St. Aristobulus First Bishop of Britain

Saint Aristobulus

SAINT ARISTOBULUS An Apostle of the Seventy brought the Orthodox Faith to the shores of Britain.   Aristobulus of Britannia was an Apostle, Martyr, and First Bishop of Britain. While some Orthodox traditions say he “died in peace”, others say he was…

Thanksgiving to God

Let’s go from Entreaty to Thanksgiving

In the midst of a crisis (like this coronavirus crisis we are working through!) is a great time to show that we are thankful to God for all things. “Those things that are and those things that are not” (Divine…

Saint Benedict Orthodox

Venerable Benedict of Nursia

Commemorated on March 14 Saint Benedict, the founder of Western monasticism, was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. When he was fourteen years of age, the saint’s parents sent him to Rome to study. Unsettled by…

Mother of God of Lydda

The Lydda Icon of the Mother of God – March 12

Commemorated on March 12       The Lydda Not-Wrought-by-Hand Icon of the Mother of God (in Lydda on a Pillar): When the holy Apostles Peter and John the Theologian ( preached about the Lord Jesus Christ in the city of Lydda (Diopolis),…

Difficult Periods

Courage through Periods of Darkness

IT IS NOT JOY OF THE SPIRIT ALONE THAT MANIFESTS OUR LOVE OF GOD; UNFLINCHING COURAGE, STAUNCHLY MAINTAINED THROUGH LONG PERIODS OF DARKNESS AND ANGUISH, PROVES THIS LOVE EVEN MORE DEFINITELY. ST. MACARIUS OF OPTINA

On True Hope

To Whom has the World not Lied?

“Can you place your hope in the world? Whom has it not deceived? To whom has it not lied? It promises much but gives very little. Only those who hope in the Lord, according to the words of the Prophet…