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The Ninth Day of Christmas. The Tradition of the Vasilopita (with Recipe)

01/02/2018

From the DOWAMA St. Raphael Clergy Brotherhood The tradition of baking and cutting a special “pita” (which can mean a loaf of bread, a cake, or even a pie) each year on January 1st is observed in honor of our holy father Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappodocia– hence its name “Vasilopita” meaning “St. Basil’s Bread.” This tradition is observed in both parish churches and in the homes of the faithful. What is

The Eighth Day of Christmas. Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia

01/01/2018

Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, “belongs not to the Church of Caesarea alone, nor merely to his own time, nor was he of benefit only to his own kinsmen, but rather to all lands and cities worldwide, and to all people he brought and still brings benefit, and for Christians he always was and will be a most salvific teacher.” Thus spoke Saint Basil’s contemporary, Saint Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium. Saint

The Twenty-First Day of Christmas Advent. St. Savas the Sanctified, A Father of Desert Monasticism

12/05/2016

Saint Savas the Sanctified (439–532), a Cappadocian-Greek monk, priest and saint, lived mainly in Palaestina Prima. He was the founder of several monasteries, most notably the one known as Mar Saba. The Saint’s name is derived from the Hebrew meaning “old man”. St. Savas was born at Mutalaska, near Caesarea of Cappadocia, the son of John, a military commander, and Sophia. Journeying to Alexandria on military matters, his parents left their five-year-old son in the

Eighth Day of Christmas, St. Basil: A Proper Bishop

01/01/2016

By Father Lawrence Farley St. Basil lived and worked in the fourth century, when the Church was just starting to work hand in glove with the Roman state. The new relationship took some getting used to: before this, the Christians tried to avoid the State and its police whenever they could, since the coming of the Roman police (i.e. soldiers) was often a prelude to Christian martyrdom. Now the Roman State was everywhere inclined to

The Tenth Day of Christmas: The Tradition of the Vasilopita

01/03/2014

The tradition of baking and cutting a special “pita” (which can mean a loaf of bread, a cake, or even a pie!) each year on January 1″ is observed in honor of our Holy Father Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia – hence its name Vasilopita. This tradition is observed in both parish churches and in the homes of the faithful. What is the meaning of this tradition and how did it begin?

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople

01/25/2013

This great Father and Teacher of the Church was born in 329 in Arianzus, a village of the second district of Cappadocia, not far from Nazianzus. His father, who later became Bishop of Nazianzus, was named Gregory (commemorated Jan. 1), and his mother was named Nonna (Aug. 5); both are among the Saints, and so are his brother Caesarius (Mar. 9) and his sister Gorgona (Feb. 23). At first he studied in Caesarea of Palestine,

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The Ninth Day of Christmas. The Tradition of the Vasilopita (with Recipe)

The Eighth Day of Christmas. Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia

The Twenty-First Day of Christmas Advent. St. Savas the Sanctified, A Father of Desert Monasticism

Eighth Day of Christmas, St. Basil: A Proper Bishop

The Tenth Day of Christmas: The Tradition of the Vasilopita

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople

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