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 [...]
Word Magazine December 1988 Page 20-21 A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO WANT TO LISTEN by Michael Mona Today we are faced with the preeminent fact that if civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationship, the ability of all people of all kinds to live together and work together in [...]
Word Magazine February 1966 Page 16-17 CHRISTMAS TO AN EASTERN ORTHODOX By Fr. Edward A. Sadvary “Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel, translated (God is with us).” Isaiah 7:14. On Christmas Day, “a child is born to us, a son is given to us, and [...]
Word Magazine December 1983 Page 21 CHRISTMAS WARFARE Homily By Father James C. Meena I take this opportunity to wish all of you a very blessed and most joyous New Year as we celebrate the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I embrace you in the Name of the Lord and pray that [...]