St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!
Pascha 2025
Dear and Faithful Orthodox Christians,
Christ is Risen!
Truly He is Risen!
May Our Saviour’s victory over Hades, trampling down death by death, and His glorious Resurrection from the dead, be for all of us a wellspring of enlightenment and hope throughout the year ahead.
How blessed we were throughout Holy Week to hear together the magnificent hymns, readings from the Scriptures and to be present in the sacred Services. We stood at the Cross of our Saviour and in the deep of night on Saturday heard the announcement from the Gospel of Matthew: ‘He is Risen, He is not here… go quickly and tell His disciples that He is Risen from the dead.’ 
“Christ is Risen from the dead, by death hath He trampled down death,
and on those in the graves hath He bestowed life!”
We rejoiced also at the Baptisms of the newly illumined servant of God Edward, and the newly illumined servant of God Laurence. May Christ our God strengthen them on the firm foundation of the Faith and Traditions of the Apostles in the holy Orthodox Church! And how magnificent a blessing it was at the Agape Vespers of Love on Sunday afternoon to hear the holy Gospel read in thirteen different languages: English, Slavonic, Cantonese, Amharic, Italian, French, German, Hindi, Greek, Macedonian, Telugu, Ukrainian, and Spanish!
Renewed in Spirit and in Faith, let us come together each Sunday and Feast day ahead and worship Our Risen Lord Jesus Christ.
To Him be glory and dominion unto the ages! Amen.
Father Anthony