Orthodox Quote for January 19
“The story of Christ’s baptism, which the Eastern Tradition gives pride of place to by celebrating on January 6, is the most ontologically weighty theme, revealing both the divine...
Orthodox Quote for January 18
“Like those Pharisees who appealed to Abraham as their biological ancestor and therefore sought to justify themselves, so also do “we love to glorify the saints, but we do...
Orthodox Quote for January 17
“Thus, from the whole genealogy of Christ it becomes clear that the Son of God did not disdain our corruption and defilement (recall the defiled women). If the Lord...
Orthodox Quote for January 16
“Should you point to wealth, glory, physical beauty, pleasure, and all else that people consider great—this is only an image and not a real thing, a manifestation of a...
Metropolitan Onuphry on Adoration
“History tells us that the Magi, who are also called kings, came not from one country, but from three different countries: Persia, Arabia, and Ethiopia. All of them, independent...
Orthodox Quote for January 15
“By thus meditating on God’s works, we will become authentically humble, gentle, and kind like Mary. And in this process of contemplating what Christ has done for us, we...
Orthodox Quote for January 14
“We, modern men, sometimes ask ourselves: If we lived during the time of Christ’s Nativity, would the Lord have revealed to us this mystery—the mystery of His coming into...
Orthodox Quote for January 13
“The Lord was born not in a royal palace but in a lowly cave in “abject poverty”. What, it would seem, could be worse than a cavern and poorer...
Meaning of the Names in Christ’s Geneology
Abraham—“father of many”; Isaac—“laughter”; Jacob (Israel)—“deceiver” (“warrior of God”); Judah—“praising”; Phares—“gap”, “opening”; Esrom—“blossoming”; Aram—“high”; Aminadab—“generous”; Naasson—“charmer”; Salmon—“dark” Booz—“clever” Ovid—“worshipping” Jesse—“wealth” David—“brother of the father”, “beloved” David—“brother of the father”,...