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The Martyrdom of Vladimir, Metropolitan and Hieromartyr of Kiev
View MoreThe English word martyr comes from a Greek word which means witness. In the secular world the word martyr was used to mean witness but soon…
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The Meeting of the Lord
View MoreOn February 2nd the Church celebrates the Meeting of the Lord, one of the twelve great feasts of the church. Among Western Christians, this feast is…
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St. Anthony the Great (251-356AD) commemorated January 17th and St. Athanasius the Great (296-373AD) commemorated January 18th
View MoreSt. Anthony the Great In the Orthodox Church we have a one year lectionary (many other Christians have a three year lectionary). This means we hear…
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St. Gregory of Nyssa and His Family
View MoreAs Orthodox Christians, we should and probably do, read the lives of the saints and pray to them. However, the saints sometimes seem “strange” to us.…
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The Feast of Theophany (Epiphany)
View MoreThe Greek word Theophany means an appearance of God. The word Epiphany means a ‘shining forth’. In this case both of these words refer to today’s…
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Sunday after the Nativity – The Holy, Righteous Ones: Joseph the Betrothed, David the King and James the Brother of the Lord
View MoreThe three saints we are commemorating today are all related to our Lord. We will first look at King David on his own and then consider…