Word Magazine May 1958 Page 3 THE ASCENSION By Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton Pastor, St. Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church Montreal, Quebec, Canada for there, through His Ascension, he has prepared a place for us. “If it were not so, I would have told you.” For the last time Jesus blessed the group of the [...]
Word Magazine October 1999 Page 21 THE ALL EMBRACING LOVE OF A MOTHER By Fr. Stephen Rogers To a child who is hurt, fearful or in distress, there is no greater place of warmth and security than the embrace of a loving mother. In times of great need, children will run to the loving arms [...]
Word Magazine December 1985 Page 8-9 THE ADVENT PERIOD IN HOME LIFE by Sophie Koulomzin What is the meaning of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lord in our family life? How can we live through the preparatory period of Advent as a Christian family? Can this meaning be truly and naturally, unpretentiously, embodied [...]
Word Magazine December 1968 Page 15 THANK YOU GOD, FOR THE MYSTERY “As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds went back glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; it was exactly as they had been told.” (ST. LUKE 2:19) The very [...]
Word Magazine December 1990 Page 22 SUBMIT YOURSELF. AND YOU WILL BE EXALTED! by Khoureeye Stefanie Yazge One of my favorite hymns heard at Christmas (and as part of every Great Compline service) is “God is with us! Understand all ye nations, and submit yourselves, for God is with us!” Why? For several reasons. First [...]
Word Magazine December 1978 Page 19 STRANGERS TO THE PAST Homily by Father James C. Meena Gideon, Barak, Sampson, Jefta, David, Samuel, Isaac, Jacob, Zerah, Tamar, Amminadab, Boaz, Obed, Jessica —Who are all these people? I am sure that when we read the 1st chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, which begins with the [...]
The Word Magazine, January 1974 - Page 4 Some Thoughts Concerning Mary by MARIQUITA PLATOV IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE a young Jewish girl growing up in the days before Christ. You are aware that for centuries the coming of the Savior has been foretold by the Hebrew prophets, and all around you in peopie's hearts [...]
Word Magazine September 1967 Page 3/28 SEPTEMBER 14, FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS Each year on September 14 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of “The Elevation of the Honorable and Life-giving Cross.” This is one of the great feasts of the Church year, and one which has an important historical background. Although one or [...]
Word Magazine December 1994 Page 18-19 READINGS FOR CHRISTMAS By Archpriest Paul Ziatyk Each year there is an excitement in the air in the weeks preceding Christmas. There is the hectic preparation for the feast — the gift buying, planning, food preparation, card writing, decorating. etc. to name a few of our activities, as wel1 [...]
THE WORD MAGAZINE JUNE 1973 PAGE 7 Pentecost And The Unity Of The Church REVEREND FATHER JOSEPH J. ALLEN IT IS PAINFULLY EVIDENT today that Orthodox people are not able to distinguish among the feasts in the Church as to which are shaped by time and which are not. It is as important to know [...]