The Lion: St. Mark’s Parish Newsletter
St. Mark Writing His Gospel
From the 13th century Breviary of Martin of Aragon
The Lion is not an official publication of any entity. It is produced for members only of St. Mark’s Parish, Denver, Colorado. Subscriptions are $10.00 per year for the USA and $16.00 per year for Canada or Overseas.
The Lion is edited by the Rev’d John Charles Connely, Rector and Western Rite Dean of the Mountain and Central States. Matushka Deborah Connely is Staff Photographer.
The following issues of the Lion are in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free. In the future we hope to have online versions of the Lion as well.
Archives of the Lion
- 2008
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- May
- Christ is Risen: a Paschal message from the Most Reverend Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia; the Date of Easter from the US Naval Observatory; Paschal message from Reverend Bishop Basil; Post-Easter 2008 by Frank Zaveral; Parish Profile: Katherine "Kit" Brown; Photos; Kalendar; Details of Monastic Matins; ponderings of the Acts of the Apostle for post-Easter reading by The Very Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon
- April
- A Good Friday Sermon by The Reverend Louis R. Tarsitano; Oblate Letter by Dom James Deschene, Monastery of Christ the Saviour; Take Nothing for Granted and Lighten Up by Frank Zaveral; Kalendar; The Faith of the Saints: A Catechism by St. Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic (section of the book); An Opinion Regarding "Sound Systems" in Church: Originally sent to the Vicar General for possible discussion at the Western Rite Conference in August, by Fr. John Connely; Photos
- March
- Are You Compassionate? An Essay Borrowed from a September 2005 Publication by Abbot Joseph; Prayer by Frank Zaveral; Book Review The Heresy of Formlessness: The Roman Liturgy and Its Enemy by Martin Mosebach (Ignatius Press, 2006) by Benjamin Andersen; Kalendar; photos
- February
- The First Sunday After Epiphany: A Sermon Delivered at St. Mark's Church by Subdeacon James Tochihara; Reader Polycarp Sherwood's Book Review of Fr. Patrick Reardon's book Chronicles of History and Worship; On Being a Good Student and Other Diversions by Frank Zaveral; Letter to Oblates of Christminster by Fr. James Abbott of Christminster; Reflections on the Book of Common Prayer by Fr. Theodore Eklund, Rector of St. Vincent's Church; His Grace Bishop Basil send appreciation for book Greek East and Latin West, 681-1071; photos; Kalendar
- January
- How Orthodoxy history has been written; Starbucks – A Life Saver by Frank Zaveral; The Chalice (the Autumn newsletter from the Benedictine Fellowship of St Laurence, Tallahassee Creek, Colorado); Photos; Anglican Chant Matins; Kalendar; Christmas newsletter from Fr John and Matushka Deborah Connely
- 2007
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- December
- The Lord's Passover IV Christmas and Beyond; St. Nicholas - 2007; Kalendar; What Every Parent Should Know About "The Golden Compass"
- November
- Rector Emeritus Extraordinaire - The Very Rev. Fr. Donald David Lloyd, DD; The Lord's Passover III. Ascension and Pentecost; Living the Orthodox Faith as a Youth; Kalendar; Mary and the Moslems; photos
- October
- Forsaken; The Lord's Passover II. Resurrection and Firstfruits; Kalendar; Friar Wimple's Monastic Movieola
- September
- The Lord's Passover I. Passover and Atonement; Teaching Our Children the Ways of God Some Notes For Church School Catechists; "I Am the Living Bread" What Do You Believe?; September events at St. Mark's; and a Kalendar.
- August
- Speaking the Truth A Sermon on the Feast of the Decollation of Saint John Baptist (August 29); Book Review of Jesus of Nazareth; Bishop Hilarion of Vienna and Austria: The Vatican Document Brings Nothing New; 48th Convention of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Church;In Praise of Redundancy
- July
- A Sermon on the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus; The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ; A Pilgrimage of Nine Days in May; Parish Life Conerference; Profile of 2 parishioners
- June
- Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world; Saint Nicholas Cabasilas on the Eucharist and Sacred Heart of Jesus; photos and a Kalendar; Memorial to Father Michael Trigg.
- May
- The Conversion of Saint Augustine; Latin & English
propers for the feast of St. Augustine; photos a Kalendar; thoughts
on the
three conversions
of St. Augustine. - April
- Ensign of the Messiah; Paschal Greetings from Bishop Basil; The Easter Vigil; a Kalendar; May Retreat.
- March
- The New Temple, pt. IV; Holy Week schedule; On the Re-establishment of Holy Incarnation Church, Detroit; More Name Musings; and a Kalendar.
- February
- The New Temple, pt. III; Anglican Chant Matins; On Prayer, from the Example of the Two Men Who Went Up to the Temple; Name Day Musings; and a Kalendar.
- January
- The New Temple, pt. II; Benedictinism in the Modern World; Anglican Chant Matins; a Kalendar; photos.
- 2006
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- December
- Our Lady of Glastonbury; The New Temple; Parents, Know What You Are Buying!; Service Schedule; From the Rector; Anglican Chant Matins; Dom Polycarp Sherwood: a Personal Reflection; a Kalendar; and pictures.
- November
- God as Our Father, by St. Peter Chrysologus; Marriage Revised for Anglicans; Antiphons in the Divine Office; Lancelot Andrewes Press; From the Rector; Anglican Chant Matins; a Kalendar; The Life of Saint Andrew the Apostle; photos; and a tribute to our troops.
- October
- The Cup of Salvation; Lancelot Andrewes Press; St. Laurence Studio; photos; A Scriptural Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Notes from the Rector; Anglican Chant Matins; a Kalendar; On the Psalm Qui Habitat and the Holy Guardian Angels.
- September
- The Best Mode of Working a Parish; The Anglican
Chant
- August
- On the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven; a Kalendar; Ask Etheldreda; and photos.
- July
- Prayers for the First Day of the Week, by Lancelot Andrewes; The Joys of Oblation, by Dom James Deschene, OSB; a Kalendar; and photos.
- June
- On the Saints; Statues in Eastern Orthodox Iconography; The Liturgy in English; a Kalendar; and photos.
- May
- On the Monastic Diurnal; The Canonical Hours; Our Mission Strategy; photos; and a Kalendar.
- April
- An Orthodox Look at the Papal Encyclical Deus Caritas Est; On Missing Church; The Passion—Its Works, its Manner and its Motive; a Kalendar; and photos.
- February/March
- Practical Observations Regarding Missions, Evangelism and the Orthodox Western Rite; Fasting in Lent; a Kalendar; hints for a First Confession; the reception & ordination the Very Reverend Father Donald David Lloyd.
- January
- Memento Mori, by Subdn. Benjamin Andersen; a Lectionary; The Blessing of Candles; Notes on the Year Past, by Fr. Connely; a Kalendar; and photos.
- 2005
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- December
- Jesus Christ: The Same for Ever, by Rev. J.M. Neale; Dominus Vobiscum and the Collects, by Msgr. Ronald Knox; What Would St. Nicholas Say?, by Frank Zaveral; a Kalendar; photos; and a schedule of Christmas services.
- November
- The
Our Father
and the Priesthood of Christ; Bridging the Gap; The Mystery of Advent; on tithing; photos; and a Kalendar. - October
- Confession for Christians; The Baptistery and Baptismal Font; The Angelic World, Part II; Orthodox Mission to Canada; photos; and a Kalendar.
- September
- The Parable of the Prodigal Son; The Exaltation of the Holy Cross; a Homily by Saint Leo the Pope; The Angelic World; photos; and a Kalendar.
- August
- What the Name of Jesus is to His People; Monasticism, by His Grace Bishop Hilarion; a Kalendar; photos; plans for a lift; Monasticism: A Beginner’s Account; and A Report on the 2005 National Convention.
- July
- "Kingdom of Heaven" Fact or Fiction? A Film Review by Dr. Paul Crawford; Introit, Kyrie, Gloria by Monsignor Ronald Knox; Kalendar; Photos
- May/June
- On the Whitsuntide Fast, a sermon by St. Leo the Great; graduation of Subdeacon Jeffrey Stout from the University of Denver; publication of the Monastic Diurnal Noted; At the Foot of the Altar; graduation of Subdeacon Benjamin Andersen from St. Vladimir’s Seminary; a Kalendar; and photos.
- April
- Account of the recent visit of His Grace Bishop Basil; schedule of services for Holy Week; a Memorial for Prof. Tripp; a Litany for the Dying; a Kalendar; Iconography and Habit; a second Memorial for Prof. Tripp; and photos.
- March
- St. Peter Chrysologus’s sermon on Quinquagesima; Who are
The Least
of Christ’s Brethren?; a Kalendar; and photos. - February
- Enthronement address of His Grace Bishop Basil; Personal Hagiography; Wisdom and Power of God; a Lectionary; Obituaries; and a Kalendar.
- January
- A review of The Sacrifice of Praise; notice of a Benedictine Retreat; an article on unconscious selfishness; a Kalendar; daily lectionary; schedule of services; note from His Grace Bishop Basil; and photos.
- 2004
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- December
- On St. Joseph; On Bees; a Homily for the first Sunday of Advent; a Kalendar; and photos.
- November
- Prayer—The Spiritual Bond of the Members of the Church, by Father Michael Pomazansky; The Redemption of Time, by Vilma G. Little; Sailing to Byzantium: An Architectural Companion, by Osbert Lancaster; a Kalendar; and photos.
- October
- Our Lady of Walsingham, part II; episcopal letter concerning the Diocese of Wichita; on the Divine Office; a Kalendar; concerning the ordination of Fr. Theodore Eklund.
- September
- Our Lady of Walsingham; A Brief Meditation on the Roots of Charity and Knowledge; a Kalendar; and photos.
- August
- A sermon on the Dormition of the Theotokos; a review of Ruth & Naomi: A Story of Friendship, Growth & Change; on The Altar Canopy; The Ungodly War on Memory; a Report on the 2004 Parish Life Conference; on liturgical language; a Kalendar; and pictures.
- July
- Introduction to The Mass in Slow Motion; a Kalendar; Archdiocesan Convention; new & expanded schedule at St. Augustine’s; Regarding the Parable of Lazarus & Dives; How to Pray the Divine Office; and photos.
- June
- Nativity & life of St. John the Baptist; The Mass & Materialism; a Kalendar; We are Bold to Say: On the Our Father; a Preface Concerning Sts. Peter & Paul; On the Ordination of Women; a Eulogy of Ralph Roe; and photos.
- May/April
- An article concerning the 100th anniversary of the visit of St. Tikhon to then-Episcopal St. Mark’s; Orthodox Contemplation of the Passion of Christ; the Easter sequence hymn; an article on church-processions; a Kalendar; and photos.
- March
- A review of Peter Brown’s Cult of the Saints; excerpt from the Ritual Notes for Good Friday; notice regarding the creation of new dioceses; a Kalendar; a letter from His Emininence Metropolitan Phillip and more.
- February
- Two reviews of Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ; pictures; a Kalendar; a eulogy of John C. Davis III; a Lenten Prose; announcement of a Lenten Men’s Retreat.
- January
- Ælfric’s Life of St. Alban; on the
veneration of saintly relics; on the new Anglican
liturgy
; a Kalendar; and photos.
- 2003
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- December
- Advent as a time of purification; a Kalendar; photos; Christian themes in A Christmas Carol; regarding Gibson’s Passion.
- November
- A plea for orthopraxis; a monograph on the guardian angels; further details concerning the Plainchant Conference entitled With Angels and Archangels: The Plainchant of the Mass in English; a Kalendar; a report on Irish Christianity; a eulogy of Edgar Woods; and pictures of the new St. Columba’s in Lafayette, Colo.
- October
- News regarding the singing of the Divine Office in Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins; announcement of a Conference concerning plainchant; a kalendar; reflections on the Liturgy of the Dead; eulogy and obituary for the Rev’d Charles Austin Dinkler and the return of Monsignor Felix.
- September
- Including articles on the relationship between prayer & silence and an hierarchical statement on homosexual marriage; as well as many pictures and a kalendar.
- August
- Articles on the Transfiguration, St. Laurence, the late Mrs. Erena Campbell and a kalendar.
- July
- With articles on plainchant and a visit to a Benedictine monastery as well as photos of the Rogation Sunday procession & the tonsuring of various members of the parish and a kalendar.
- June
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: An Account of the Collapse of the Norman Tower and its Aftermath by Fern Brill; To Hear, Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digesst: Christian Orthodoxy and the Traditional English Language of Doxology; Parish Profile: Jodanna and Vince Brechtel; Kalendar; Photos
- May
- Sacrificium Laudis - "The Anglican Breviary" and the Ancient Western Orthodox Divine Office by Reader Bejamin Andersen; That I May be Crowned with Him - "High King of Heaven: Aspects of Early English Spiritualty" by Benedicta Ward"; Kalendar; Photos
- April
- The Rest of the Saints: An Easter Eve Sermon by The Rev'd John Mason Neale, D.D.; Come Before His Presence with a Song: a Simple Lesson in Chant by Susan Eklund; Kalendar; Photos; Parish Profile: Debbie and Rick Vaughn
- March
- A Sermon on the Feast of St. Chad of Lichfield: On God's Judgement Against Sinners by The Rev. John Mason Neale, M.D.; "Miserable Offenders": An Intepretation of Prayer Book Language by C. S. Lewis; The Power of Prayer: An Account of the Western Orthodox Benedictine d'Alleray Priory of Paris by Serge Bolshakoff; Parish Profile: Kathy Pigford; Kalendar; Photos
- February
- Includes Dom Gueranger on the Suspension of
Alleluia
at Septuagesima, an article about Benedictine Oblates, parish features, news, pictures and more. - January
- A Hymn for St. Agnes - by St. Ambrose of Milan; The Life of Saint Agnes - Virgin and Martyr of Rome by Rev. Fr. Alban Butler; Photos; Kalendar; Ask Monsignor Felix
- 2002
- April
- Polesworth - Order of St. Benedict, Nuns; On the Christian Altar by Peter F. Anson; Church Furnishings: The Pulpit by Peter F. Anson; Kalendar
- February
- "Simple and Holy Melodies" - A Preview of the New Lancelot Andrewes Press Publication; Choruses from "The Rock" by T. S. Eliot; Kalendar; An Old English Church Tradition: he Election of the Boy-bishop on the Feast of St. Nicholas; Mr. William Matsch Inducted into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame;
- 2001
- October
- Old English Re-tellings of Judeo-Christian Stories by Prof. Alexandra Olsen; In Defense of Ethnic Worship by Subdeacon Thoedore Eklund; Questions to Our Resident Expert Reverend Msgr. Felix; Photos; Kalendar
- September
- O, Come Let Us Adore Him On the Invitatory Psalm Venite at Morning Prayer by Benjamin J. Andersen; Kalendar
- August
- Hereford and its Cathedral by George Gilbert; Some Explanatory Notes on the Orthodox Western Liturgies of the Church of Antioch - Benjamin Andersen; Kalendar; Photos
- July
- The Most Holy Shrine of any Noation is that of Our Lady, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Our God & Lord Jesus Christ; The Triumph of Icons: An Historical Account of the Centuries of Struggle For and Against the Reverence of Holy Images in the Life of Worship of the Church by David Cook; Photos; Kalendar
- June
- ELY From "How to Visit the English Cathedrals" by Esther Singleton; Kalendar; Photos
- May
- St. Dunstan of Canterbury; Kalendar; Photos.
- April
- Saint Guthlac prepared by Dr. Raymond P. Tripp; Photos; Kalendar
- March
- Glastonbury by M. R. James; A Modern Way to Make an Ancient Voyage: A Book Review by Susan Eklund; Kalendar; The Annunciation of Our Lady: The Feast of Christ's Incarnation;
- February
- To Fight with Beasts: A Review by Dr. Raymond P Tripp of The Real Common Worship; Kalendar; Photos
- January
- St. Mark's Church by Subdeacon James Jeffrey; The Matriarchal and Prophetic St. Deborah by the Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon, Rector of All Saints, Chicago; Kalendar; Photos
- 2000
- December
- 'Twas the Week Before Christmas (The "O" Antiphons) by Susan Eklund; Away in a Manager by Subdeacon Thoedore Eklund; St. Cuthbert by Alexandra H. Olsen; Kalendar; Photos
- November
- St. Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers by Fr. George Florovsky; Psalm 51 by Rev'd. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos
- October
- Introduction to the Symposium Saints of Old Britain by Bishop Basil; A Harvest for the World; Kalendar; Photos; On the Vatican Declaration "Dominus Iesus" by Metropolitan Maximos of Ainou; Parish Profile: Marilyn Ann Halverson
- September
- St. Ninian; Psalm 134 by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos
- August
- St. Hilda; Saint aidan, Bishop & Confessor; The Causes of the Debacle in the Moden Roman Catholic Liturgy from "The Reform of the Roman Liturgy: Its Problems and Background by Monsignor Klaus Gamber; Kalendar; Photos
- July
- St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary; The Hoppe Ministry in Albania: An Extraordinary Opening; A Fruitful Response by Virginia Tschanz; The Persecution of Christians Under Islam: A Historic Overview by Virginia Tschanz; Kalendar; Photos
- June/May
- Venerable Bede, Priest & Doctor: The Giving of Peace; The Commerce of Human Body Parts:: An Eastern Orthodox Response by The Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos; St. Bebe the Venerable Priest, Confessor & Doctor; A Western Rite Hymnal by Rev'd Nicholas Alford
- April
- The Life of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark; Lessons from a Bear of Very Little Brain: The Place of Children's Literature in Education by Same Torode; Psalm XVII by Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Photos; Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny Canonized by OCA and the Antiochian Archdiocese
- March
- The 40 Days of Lent are Easy; Psalm CXXX by Revd. Patrick Henry Reardon; Worship: Part III by Susan Upton Eklund; Kalendar; Photos; Parish Profile: Benjamin Andersen
- February
- Will a Man Rob God? by the Very Reverend Eugene Tarris; The Lord is King by The Reverend Patrick Henry Reardon; Worship The First and Great Commandment by Susan Upton Eklund; Parish Portrait: Elizabeth Dell; Kalendar; Photos
- January
- A New Century and Old Problems; Comments on the Western Rite by Bishop Basil; Sequences from the Sarum Missel by Charles Buchanan Pearson; Psalms XCII, XCVI, XCVII by The Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; Photos; Kalendar
- 1999
- December
- St. Hilary on the Forerunner of Christ; A Letter from Evelyn Underhill to Archbishop Lang of Centerbury; The History of Christmas; Psalm 113 A by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon; Kalendar; Parish Profile - Deacon Vladimir and Matushka Elizabeth
- November
- October
- The New Year & The Psalter by The Revd Patrick Henry Reardon; A Page from Brightest and Best, Stories of Hymns by George W. Rutler, Ignatius Press, 1998; Psalm 1 xxxi - by Rev'd Patrick Henry Reardon; On the Consolation of Death by Saint John Chrysostom; Parish Profile: Ken and Carol McCabe
- September
- Te Martyrs and the Monks from The Church Impotent by Leon Podels, Spense Publishing Company; Photos; Kalendar.
- August
- Psalm 45 vol. 1: My heart is inditing of a good matter: I Speak of the things that I have made unto the king; The Voice of the Psalms Revd Patrick Henry Reardon; Photos; Kalendar; Parish Profile - Doug and Jean Saunders