Saints Peter and Paul Parish

06/03/2026

https://www.holyarchangelsorthodox.org/

The Old Calendar Greek Orthodox church Archangels diocese, is committed to preserving the ancient traditions of the True Orthodox Church.

06/02/2026

“Who We Are”
We are the Archangel Diocese of the True Orthodox Church of the Diaspora.
A canonical Old Calendar Orthodox jurisdiction, we are committed to preserving the fullness of the Orthodox faith, the integrity of Holy Tradition, and the spiritual life of the faithful throughout the diaspora.
Rooted in the witness of the Holy Fathers and the New Martyrs, we uphold the ancient liturgical tradition, the Old Calendar, and the unbroken apostolic succession entrusted to our hierarchs. Our mission is simple and unwavering:
to proclaim the Gospel, to celebrate the Divine Mysteries with reverence, and to build communities grounded in prayer, charity, and the ascetical life of the Church.
Through our parishes, missions, and charitable ministries, we serve Christ by serving our neighbors—feeding the hungry, supporting families, and strengthening Orthodox Christian identity in a rapidly changing world.
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Under the archpastoral care of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Archbishop Alexios, the Archangel Diocese stands as a spiritual refuge for all who seek traditional, uncompromised Orthodoxy.
Faithful to Tradition.
Rooted in the Old Calendar.
Alive in the Diaspora.
With archpastoral blessing,
+ Archbishop Alexios
Archangel Diocese
True Orthodox Church of the Diaspora

05/31/2026

Homily for Holy Pentecost
Archangels Chapel, Weatherly PA
Beloved in Christ,
Today we stand before the great mystery of Pentecost, the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles in the form of a mighty wind and tongues of fire. The same Spirit who moved over the waters at creation now renews the face of the earth by creating the Church.
In the Acts of the Apostles we heard that people from every nation under heaven each heard the Gospel in their own language. This is the miracle of Pentecost: the Spirit does not erase our differences, but He unites us in one faith, one Body, one Lord. What was scattered at the Tower of Babel through pride is gathered today through humility and grace.
In the Gospel, the Lord cries out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” He speaks of the living water of the Holy Spirit, the gift that would be poured out once He was glorified. This living water is not only for the Apostles. It is for every believer. It is for us today.
The Holy Spirit comes to make Christ present in our hearts. He gives courage where there is fear, clarity where there is confusion, unity where there is division, and life where there is dryness. He is the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, the Giver of Life.
Pentecost is not only a feast we remember. It is a reality we enter. The same Spirit who filled the Upper Room now fills the Church. The same fire that rested on the Apostles is given to us in the mysteries of the Church. The same breath that gave them boldness is breathed upon us.
Let us therefore open our hearts to the Spirit. Let us allow Him to burn away bitterness, to soften what has grown hard, to heal what is wounded, and to strengthen what is weak. Let us ask Him to make our lives a living witness to the wonderful works of God.
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Where the Spirit is, there is light. Where the Spirit is, there is the Church. And where the Spirit is, there is Christ, the Light of the world and the Lover of mankind. All glory to God!
Amen.
+Alexios

05/31/2026

HAPPY HOLY AND BLESSED PENTECOST!

05/30/2026

Kneeling Prayers of Pentecost Archangels Chapel, Weatherly PA
Beloved in Christ,
We now stand at the threshold of a holy moment. For fifty days we have not knelt. For fifty days the Church has stood upright, proclaiming the victory of Christ over death. Today, at the feast of
Pentecost, we bend our knees again. This is not a small gesture. It is a return to the posture of Adam, a confession of our need for mercy, and an opening of the heart to the Holy Spirit.
Pentecost is the feast of the Spirit’s descent, but it is also the feast of our restoration. In the Upper Room, the Apostles were not simply enlightened; they were changed. The Spirit did not come to
decorate their lives, but to transform them. He made fishermen into apostles, the timid into the bold, and ordinary men into bearers of divine fire. What happened to them is meant to happen to us.
The Kneeling Prayers we are about to hear are among the most profound in the entire liturgical year. They speak of forgiveness, renewal, healing, and the restoration of the fallen. They remind
us that the Spirit is not only the Giver of gifts, but the One who raises us from the dust and breathes life into what has grown dry.
Why do we kneel today? Because Pentecost reveals the truth about God and the truth about us.
God is the One who descends, who comes close, who fills all things. And we are the ones who thirst, who long, who need to be renewed. Kneeling is not humiliation; it is honesty. It is the posture
of the heart that says, “Come, Holy Spirit, and make me new.”
In the Gospel today, the Lord cries out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” This is the invitation of Pentecost. The Spirit is the living water that flows from Christ into the hearts of believers. But water can only fill what is open. Kneeling is the opening of the soul. It is the door through which grace enters.
The prayers we will offer ask the Spirit to cleanse us from hidden sins, to heal the wounds of our conscience, to restore what has been broken, and to guide us into all truth. They ask for the renewal of the whole world, for the departed, for the living, for the Church, and for every soul that seeks God. These prayers are not only words; they are the cry of the human heart lifted to the throne of God.
Pentecost is the reversal of Babel, the healing of division, the restoration of unity. When we kneel together, we confess that we are one Body, one people, one Church. We kneel not in despair, but
in hope. We kneel not in darkness, but in the light of the Spirit who renews all things.
Beloved, let us enter these prayers with reverence. Let us kneel with humility, with repentance, and with expectation. Let us ask the Spirit to descend upon us as He descended upon the Apostles.
Let us ask Him to burn away what is sinful, to strengthen what is weak, to enlighten what is dark, and to fill us with the life of Christ.
May the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, the Giver of Life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls.
All glory to God
+Alexios

05/30/2026

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The Feast of Pentecost
Tone 8: Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, / Who hast shown forth the fishermen as supremely wise, / by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, /and through them didst draw the world into Thy net. // O Lover of mankind, glory be to Thee.
Glory… Both now…
Tone 8: Once, when He descended and confounded the tongues, / the Most High divided the nations; / and when He divided the tongues of fire, / He called all men into unity; // and with one accord we glorify the All-Holy Spirit.

05/29/2026

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The Archangels Memorial Garden, founded in 1989 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, stands as a quiet sanctuary of prayer, remembrance, and Christian hope. Established under the pastoral care of the Archangel Diocese, the Garden was created as a sacred place where the faithful may honor their departed loved....

05/27/2026

Memory Eternal!

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