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Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We are fast approaching Great and Holy Week and the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our annual commemoration of this last week in His earthly life is filled with pain, with suffering, with remorse, and with unspeakable love and sacrifice. And when this Week of weeks is over, we pass over to the ineffable joy of Pascha. But what is a week in the liturgical life of the Church has reached almost twenty years when it comes to the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine. The aftermath of September Eleventh was filled with loss, pain, grief, and too many tears for the surviving families, for their friends and neighbors, for our Nation, and for the world. The Church of Saint Nicholas suffered for many years, as we struggled to find the way forward in order to rebuild. Just as Holy Week was no easy road for the Lord, the last twenty years have not been an easy road for Saint Nicholas. Yet now, after so much s ....
Violence erupts at closure of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine Top Story April 2, 2021 SEHWAN: The Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, took control of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in the aftermath of serious clashes between the police and devotees over the closure of the shrine on Thursday, by the provincial government as part of the Covid-19 SOPs. The violent clashes left scores injured and several motorcycles burnt. A large number of devotees visited the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The zeal mounts fervently as the annual Urs is held from 18-20 Shaban. The devotees, who arrived from Punjab to attend the Urs, turned violent after they were prevented from entering the shrine for the 769th annual Urs celebrations due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Sindh government had announced closure of all shrines, public places, eateries, in the province for 10 days. It also cancelled the annual Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. ....
Violence over closure of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine National April 2, 2021 SEHWAN: The Pakistan Rangers Sindh took control of the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in the aftermath of serious clashes between the police and the devotees over the closure of shrine on Thursday, by the provincial governmnent as part of the Covid-19 SOPs. The violent clashes left scores injured and several motorcycles burnt. A large number of devotees visited the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The zeal mounts fervently as the annual Urs is held from 18-20 Shaban. The devotees, who arrived from Punjab to attend the Urs, turned violent after they were prevented from entering the shrine for the 769th annual Urs celebrations due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Sindh government had announced closure of all shrines, public places, eateries, in the province for 10 days. It also cancelled the annual Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. ....
Lenten customs enrich faith of Sri Lankan Catholics Oratorios, unique chants and pilgrimages form a spiritual tapestry for the faithful during the 40 days of Lent Trending Catholics sing unique Lenten chants on March 29 at St. Joseph Vaz College in Wennappuwa. (Photo: UCA News) Oratorios, unique chants and pilgrimages help to grow the faith of Sri Lankan Catholics during the Lenten season. Father Nirmal Malaka Silva organized Daughter of Zion, a new Sinhala oratorio that describes the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and their meaning. More than 70 parishioners of St. Joseph s Church in Payagala attended rehearsals every evening for several months for the musical drama performed on March 26. ....
The incident at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan on Thursday evening took place after the provincial government had announced the closure of all shrines in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, reports Dawn news.Desp ....