The Placing of the Venerable Robe of the Most Holy Theotokos at Blachernae: During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Great (457-474), the brothers Galbius and Candidus, associates of the emperor, set out from Constantinople to Palestine to venerate the holy places. In a small settlement near Nazareth they stayed in the home [...]
FEASTDAYS AND SERVICES TO THE THEOTOKOS Presentation Given by His Grace Bishop Demetri At the First Biennial Antiochian Archdiocese Clergy Symposium Chicago, Illinois July 1978 Ever since the Archangel Gabriel first said, "you are blessed among women," to the Virgin Mary, these words of praise have inspired the faithful of the Christian Church. Their love [...]
بشارة والدة الإله .. عيد بشارة العذراء مريم هو عيد للسيد ولوالدة الإله. إنه عيد للسيد لأن المسيح هو مَن حُبل به في رحم العذراء وهو عيد لوالدة الإله لأنه يشير إلى الشخص الذي ساعد في حمل كلمة الله وتجسده أي مريم العذراء الكلية القداسة. لمريم والدة الإله قَدر عظيم وموقع مهم في الكنيسة، وذلك [...]
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 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 [...]