Word Magazine December 1979 Page 14 THE INITIATION homily by Father James C. Meena The Fathers of the Church proved very wise when they established a certain sequence of Feasts for our observance. It wasn’t until the latter centuries of the first millennium that they established December 25th as the day in which we would [...]
Word Magazine December 1999 Page 14-15 THE FRUIT OF BARRENNESS By Very Rev. Steven Rogers In December, the landscape here around the church becomes stark, barren and seemingly lifeless. The lushness of the verdant countryside, vibrant in the summer with flowers, fruit and life, now lies dormant, appearing to be devoid of life. Looking at [...]
Word Magazine March 2000 Page 4-5 THE FORTY HOLY MARTYRS OF SEBASTE March 9 By Basiliki Sherry When I came into the dimly-lit church this morning, half a dozen young girls were gathered around the chanter’s stand. Their voices rose pure and passionless; there was no weight to their singing. The tones of the Lenten [...]
Word Magazine December 1982 Page 18-19 THE FORGOTTEN SHEPHERD Homily By Father James C. Meena Nearly 2,000 years ago, as told in the Gospel according to St. Luke, Angels appeared to shepherds in the hills of Bethlehem and announced to them the birth of their Saviour in the City of Bethlehem. They instructed the shepherds [...]
January 6 The Feast of Epiphany Epiphany by V. Rev. Father Antony Gabriel Discourse On the Day of the Baptism of Christ St John Chrysostom Why Do We Have Our Homes Blessed? by Phylis Meshel Onest On January 6, the Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord In the Orthodox [...]
Word Magazine June 1977 Page 16 THE FAST OF THE DORMITION OF THE HOLY THEOTOKOS AUGUST 1st through 14th By Fr. Gabriel Barrow During the first fourteen days of August during each year, the Holy Orthodox Church enters into a strict fast period in honor of the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary. The eminent [...]
Word Magazine September 1960 Page 3/28 By Archpriest Leonid Kolchev For a long time the Cross served as the instrument of a shameful punishment, exciting fear and disgust among people, but from the time that Christ sanctified it by His Blood, it became an object of pious respect and veneration for all Christians. However, this [...]
Word Magazine December 1980 Page 20 THE CHRISTMAS TRAPS Homily by Father James C. Meena I would like to talk to you a little about Christmas. It seems that we all have a tendency to build up to Christmas as a climax anticipating the feast with all sorts of observances and celebrations and then, as [...]
Word Magazine December 1987 Page 20 THE CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE Very Rev. Father James C. Meena CHRIST IS BORN — GLORIFY HIM! You know the Lord came into the world as a child, as a newborn child. As it says in the Epistle of John “…so that you and I might become the sons and daughters [...]
Word Magazine January 1965 Page 5/7 THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD By Archpriest Michael Baroudy Vicksburg, Mississippi The birth of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is one of the most staggering facts of history. I have said staggering because our finite minds cannot fully comprehend what is involved in the birth of Jesus Christ [...]