On the Ascension of Our Lord by St. Leo the Great
May 21, 2015 The mystery of our salvation, dearly-beloved, which the Creator of the universe valued at the price
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Feasts
Life of St. Paul of Thebes (+341AD) by St. Jerome
January 15/28, 2015 The Life of St. Paul the Hermit 1. It has been a subject of wide-spread and frequent
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St. Jacob of Nisibis (+388 AD, Jan. 13/26)
January 26, 2015 (De Vitis Patrum by St. Theodoret) JACOBUS of Nisibis Moses the divine lawgiver, who laid bare the
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St. Bede on the Feast of St. Benedict Biscop
At that time Peter said to Jesus: Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee; what shall we have therefore?
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The Discourse on the Holy Theophany by St. Hippolytus of Rome
January 23, 2015 1. Good, yea, very good, are all the works of our God and Saviour—all of them that
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Commemoration of St. Gregory of Nyssa
January 23, 2015 (Source: http://orthodoxchristian.blogspot.com) January 10th on the Church Calendar Sainted Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, was a younger brother of
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Homily on Theophany by St. Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York
January 23, 2015 Homily on the Theophany On the day of the feast of Theophany–the Baptism of the Lord–it is
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On the Baptism of Christ by St. Hilary of Poitiers
January 22, 2015 Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St. Hilary of Poitiers 5. Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at
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On the Baptism of Christ by St. Jerome
January 22, 2015 Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Book I, St. Jerome of Bethlehem 3.13 Then Jesus came from
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On the Baptism of Christ by St. Maximus of Turin
January 21, 2014 The Gospel mentions, as we have just heard read, that the Lord came to the Jordan for
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