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The Thirty-First Day of Christmas Advent. Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother, Martyr Evanthia

12/15/2021

Hieromartyr Eleutherius, his mother Evanthia and Caribus the Eparch: Saint Eleutherius, the son of an illustrious Roman citizen, was raised in Christian piety by his mother. His virtue was such that at the age twenty, he had been elevated to bishop of Illyria. In the reign of the emperor Hadrian, Saint Eleutherius was tortured for his bold preaching about Christ, then was beheaded at Rome with his mother Evanthia. The Eparch Caribus, who had tortured

The Thirtieth Day of Christmas Advent. Gifts in Silence.

12/14/2021

Vasie-Leigh Andriotis As a person in the Facebook era, I am showered by daily “status” updates and photographs of my friends’ children. There is such a great joy and anticipation when a child comes into the world or just your world. Family and friends are so happy to see those new little faces that they have been anticipating. It is hard to contain the excitement. It must have been unimaginable for Mary and Joseph, preparing

The Twenty-Nineth Day of Christmas Advent. I’ll Be Small for Christmas.

12/13/2021

By Father Stephen Freeman, December 19, 2016 Children today are raised with dreams of greatness. Cultural affirmations of our limitless potential, well-intentioned, have not produced a generation of over-achievers, but have indeed brought forth hordes of great dreams. This is nothing new in American culture. We are the world’s longest sustained pep-talk. Ronald Reagan loved to quote the 1945 Johnny Mercer hit: You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the

The Twenty-Sixth Day of Christmas Advent. Christmas in General.

12/10/2021

By Father Stephen Freeman, December 23, 2009 “Peace on earth! Good will towards men!” is a common greeting to be found on cards during this season of the Nativity. These are, of course, the words sung by the angels the night Christ was born in Bethlehem (Luke 2:14). It is also a phrase which admits of several interpretations. The possibility of various meanings is very likely the reason for its popularity on greeting cards. Who

The Twenty-Fourth Day of Christmas Advent. Celebrating the Nativity as a Family.

12/08/2021

The Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Today God came unto sinners; let not the righteous man exalt himself over sinners! Today the Most Rich One became poor for our sake; let the rich man invite the poor to his table! Today we received a gift which we did not ask for; let us bestow alms to those who cry out to us and beg! The present day has opened

The Twenty-Third Day of Christmas Advent. It’s About Time.

12/07/2021

Early peoples created Myths, when they could not explain how or why things happened – from their own emotions to Nature. Traditional historians rely on man’s written & drawn records to interpret past progress & myths. Archaeologists’ science & artifacts form the basis of our knowledge of prehistorical civilizations, most of which seem to be in Africa, Europe, & Asia. We don’t know much about ancient cultures here in North America, but we need to.

The Twenty-Second Day of Christmas Advent. Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia

12/06/2021

Saint Nicholas, the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia is famed as a great saint pleasing unto God. He was born in the city of Patara in the region of Lycia (on the south coast of the Asia Minor peninsula), and was the only son of pious parents Theophanes and Nonna, who had vowed to dedicate him to God. As the fruit of the prayer of his childless parents, the infant Nicholas from the very

The Nineteenth Day of Christmas Advent. Have a Dickens of a Christmas.

12/03/2021

By Fr. Stephen Freeman, December 24, 2019 In the late 1600’s in colonial Boston, the celebration of Christmas was against the law. Indeed, anyone evidencing the “spirit of Christmas” could be fined five shillings. In the early 1800’s, Christmas was better known as a season for rioting in the streets and civil unrest.1 However, in the mid-1800’s some interesting things changed the cultural response to the feast and, in 1870, Christmas was declared a federal holiday

The Eighteenth Day of Christmas Advent. It’s a Wonderful Life.

12/02/2021

Let us be signposts pointing toward a bright and happy future By Abbot Tryphon, November 26, 2019 One of the most beloved movies ever made was Frank Capra’s, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Staring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, the movie tells the story of an ever optimistic man, who, while facing life’s hardships, set aside his own dreams in order to help others, only to witness a run on his bank. Feeling he’d failed his

The Sixteenth Day of Christmas Advent. The Apostle Andrew: The First-Called of the Twelve

11/30/2021

At the very beginning of His ministry, Christ passed by two brother-fishermen casting their nets into the Sea of Galilee. He spoke very simple words to them: Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). They did just this, straightaway casting aside their entire former lives. These were Simon-Peter and Andrew. Why, then, has the Apostle Andrew – whose memory we celebrate today – received the title of the “first-called”? The brothers came

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The Thirty-First Day of Christmas Advent. Hieromartyr Eleutherius, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother, Martyr Evanthia

The Thirtieth Day of Christmas Advent. Gifts in Silence.

The Twenty-Nineth Day of Christmas Advent. I’ll Be Small for Christmas.

The Twenty-Sixth Day of Christmas Advent. Christmas in General.

The Twenty-Fourth Day of Christmas Advent. Celebrating the Nativity as a Family.

The Twenty-Third Day of Christmas Advent. It’s About Time.

The Twenty-Second Day of Christmas Advent. Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia

The Nineteenth Day of Christmas Advent. Have a Dickens of a Christmas.

The Eighteenth Day of Christmas Advent. It’s a Wonderful Life.

The Sixteenth Day of Christmas Advent. The Apostle Andrew: The First-Called of the Twelve

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