A wonderful lecture was given by Father Jason Vansuch on the life of Saint John of the Ladder. FOCA members, parishioners of St. John's and friends gathered together for Great Vespers, a light supper, and the talk by Father Jason.
Appearing to the Myrrh-bearing Women at the tomb, the Angel exclaimed: “Myrrh is meet for the dead; but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption. So proclaim: ‘The Lord is risen, granting the world great mercy.’”