Greetings in the Name of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ!

Let us take note of the words of the Holy Fathers below. As we approach Great & Holy Lent, let us remember that it is in the Church that we find hope, love, joy - even meaning in our life. If we are separated from the Church, we are separated from God, and therefore, separated from salvation and True Life.

I pray that this Lenten Season be spiritually rewarding, renewing your faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

In Christ`s Love,

Fr. Simon


"Never separate yourself from the Church. For nothing is stronger than the Church. Your hope is the Church alone; your salvation is inside the Church only, your refuge is the Church. She is higher than the heavens, and wider than the whole earth. She never grows old, but is always full of vigor and vitality. Holy Scripture (which would not even exist were it not for the Church), pointing to Her strength and stability, calls Her an unshakable mountain."
                               - St. John Chrysostom (+407)

"He who parts and divides the Church of Christ cannot possess the seamless garment of Christ."
                         -St. Cyprian of Carthage (+258)

"We firmly believe that the Church will never fall, will never waver, and will not be destroyed. For this is what Christ taught, by Whom the heavens were established, and the earth was founded, and stand firmly as the Holy Spirit says (Ps. 32:6). The antichrist will lure to himself `those who have a weak and feeble mind, will seduce and will tear them away from the living God."
                          -St. John of Damascus (+780)