Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE On the 14th of July, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the holy Martyr PETER THE NEW, whose feet were cut off. Also, the God-bearing Father NIKODEMOS the Hagiorite. Nikodemos, a most wise teacher of theContinue reading “OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE HOLY MARTYR PETER THE NEW AND FATHER NIKODEMOS”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON the 11th of July, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates and far-famed Great-Martyr EPHEMIA (EUPHEMIA) at the Holy and Fourth Ecumenical Synod attended by 630 God-bearing Fathers. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of Saint Ephemia. Third ToneContinue reading “THE HOLY AND GREAT MARTYR EPHEMIA”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 7th of July, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the Great-Martyr KYRIAKE. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone O LORD Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, TheeContinue reading “JULY 7th – THE FEAST-DAY OF THE GREAT MARTYR KYRIAKE”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON July 6th our Holy Orthodox Church commemorates our Venerable Father SISOES the Great. Sisoes, the Venerable and Great Abba (Father) among ascetics, was born in Egypt at the beginning of the 14th century. TheyContinue reading “OUR VENERABLE FATHER SISOES THE GREAT July 6th”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 1st of July, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the holy and Wonderworking Unmercenaries COSMAS and DAMIANOS of Rome. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Plagal of Fourth Tone O HOLY Unmercenaries and wonderworkers, visit our infirmities;Continue reading “THE WONDERWORKING UNMECENARIES COSMAS AND DAMIANOS 1st July”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 30th of June, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the Synaxis (Assembly) of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Lauded TWELVE APOSTLES, and others. [The Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles: Philip–Thaddaeus (Jude), Bartholomew  (Nathaniel)–Andrew, IakovosContinue reading “THE SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY TWELVE APOSTLES June 30th”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL [June 29th] Who was the Holy Apostle Paul? Paul, the Holy Apostle, before his apostolate, was called Saul. He was a Jew by birth, of the Tribe of Benjamin.Continue reading “THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. WHO WERE THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL? THE HOLY APOSTLE PETER Peter, the preeminent Apostle of the Lord and the brother of the First-Called Apostle Andrew, was known as Simon prior to being called toContinue reading “WHO WERE THE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL?”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 29th of June, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the holy, glorious, far-famed, and chiefs of the Apostles, PETER and PAUL. Peter and Paul, the chiefs of the Apostles, are celebrated on the 29thContinue reading “THE CHIEFS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, PETER and PAUL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone O PROPHET and Forerunner of Christ God’s coming to us, all we who with longing now extol thee are at aContinue reading “THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST”