Orthodox Calendar, May 13 Saint Glyceria suffered as a martyr for her faith in Christ in the second century, during a persecution against Christians under the emperor Antoninus (138-161). She came from an illustrious family,…
Orthodox Calendar, May 12 Saint John the Wallachian He was born into a poor family in Oltenia during the time of Prince Matthew Basarab. In 1659, when he was fifteen years old, a band of…
Orthodox Calendar, May 11 Saint Mocius He was a presbyter in Macedonia in the city of Amphipolis. During a persecution against Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), Saint Mocius exhorted the pagans who had assembled…
Orthodox Calendar, May 10 The Life-Giving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos There once was a beautiful church in Constantinople dedicated to the Mother of God, which had been built in the fifth century by…
Orthodox Calendar, May 9 The Holy Prophet Isaiah The Holy Prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before the birth of Christ, and was of royal lineage. Isaiah’s father Amos raised his son in the fear of…
Orthodox Calendar, May 8 The Church commemorates Saint John on this day because of the annual pilgrimage to his grave. When Saint John was more than one hundred years old, he took seven of his…
Orthodox Calendar May 7 Holy Pascha Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from…
Orthodox Calendar May 6 Holy Pascha Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from…
Orthodox Calendar May 5 Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
Orthodox Calendar – May 4 Great and Holy Saturday On Great and Holy Saturday the Church contemplates the mystery of the Lord’s descent into Hades, the place of the dead. Death, our ultimate enemy, is…