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The winter is past, the rain is over and gone 29 Jan 2013 | 02:04 am
At Vespers for the Feast of St Ephrem the Syrian (January 28). Source. WHEN thou hadst beheld, as in a mirror (2 Cor 3:18), the beautiful things of Paradise, and delighted abundantly in its unspoiled ...
The Virgin Mary, the vine, and the cluster of grapes 28 Jan 2013 | 03:12 am
Theotokion. Feast of the Removal of the Relics of St John Chrysostom (January 27). Source. O THEOTOKOS, thou art the true vine which put forth the fruit of life. We beg thee: O Lady, with the Hierarch...
Ask, St John Chrysostom, and it will be given you 27 Jan 2013 | 06:15 pm
I AM the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. … If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you ...
Sown in dishonour, raised in glory 15 Jan 2013 | 11:21 pm
The splendour of the heavenly bodies. 1 Corinthians 15:40-45. THE splendour of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendour of the earthly bodies is another. The sun has one kind of splendour, t...
Burst into song, shout for joy, be glad O Church of Christ 15 Jan 2013 | 01:17 am
“Sing, O barren woman.” Isaiah 55:1-3. “SING, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labour; because more are the children of the desolate wo...
The king is here, the president of the games 13 Jan 2013 | 10:02 pm
THEREFORE, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked o...
Strength and grace are given invisibly by Christ’s baptism in the Jordan 13 Jan 2013 | 03:13 am
STRENGTH against enemies, O Word, didst thou give by thy Baptism unto us who out of heartfelt love (πόθος) revere thy saving governance (οίκονομία), which willingly thou didst bring to completion, del...
‘While you are still speaking, I will say, Here I am’ 12 Jan 2013 | 08:16 pm
LAST Sunday was the Feast of the Theophany (Epiphany), the Baptism of Christ. “He is come unto Jordan.” At Vespers for January 12. Source. YE faithful, with spiritual mind all cleansed let us sing a h...
St Nikitas: The soul renewed in the beauty of Christ’s image becomes a light to others 12 Jan 2013 | 03:18 am
SEE, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Revelation 3:8. ** WE must not allow ourse...
St Gregory of Nyssa: The first faith, sweeter than honey 10 Jan 2013 | 07:21 pm
TODAY is the feast day of St Gregory, bishop of Nyssa. Gregory, whose brother was St Basil of Caesarea, stood up courageously for the doctrine of the Trinity, and the bodily resurrection of man. ** HO...
