Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever.
Posted in Saints on Jun 16th, 2007
Hieromartyr Tigrius the Presbyter and the Martyr Eutropius the Reader were contemporaries of St John Chrysostom (November 13) and were among his clergy. The holy presbyter Tigrius was a mild and kindly pastor, and St Eutropius was distinguished for his prudence and purity of life. When St John Chrysostom was banished from Constantinople in 404, [...]
Posted in Saints on Jun 14th, 2007
Our parish office assistant emailed these insightful words from St. Isaac of Syria:
Do not be astonished if, when you begin to practice virtue, severe tribulations break out against you on every side. Virtue is not accounted virtue if it is not accompanied by difficulty and by labors. That is why all those who [...]
Posted in Saints on Jun 12th, 2007
The Holy Right-believing Princess Anna of Kashin, a daughter of the Rostov prince Demetrius Borisovich, in 1294 became the wife of the holy Great Prince Michael Yaroslavich of Tver, who was murdered by the Mongol-Tatars of the Horde in 1318, (November 22). After the death of her husband, Anna withdrew into Tver’s Sophia monastery and [...]
With this recent threat of preeclampsia, I began to contemplate my own life and the possibility of my death.
This may sound weird, but it is a result of the fact that preeclampsia (and other hypertensize disorders) is the leading global cause of maternal and infant illness and death (approximately 76,000 deaths per year). [...]
Saints Peter and Paul FastA message from Father JustinSt. Athanasius OCA, Nicholasville, KY
The Sunday of All Saints and the fast that it inaugurates are both extensions of the Feast of Pentecost (just as surely as this past fast-free week is an extension of Pentecost). The question that the Saints Peter and Paul Fast answers [...]
