August 1, 2015
7 Holy Maccabee Martyrs – when the aged teacher Eleazar was urged to ‘fake’ eating meat sacrificed to idols, he refused and maintained he needed to be an example...
Sunday, August 2
MATTHEW 14 23 And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24 But...
August 1, 2015
“God always helps, He always arrives, but it needs patience. When we cry out, He always hears immediately, but not in the way we think. (Elder Joseph the Hesychast)...
Saturday, August 1
MATTHEW 21 6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. 8 And a...
July 31, 2015
“All is dust under the feet of the this dust will survive only the small portion of God’s spirit that dwells in this dust. All our thoughts and...
July 31, 2015
Martyr Julitta at Caesarea: the basis of St. Julitta’s story has been repeated through the present day. Her property stolen by a pagan, she went to the courts for...
Friday, July 31
MATTHEW 20 24 And when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers. 25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers...
July 30, 2015
“The martyrs shed their blood for the Truth, and are you concerned about such a little distance [to the church]? They sacrificed their lives for Christ, and you don’t...
July 30, 2015
Apostle Silas: St. Silas, one of the travelling companions of St. Paul, was highly regarded in the Jerusalem Church. He ended his life as Bishop of Corinth, which we...
Thursday, July 30
MATTHEW 20 17 Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the...