Word Magazine June 1977 Page 13 ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH By Fr. Constantine Nasr Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, was most probably born in Syria in 35 A.D.; he was of pagan origin and a persecutor of Christians before his conversion. According to Origin, he was the third Bishop of Antioch. Little is known about his [...]
Word Magazine February 1968 Page 15-19 HEROES OF THE FOURTH CENTURY Part II Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and Saint Basil the Great St. Basil The Great The Conflict Then and Now No matter what its official policy with regard to the separation of church and state, every political state, ancient and modern, has been involved [...]
Again Magazine Volume 18, No. 3 – September, 1995 Page 8 The Fathers Speak… ST. IRENAEUS: ON THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons (c. 130—c. 200) was a disciple of Saint Polycarp, who in turn was a disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. He is thus one of the earliest witnesses to the [...]
Word Magazine March 1968 Page 10-15 HEROES OF THE FOURTH CENTURY Part III St. Gregory of Nyssa and St. John Chrysostom Great changes took place in the position and outlook of the Christian Church in the fourth century. Its very first years were marked by the final persecutions of Diocletian, followed very closely by Constantine’s [...]
Word Magazine May 1965 Page 6 ST. JOHN OF CRONSTADT The newest Saint in the Orthodox Calendar is St. John of Cronstadt. He is the first Orthodox Saint to be canonized on American soil. He is one of the few secular priests to be canonized, and he died only in 1909. Though many of us [...]
Word Magazine May 1986 Page 7 ISAAC OF NINEVEH, “SAINT OF SILENCE” by Father Theodore Pulcini The air in the room was heavy — not only because of the heat but also because of the barrage of words reverberating between the walls, words exchanged between two arguing men. One of them was a creditor, loudly [...]
Word Magazine April 1964 Page 5-9 ST. JOHN OF DAMASCUS A Compendium on the Life and Works of St. John of Damascus Prepared On The Occasion Of The 55th Anniversary Of The Founding Of The Parish Of St. John Of Damascus Boston, Massachusetts, December 4th, 1962 Prepared by: ARCHPRIEST PAUL W. MOSES Dear Reader: No [...]
The Word Magazine March 1986 Page 12-14 John Chrysostom: His Message For Us By Father Joseph Allen Vicar- General of the Archdiocese Our father among the saints, John Chrysostom, is a name which most of us know because that name is attached to the Eucharistic Liturgy which we most often celebrate in our Church. Beyond [...]
Again Magazine Vol. 21 No. 1 Page 21 ST. SILOUAN: CONCERNING OBEDIENCE Rare are they who know the mystery of obedience. The obedient man is great in the sight of God. He follows in the footsteps of Christ, Who in Himself gave us the pattern of obedience. The Lord loves the obedient soul and affords [...]
JOSEPH THE DAMASCENE, +1860 HIEROMARTYR PROCLAMATION FOR THE CANONIZATION OF THE NEW ST. JOSEPH OF DAMASCUS & HIS COMPANIONS TROPARION OF SAINT JOSEPH THE DAMASCENE IN THE FIFTH TONE O faithful, let us honor the martyr of Christ, the priest of the Church of Antioch, who baptized the land, the churches, and the people of [...]