Austin Byzantine Catholic Community

During this holy season of preparation for Holy Week and Pascha, St. Basil's in Irving is hosting a series of webinars, led by different speakers from our parish and outreaches.

Our next one is Tonight at 7pm.

Topic: The Ladder of Divine Ascent of St. John Climacus with seminarian Michael Bracelin (Waco)
Time: Monday, Mar 9, 2026 at 7:00pm Central Time (US and Canada)
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Thanks everyone for joining us for the Veneration of the Holy Cross yesterday!

We had a new community member receive the Holy Mysteries of Christian Initiation this past Sunday.

God grant him many years!

Holy Apostle James, entreat the merciful God to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Glory to Jesus Christ! James the Lesser, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ, played an integral role in the formation of the early church. St. James, son of Alphaeus, otherwise known as James the Lesser, Pray for us!

Glory to Jesus Christ! Today, we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle!

“You were a disciple of Christ, and a member of the divine college of Apostles. Having been weak in faith, you doubted the Resurrection of Christ, but by feeling the wounds, you believed in His all-pure Passion. Pray now to Him, O all-praised Thomas, to grant us peace and great mercy.”

Protected by your coming, O Mother of God, the faithful people celebrate today with splendor, and gazing at your most pure image, we say with compunction: “Shield us with your precious veil and deliver us from all evil imploring your Son, Christ our God, to save our souls.”

Glory to Jesus Christ! Join us for our events and worship this October!

It was an honor to present this icon of Christ the High Priest to His Excellency Bishop Daniel Garcia, the newly installed Bishop of Austin!

We presented the gift in cooperation with the Waco Byzantine Catholic Community - Waco, TX. Thank you to Andrew Clayton for representing the Waco Outreach and to Renee Clayton for painting this beautiful icon!

Yesterday we welcomed Harrison Otto, one of our Texas vocations, at our Divine Liturgy in Austin.

Harrison is raising funds for his seminary studies while he prepares to be a priest in the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.

You can donate to support Harrison's vocation here: https://rescuevocations.org/aspirant/Harrison-Otto/

And meet the rest of his class (including many from our Eparchy) here: https://rescuevocations.org/aspirants/?c=class-30s

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