St Barbara
The Church liturgically recalls the memory of St Barbara a 3rd century martyr-saint, born in Nicomedia in what is now modern day Turkey. The Troparion for the Liturgy reads, Today,…
Saints and Blesseds
St Nicholas coming to the parish
St Nicholas coming to the parish on December 6th. For the youth, “Why gold coins and not silver?” St Nicholas’ story tells of helping the father with his daughter’s dowries…
The Holy First-called Apostle Andrew
The feast of St. Andrew is the beginning of a new relationship of God with his people. He is the first-called, the first follower of Christ particularly as Rabbi, as…
The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
At the beginning of the Fast before Christmas, we celebrate the feast of St. Matthew, who wrote one of the Gospels of the birth of our Lord. (St. Luke is…
St John Chrysostom
This is why God has allowed you to have more: not for you to waste on prostitutes, drink, fancy food, expensive clothes, and all other kinds of indolence, but for…
St Phoebe, the deaconess
Today, we liturgically recall the memory of our venerable mother, Phoebe, the deaconess. “You put aside all the cares of this world that you might dedicate yourself to the service…