We are a community that expresses its love for our Lord Jesus Christ in ancient worship forms. We are a community that seeks to understand what it prays. We are a community that asks the Holy Spirit to teach us to love one another and the world beyond our church walls. By God’s grace, we are growing.  We would love for you to join us!

Service sCHEDULE

Sundays
  • 7:00 AM -- Georgian Orthodox Liturgy, St. Francis Chapel
  • 7:40 AM -- Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel
  • 8:00 AM -- Quiet Mass​​
  • 9:00 AM -- ASA School of Theology & Prayer, Parish Hall
  • 10:30 AM -- Sunday School (CGS)
  • 10:30 AM -- Festive Mass
Wednesdays
  • 5:30 PM -- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 
  • 6:40 PM -- Evening Prayer, in the Lady Chapel
  • 7:00 PM -- Quiet Mass, in the Lady Chapel​

Mass at Thomas House — A monthly Mass is celebrated on the second Thursday of each month at 11:00 AM for the residents of Thomas House, a retirement community located at 1330 Massachusetts Avenue. NW.  This liturgy is celebrated in the Chapel located on the first floor. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Deacon Mary.

​To see our full calendar click HERE.
Advent II: Crying Out in the Wilderness
Matthew 3:1-12: In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,

          “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
          ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ”

Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
          But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
          “I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
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Deus, judicium tuum regi

Give the King your justice, O God, *
     and your righteousness to the King's Son;
That he may rule your people righteously *
     and the poor with justice;
That the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, *
     and the little hills bring righteousness.
He shall defend the needy among the people; *
     he shall rescue the poor and crush the oppressor.
He shall live as long as the sun and moon endure, *
     from one generation to another.
He shall come down like rain upon the mown field, *
     like showers that water the earth.
In his time shall the righteous flourish; *
     there shall be abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more.
Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, *
     who alone does wondrous deeds!
And blessed be his glorious Name for ever! *
     and may all the earth be filled with his glory.
Amen. Amen.
     — Source:  Psalm 72 1-7, 18-19
The prayer of a humble soul at once penetrates the heavens and presents itself before the throne of God,
and will not depart thence till God listens to it.... However sinful such a soul may be,
God can never despise a heart that humbles itself.
— St. Alphonsus de Liguori (+1787)
An Interior Bird’s Eye View of Our Church
Recently, Matt Boley, our general contractor, who is having every nook and cranny of our buildings inspected and evaluated, so that we have the full picture of what restoration/repairs need to be done. Since assembling scaffolding would be disruptive to worship and cost prohibitive, Matt solicited the help of a skilled drone operator who was able to capture the conditions of the church in high resolution detail. Additionally, he shared with us a video that highlights the beautiful space our Lord has given us for worship. Click HERE to see our church like you have never seen it before...
​With the spirit I shall pray, and with the mind:
Sing psaltries with the spirit, and with the mind also.
​ — I Corinthians 14:15