By Subdeacon Nektarios, M.A. On Bright Thursday, during Vespers, the Church’s liturgical text petitions the Lord to “Establish, O God, the holy Orthodox Faith and Orthodox Christians, unto the ages of ages” [1]. The word establish literally means to make stable or to support, like setting a heavy pillar in stone so that it can never fall.That same day, April 25, 2025, several World Orthodox hierarchs attended "The Joint Meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA a...| Orthodox Traditional