Posted in Church, Saints on 20 October 09 | Leave a Comment »
Today the Church remembers the Martyrs Sergius (Sergios) and Bacchus (Bakkos) in Syria (290-303).
The Holy Martyrs Sergios and Bakkhos were appointed to high positions in the army by the emperor Maximian (284-305), who did not know that they were Christians. Malevolent persons made a denunciation to Maximian, that his two military-commanders did not honour [...]
Posted in Death, Resurrection on 16 October 09 | Leave a Comment »
Condemned to Immortality
A meditation on the Resurrection
from Philosophical Gifts
by Archimandrite Justin Popovich
People condemned God to death; with His Resurrection He condemned them to immortality. For striking Him, God returned embraces; for insults, blessings; for death, immortality. Never did men show more hate towards God than when they crucified Him; and God never showed His love [...]
Posted in Death on 13 October 09 | 3 Comments »
My husband’s brother died today. He was very sick, so it was no surprise, but it was still a jolt, and a reminder that death comes to us all. We never know when it will come, so we must work at all times to be prepared.
The saints call this, “remembrance of death.” St. Ignaty [Brianchaninov], [...]
Posted in Love on 29 September 09 | Leave a Comment »
Love Without Limits (12)
Written by Archimandrite Lev Gillet (A Monk of the Eastern Church)
This is a further translation of passages from Fr. Lev’s book of meditations on the mystery of divine and human Love. That book, unfortunately, has long been out of print, and the translation does little to reflect the poetic beauty of the [...]
Posted in Church, Saints on 22 September 09 | Leave a Comment »
Righteous Saint Joachim, son of Barpathir, was a descendant of King David, to whom God had revealed that from the descendants of his line would be born the Saviour of the world. Righteous Saint Anna was the daughter of Matthan and through her father she was of the tribe of Levi, and through her mother [...]
Posted in Bible, Church on 21 September 09 | Leave a Comment »
I never thought of it this way before, and it struck me pretty funny at first – but this blogpost has a great many things to say in a small amount of space – like a Powerpoint Presentation, indeed! Check it out!
Posted in Cycles, Dormition, Health Care, Illness, Life on 2 September 09 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we are just about back to what passes for normal around here. The contractor starts today fixing the roof. The ceiling will be next week, but we are back in our BED – which is a great blessing. I’ve gotten wonderful sleep the last 2 nights – even with the hole in the ceiling!
The [...]
Posted in Church, Joy, Monastery, Monastics, Mourning, Vatopedi on 30 July 09 | Leave a Comment »
Blessed Elder Joseph of Vatipedi reposed July 1, 2009. Videos of his funeral may be found HERE!
But the most important thing is that after his repose, and after being prepared for burial, he was found to be SMILING!
Why is the smile of Elder Joseph from Eternity?
A Modern Elder Reposes.
Posted in Ascension, Church on 30 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
[Stolen from: Redeeming the Time {blog} Friday after Ascension, May 16/29 2009]
[Also found HERE in RTF format.]
O Lord Jesus Christ our God, accept from us, Thine unworthy servants, these words of thanksgiving:
For Thou hast given unity to the Church of Russia and transformed into joy the greatly painful cry of Thy servants.
Hearken now to our [...]
Posted in Ascension, Church on 30 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
On May 28th (Thursday of the 7th week following Pascha) we celebrated the Ascension of Christ into the Heavens.
“The Ascension is a sign and token of the Second Coming. “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven” (Acts [...]
Posted in Church, Sunday of the Blind Man on 23 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow, Sunday May 24 (May 11, old style) is the 6th Sunday after Pascha on which we remember the healing of the Blind Man.
We also remember the special Saints of the days: Hieromartyr Mocius (Mucius), Presbyter of Amphipolis in Macedonia.
Saints Methodius and Cyril, Equals of the Apostles, first teachers of the Slavs.
Hieromartyr Joseph, Metropolitan of [...]
Posted in Church Calendar, Saint, St. Photini (Svetlana) on 17 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
Today we celebrate the Samaritan Woman. According to Church tradition, the Samaritan Woman was named Photini (Photina) (or in Slavonic, Svetlana). She was that Samaritan woman who had the rare fortune to speak with the Lord Christ Himself at Jacob’s Well in Sychar (John. 4). Coming to faith in the Lord, she then came to [...]
Posted in Church, Monastics, Saint on 16 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
Theodore was a disciple of St. Pachomius. He was born and raised as a pagan but as a young man came to the knowledge of the True Faith and was baptized. Learning about St. Pachomius, he secretly fled from his parent’s home to Pachomius’ monastery. St. Pachomius tonsured him a monk and admired him because [...]
Posted in Martyrdom, Turtle Rock on 11 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
The USA is not so gradually losing it’s Christianity. As an inveterate watcher of news shows, I have been horrified, bemused and disgusted at all the attacks on basic Christian beliefs (and Jewish and Muslim beliefs, for that matter). I seem to have some company: Smart Girl Nation posted THIS yesterday (5/10/09).
Now, while I [...]
Posted in Church, Saints, St. John of Kronstadt, Turtle Rock on 8 May 09 | Leave a Comment »
St. John of Kronstadt
from: Orthodox Photos
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The ever-memorable Russian Pastor, St John of Kronstadt, in his “Thoughts Concerning the Church” writes: “Acknowledge that all the saints are our elder brothers in the one House of the Heavenly Father, who have departed from earth to heaven, and they are always with us in God, and they constantly [...]
Posted in Christ is Risen!, Easter - Pascha, PASCHA! on 19 April 09 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, during the Paschal season I posted what is, to me, the quintessential Easter Song:
Christ God is Risen!
I hope you enjoy this little reprise!
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Posted in Christ is Risen!, Easter - Pascha, PASCHA! on 19 April 09 | Leave a Comment »
Paschal Greetings from Metropolitan PHILIP
“He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to His own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the [...]
Posted in Christ is Risen!, Easter - Pascha, PASCHA! on 19 April 09 | Leave a Comment »
Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, on the occasion of the great feast of the Lord’s Pascha, 2009
Posted 04/18
Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!
To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of The Orthodox Church in America
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Beloved, let us greet one another with Paschal Joy, and exchange the [...]
Posted in Christ is Risen!, Easter - Pascha, PASCHA! on 19 April 09 | Leave a Comment »
Archpastoral Paschal Message of His Grace Bishop Irinej of Australia and New Zealand
IRINEJ
BY THE GRACE OF GOD
THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX
BISHOP OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Addressing you: beloved monastics, clergy, all sons and daughters, the faithful spiritual children of our Holy Church, with a heart resounding and overflowing with joy in the victory of the inextinguishable light [...]
Posted in Christ is Risen!, Easter - Pascha, PASCHA! on 19 April 09 | Leave a Comment »
The bright Pascha of our Lord has come again, and with it, the promise of our Lord’s Resurrection. On this day we celebrate what is actually a continuous series of actions by God to bring us back to him.
In the beginning, in the Garden, Adam and Eve walked and talked with God, as with a [...]
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