Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for t...
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St. Nikolai of Zhicha
Recently, I visited the museum at St. Tikhon’s Seminary in Pennsylvania. If you have a chance to visit I highly recommend the visit. The museum traces Ame...
St. Patrick’s Breastplate
I bind unto myself today the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three. I bind this day to me for ever, by power...
Hold a Grudge? Read on…
Our venerable and God-bearing Father Maximus the Confessor (ca. 580-662) was an Orthodox Christian monk and ascetical writer known especially for his courageous...
St. Vantine
Since the entire world celebrates this Saint on this day I thought I would put a little entry here about St. Valentine, however on the Orthodox calendar we do n...
6 January ~ Theophan the Recluse
St. Theophan the Recluse, also known as “Theophan Zatvornik” or “Theophanes the Recluse” (Russian: Феофан Затворник), (1815–1894) is a w...
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ ~ Stephen the Protomartyr
The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr (Gk. Στέφανος, “crown”) was an early Christian convert from among the Hellenistic J...
Sunday after the Nativity of Christ ~ Joseph the Betrothed
The holy and righteous Joseph the Betrothed, also referred to as Joseph of Nazareth, was the foster-father of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament (Matt...
6 December ~ Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra
This Saint lived during the reign of Saint Constantine the Great, and reposed in 330, As a young man, he desired to espouse the solitary life. He made a pilgrim...
14 November ~ Holy Apostle Philip
This Apostle, one of the Twelve, was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and was a compatriot of Andrew and Peter. He was instructed in the teachings of the Law, and dev...