OLYPHANT, PA [DOEPA]

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, Forgiveness Sunday, All Saints Church in Olyphant, PA, celebrated Forgiveness Vespers and the Rite of Forgiveness.

Following Vespers, Priest Paul Witek, Rector, and the faithful of All Saints participated in the Rite of Forgivness. The faithful of All Saints Church asked each other for forgiveness. This customary act is the beginning of preparation for Great and Holy Pascha.

"Let us begin the fast with joy! Let us prepare ourselves for spiritual efforts! Let us cleanse our soul and cleanse our flesh! Let us abstain from every passion as we abstain from food! Let us rejoice in virtues of the Spirit and fulfill them in love, that we all may see the Passion of Christ our God, and rejoice in spirit at the holy Pascha!" (from the Lenten Triodion, by Theodore)

Glory to God for all things!

Issued by the Diocesan Media Office