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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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 monthsFebruary 19, 2022 ago
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Filotheï, Patron Saint of Athens (February 19) [1]

Fotis Kondoglou   Saint Filotheï was born in Athens to illustrious parents, the only child of Angelos Benizelos and his wife Syriga. She was called Filotheï when she became a nun, but before then her name was Revoula. Her mother had been barren and had begged God to give her Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 monthsFebruary 18, 2022 ago
The Children's Word

Have You Ever Started a Good Habit?

Have you ever started a good habit, a habit that you’ve kept? Finishing your homework every night, not eating so much candy, making your bed every day. Have you made a good habit that stuck? With our faith, we have lots of good habits we can work on, don’t we? Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 6 months ago
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Saint Maximus the Greek

Georgios Martzelos     St Maximos the Greek was one of the most distinguished monks and theologians of the 16th century, famed for his missionary activities and reforming achievements in the Russia of his time. He was born in Arta in around 1470 of respected and prosperous parents, and his Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 7 monthsJanuary 21, 2022 ago
The Children's Word

God calls us to be close to Him!

Have you ever missed a chance to do something? Maybe you wanted to go on a little trip to the store, but you took too long to get ready. Or maybe had to get up early to do something really fun, but you just didn’t want to get out of Read more…

By Presvytera Alexandra Houck, 7 monthsJanuary 20, 2022 ago

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