Umblatul cu icoana pentru a vesti Nașterea Domnului este o rânduială foarte veche, urmele ei pierzându-se în anii de început ai erei creștine. Astfel, această tradiție ne apare încă din primele secole ale creștinismului, încă de pe când sărbătoarea Nașterii Domnului și cea a Bobotezei se sărbătoreau împreună, în ziua de 6 Ianuarie. Sărbătoarea Epifaniei …
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Saint Stylianus was born in Paphlagonia of Asia Minor sometime between the fourth and sixth centuries. He inherited a great fortune from his parents when they died, but he did not keep it. He gave it away to the poor according to their need, desiring to help those who were less fortunate. Stylianus left the …
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The Martyr soldiers are a special category of saints in the Christian Tradition of the first centuries. Together with the more famous St. George, St. Demetrius or St. Theodor Stratilates, Saint Mercurius is considered as being a model of a Roman soldier who became a soldier of Christ against the polytheism. The life of Saint …
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The following historical passage was written by Fr. Seraphim Thipolos in 1548 (7056 since the foundation of the world), who was Protos on Mount Athos, and this story was handed out to us by St. Nikodimos the Hagiorite [of Mt Athos]. Nearby the Skete of Protaton, which is located in Karyes of Mt. Athos- at the …
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On Saturday November 7th, at 7pm, at St. John The Evangelist Romanian Orthodox Church (100 Old Orchard Grove, Toronto), The Byzantine Music Choir from Toronto invites you to its first Religious Music Concert, containing creations from the Orthodox Church belonging to the XIX and XX century. Entry is free but donations are welcome.
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Sunday October 25 at the end of the Holy Liturgy, our church will organize a community meal (potluck) to which everyone is invited. Anyone is welcome to bring food, dessert, fruits, etc.
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“In December 2004 a Saudi Arabian man, a Moslem, appeared before several new agencies to relate the following incredible event he experienced and which changed his life (this story appeared on TV, the Internet, radio, and was circulated in newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets throughout Saudi Arbia, Syria, Palestine, and evidently in all neighboring countries. Some …
Continue reading The Great Miracle in Syria, and the Convent of Our Lady of SaidnayaBurial of the Mother of God – 2015 [Show slideshow]
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In a tiny Greek village in the south of Kefallonia, a miracle occurs every year after the feast of the Transfiguration (Aug 6). Around the bell-tower of the chapel at Markopoulo, small venomous snakes appear. These snakes crawl around the church, and upon the icons of the Mother of God in an act of apparent veneration. …
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