July 2, 2015
The Robe of the Theokotos: the Virgin Mary bequeathed her robe and belt to a Jewish Virgin who passed it down to other virgins until the 5th century when they...
Thursday, July 2
MATTHEW 12 43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my...
July 1, 2015
Sts Cosmas and Damien: these 3rd century healers combined their training and physicians with a witness for Christ, to whom they gave all credit for the cure of their...
Wednesday, July 1
MATTHEW 12 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit....
June 30, 2015
Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles: a synaxis is a commemoration of a group of saints associated with a particular feastday. It takes place on the day after the...
Tuesday, June 30
MATTHEW 12 22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw....
July 29, 2015
Feast of Sts Peter and Paul: the two saints came from different backgrounds. Peter was a married, uneducated hard working fisherman. Paul was a single, highly educated tent maker....
Monday, June 29
MATTHEW 12 15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 Yet He warned them not to make Him...
June 28, 2015
Icon of the Three Hands: St. John Damascene had his hand cut off by the caliph but it was restored during the night by the Theotokos. In gratitude,...
Sunday, June 28
MATTHEW 8 5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”7 And Jesus...