Word Magazine December 1984 Page 16 CHRISTMAS AGAIN! Homily by Father James C. Meena Christmas will be upon us soon and I know some of you are thinking, . . . “What, again?” Yes, again! And I pray that you will celebrate many more Christmases to come. I become consciously aware of the fact that [...]
Word Magazine May 1999 Page 13 GREAT IS THY LOVE, O MASTER By Fr. Steven Rogers Forty days after the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we come to that great feast day of the Church when, according to the hymnography of the Church, Christ “didst fulfill the mystery of [...]
Word Magazine December 1959 Page 3 CHRISTMAS EPISTLE OF THE MOST REV. METROPOLITAN ANTONY To the Clergy and Laity“Come, let us exalt unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to God our Saviour” (Ps. 94: 1). This invitation of the Holy Psalm-singer is especially meaningful for us in these days when we, together [...]
Word Magazine February 1959 Page 7 HOLY EPIPHANY OBEDIENT TO GOD’S DEMANDS by VERY REV. ARCHPRIEST MICHAEL BAROUDY VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI The Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of our Lord on the sixth day of January every year. It is an important festival in our church because by His baptism, Jesus set the pace for us, [...]
Word Magazine December 1979 Page 3/4 CHRISTMAS EVE by Metropolitan PHILIP “What is a merciful heart? It is a heart that burns with love for the whole creation — for men, for birds, for beasts, for demons and for every creature.” (St. Isaac the Syrian) Christmas music is filling the air. In every home there [...]
Word Magazine March 2000 Page 10 JUDGE NOT LEST YOU BE JUDGED By Very Rev. Stephen Rogers In the Prologue from Ochrid, that wonderful collection of the lives of the saints compiled by St. Nicholai Velimirovich, we hear a marvelous account on the thirtieth day of this month. On this day, an unnamed monk is [...]
Word Magazine December 1975 Page 3-5 CHRISTMAS IN TURKEY; A VISIT TO ST. NICHOLAS Twas the night before Christmas, and rather than wait for St. Nicholas to visit us, my husband, son and I were visiting him instead — in a warm, dusty town called Demre on Turkey’s southern shore. Demre is the site of [...]
Word Magazine March 1984 Page 4 -7 LETTER FROM GETHSEMANE The time was 1939, the 6th week of the Great lent. Mother Abbess Mary received a telegram from a pious Arab friend in Beirut requesting her to come to Beirut in order to accept an ikon from Metropolitan Ilya (Karam). We left shortly thereafter so [...]
Word Magazine December 1970 Page 4 CHRISTMAS MEDITATION by METROPOLITAN PHILIP Lord, What shall I offer you on your birthday in return for your infinite love? I have neither gold nor silver, neither myrrh nor frankincense. My house is without a roof. I have no room for you; not even a manger. My soul is [...]
Word Magazine September 1998 Page 21 LIFTING UP THE CROSS By Archpriest Steven Rogers As the church begins its journey through the liturgical year in September, she presents us with the starting point of our salvation — the Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On September 14, we celebrate the great feast of [...]