Saint John Chrysostom Regarding the Priesthood
No one loved Christ more than Paul; no one showed more earnestness than he; no one was endowed with more grace. Yet for all...
The Three Hierarchs: An Earthly Trinity
THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY On the 30th of the month, we celebrate the joint Memory of our THREE Holy Fathers and DOCTORS...
January 30: The Three Hierarchs
JANUARY 30th The Three Hierarchs: Saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. Each has his personal feast day in...
Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople
JANUARY 25th St Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople Born in Nazianzus of a Greek father (who later became a Christian and a bishop) and...
January 17: Saint George the New Martyr of Ioannina
THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY Memory of the Holy New Martyr GEORGE OF IOANNINA Saint George was born about the year 1819...
The Importance of Holy Water
"Holy Water" by Saint John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco On Theophany, the Day of the Lord's Baptism, every year a...
The Jordan River
THE JORDAN RIVER St. Matthew 3:13-17 At that time cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But...
St. John the Baptist’s day
St John the Baptist’s day 7th of January St John, the son of the priest Zechariah and Elizabeth, who was born...
Theophany (The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ)
Theophany (The Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ) 6th of January The Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of our Lord by St...
January 1: Saint Basil the Great
St Basil the Great 1st of January One of the Greatest Fathers of the Church; he, his friend St Gregory of Nazianzus...
January 1 – The Circumcision of our Lord
The circumcision of our Lord 1st of January According to the Law of Moses (Lev. 12,3) every boy of Jewish origin...
The Holy Innocents
The following is from A Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Land For Orthodox Christians by Holy Nativity Convent, St. Nectarios Press: Seattle, Washington, 1997. ------------ THE...
Saint Stephen the Archdeacon and Protomartyr
Today is the feast of Saint Stephen the Archdeacon and Protomartyr. He is a great Saint of the Church, full of miracles. His story...
Saint Gregory the Theologian on the Nativity
From Oration 38, "On the Nativity of Christ" Christ is born, give glory; Christ is from the heavens, go to meet him; Christ...
Two Pillars of Orthodoxy Regarding Panagia’s Ever-Virginity
Saint Epiphanios of Cyprus in the 4th century in a list of heresies includes the Antidicomarianites, literally, "the opponents of Mary," whom he calls...