St. Tikhon and Holy Trinity Temple

St. Tikhon and Holy Trinity Temple

I had never realized that St. Tikhon, Confessor and Enlightener of North America, died on the Annunciation. I thought that I should have realized it, given the saint’s long association with our parish. But I know that, any time a saint’s day is on a major feast, the...
The Lenten Feast of St. Patrick

The Lenten Feast of St. Patrick

Today is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It’s a feast that nearly always falls during Lent. We have these feasting-fasting days from time to time. And special traditions grow up around them, to honor both the feast and the fast. We eat fish...
The Mystery of Our Holy Mother Anastasia

The Mystery of Our Holy Mother Anastasia

When I learned that our Holy Mother Anastasia was a lady-in-waiting for the Empress Theodora, I knew I had to write her story! I adore St. Theodora (Theodora, the wife of St. Justinian the Great, I mean, not Theodora, the restorer of icons). Learning more about anyone...
St. Nicholas of Pskov, the Fool for Christ

St. Nicholas of Pskov, the Fool for Christ

Today we commemorate St. Nicholas of Pskov, whom we also know as St. Nicholas the fool for Christ. In the Orthodox Church, we have lots of different categories of saints. Most of the categories are easy to understand. Martyrs died for the faith, and confessors...
St. Scholastica and the Thunderstorm

St. Scholastica and the Thunderstorm

We don’t know a great deal about St. Scholastica. And most of what we do know, we know because she was the twin sister of St. Benedict. Because we know when and where he was born, and who his parents were, we know that about her, too. We also know that, when he went...

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