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My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 6th of January, Our Holy Orthodox Christian Church Commemorates the HOLY THEOPHANY (THEOPHANEIA) OF OUR LORD AND GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Feast. First Tone WHEN Thou wasContinue reading “On the 6th of January, the Holy Orthodox Church commemorates the HOLY THEOPHANY (THEOPHANEIA) Of Our Lord and God and Savior JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE HOLY LIFE OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT (Part II) The holy bishop commissioned a goldsmith to fashion a dove of pure gold, as an image of what took place at the Baptism of Christ,Continue reading “THE HOLY LIFE OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On January 1st Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Our Father Among the Saints BASIL THE GREAT, Archbishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Saint. First Tone THY sound hath gone forth intoContinue reading “On January 1st Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Our Father Among the Saints BASIL THE GREAT, Archbishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia.”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST1 HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 1st of January, Our Holy Orthodox Christian Church Commemorates the CIRCUMCISION of Our Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST. Also, the Feast Day of Our Father Among the Saints BASIL THE GREAT, ArchbishopContinue reading “On the 1st of January, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the CIRCUMCISION, according to the Flesh, of Our Lord, God, and Savior JESUS CHRIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate God, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΑΤΑΙ! ΔΟΞΑΣΑΤΕ! ON DECEMBER 30th OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE HOL RIGHTEOUS MARTYR ANYSIA OF THESSALONIKI. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of Saint Anysia the Martyr. Fourth Tone O LORD Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a greatContinue reading “THE PASSION OF THE HOLY MARTYR ANYSIA THE VIRGIN (December 30th)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate Lord, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! ON THE 29th OF DECEMBER OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE HOLY FOURTEEN THOUSAND INFANTS (INNOCENTS) SLAIN AT HEROD’S ORDER IN BETHLEHEM Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Holy Infants. First Tone BE Thou entreated for the sake of the sufferingsContinue reading “THE COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY FOURTEEN THOUSAND INFANTS SLAIN AT HEROD’S ORDER IN BETHLEHEM”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate God, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΑΤΑΙ! ΔΟΞΑΣΑΤΕ! On the 28th of December, Our Holy Orthodox Christian Church commemorates the Holy Twenty Thousand Holy Martyrs Burned Alive in the Church at Nicomedia and Others Put to Death by Various Means. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of the Martyrs.Continue reading “ON DECEMBER 28th, Our Holy Orthodox Christian Church commemorates the Holy Twenty Thousand Martyrs at Nicomedia”

CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΑΤΑΙ! ΔΟΞΑΣΑΤΕ! THE MARTYRDOM OF THE HOLY PROTOMARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEFANOS (Stephen). Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Fourth Tone THE crown of the Kingdom hath adorned the brow of thy head because of the contests that thou hast endured for Christ God, thou first of the martyred Saints; for when thouContinue reading “THE MARTYRDOM OF THE HOLY PROTOMARTYR AND ARCHDEACON STEFANOS (Stephen) IS CELEBRATED ON DECEMBER 27th.”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate God, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΝΝΑΤΑΙ! ΔΟΞΑΣΑΤE! A PRAYER FROM SAINT BASIL THE GREAT The Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great THE HOLY ANAPHORA WITH these blessed powers, Master and lover of mankind, we sinners also cry out and say: truly You are Holy,Continue reading “A PRAYER FROM SAINT BASIL THE GREAT”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Incarnate God, CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM. The Homeless Christ Child of Bethlehem "…there was NO ROOM FOR THEM IN THE INN." (Luke 2:7). The Son of God is born not in a palace but in a humble cave. "He was laid in a manger, that is, inContinue reading “The Homeless Christ Child of Bethlehem”