+November 15/28 1927 Originally published by the Ta Patria Periodical THE HOLY NEW MARTYR Catherine Routis was born in 1900 in a small Greek village called Mandra in Attica Greece to poor but pious parents. Like her parents — John and Maria Peppas — Catherine was a...
by Protopresbyter George Grabbe In the pages of the Paris journal The Way, one could often read about the supposed perniciousness of the “Byzantine Period” in the life of the Church. Then, in their books, the contributors to this journal began to criticize...
Anti-Nicene Fathers Vol V. p.26 By Pontius the Deacon. ———— Although Cyprian, the devout priest and glorious witness of God, composed many writings whereby the memory of his worthy name survives; and although the profuse fertility of his...
Lecture XXIII. On the Mysteries V. On the Divine Liturgy and Holy Communion. 1 Peter. ii. 1. “Wherefore putting away all filthiness, and all guile, and evil speaking…” By the loving-kindness of God ye have heard sufficiently at our former meetings...
Lecture XXII On the Mysteries IV: On the Body and Blood of Christ 1 Cor. xi. 23. I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, how that the Lord Jesus, in the night in which He was betrayed, took bread… Even of itself the teaching of the Blessed Paul is...
Lecture XXI On the Mysteries. III. On Chrism. 1 JOHN ii. 20–28. “But ye have an unction from the Holy One,…. that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.” HAVING been baptized into Christ, and...
