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 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...
August 9, 2015
St. Herman of Alaska: known for his asceticism on Spruce Island, St. Herman also continued to write to his superiors in Russia advising them of the spiritual condition of...
August 7, 2015
St. Pimen of Kiev: this saint was noted for his physical suffering and he endured 20 years of it. Even those attending were so overcome by what they saw...
August 6, 2015
Feast of the Transfiguration: the ‘uncreated’ light of God which shone at the Transfiguration is the same light that is sought by hesychasts, those Orthodox monks and others who...
August 5, 2015
St. Nonna: she converted her pagan husband to the faith and he eventually was ordained a bishop. Her son became a saint: Gregory the Theologian. Never underestimate the influence,...
August 4, 2015
Seven Holy Sleepers: when the Emperor Decius had the seven Christian soldiers entombed alive, God miraculously kept them in miraculous sleep for over 200 years. At the time...
August 3, 2015
Nine Thousand Martyrs of Marabda: the lands of modern day George, Armenia and surrounding territory were a a constant battleground throughout history as powers from the West and East...
August 2, 2015
Translation of the Relics of St. Stephen: after laying hidden for many years, St. Stephen appeared to a priest and promised healings which took place after they were unearthed....
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...