Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Saints on Feb 28th, 2007
Saints Marana and Kyra, sisters by birth, lived during the fourth century in the city of Veria (or Berea) in Syria. Their parents were illustrious and rich, but the sisters left home and departed the city when they had reached maturity.
Having cleared off a small plot of land, the holy virgins sealed up the entrance [...]
Posted in Children on Feb 27th, 2007
In only a matter of weeks, my family and I will be chrismated. It is imperative that at that time we have made a decision regarding godparents for our son. We have in mind who we would like, but I decided to do some research first:
A Godparent must be someone who is a [...]
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of [...]
I had the opportunity to participate in my first Forgiveness Vespers this Sunday evening. I have to admit that I am was frightened of what it was going to be like and what I was required to do. Our priest didn’t actually explain it ahead of time, my friend and I were quite [...]
It is ironic that on Judgement Sunday (meatfare), as my husband and I were talking in bed, I spoke about one of my “worst” (or most frequent) sins: judgement (of myself and others). I have a serious problem with this. I have always been one of those people who will base my [...]
Posted in Icons on Feb 11th, 2007
This is a neat website. Definitely check it out when you can!
I have a great affinity for the name Dorothy; it is my mother’s name, it was my mother’s mother’s name, it was the name of my great-grandmother on my father’s side (Dorthea in Italian), and it used to be the name that I claimed as my middle name since I do not have one. [...]
