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.
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Happy New Year and Blessed Feast of St. Basil
Leyah got the coin in our Vasilopita!
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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 beautiful garnet red sheets while going through boxes last spring.
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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.
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Babies Don’t Keep
“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety.”
Psalm 4:8
St. Gregory the Theologian on Holy Baptism
“Do you have an infant child? Allow sin no opportunity; rather, let the infant be sanctified from childhood. From his most tender age let him be consecrated by the Spirit. Do you fear the seal [of baptism] because of the weakness of nature? Oh, what a pusillanimous mother and of how little faith!” St. Gregory the Theologian – Oration on Holy Baptism 40:7 [A.D. 388]
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