Category Archives: Church Services

St. 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 the same Epistles, Gospels and Old Testament readings on the same days every year. It is … Continue reading →

As 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. We read about their strict fasting, sleeping on boards and wearing chains. These things see distant from … Continue reading →

The 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 feast. It commemorates the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan by St. John the Baptist. … Continue reading →

The 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 an issue linking St. Joseph and Saint James. King David was a forefather of Jesus Christ. … Continue reading →

In today’s Gospel we have the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the long list of his ancestors. For those of us who remember older translations, this was a long list of “begats”, i.e., “Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob” and so on. … Continue reading →