This week begins with the Sunday of the Holy Cross. We will hear the story of how the holy Cross of Christ was found by St. Helena, as well as what happened and how the people reacted when it was found. We will also talk about why the Sunday of the Holy Cross is celebrated right in the middle of Great Lent. Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families. The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

This week begins with the Sunday of the Holy Cross. We will hear the story of how the holy Cross of Christ was found by St. Helena, as well as what happened and how the people reacted when it was found. We will also talk about why the Sunday of the Holy Cross is celebrated right in the middle of Great Lent.

Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families.

The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

On the second Sunday of Lent, we commemorate St. Gregory Palamas. In this episode, we will learn about his life and his devotion to prayer. What is “the Prayer of the Heart”? Who was Barlaam, and how does his interaction with St. Gregory Palamas make this Sunday sometimes considered “the Sunday of Orthodoxy, part two"? Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families. The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

On the second Sunday of Lent, we commemorate St. Gregory Palamas. In this episode, we will learn about his life and his devotion to prayer. What is “the Prayer of the Heart”? Who was Barlaam, and how does his interaction with St. Gregory Palamas make this Sunday sometimes considered “the Sunday of Orthodoxy, part two"?

Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families.

The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

Find out why, on the first Sunday of Great Lent, Orthodox people all over the world carry icons in processions and loudly declare: "This is the Faith of the Apostles, this is the Faith of the Fathers, this is the Faith of the Orthodox, this is the Faith which has established the universe." Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families. The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

Find out why, on the first Sunday of Great Lent, Orthodox people all over the world carry icons in processions and loudly declare: "This is the Faith of the Apostles, this is the Faith of the Fathers, this is the Faith of the Orthodox, this is the Faith which has established the universe."

Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families.

The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

We begin Great Lent by asking for forgiveness and by forgiving one another. Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families. The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

We begin Great Lent by asking for forgiveness and by forgiving one another.

Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families.

The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

This week, Elissa Bjeletich Davis and Kristina Wenger take a look at the Parable of the Last Judgment (or the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats) and ask how we can become sheep instead of goats. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families. The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.

This week, Elissa Bjeletich Davis and Kristina Wenger take a look at the Parable of the Last Judgment (or the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats) and ask how we can become sheep instead of goats.

You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool

Find the Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Daily Lenten Meditations for Families book, ebook, and audiobook at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families.

The downloadable activity book is available at etsy.com/listing/970766999/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily.