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Welcome to St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church in Central Square, Cambridge, MA! We are a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Hopefully, you will leave here with a glimpse of our unique and beautiful congregation. Perhaps you will even accept our heartfelt invitation to visit us if you are ever in the Boston area. The community of St. Mary's is ethnically diverse, warm, hospitable, and deeply spiritual.

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Diocese Update - June 2025

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2025 Diocese Parish Life Conference - June 21

Join Bishop John and the faithful of our Diocese of Worcester and New England at the 2025 Parish Life Conference! This year’s PLC is a one-day event on Saturday, June 21st, hosted by Saint George Church in Norwood Read more »
 

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Spiritual Quotes

 

"The great virtue of the monastic orders in Catholicism—each with an emphasis on a different work or form of manifesting love—is the recognition of the plurality of styles. Each one manifests his faith according to his personality. There’s no mandatory style. Ana is entirely Christian, but she wrongly believes that only her style—the uninterrupted seraphic smile, the unctuous gestures and folded hands, the exclusive use of pious words—is the only currency with value. In the Patericon it’s very clear: not even the Christian lifestyle of a great hermit in the Thebaid is incomparable and inimitable. The lifestyle of a random poor cobbler in Alexandria, a married man and father of children, can be higher than that practiced by St Anthony himself, the great ascetic."

      - Fr. Nicholas Steinhardt, The Journal of Joy

 

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Latest Sermons

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

June 08, 2025 - by Subdeacon JD Swartz
What we find here, brothers and sisters, is that the peace and stillness granted to us by the Holy Spirit is an effect of God’s being, which is love. And in us, a love ablaze for God is ablaze also for His creation. The love of the Father and the Son through the Holy Spirit, and the love of Christ and us through the Holy Spirit, and the love of us with one another, with our neighbor, with our enemy is through the Holy Spirit. Read more »
 

The Unity of the Body

June 02, 2025 - by Dn. James Wilcox
There is a clear picture given in this warning from the Apostle Paul, which is not unlike the situation facing the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council. Namely, that it is from within the body of believers that division will threaten, not from outside of it. For the body can only be divided when it is fractured from within. It is, therefore, essential that we hold to the rudimentary teachings about God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit that have been passed down to us through the centuries, for this is where our salvation lies! The faith we possess is not some passing trend or a way of life, which serves as a suitable alternative to worldly living. It is, rather, a confession of faith that demands our conformity to the reality of who God is. Read more »
 

 

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Upcoming Services and Events

Sunday, June 29
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
11:30 amMemorials
Sunday, July 6
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
Saturday, July 12
5 pmGreat Vespers
Sunday, July 13
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
Sunday, July 20
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
Sunday, July 27
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
11:30 amMemorials

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