HOUSTON: Triumph of Orthodoxy 2011

HOUSTON: Triumph of Orthodoxy 2011 March 14, 2011

Here are some shots from last night’s service …


This year’s annual Pan-Orthodox Vespers for the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy was served in the new temple dedicated to St Basil the Great.


These icons, newly installed, were seen — pre-installhere.


Fr Anthony Baba (St Anthony) & Fr John Salem (St George) chant.


The clergy gathers for entrance into the altar …


Dr Bill Attra directs the Pan-Orthodox St Romanos Chorale …


The Procession …


Me, watching my step …


The Procession’s first stop along the north wall of the temple …


Having completed the litanies at the four corners of the temple, the clergy gather on the solea.


Views from the balcony.


Our guest, Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko preached boldly — even triumphantly — about humility, sacrifice, and witness.


Oh … remember that crazed looking kid at the bottom of this post? I told you I’d make sure he was properly installed in church, presenting a different image. (Then again, it’s still Basil in Greece, so to speak … just a different shade of blue. 🙂


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