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Holy Smoke
A reflection from Sr. Iliana on the Mystery of Holy Repentance (Confession)As we find ourselves in the midst of the Great Fast during the Year of Mercy, I am reminded of a reflection from many years...
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Holy Week Schedule
Below is a schedule of Holy Week services at the monastery which are open to the public. Some services which are not listed are still being confirmed with the chaplain(s). We will update the schedule...
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Good Friday and Annunciation…Together?
This year, Great and Holy Friday falls on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation. The Byzantine Church doesn’t move the celebration of the feast, which might seem strange! However, I'd like to propose...
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In the Shadow of the Cross, at the Tomb
I went to visit a family member in the hospital this week, and while I was there, we were chatting about the weather and I commented that the sun was shining when I came in. “The sun is shining? It...
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Christ is Risen!
"Bearing torches let us meet the bridegroom, Christ, as He comes forth from His tomb; and let us greet, with joyful song, the saving Pasch of God" (Resurrection Matins, Ode 5).We wish you a blessed...
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"I don't know what to do with all this joy!"
Ok, we're back to posting the remaining reflections from our winter newsletter!Newsletter Reflection 5 of 6A reflection from Sr. Iliana about her tonsure as a rasophore nun, Sept. 7, 2015One of the...
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Join us for our Spring Work Day!
Join the nuns of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery us for a day of outdoor and indoor work projects, prayer, food and fun at the monastery and the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch on Saturday, May 14....
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"My weaknesses don't inhibit His love"
Newsletter Reflection 6 of 6A reflection from Victoria about her entrance as a dokimos (postulant) on Sept. 30, 2015.The days leading up to my entrance were focused on opening my heart to be receptive...
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Girls' Camp Registration Now Open!
Teen girls ages 13-18 are invited to the 8th Annual Eparchy of Parma Girls’ Camp, June 23-26, 2016, hosted by Christ the Bridegroom Monastery in Burton, Ohio. This year’s theme is “His Mercy Endures...
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Praying for our bishop and father at the news of his resignation
Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop John M. Kudrick and Bishop Gerald N. DinoMay 7, 2016PARMA, Ohio— Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. Kudrick of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy...
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“Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me" (Isaiah 8:18).
Among the various saints we commemorate today, one is St. Emilia, the mother of ten children, five of whom are canonized saints. Below is a reflection from our Sr. Emilia on the occasion of her feast...
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Happy Pentecost, and thank you to our work day volunteers!
Weeding and landscaping the newly-named "Mount Theodora!"A great group of volunteers joined us yesterday for our spring work day. The rain let up long enough in the afternoon to accomplish some outdoor...
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Enjoy our Spring Newsletter
We hope you enjoy our "Year of Mercy" issue of Pomegrante Blossoms! This issue features two beautiful reflections, from a seminarian and a priest, about their experiences of encountering God's mercy at...
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God be with you, Jacqui!
Jacqui McNeill (formerly known as Sister Emilia) has decided to leave the monastery in order to have the opportunity to discern the possibility of marriage. Her decision has brought her peace of heart...
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Girls' Camp Registration is now FULL!
Thank you to all the teen girls who registered for the 2016 Eparchy of Parma's Girls' Camp! We have reached our registration maximum! If any girls are still interested in coming, please email us at...
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Vocations blessed by ‘fatherly love’
Bishop John entrusting Sr. Iliana to Mother Theodora, September 2015The first time I read St. John Paul II’s apostolic letter “Orientale Lumen” (“Light of the East”), I was intrigued by the thought of...
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Thank you!
We would like to give a big thank-you to the priests and seminarians who coordinated a work day for us recently and worked incredibly hard to cut down some huge, dead trees on our property and cut them...
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Girls' Camp Graces & Photos
Our 7th annual Girls' Camp was again a beautiful, grace-filled experience for the teen-girl participants and for us. We celebrated the Year of Mercy with our theme from Psalm 118: "His Mercy Endures...
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July 3rd radio appearance
Fr. David Bline and Fr. Louis Thomas, of St. Francis de Sales parish in Akron, Ohio, invited Mother Cecilia and Mother Gabriella to join them on The Mercy Show on WAKR (a secular Akron station) for the...
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Mariapoch Pilgrimage & Teen Campout, Aug. 13-14
Join us Aug. 13-14, 2016, for the annual Eparchy of Parma pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch in Burton, Ohio, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the dedication of the shrine. All are...
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