1 April ~ St. Mary of Egypt
When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for seventeen years. Then, moved by curios...
Tag: Feast Days
Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy is celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent. It is the celebration of the victory of the iconodules over the iconocla...
Forgiveness Sunday
Forgiveness Sunday, also called Cheesefare Sunday, is the final day of pre-Lent. It is the Sunday after Meatfare Sunday and the Sunday before the Sunday of Orth...
Sunday of the Last Judgment
The foregoing two parables — especially that of the Prodigal Son — have presented to us God’s extreme goodness and love for man. But lest cert...
Saturday of the Souls
Each year, before the start of the Great Lent, we commemorate the dead on the Saturday of the Souls. This is the day that all of the names of those who ha...
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
The Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee begins the Lenten Triodion, the liturgical book used in the services of Great Lent. It is the Sunday after the Sunday of...
Theophany
Today the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of The Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The word Theophany comes from the Greek “theophania&#...
Joseph 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...
13 December ~ Herman of Alaska
Our venerable father Herman of Alaska (1756 – December 13, 1837) was an 18th century missionary to Alaska. He, in 1970, became the first saint to be glori...
21 November ~ Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
Today let us the crowds of the assembled faithful celebrate a spiritual feast: let us reverently praise the Virgin Theotokos and child of God, as she is brought...