Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th. The epistle reading for the Sunday of All Saints is from the Epistle to the Hebrews (11, 33-12, 2) and describes the feats of faith of holy men and women in the Old Testament, who compass us round about like Read more…
Fr. Dimitrios Bokos The Sunday of All Saints follows the Sunday of Pentecost and is the last day of the Pentikostario. It closes the cycle of movable feasts which starts with the opening of the Triodio, includes the Great Fast, Great Week, Easter, and extends throughout the Pentikostario. All Read more…
Sophia Bekri, Theologian On the first Sunday after Pentecost, the Church honors All the Saints, the bright stars in the spiritual firmament, as instruments of the Spirit and the first fruits of his grace. These are saints of all categories and ages, famous and anonymous, prominent and obscure, men Read more…
Saint John Chrysostom But let’s not merely listen to what’s been said, that is that there were hot coals below the wounded bodies, but let’s think how we feel when we suddenly come down with a fever. We think that life’s unbearable, we’re upset, we fret, we gripe like Read more…
Kids Can Be Saints The Bravest Kids are Kids who are Saints. Our Orthodox Church remembers lots of children who became saints. And why are they saints? Well, because they loved (and still love) God very much! Even though they were kids, they knew that loving our Lord, Jesus Christ Read more…