Christ Is Risen! Truly He Is Risen!
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!

"Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.' The woman said to him, 'Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.'"
(John 4:5-42)

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman

The fifth Sunday of Holy Pascha is observed by the Orthodox Church as the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. The day commemorates the encounter of Christ with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. The biblical story of this event and the dialog between Christ and the woman is found in the Gospel of Saint John 4:5-42.

Read the Gospel (John 4:5-42)

Read the Epistle (Acts 11:19-30)

Study the Gospel & Epistle Readings

Listen to the Hymns of Pascha

Sunday Sermon Series

Come and See

The Samaritan Woman, having come to the well in faith, beheld You, the Water of Wisdom from which she drank plentifully and inherited the Heavenly Kingdom as one who is blessed forever.

(Kontakion for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman)

Women in the Church

Women have been important saints and leaders in the Church from the very beginning!

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Family Gospel Lesson

Gather together as a family to talk about Gospel reading for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, with this lesson prepared by the Center for Family Care.

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Christ's Resurrection

In this video, we learn about the celebration in the Orthodox Christian faith of Christ’s resurrection at the end of our Paschal journey, and the significance it has for our lives.

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