13 November ~ St. John Chrysostom
This greatest and most beloved of all Christian orators was born in Antioch the Great in the year 344 or 347; his pious parents were called Secundus and Anthusa...
Tag: Saints
25 October ~ St Tabitha the Widow, raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter
Saint Tabitha, the widow raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter, was a virtuous and kindly woman, belonged to the Christian community in Joppa. Being grievou...
Saint Paraskeva
On Saturday evening I traveled with Fr. Greg to Saint Paraskeva Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts for a wonderful event. The parish in Wakefield, the one I was...
Beheading of the Venerable Head of the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
The divine Baptist, the Prophet born of a Prophet, the seal of all the Prophets and beginning of the Apostles, the mediator between the Old and New Covenants, t...
14 August ~ Micah the Prophet
This Prophet (whose name means “who is like God?”), was a Morasthite from the land of Judah. He prophesied more than fifty years in the days of Joat...
26 July ~ Paraskevi the Righteous Martyr of Rome
Saint Paraskevi, who was from a certain village near Rome, was born to pious parents, Agatho and Politia. Since she was born on a Friday (in Greek, Paraskevi), ...
July 3 ~ John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker
The future St. John was born on June 4, 1896, in the southern Russian village (current day Ukraine) of Adamovka in Kharkiv province to pious aristocrats, Boris ...
Sunday of St. John Climacus
The memory of this Saint is celebrated on March 30, where his biography may be found. He is celebrated today because his book, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, is a...
January 1st ~ St. Basil the Great
Saint Basil the Great was born about the end of the year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family renowned for their learning and holiness. His parents’...
December 28th: Jospeh 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...