I can hardly believe it. And it was just before we found out we were pregnant with him that we started attending an Orthodox Church. Crazy!
Here are some photos from the party. And you can view a video on my family website.
We are so blessed with our son! He brings so [...]
Monthly Archive for October, 2007
St Tabitha the Widow
Posted in Saints on Oct 25th, 2007
Commemorated on October 25
Saint Tabitha, the widow raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter, was a virtuous and kindly woman, belonged to the Christian community in Joppa. Being grievously ill, she suddenly died. At the time, the Apostle Peter was preaching at Lydda, not far from Joppa. Messengers were sent to him with an [...]
The martyrs Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius the Soldier, Anna, Theodota, Elizabeth, and Glyceria were killed at Adrianopolis during the third century for their confession of Christ. This was a time when Christianity spread among the pagans. Despite the persecutions against the Christians, Bishop Alexander fearlessly converted and baptized many pagans into the holy saving faith.
The [...]
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Posted in Saints on Oct 22nd, 2007
Please make a visit to my friend, Audrey’s blog to read “Saint Therese on Suffering“. She has also written another post on this saint.
Born to a middle-class French family. Her father, Louis, was a watchmaker, her mother, who died of cancer when Therese was 4, was a lace maker, and both have been declared [...]
David has recently been getting “boo-boo”s all the time, even when he isn’t hurt. And every time that he gets one, he asks me to kiss it and then I say “all better”.
The other night we said our prayers and then David kissed his icon of Christ and said, “all better.” I had to hold [...]
This morning, Grace, our two month old, and I were sitting on the couch together when David, our almost-two year old, ran out of the room.
He came back with the two icons from his room: one of Christ and the other of his patron saint, King David. He took each icon and put it up [...]
Just For Fun: A Food Meme
Posted in meme on Oct 17th, 2007
I’ve noticed people doing this for a while and thought I would join in. Mimi has been my most recent inspiration
M- Manicotti. I used to always eat this whenever I went to an Italian restaurant. Now I branch out a little more. I guess that was because we always [...]
Holy Martyr Bebaia of Edessa
Posted in Saints on Oct 15th, 2007
Commemorated this day:
The Holy Martyr Bebaia of Edessa was the sister of St Sarbelus, and suffered in the second century under the emperor Trajan for confessing Christianity. St Sarbelus was a priest of the idols at Edessa, but was converted to Christ by a certain bishop, then he and his sister were baptized. Pagans tortured [...]
Venerable Pelagia the Penitent
Posted in Saints on Oct 8th, 2007
The story of St. Pelagia the Penitent that began in the fifth century evokes skepticism and disbelief from many. Over the years Pelagia’s story and that of other women named Pelagia have become entwined and confused by oral tradition. There were at least two Pelagias, both from Antioch, Syria. I have [...]
St Juliana of Lazarevo
Posted in Saints on Oct 3rd, 2007
Juliana helped me to easily start off this series on women saints by requesting that I share her patron saint.
Saint Juliana of Lazarevo (?-1604) was a married laywoman who spent her life as a homemaker, wife and mother in the Murom region of Russia during the reign of Ivan the terrible. After the falling [...]
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