey to Pascha: Holy Week

Journey to Pascha: Palm Sunday

Journey to Pascha: The Saturday of Lazarus

April 2: Our Father Titus the Wonderworker; Holy Martyrs Amphianus and Edesius; Holy Martyr Polycarp of Alexandria; Venerable Gregory of Nicomedia

Today we celebrate Saint Mary of Egypt (icon and link); Saint Melito, Bishop of Sardis; Venerable Makarios the Confessor of Pelekete; Righteous Ahaz; Holy Martyr Abraham the Bulgar; Venerable Gerontius of the Kyiv Caves goarchdiocese.ca/saint-mary-of-…

BOUNCE BACK! #BlueJays50 FINAL: Blue Jays 5, Rockies 1

WE MADE IT GANGGGGGGGGGGG WE DID IT HAAHHAHAHAHAH

I can confidently say enjoyed that one game of Blue Jays baseball more than 73 Maple Leafs games combined

Journey to Pascha: The Akathist Hymn - 1,400-Year Anniversary

WE DID IT AGAIN! #WALKOFF FINAL: Blue Jays 8, A's 7

Akathist to the Theotokos Resource Page johnsanidopoulos.com/2016/04/akathi…

“It’s the greatest decision we ever made - was coming to Toronto.” - Kevin Gausman on conversations he’s had with his wife on signing a free agent deal with Blue Jays. Gausman, in final yr of contract, will make his first Opening Day (night) start in a Toronto uniform Fri.

With tonight's Opening Day walk-off win, the Toronto @BlueJays are now exactly .500 in franchise history with a record of 3856 wins, 3856 losses. #BlueJays50 #BlueJays

TEN strikeouts for Kevin Gausman! That's a NEW team #OpeningNight record 🔥

BLUE JAYS WALK IT OFF ON THEIR OPENING NIGHT

BALLGAME!!!! #WALKOFF FINAL: Blue Jays 3, A's 2

Not sure why Sportsnet hasn't posted it, but an unbelievable opening montage

This is an absolute scandal. Serbian football team Crvena Zvezda has been fined €95,500 after fans choreographed a motif of Jesus Christ! UEFA fined them for "displaying a message not fit for a sporting event and bringing the reputation of football and UEFA itself into disrepute". The image was a traditional Orthodox tifo of Jesus Christ or Saint Simeone the Myrrh-flowing, while the text underneath read: “May our faith lead you to victory". UEFA has stopped games for Ramadan and openly promoted BLM and LGBT campaigns during tournaments. But Christianity is ‘inappropriate’?! What an utter disgrace.