The short answer is 'not on my watch.'  The long answer is described by St. Hippolytus of Rome (c. 180 AD) below. “And the churches too will wail with a mighty lamentation, because neither oblation nor incense is attended to, nor a service acceptable to God; but the sanctuaries of the churches will become like a garden-watcher’s hut, and the Holy Body and Blood of Christ will not be shown in those days. The public service of God shall be extinguished.”  - On the End of the World, 34 … [Read more...]

It is a great day in the life in any parish when one of their own is elevated to Holy Orders, and even more so when one of those is ordained to the rank of presbyter, to the Holy Priesthood.  On Sunday, February 20, 2022, a small group from ASONA, including Fr. John, Dcn. Joseph, and Mka Deborah Peck, travelled to participate in the ordination of Dcn Michael Vallecillo to the Priesthood at Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco, the resting place of the relics of St. John Maximovitch.  Fr. Michael will be assigned to St. Herman’s parish in Show Low, AZ. Here is the link to the video of the entire service (the ordination begins at 1:23:00). Here is the link to the video starting with the … [Read more...]