The Nativity of Christ. 8th century Byzantine icon at Saint Catherine’s Monastery (Mount Sinai). I. All share in the joy...
The Gospel Reading is from Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to...
Late one Christmas Eve, I sank back, tired but content, into my easy chair. The kids were in bed, the...
Chinese Français Deutsch Italiano Español Русский (Russian) Українська (Ukrainian) Prot. No. 1237 BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Grace Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome...
Απολυτίκιον. Ήχος δ’. Κανόνα πίστεως, και εικόνα πραότητος, εγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ανέδειξε σε τη ποίμνη σου, η των πραγμάτων αλήθεια δια...
If we saw how much Christ loves us… The Lord does not abandon us, never and no way. From the...
“Search for me, A needle in a haystack, Find where I lie, Pain hidden by a rag, Here I hide...
More than 100,000 Britons have recently downloaded «certificates of de-baptism» from the Internet to renounce their Christian faith. The initiative...
Monk Alexander Source: Orthodox Research Institute We have no power to change another person, and we should not waste our...
By Ryassophore Monk Adrian Originally published in “Orthodox Word” magazine No. 190 When we come to know God as Person,...
In the midst of that night, in my darkness, I saw the awesome sight of Christ opening the heavens for...
I. Who follows Jesus shall not walk Read the Gospel In darksome road with danger rife; But in his heart...
Draw near to me O Lord, hasten to help me, bring my soul out of affliction and have mercy on...
By Bishop John (Kallos) of Thermon The first and great commandment of Christ was the commandment to love. “Thou shalt...
As the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various kinds of diseases brought...
Consider this… Moses, who spoke with God through the burning bush, who removed his sandals on the ever-holy ground… who...
Continued from (3) St. Thomas. Little is recorded of St. Thomas the Apostle, nevertheless thanks to the fourth Gospel his...
Continued from (2) St. Barnabas. Barnabas (originally Joseph), styled an Apostle in Holy Scripture, and, like St. Paul, ranked by...
Continued from (1) St. Andrew. The name “Andrew” (Gr. andreia, manhood, or valour), like other Greek names, appears to have...
Apostles of Christ. Under this title it may be sufficient to supply brief and essential information. The reader will find...
