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Stations of the Cross

Stations of the Cross as observed at Church of the Advent in Atlanta, GA, a congregation in the Antiochian Western Rite Vicariate.

St. Patrick Orthodox Church: Stations of the Cross

A Tutorial in Praying Monastic Minor Hours

A Tutorial in Praying Monastic Minor Hours (Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Compline) with Fr. John Fenton.

A Tutorial in Praying Monastic Matins

An online tutorial given by Fr. John Fenton.

A Tutorial in Praying Monastic Lauds and Vespers

An online tutorial given by Fr. John Fenton.

Ladyminster

In part 2 of The Orthodox West series, Fr. Patrick Cardine travels to a monastery deep in the Colorado Rockies colloquially known as Ladyminster. He has a parishioner interested in joining the monastery as a monk, but we know that not all monasteries are either stable or sane.

The Icons of St. Michael

Twenty years of practice, Ten years to complete. The icons of St. Michael represent the iconographer Dom. Joseph Marie's last major work.
This video is a celebration of a beautiful church. It is also an opportunity for Dom Joseph to elaborate on the meaning and symbolism behind his work.
St. Michael Orthodox Church is located in Whittier, CA. It is a western rite church in the Antiochian Archdiocese.

The Orthodox West

Follow three men on their journey to becoming western rite priests in the Orthodox Christian Church. This is part one in a three-part documentary series.

Antiochian Archdiocese Convention 2019: Western Rite

Debuted during a presentation at the Antiochian Archdioces Convention in July 2019. Written by Fr. Patrick Cardine and produced by Advent Atlanta.

Maybe the West Isn’t Lost? The Rosary, The Mass & The Orthodox Western Rite w/ Fr. Patrick Cardine

As most of us sit in despair over the state of Western Civilization, many faithful Christians have fled their Western roots in search of sanity. Eastern Orthodox churches are seeing an unprecedented increase in converts. But . . . does being Orthodox necessarily mean being Eastern? Today I'm sitting down with Fr. Patrick Cardine from ‪@StPatrickOrthodoxChurch‬ a Western Rite parish. Together we're discussing how the Western Rite came to be, how it might be a source of unity for the Church, Western devotions such as the rosary, & stations of the cross, its relationship with the Catholic Church, and more!