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...
Wednesday, August 12
MATTHEW 23 27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and...
August 11, 2015
“The dogmatic and spiritual aspects of the Liturgy are one whole, but on Athos there is a different spiritual atmosphere. On Athos the silent, hesychastic atmosphere is more helpful...
August 11, 2015
St. Niphon of Mt. Athos: Niphon held several high offices in the Church, including Patriarch of Constantinople. Removed by the Turks he went to Mt. Athos as an ordinary...
Tuesday, August 11
Matthew 23: And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ 19 Fools and...
August 10, 2015
Archdeacon Martyr Lawrence of Rome: saints reacted in various ways to persecutors. When Lawrence was being roasted on a fire he told the Emperor to turn him over as...
August 10, 2015
“In debates if you say a few words about religion you will prevail. Let the person who has a different opinion give free reign to his thoughts and speak...
Monday, August 10
MATTHEW 23 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe,...
August 9, 2015
“Try it on your children. Ask them how many cartoon characters they could name. Then ask how many saints could they name. Two? Eight? A dozen if you’re lucky. ...
August 8, 2015
St Emilian the Confessor: he was one of the first bishops to denounce the iconoclast Emperor Leo the Armenian for his heretical intrusion into theological matters. He eventually died...