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The Tenth Day of Christmas Advent: Thanksgiving Day

11/24/2016

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Order of St. Andrew, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I greet you in the love of our gracious God as

The Ninth Day of Christmas Advent. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Faith

11/23/2016

And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for

The Eighth Day of Christmas Advent. I am the Handmaiden of the Lord

11/22/2016

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. -Matthew 1:18 God’s grand plan for our salvation involved incarnating the Word of God into the flesh, for God to become like one of us. And this would happen in a way that was both miraculous and understandable. The understandable

The Seventh Day of Christmas Advent. It Was a Cave, Not a Barn!

11/21/2016

And she gave birth to her first born Son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger because there was no place for them in the inn. -Luke2:7 Every Nativity play I have ever watched has a scene where Mary and Joseph go to an inn and are told that there are no rooms available. They are, however, told that there is a stable out back and are shown to a

The Fourth Day of Christmas Advent. St. Ephraim the Syrian: If he was not flesh (Part II).

11/18/2016

St. Ephraim the Syrian: If he was not flesh . . . And if he was not God . . . If he was not flesh, who wept at Lazarus’ grave? And if he was not God, who by his command brought out one four days dead? If he was not flesh, who sat on the foal? And if he was not God, whom did the crowds go out to meet with glory? If he

The Third Day of Christmas Advent. St. Ephraim the Syrian: If he was not flesh (Part I).

11/17/2016

St. Ephraim the Syrian: If he was not flesh . . . And if he was not God . . . The facts themselves bear witness and his divine acts of power teach those who doubt that he is true God, and his sufferings show that he is true man. And if those who are feeble in understanding are not fully assured, they will pay the penalty on his dread day. If he was not

The Second Day of Christmas Advent. Saint Matthew Apostle and Evangelist.

11/16/2016

The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew Mattija, being shortened to Mattai in post-Biblical Hebrew. In Greek it is sometimes spelled Maththaios, BD, and sometimes Matthaios, CEKL, but grammarians do not agree as to which of the two spellings is the original. Matthew is spoken of five times in the New Testament; first in Matthew 9:9, when called by Jesus to follow Him, and then four times in the list of the Apostles, where

The First Day of Christmas Advent. The Origins of Advent.

11/15/2016

By Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches of the West, the several weeks prior to Christmas are known as Advent, a name from a Latin word meaning “coming.” It happens that the beginning of Advent always falls on the Sunday closest to November 30, the ancient feast day (in both East and West) of the Apostle Andrew. Among Christians in the West, this preparatory season, which tends to

The Fortieth Day of Christmas Advent (Eve of Christmas): From the Manger to the Grave

12/24/2014

THE CHURCH TEACHES US the theology of the Scriptures not only with hymns, but also with images. Iconography is one of the “languages” into which Scripture is translated. Thus many of our icons also contain allusions and references to Old and New Testaments. Of particular interest is the icon of the Nativity. We have touched upon a comparison between the birth and the burial of Christ in the katavasia concerning Jonah. This comparison is made

Thirty-Fifth Day of Christmas Advent: THE FOREFEAST OF THE NATIVITY

12/19/2014

Become Like Children “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” (Mark 10:15) EVERY YEAR AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, we hear a great deal of speculation about the meaning of Christmas in a society that is persistently trying to shake off it Christian identity. During such a debate about the meaning of Christmas, one comment in particular struck me: “Christmas is a feast for children.” Although

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The Tenth Day of Christmas Advent: Thanksgiving Day

The Ninth Day of Christmas Advent. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Faith

The Eighth Day of Christmas Advent. I am the Handmaiden of the Lord

The Seventh Day of Christmas Advent. It Was a Cave, Not a Barn!

The Fourth Day of Christmas Advent. St. Ephraim the Syrian: If he was not flesh (Part II).

The Third Day of Christmas Advent. St. Ephraim the Syrian: If he was not flesh (Part I).

The Second Day of Christmas Advent. Saint Matthew Apostle and Evangelist.

The First Day of Christmas Advent. The Origins of Advent.

The Fortieth Day of Christmas Advent (Eve of Christmas): From the Manger to the Grave

Thirty-Fifth Day of Christmas Advent: THE FOREFEAST OF THE NATIVITY

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