Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church, Virginia Beach, VA

09/11/2026

Friday, September 11

Yesterday was a dark day in the history of humanity, a terrible affront to human dignity. After receiving the news, I followed with intense concern the developing situation, with heartfelt prayers to the Lord. How is it possible to commit acts of such savage cruelty? The human heart has depths from which schemes of unheard-of ferocity sometimes emerge, capable of destroying in a moment the normal daily life of a people. But faith comes to our aid at these times when words seem to fail. Christ’s word is the only one that can give a response to the questions which trouble our spirit. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail, those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say. Christian hope is based on this truth; at this time our prayerful trust draws strength from it.

-- Saint John Paul II, address from September 12, 2001

Today's Readings: Ephesians 1:7-17; Mark 8:1-10.

09/10/2026

Thursday, September 10

Jesus, by his life as a worker, “sanctified human labor and endowed it with a special significance”.

-- Pope Francis

Today's Readings: Ephesians 1:1-9; Mark 7:24-30.

09/09/2026

Wednesday, September 9
Today's Feast: Synaxis of Joachim and Anna

https://byzantinela.com/sept-9-2022/

Today's Readings: Galatians 6:2-10; Mark 7:14-24.

The Synaxis of the holy and just Grandparents of God, Joachim and Anna, parents of Mary the immaculate Virgin mother of God, the names of whom were preserved by the ancient traditions of Christians from the Jews. The couple lived at Nazareth in Galilee. They were childless into their old age and all...

09/08/2026

Tuesday, September 8
Today's Feast: Birth of the Theotokos

https://ephx.org/nativity-of-the-mother-of-god

Today's Readings: Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42 & 11:27-28.

09/07/2026

Monday, September 7
Labor Day (US)

Work is of fundamental importance to the fulfillment of the human being and to the development of society.

-- Pope Benedict XVI

Today's Readings: Galatians 4:28-5:10; Mark 6:54-7:8.

09/06/2026

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09/02/2026

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08/30/2026

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08/30/2026

Sunday, August 30
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Glory to Jesus Christ! Slava Isusu Christu!

Today's Readings: 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4; Matthew 22:1-14.

08/29/2026

Saturday, August 29
Today's Feast: Beheading of John the Forerunner

https://ephx.org/beheading-of-st-john-the-baptist

Today's Readings: Acts 13:25-33; Mark 6:14-29.