Born at Faughart near Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, her parents were Dubhthach, pagan chieftain of Leinster, & Brocca, a Christian Pictish slave baptized by St. Patrick. Brigid was named for one of the most powerful goddesses of her father’s pagan religion. Whether she was raised a Christian or converted in 468 is unknown, but she [...]
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During the reign of the Emperor Alexius Comnenus (1081-1118), a controversy arose in Constantinople among men learned in the Faith & zealous for virtue about the 3 holy Hierarchs & Fathers of the Church, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian & John Chrysostom. Some argued for St. Basil [known as Basilians] above the other 2 [...] Perhaps the most effective tactic adopted by the adversary of man’s salvation has been to blind man to the reality of the spiritual warfare being waged for possession of his soul. We have consequently be-come spiritually flabby & easy prey for the enemy. To escape such a perilous condition we would do well to contemplate [...] According to ancient Syrian & Greek manuscripts, St. Thekla was born into a prosperous pagan family in the Lycaonian city of Iconium (present-day Konya in south-central Turkey) in A.D. 16. When she was 18 years old & betrothed to a young man named Thamyris, St. Paul the Apostle & St. Barnabas arrived in Iconium from [...] By St. Dimitri (1651-1709) Dear Brothers & Sisters! The Lord, Who abides in the heavens, wishing to appear on earth & abide with men, 1st prepared a dwelling place of His glory: His All-Pure Mother. For it is the custom of kings that in whatever city they desire to live, a place of residence be [...] That august company includes 2 men: 1. Joseph of Arimathea, who requested the Lord’s Body from Pilate & who offered his own tomb for Our Lord’s interment (Luke 23:50-53; John 19:38). He was a wealthy man who is referred to as a Counselor (Matt. 27:57 & Luke 23:50), a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin. According [...] Several years ago, at the Lenten Men’s Retreat organized by St. George Cathedral, Sayedna BASIL led us in considering the life and writings of Archimandrite Justin Popovich. The Holy Synod of the Church of Serbia has finally gotten around to formally declaring St. Justin’s glorification. His feast day is 1 June. I commend to all [...] Two thirds of the Orthodox Christian parishes and missions in Kansas are under the omophorion of Bishop +BASIL of Wichita, and as such are part of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch. We are generally familiar with the lives of the ancient martyrs who suffered under Roman persecution, and perhaps of the New Martyrs of [...] |
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