St. Raphael Orthodox Church

St. Raphael Orthodox Church We are an Orthodox church in the Inverness, Florida community. Please stop by for a visit and pray with us! Divine Liturgy - Sundays at 10am.

We are glad to offer a place in Citrus County for people of all backgrounds to come and worship according the ancient apostolic Christianity preserved in the Orthodox faith. Regular Hours

Great Vespers- Saturday Evenings at 4pm. (refreshments after in the Holy Myrrhbearers' Social Hall)

Akathist to St. Herman- Thursday at 4pm

Also we have Great Vespers in the Villages for those near Marion and

Sumter Counties. They are on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30pm at:

St. George Episcopal Church
1250 Paige Place
Lady Lake FL

12/21/2022

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Christ Is Risen!Indeed He Is Risen!
05/02/2021

Christ Is Risen!
Indeed He Is Risen!

05/02/2021
Before midnight on Saturday evening, the Orthros of the Resurrection begins in complete darkness. The priest takes light...
05/02/2021

Before midnight on Saturday evening, the Orthros of the Resurrection begins in complete darkness. The priest takes light from the vigil light and gives it to the faithful, who are holding candles. The priest sings: "Come ye and receive light from the unwaning light, and. glorify Christ, who arose from the dead", and all the people join him in singing this hymn again and again. From this moment, every Christian holds the Easter candle as a symbol of his vivid, deep faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as Savior.

Then comes the breathless moment as the people wait for the priest to start the hymn of Resurrection...
https://www.goarch.org/pascha

Blessed Holy Friday
05/01/2021

Blessed Holy Friday

04/27/2021
04/26/2021

My spirit seeks You early in the night watches, for Your commandments are a light on the earth.
Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Behold, the Bridegroom cometh in the middle of the night, and blessed is that servant whom He shall find watching; and again unworthy is he whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, lest thou be overcome with sleep, lest thou be given up to death, and be shut out from the Kingdom. But rouse thyself and cry: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O God, through the intercessions of the Theotokos, have mercy on us.

The Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon is now available.. "My brothers and sisters in the Lord: “...
04/26/2021

The Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon is now available..

"My brothers and sisters in the Lord: “Rejoice!” Our sins are forgiven, our anxieties cease, and our temporary sufferings are given meaning through the Resurrection of the One who grants us eternal life. And while this eternal life is only fully manifest in the age to come, it is ours to experience joyfully even now." ...

The Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon marking Great and Holy Pascha is now available.  The full text appears below and also may be accessed in PDF format.  Links to…

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1277 N Paul Drive
Inverness, FL
34453

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