O pure Maid, you eluded nature’s laws, conceiving God in ways past understanding. You evaded things proper to mothers in childbirth, even if by nature you were prone to change.[1] We are again in deep awe at the profound yet simple events that happen at Annunciation. But the most important things in this life are [...]
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The simple things in life – Sermon for Annunciation
March 25th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: Annunciation · Archangel · Gabriel · Gospel · Maria · Mary · Theotokos
Thank God is Monday…the day honoring the Holy Angels
September 21st, 2009 No Comments
The Seven-Day Commemoration In The Orthodox Church “The Week: A Seven Day Holiday”. The Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical year (Indiction), begins in September, and is marked with events and holidays of our religious history. In addition to the annual cycle, the seven-day week…
Tags: angels · apostles · calendar · christian · commemoration · Cross · day · departed · martyrs · orthodox · Resurrection · Theotokos · week
Why we commemorate the Saints Joachim and Anna?
September 9th, 2009 No Comments
I always asked myself why we commemorate the Saints Joachim and Anna at the end of almost every church service. Beside the Savior and the Theotokos only the “holy and righteous ancestors of God” are never omitted from any daily dismissal.
Tags: Anna · commemoration · Joachim · Liturgy · orthodox · Theotokos
Praise the Theotokos – a selection of readings
August 14th, 2009 No Comments
On the Dormition of Mary: Early Patristic Homilies
Who’s affraid of the Theotokos?
August 4th, 2009 No Comments
I recently posted a status on Facebook referring to the fast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. A few minutes later I got a reply from a non-denominational protestant friend: “I did not know that God had a mother”. This is a very typical response from this audience since they do not have any particular place for the Virgin Mary in their theology or worship.
