Sunday, January 31, 2016
A Historic Divine Liturgy After 600 Years in the Cretan Monastery of the Three Hierarchs
Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Three Hierarchs: Towers of Faith
Saint Theophilos the New
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St. Theophilos the New (Feast Day - January 30) |
Friday, January 29, 2016
Holy New Martyr Demetrios of Chios (+ 1802)
St. Demetrios of Chios (Feast Day - January 29) |
Saint Aphrahat the Persian
St. Aphrahat (Feast Day - January 29) |
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Only Orthodox Monastery in the World Dedicated to St. Ephraim the Syrian
Patriarchate of Jerusalem to Officially Canonize St. John Jacob the Chozebite
Official Announcement and Agreed Texts of the Synaxis of Primates Regarding the Holy and Great Synod 2016
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The Orthodox Academy of Crete in Chania, Crete |
The items officially approved for referral to and adoption by the Holy and Great Synod are:
Saint Ephraim the Syrian Resource Page
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St. Ephraim the Syrian (Feast Day - January 28) |
About
Synaxarion of Saint Ephraim the Syrian
Saint Ephraim the Syrian in the "Ecclesiastical History" of Sozomen
The Life of our Venerable Father Ephraim the Syrian (St. Theophan the Recluse)
Our Holy Father Ephraim the Syrian
Saint Ephraim the Syrian as a Model for our Lives
The Relationship of St. Ephraim the Syrian and St. Basil the Great
The Testament of Saint Ephraim the Syrian
The Only Orthodox Monastery in the World Dedicated to St. Ephraim the Syrian
Synaxarion of our Venerable Father Euarestos
St. Ephraim the Syrian on the Holy Cross
St. Ephraim the Syrian's 100 Stanzas on the Nativity
Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ
15 Hymns For the Feast of Epiphany (St. Ephraim the Syrian)
St. Ephraim the Syrian on Christ's Divine and Human Natures
Homily on the Transfiguration of Christ (St. Ephraim the Syrian)
The Lenten Prayer of Saint Ephraim Explained
The Passion of the Savior (St. Ephraim the Syrian)
Our Holy Father Ephraim the Syrian
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St. Ephraim the Syrian (Feast Day - January 28) |
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Hieromonk Kosmas of Gregoriou, Missionary to Zaire (+ 1942-1989)
The Location and Dates of the Holy and Great Synod of Orthodoxy 2016
Holy New Martyr Demetrios the Bartender of Constantinople (+ 1784)
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St. Demetrios of Constantinople (Feast Day - January 27) |
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The Wonderworking Icon of Saint Xenophontos in Mazotos, Cyprus
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The Wonderworking Icon of Sts. Xenophon, Maria, Arcadius and John |
Saint Symeon the Ancient
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St. Symeon the Ancient (Feast Day - January 26) |
Commemoration of the Great Earthquake of Constantinople (mid-5th cent.)
Great Earthquake of Constantinople (Feast Day - January 26) |
Monday, January 25, 2016
Saint Gregory the Theologian Resource Page
St. Gregory the Theologian and the Healing of the Castrated Emperor
Synaxarion of Saint Gregory the Theologian
Sunday, January 24, 2016
The Holy and Great Synod Will Take Place in Crete in June 2016
The Translation of the Relics of the Holy Martyr Anastasios the Persian
Saturday, January 23, 2016
The Highest Altitude Orthodox Chapel in All of Greece and the Balkans (photos + videos)
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The peak of Profitis Ilias on Mount Olympus in Greece |
Saint Salamanes the Hesychast
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St. Salamanes the Hesychast (Feast Day - January 23) |
Saint Paulinus the Merciful, Bishop of Nola (+ 431)
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St. Paulinus of Nola (Feast Day - January 23) |
Friday, January 22, 2016
The Miraculous Discovery of the Icon of Panagia Eleistria in Koroni in 1897
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The Icon of the Christ Crucified discovered in Koroni. |
An Orthodox Chapel Inside a 400 Year Old Oak Tree
Holy Martyr Anastasios the Persian (+ 628)
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St. Anastasios the Persian (Feast Day - January 22) |
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Saint Maximus the Confessor Resource Page
Brief Life of Saint Maximos the Greek (+ 1556)
The Severed Right Hand of St. Maximus the Confessor
Holy Martyr Neophytos of Nicaea
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St. Neophytos of Nicaea (Feast Day - January 21) |
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
A Revelation of the Torments of the Damned to Abba Makarios the Great
Elder Sophrony on the Toll Houses, Hell and Paradise
A Saint Worthy of Emulation: Saint Euthymios the Great
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Saints Makarios of Egypt the Anchorite and Makarios of Alexandria the Citizen
Sts. Makarios of Egypt and Makarios of Alexandria (Feast Day - January 19) |
Saint Mark the Eugenikos - the Star of Ephesus
Monday, January 18, 2016
Saint Athanasius the Great Resource Page
St. Athanasius the Great (Feast Days - January 18 and May 2) |
Synaxarion of Saints Athanasius and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Saint Anthony the Great Resource Page
Synaxarion of Saint Anthony the Great
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Are Female Animals Forbidden in Mount Athos?
Friday, January 15, 2016
The Dangers of Parisian Theology
Synaxarion of Saint Paul of Thebes
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Elder Symeon of Xenophontos († 1893–1984): His Visions of Christ and the Theotokos
Thirty-Three Holy Fathers Massacred at Raithu
Thirty-Eight Holy Fathers Massacred at Mount Sinai
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38 Holy Fathers Massacred at Mount Sinai (Feast Day - January 14) |
Saint Theodoulos, the Son of Saint Nilus of Sinai
Venerable Theodoulos (Feast Day - January 14) |
