June 14, 2019 276 0 In Anticipation of Pentecost: “We All Have the Light of the Holy Spirit Burning in Us” When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush…
April 24, 2019 350 0 The Kiss of the Harlot and the Kiss of the Apostle She who had anointed Christ with precious myrrh Had foreshadowed the myrrh and aloes that Nicodemus brought. – Synaxarion of Holy and Great Wednesday The…
February 14, 2019 73 0 Mine Eyes Have Seen: What Future Did St. Simeon Foresee at the Moment of the Meeting? One of the most well known psalms is the 90th, beginning with, “He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High”. We read…
February 3, 2019 35 0 The Feast of the Meeting: a Celebration of the Elderly The Feast of the Meeting of Christ in the Temple (February 2) is a feast of the elderly. When the Holy Family entered the…
February 1, 2019 397 0 How the Groundhog stole the Feast of Presentation The Ancient Origins of Groundhog Day Early February is the midpoint between the beginning of winter and the beginning of spring, and we who…
January 29, 2019 308 1 Shall We Venerate Chains? Today, on January 29 (January 16 O.S.), the church calendar is marked with the following intriguing holiday: Veneration of the Precious Chains of the…
January 21, 2019 119 0 Four Main Reasons of the Lord’s Baptism And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:17) Jesus Christ begins…
January 16, 2019 104 0 Childhood Years of Jesus Christ And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. (Luke 2:40) We know almost…
January 15, 2019 95 0 First Soldiers of Christ Hail Their King Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive….
January 14, 2019 116 0 A Double Church Feast: Circumcision of the Lord and St. Basil the Great Today we celebrate a double Church feast, the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ, and memory of St. Basil the Great. In addition, if…