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Month March 2021


St. Edward the Martyr of England – March 18
Source: orthodoxwiki The holy and right-believing King Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – March 18, 978/979) succeeded his father, Edgar of England, as King of England in 975, but was murdered after a reign of only a few years. As the murder was…

Homily 5 on Genesis and Gathering Spiritual Riches by St. John Chrysostom
FIFTH HOMILY. God says, “Let the waters under heaven gather together in one place, and let the arid appear. (Gen, I, 9.) 1. Sacred Scripture is a rich and precious gold mine, and the treasures we draw from it are…
St. Benedict of Nursia – March 14
Saint Benedict was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. At 14 years of age the saint was sent off by his parents for studies at Rome, but vexed at the immorality there surrounding him, he…

Saint Nicodemus of Mammola – Celebrated March 12 (+990)
He was the son of Theophanes and Pandia. Educated by a local priest, Father Galatone, known for his learning and piety. Even as a young man, Nicodemus was disgusted by the misspent lives of his contemporaries, and was drawn to the monastic life. He tried to join the monks in the…

Saint Gregory Dialogus, Pope of Rome -Commemorated on March 12
Saint Gregory Dialogus, Pope of Rome, was born in Rome in about the year 540. His grandfather was Pope Felix, and his mother Sylvia and aunts Tarsilla and Emiliana were likewise enumerated by the Roman Church to the rank of…


Homily on the Sunday of the Triumphs of Holy Orthodoxy by His Eminence Our First Hierarch Archbishop Tikhon – Unofficial Translation
Sermon on the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy By His Eminence, Archbishop Tikhon First Hierarch of the Russian True Orthodox Church 2021, Omsk, Siberia In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.…


St. Constantine of Cornwall
source: orthodoxwiki Saint Constantine of Cornwall, also Constantine of Dumnonia, Constantine III of Britain, Saint Custennin, Custennin ap Cado, Custennin ap Cadwr, Costentyn or Constantine of Govan (ca. 520-576 AD) is a 6th-century Cornish saint that is identified with a minor British king Constantine, who came to repentance at St Davids monastery…