On the Baptism of Christ by St. Maximus of Turin
January 21, 2014 The Gospel mentions, as we have just heard read, that the Lord came to the Jordan for the sake of baptism and that He wished to be consecrated by the heavenly mysteries in that same...
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January 22, 2015 Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Book I, St. Jerome of Bethlehem 3.13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John that He might be baptized by him. The Saviour accepted...
View ArticleOn the Baptism of Christ by St. Hilary of Poitiers
January 22, 2015 Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St. Hilary of Poitiers 5. Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John in order to be baptized by him, and so on. In Jesus...
View ArticleHomily on Theophany by St. Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York
January 23, 2015 Homily on the Theophany On the day of the feast of Theophany–the Baptism of the Lord–it is not out of place to remember another baptism: that baptism which was performed over each of...
View ArticleCommemoration of St. Gregory of Nyssa
January 23, 2015 (Source: http://orthodoxchristian.blogspot.com) January 10th on the Church Calendar Sainted Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, was a younger brother of Saint Basil the Great (Comm. 1 January)....
View ArticleThe Discourse on the Holy Theophany by St. Hippolytus of Rome
January 23, 2015 1. Good, yea, very good, are all the works of our God and Saviour—all of them that eye seeth and mind perceiveth, all that reason interprets and hand handles, all that intellect...
View ArticleSt. Bede on the Feast of St. Benedict Biscop
At that time Peter said to Jesus: Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the...
View ArticleSt. Jacob of Nisibis (+388 AD, Jan. 13/26)
January 26, 2015 (De Vitis Patrum by St. Theodoret) JACOBUS of Nisibis Moses the divine lawgiver, who laid bare the bottom of the sea, caused water to flow in the barren desert and did many other...
View ArticleLife of St. Paul of Thebes (+341AD) by St. Jerome
January 15/28, 2015 The Life of St. Paul the Hermit 1. It has been a subject of wide-spread and frequent discussion what monk was the first to give a signal example of the hermit life. For some going...
View ArticleSermon on the Day of Lights by St. Gregory of Nyssa
January 21, 2015 Now I recognize my own flock: to-day I behold the wonted figure of the Church, when, turning with aversion from the occupation even of the cares of the flesh, you come together in your...
View ArticleOn the Ascension of Our Lord by St. Leo the Great
May 21, 2015 The mystery of our salvation, dearly-beloved, which the Creator of the universe valued at the price of His blood, has now been carried out under conditions of humiliation from the day of...
View ArticleSt. Peter Chrysologus (380AD-450AD) On the Beheading of St. John the Baptist,...
September 11, 2015 Today while the virtue of John and the ferocity of Herod are related to us, our innards were shaken, our hearts trembled, our sight grew dim, our mind became dull, our hearing...
View ArticleFinnish World ‘Orthodox’ Priest and ‘Gay Rights’ Activist Becomes General...
October 15, 2015 (Source: http://orthodoxpost.com) [Originally reported on Oct. 13] The Conference of European Churches is pleased to announce the appointment of Fr Heikki Huttunen, Orthodox Church of...
View ArticleRumbles in Bulgarian Patriarchate over Phanar’s 2016 Council
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod, the church’s governing body, has adopted hard-line policy positions ahead of the Pan-Orthodox Council to be held in Crete in June 2016 – stating, among other...
View ArticleCommemoration of St. Gregory of Nyssa
January 23, 2015 (Source: http://orthodoxchristian.blogspot.com) January 10th on the Church Calendar Sainted Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, was a younger brother of Saint Basil the Great (Comm. 1 January)....
View ArticleThe Discourse on the Holy Theophany by St. Hippolytus of Rome
January 23, 2015 1. Good, yea, very good, are all the works of our God and Saviour—all of them that eye seeth and mind perceiveth, all that reason interprets and hand handles, all that intellect...
View ArticleSt. Bede on the Feast of St. Benedict Biscop
At that time Peter said to Jesus: Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the...
View ArticleSt. Jacob of Nisibis (+388 AD, Jan. 13/26)
January 26, 2015 (De Vitis Patrum by St. Theodoret) JACOBUS of Nisibis Moses the divine lawgiver, who laid bare the bottom of the sea, caused water to flow in the barren desert and did many other...
View ArticleLife of St. Paul of Thebes (+341AD) by St. Jerome
January 15/28, 2015 The Life of St. Paul the Hermit 1. It has been a subject of wide-spread and frequent discussion what monk was the first to give a signal example of the hermit life. For some going...
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