Icon of St. Silouan the Athonite To believe that God exists is one thing; to know God is another.St. Silouan the Athonite
Troparion for St. Silouan

By prayer thou didst receive Christ for thy teacher in the way of humility, and the Spirit bore witness to salvation in thy heart. Wherefore all peoples called unto hope, rejoice in this day of thy memorial, O sacred Father Silouan. Pray unto Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.

Fr. Gregory's Ordination to the Priesthood - Saturday, January 19, 2008

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His Grace Bishop BASIL ordained then Deacon Gregory to the priesthood at the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, in Wichita, Kansas.

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Fr. Peter and Fr. James bring the deacon forward for ordinationThe deacon makes three prostrations before entering the sanctuaryProcession around the altarBp. BASIL prepares to vest the new priest with the epitrachelion (stole)The new priest receives the epitrachelionVesting the priest with the phelonionFr. Gregory communes the faithfulIntroducing the new priestBp. BASIL, Fr. Gregory and his sponsors, Fr. Peter (l) and Fr. James (r)Bp. BASIL with Fr. Gregory and Khourieh Melissa
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