23 August ~ St. Ebba
St. Ebba (in English St. Tabbs) Virgin & Abbess August 25, A.D. 683 She was sister to St. Oswald and Oswi, kings of the Northumbers, and, assisted by the l...
Author: Fr. Peter
Silence
A good friend from California e-mailed me yesterday to remind me that I had not posted for six days and was I okay or away or something. Well here I am still he...
Russian Church to Annually Honor early British Saints.
MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Interfax) – The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church instituted a holiday to honor Christians who lived on the islands of Great Brita...
16 August ~ St. Roch
Born at Montpellier towards 1295; died 1327. His father was governor of that city. At his birth St. Roch is said to have been found miraculously marked on the b...
Montana rancher wraps up journey with friends’ help
BRIMFIELD— Cross-country, head-turner Lee “The Horse Logger” Crafton has been welcomed in many parts of the country. This town of about 3,700 people has been no...
Virginia Tech to offer $7.5m to massacre victims, families
RICHMOND — Virginia Tech will offer the families of the 32 students and faculty members slain by Seung-Hui Cho a one-time payment of up to $180,000 from a...
Dormition
Troparion of the Dormition (Tone 1) In giving birth, you have preserved your virginity; and in fallin asleep, you did not forsake the world, O Mother of God. Yo...
11 August ~ St. Blane
Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, b. on the island of Bute, date unknown; d. 590. His feast is kept on 10 August. He was a nephew of St. Cathan, and was educate...
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Bartolomeu Anania: Let the Church elect its own Patriarch!
Metropolitan Bishop of Cluj, Alba, Crisana and Maramures says the most important thing is that the future head of the Church should not be someone who could be ...