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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 - October 2026

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Latest Sermons

Cultivating Good Soil through the Blessing of Holy Icons

October 11, 2026 - by Dn. Jeff Smith
Today we live in a culture saturated with images. We carry thousands of them in our pockets. We constantly look at photographs, screens, advertisements, videos, faces, landscapes, more advertisements, and carefully constructed versions of other people's lives. We are surrounded by images, but not all images teach us how to see. Read more »
 

To Love as Christ Loves Us

September 20, 2026 - by Subdeacon JD Swartz
We have heard the words of 1 Corinthians 13 misused for so long that we’ve stopped paying attention to them so now we care greatly for prophecies which will fail, for tongues which will cease, for knowledge that will pass away, and we have forgotten that without the love which endures all things, we are nothing – and nothing is as close as we can become to the antithesis of the God who is everywhere present and who fills all things. Faith and love require more of us than any law ever could. Read more »
 

For God So Loved the World that He Gave His Only Son: a homily on the Sunday before the Feast of the Cross

September 13, 2026 - by Dn. Jeff Smith
When we forgive, we reveal the Cross. When we show mercy, we reveal the Cross. When we refuse to return hatred, we reveal the Cross. When we care for someone who is lonely or forgotten, we reveal the Cross. When we repent and begin again, we reveal the Resurrection. Read more »
 

 

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Sunday Worship!

Join us every Sunday at 8:45 am for Orthros and 10 am for Divine Liturgy followed by Fellowship Hour for coffee and delicious food!

Upcoming Services and Events

Saturday, October 17
10 amNeighbor Outreach cooking
Sunday, October 18
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
Wednesday, October 21
6 pmChanter Rehearsal
Thursday, October 22
9 amNeighbor Outreach Cooking
Saturday, October 24
9 am Neighbor Outreach Cooking
Sunday, October 25
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
11:30 amMemorials
Sunday, November 1
8:45 amOrthros
10 amDivine Liturgy
11:30 amFellowship Hour/Neighbor Outreach Sandwich Sunday
Wednesday, November 4
6 pmChanter Rehearsal

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Spiritual Teachings from Metropolitan Saba

 

Metropolitan Saba

"​Therefore, cleave to reading spiritual writings. It will lead you to that wonderful change which took place in so many saints. Through these works we receive great and holy enlightenment… So let our eyes be enlightened by the light of the word of God, for Sacred Scripture enlightens more brightly than the sun those who read with love and who keep the commandments of God." +Archbishop Platon of Kostroma

In our Antiochian Orthodox tradition both past and present, we are blessed with a multitude of outstanding godly writers who exhort, encourage, and edify the faithful. We present a sampling of spiritual reflections here, and pray that these will inspire you as you continue your spiritual journey in the Holy Orthodox Christian Faith.

 

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