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Life of the Saints

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Martyr Boniface and Saint Aglaïa

Evagoras Mahaira   Aglaïa was a prosperous woman who lived in the region around Rome in the time of Diocletian and had Boniface as a slave. Bonifatius was her steward, very good-looking in appearance, generous to the poor and kind-hearted, but with a liking for drink and debauchery. They soon Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearDecember 17, 2021 ago
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Saint Spiridon, the patron of Corfu

The holiest shrine on the island of Kerkyra (Corfu) just off the western coast of Greece is the tomb of a fourth-century saint whose body after sixteen centuries is in such a remarkable state of preservation that every year he is carried in solemn triumph through the streets on the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearDecember 12, 2021 ago
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Saint Martyr Fanourios

W.J. Lillie   We have nothing to say with certainty about the famous martyr of Christ, Fanourios, as regards where he came from, who his parents were and when his martyrdom occurred, because all information has been lost to the depredations of time and covered by the tombstone of oblivion. Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearAugust 27, 2021 ago
The Children's Word

Do You Know What Doesn’t Change?

You probably have heard people talk about how things have changed. They might talk about how a kid has grown taller, or how a city has changed, or how we do things differently now than we did before. Things are always changing, aren’t they? Everything changes. Even rocks change. Stars Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 yearsMarch 25, 2021 ago
The Children's Word

Things on Earth aren’t for Forever

This week’s Gospel reading tells us about those little moths. Do you know why? Have you ever seen a little moth flying around inside your house? Maybe you thought it was just a harmless little bug, but those little moths are after something. Those little moths lay eggs, and their larvae eat Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 years ago
The Children's Word

How do YOU get ready for Christmas?

How did people get ready for the very first Christmas? How do YOU get ready for Christmas? Do you buy or make presents? Do you help cook a fancy dinner? Do you decorate the house? We all have ways of getting ready for the great day. But in today’s Gospel Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 2 years ago
Pemptousia Partnership

The life of Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian – 3

Saint Paisios the Athonite   All the Pharasiotes began their preparations at once, just as Father Arsenios did. First he baptised all the unbaptised children, including the village president’s child, at which time the following event occurred: The child’s parents wanted to give him the grandfather’s name, Christos. Father Arsenios, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 years ago
Pemptousia Partnership

Homily on the Holy Great Martyr and equal to the Apostles Thekla

Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios   Our Church commemorates on the 24th of September a prominent saint, one of the great women of the Apostolic age, St. Thekla, the great Champion of the Faith.   She was born in Iconium (today’s Konya) around the year 28 AD, to a pagan family.   The Saint Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsSeptember 24, 2020 ago
The Children's Word

God Gives Us Something to Bring Us Closer

Did you know God gives us Something to Bring us Closer to Him? A long time ago, the “custodian” was a helper in the household who took the kids to school to learn. Or sometimes, the “custodian” was somebody who taught the children in the house, like a tutor. He Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 3 yearsJuly 22, 2020 ago
Pemptousia Partnership

The Holy Victorious Martyr Marina – 17 July

Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite   Saint Marina was from a village in Pisidia, the daughter and only child of a certain Aidesios, a pagan priest, and lived in the reign of Emperor Claudius II. When she was twelve, her mother died and she was given into the charge of another Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 yearsJuly 17, 2020 ago

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