The community of St. John the Evangelist Church, founded in December 1999, has cared for several generations over the years, providing education to young people, material assistance to the needy, ongoing support to the elderly, and special assistance to people with disabilities. All of this has been made possible through community donations, with the church, …
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The Birth of the Virgin, celebrated on September 8, is not narrated in the Holy Scriptures. The lack of information about the birth and life of the Virgin reveals the discretion and humility of the Virgin Mary. It is the first Red Cross holiday in the new church year, which begins on September 1. The …
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September 1 marks the beginning of the new church year in the Orthodox Church. According to the Jewish tradition, it is now considered that God began the work of creating the world, and at that time the Savior Jesus Christ entered the synagogue, where he read the text of Isaiah’s prophecy, chapter 61, 1-2, sealing …
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Constantin Brâncoveanu was born in 1654 from the parents of Papa Postelnicul and Stanca Cantacuzino. Constantine grew up without a father because he died when he was only a year old. She is raised by her mother, grandmother from father Păuna Greceanu and his uncle, Stolnic Constantin Cantacuzino, whom he gets to love like a …
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The Blessed Virgin Mary, the holiest of women, as the one who was deemed worthy of the exceptional honor of giving birth to the Son of God and Savior of the world, is venerated in the Orthodox Church as the first and greatest of all saints, being “more honorable than the Cherubim and incomparably more …
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Dormition Fast begins each year on August 1st and lasts two weeks (1-15 August). It is also known as Holy Great Lent or Saintmary’s Fast. It prepares Christians for two major celebrations in August: Transfiguration (6 August) and Assumption (15 August). The origin of this fast was fixed in the fifth century, when developed cult …
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Holy Martyr Panteleimon is one of the most famous and venerated saints of the Church. Commemorated on 27 July is called “doctor without silver,” thereby revealing how he pretended not to anybody any kind of payment for the favors committed. It is considered the patron of doctors and healer of the sick, the doctor follows …
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