Sunday of the Veneration of the Life-Giving Cross
Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered; and let those who hate Him flee from His face. As smoke vanishes, let them vanish; and as wax melts from the presence of fire, so let the demons perish from the presence of those who love God and who sign themselves...
St. Nikiphoros the Martyr of Antioch & Forgiveness Sunday
This Martyr, who was from Antioch in Syria, contested during the reign of Gallienus, about the year 260. Through the working of the evil one, his friendship with a certain Christian priest named Sapricius was turned to bitter hatred. Nikiphoros, repenting of his...
On the Baptism Cross
I have never much considered the importance of the wearing of ones baptism cross, but I recently ran into this quote and found it beneficial to share. We have the obligation to wear a cross, so as to keep an ancient Christian tradition. When a person is baptized, the...
Blessed Feast of Theophany
"When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, worship of the Trinity wast made manifest; forthe voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in thelikeness of a dove confirmed the truth of His word. O Christ our God, Who...
Happy New Year and Blessed Feast of St. Basil
Leyah got the coin in our Vasilopita! New Year's Day is a crazy day being the beginning of the new calendar year as well as the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ and also the feast day for Saint Basil the Great! This New Year family photo (with me running in) sums...
Seasonal Traditions and Rhythm
I’m not really good at maintaining traditions, but I read so often about how beneficial it is to have seasonal traditions and rhythm. We don’t have many abrupt colors in our home. Our furniture and sheets are all light or neutrals, but I found this old set of...
St. Herman the Wonderworker of Alaska & First Saint of America
“Herman of Alaska was a Russian Orthodox monk from Valaam Monastery in Russia who traveled with eight other monks in 1793 to bring the Gospel to the native Aleuts and Eskimos in the Aleutian Islands. As part of the Russian colonization of the Americas, Russians had...
Put on the Armor of God: Commentary on Ephesians 6
"Let us put on the whole armor of God. Do you see how he banishes all fear? For if it be possible to do all, and to stand, his describing in detail the power of the enemy does not create cowardice and fear, but it shakes off indolence. That ye may be able, he says, to...
“Comfort” Leading to Death: St. Basil’s Epistle to the Alexandrians
To the Alexandrians.I have already heard of the persecution in Alexandria and the rest of Egypt, and, as might be expected, I am deeply affected. I have observed the ingenuity of the devil's mode of warfare. When he saw that the Church increased under the persecution...
I Desire Christ…
Missing regular inside Liturgy so much. 😔 Grateful that we have the ability (an extra altar) to be outdoors, but I really, really miss the scent of incense and hearing the heavenly voices of song and chant totally filling the air. O Lord, save Thy people and bless...
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