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The Children's Word

OCN Weekly Printable Children’s Word

Welcome to “The Children’s Word,” a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network. Each week, Presvytera Alexandra Houck writes this little newsletter for young parishioners! You will find age-appropriate articles, stories, and activities in every edition. The newsletter is provided in PDF format so that you can easily download and Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 daysJune 22, 2022 ago
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Ss. Constantine and Helen

James W. Lillie   At Eastertide, at some undetermined place and year, the Emperor Constantine I made his Oration to the Assembly of the Saints, either in Latin (Oratio ad sanctorum coetum) or Greek (Λόγος τῷ τῶν ἁγίων συλλόγῳ). It is a lengthy and not terribly interesting text, but given Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 monthMay 21, 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, 1 monthMay 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 monthsMay 5, 2022 ago
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Saint Memnon the Μiracle Maker

Saint Memnon the Μiracle Maker is not mentioned by any chronicler. By local tradition, this Saint was one of the “three hundred” Palestinian refugees who arrived in Cyprus during their expulsion from there by the Saracens. After arriving in Cyprus, Saint Memnon became a hermit at the site known as Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 monthsApril 28, 2022 ago
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Orthodoxy Now Quarterly Magazine. Spring 2022

Contents 3 Director’s Letter  Sign up to receive Orthodoxy Now Magazine Updates. Click to Read the Full Issue 4 IOCC Sets $1 Million Goal for Ukraine  The humanitarian and development agency International Orthodox Christian Charities  (IOCC) is responding to needs created by the war in Ukraine. Given the enormity of Read more…

By myOCN, 3 months ago
The Children's Word

Do You Set a Good Example?

Have your parents ever told you to set a good example? Or maybe a teacher has told you that? Playing together, eating meals together, working on projects together, saying our prayers together…if one person does the wrong thing, other kids might follow his example! We are getting closer to the Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 4 months ago
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Filotheï, Patron Saint of Athens [2]

Fotis Kondoglou   On the eve of the feast of Saint Dionysios in 1589, she was in the monastery she had founded in Patisia. In the evening, the sisters gathered for the vigil. Some Muslims, who had long been at odds with her, jumped over the wall of the monastery Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 monthsFebruary 19, 2022 ago

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