St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Today is the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, archbishop of Myra in Lycia. The Byzantine Church honors Nicholas in several beautiful texts. This one taken from the sticheron from…
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A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Akathist of Thanksgiving: ‘Glory to God for All Things’, Kontakion 2 O Lord, how lovely it is to be Thy guest. Breeze full of scents; mountains reaching to the skies;…
Resources for the Entrance of the Theotokos
This Sunday we observe the feast of the Holy Theotokos into the Temple. St. Gregory Palamas tells us: She showed that she was not so much presented into the Temple,…
The Feasts of the Old Testament
As we prepare for the Nativity of the Lord, we turn to the Feasts of the Old Testament, seeking to understand how they foreshadowed the coming of Christ and paved…
St Joseph from the Byzantine Perspective
Please join us during the Philip’s fast for the online reflection by Fr. Andrew Summerson, S.Th.D., “St Joseph from the Byzantine Perspective” on Saturday, December 18th @10am EST. To register,…
Holy apostles Erastus, Olympus, Rodion, and companions
On the Byzantine liturgical calendar today we commemorate the holy apostles, Erastus, Olympus, Rodion, and their companions. Remembered as apostles and little heard of unless you are a student of…
Synaxis for the archangels
The Church commemorates today the Synaxis for the archangels, Michael and Gabriel, and all the bodiless powers of heaven. “The role of angels, or spiritual powers, is evident from their…