August 15, 2015
Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos: the Church Year, which begins in September, is followed by the Nativity of Mary (8th) and ends with the falling asleep and...
Saturday, August 15
LUKE 10 38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a...
August 14, 2015
Prophet Micah: the Hand of God is seen in the numerous prophecies fulfilled in the life of Christ which were given in small parts by different prophets over the...
August 14, 2015
“O Lord, show Your mercy to me and gladden my heart. I am like the man on the way to Jericho who was overtaken by robbers, wounded and left...
August 13, 2015
Leavetaking of the Transfiguration: the days following a feast feature the same Troparion and Kontakion and remind us of the feastday that just past. Eight days after there is...
August 13, 2015
“Whoever wishes to be saved must turn to the Lord with a pure heart, and must cleanse oneself with repentance and tears, and in such a manner unite with...
Friday, August 14
MATTHEW 24 15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those...
Thursday, August 13
MATTHEW 24 show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone...
August 12, 2015
“Jesus tells His disciples that they could not cast out the demon from the child because their faith was little or weak. Therefore, today’s Gospel teaches us that faith...
August 12, 2015
Martyrs Anicetus and Photius of Nicomedia: after several miraculous events during their tortures, they bodies were not consumed by the fire the were thrown into which led to the...