First Homily of St. John Damascene [+749AD] on the Dormition
Source The memory of the just takes place with rejoicing, said Solomon, the wisest of men; for precious in God’s
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Feasts
St. Hormisdas [+420] and the Persian Martyrs
From Book V, Chapter 38, of St. Theodoret of Cyrus’ “Ecclesiastical History”: Of the Persecutions in Persia and of them
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St. Ephraim the Syrian on the Holy Transfiguration
Sermon on the Transfiguration of our Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. From the land comes the joy of
Read moreSt. Leo the Great on the Holy Transfiguration
The Gospel lesson, dearly beloved, which has reached the inner hearing of our minds through our bodily ears, calls us
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St. Gregory Palamas on the Holy Transfiguration
For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its truth, it is necessary for us to turn to
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Hieroconfessor Basil, Bishop of Kineshma and Those with Him [+July 31 OS / August 13 NS 1937]
[Source] Bishop Basil of Kineshma was born Benjamin Sergeyevich Preobrazhensky, in 1875 (according to other sources, 1873 or 1876) in
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St. Maximus of Turin [+423AD] on the Baptism of Christ
Your holiness remembers, brethren, that on the day of the Most Blessed Epiphany we said that the Lord was Baptized
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Woman Behind Roe V. Wade: “Legalizing Abortion was the Biggest Mistake of my life.”
Source: LifeSiteNews Today is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion on demand
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GOC-K Celebrations of Theophany in Greece and United States
For photos of the celebration of the GOC-K Bishops in Greece for Theophany go here. In the United States, the GOC-K
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Feast of St. Alban the Protomartyr of Britain June 22 (OS) / July 5 (NS)
The Venerable Priest, St. Bede, in his Ecclesiastical History, Ch. 7, Book I, gives the Passion of St. Alban:
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