The Holy Seven Maccabees, Eleazar the Martyr
The Wisdom of God's own seven pillars are ye all, a seven-branched lamp that was shineth with the Light Divine, ye Great Martyrs that were before the Martyrs, O all-wise Maccabees, with them pray ye the God of all that we who now sing your praises may be...
St. Markella the Virgin Martyr
St. Markella of Chios is commemorated July 22. Submitting to the laws of the Lord's divine teachings, you strove to keep them blamelessly, O Martyr Markella. And fearing the violence of your father, you fled from him and dwelt in the mountains. Pursuing you he found...
St. Maria of Paris
Mother Maria of Paris is commemorated on July 20. You can read about the life of St. Maria of Paris on the Greek Archdiocese website here and on OrthodoxWiki here. A wonderful audio resource on her life is within the Patristic Nectar series on Contemporary Women...
The Thousands Years Temple
Sometimes you come across a specific book during a specific and providential time. Such was the case with a recent library read titled The Hundred Year Barn. I was drawn to it due to the beautiful illustrations, but as I read it, my mind was taken to the fond memories...
St. John Chrysostom on the Raising of Children
The Triumph of Orthodoxy
Photo by Samer Shagoury “O Christ our God, begging forgiveness of our sins, we venerate Your Pure Image, O Good One. Of Your own will You condescended to ascend upon the Cross in the flesh and deliver those You created from the bondage of the enemy. Wherefore,...
St. Germanos of Constantinople on the Church
“The Church is the temple of God, the holy precinct, the house of prayer, the assembling together of the people, the body of Christ, His name, the bride of Christ, calling forth the peoples for repentance and prayer...The Church is an earthly heaven, in which the...
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...
We are at the Sunday of Orthodoxy.
We are at the Sunday of Orthodoxy. This is so much bigger to me this year. Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered; let those who hate Him flee before Him! As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God! But...
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...
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