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Feast of Great Martyr Demetrios, The Myrrh-Streamer

Saint Demetrios suffered in Thessalonica during the reign of Galerius Maximian (c. 306). He belonged to one of the most distinguished families of the province of Macedonia and was widely admired not only because of his noble ancestry and grace of bearing, but also for virtue, wisdom and goodness of Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 monthsOctober 26, 2022 ago
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The Great Martyr Saint Dimitrios

Pantelis Paschos, Professor of Theology   In a lyrical psalm [132], the great poet of our Church, the Prophet David, gives the name ‘myrrh’ to the spirit of unity among those dwelling together under the sanctified protection of the Church. They have common desires, longings, the same fight against the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 monthsOctober 25, 2022 ago
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The holy martyr and apostle James, the Brother of our Lord

Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis   Saint James (Iakovos), the brother of our Lord was the first bishop of Jerusalem. He was the first to write a divine liturgy, as it had been taught to him by the Lord himself. This liturgy was later shortened by Saint Basil the Great and, after Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 monthsOctober 24, 2022 ago
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The Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus

Saint Nicholas Velimirovich   These bold and holy martyrs of the Christian faith were, at one time, officers at the impartial court, in the reign of Maximian. This impious emperor appreciated them particularly for their bravery, wisdom, and loyalty to his person. But when he was told that his two Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 monthsOctober 7, 2022 ago
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Α Goth Saint: The Holy Martyr Nikitas

Saint Nicholas Velimirovich   Nikitas was born in the land of the Goths and was a disciple of their God-bearing bishop, Theofilos, who took part in the 1st Ecumenical Synod in Nicaea in 325. When the leader of the Goths, Athanaric, began to persecute and torture Christians, Nikitas opposed him with Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 monthsSeptember 16, 2022 ago
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The Thessalonian Saints Cyril and Methodios, Teachers of the Slavs – Part IΙΙ

Panagiotis Christou   In Slovenia The Moravians and Slovenians were waiting impatiently for the brothers, but they did not appear. Kocel of Slovenia sent a letter requesting Methodios and the Pope sent him in the spring of 869, shortly after the death of Cyril. In a letter to Kocel and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 11 monthsMay 13, 2022 ago
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The Thessalonian Saints Cyril and Methodios, Teachers of the Slavs – Part IΙ

Panagiotis Christou   The World of the Slavs  The Slavs first appeared in history at the end of the first century A.D. They then lived to the east of the Germans, in the region of the Vistula. In the sixth century, there were three tribes: the Slavs, the Venedi and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 11 monthsMay 12, 2022 ago
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The Thessalonian Saints Cyril and Methodios, Teachers of the Slavs – Part I

Panagiotis Christou   By the beginning of the ninth century, more than a thousand years had already passed since the foundation of the city of Thessaloniki (315 B. C.). During this time, the city had known days of magnificent glory and grim disaster, though it had remained famous and proud Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 11 monthsMay 11, 2022 ago
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The Holy Great Martyr Irene

The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century. She was the daughter of the pagan king Licinius, and her parents named her Penelope. Penelope was very beautiful, and her father kept her isolated in a high tower from the time Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 11 monthsMay 5, 2022 ago
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Saint Theodosios the Coenobiarch

Metropolitan Dionysios of Servia and Kozani †   From its earliest years, the Church has honored martyrs in blood and martyrs in conscience. ‘Martyrs in conscience’ were saintly monastics and ascetics who lived in the wilderness. There’s a difference between monastics and ascetics. Monastics are those who live all together Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearJanuary 12, 2022 ago

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