The Byzantine Divine Liturgy, in the view of many Western people, is ornate and richly complex. In fact, while the prayers are longer than those in the Latin tradition and an obvious…
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Your Holiness Pope Francis, beloved brother in Christ, bishop of Senior Rome, We offer glory and praise to our God in Trinity for deeming us worthy of the ineffable joy and special…
Istanbul, 29 November 2014 In the Gospel, Jesus shows himself to be the font from which those who thirst for salvation draw upon, as the Rock from whom the Father brings forth…
Galatians 6.11-18 – Luke 8.26-39 Picture Saint Paul dictating his letter to the Church in Galatia. When his assistant has finished, Paul takes up the pen personally, and adds some final thoughts.…
The icon depicting the events of this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 5.1-11) shows the Lord standing on the shore of the lake. A crowd presses in on Him and there are too many,…
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Beginning of the Indiction, Venerable Symeon the Stylite and Martha his Mother Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family of London, 1 September/14 September 2014 1 Corinthians…
Sunday of Christ Walking on the Water, Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, 10th August 2014, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family, London Troparion of the Resurrection, Tone 8. You came down…
Vatican City, July 27, 2014 (Zenit.org) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Tomorrow marks the one hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, which caused millions of deaths and immense destruction.…
2014-06-29 Homily of H.B. Patriarch John X In the Holy Liturgy celebrated at Balamand on June 29th 2014 on the Feast of the Antiochian See “O Antioch lift up your eyes and…
In his Friday morning Mass, Pope Francis talked about the Christians who were crucified in Syria by jihadists, for refusing to reject their faith. Even though it may be surprising to many,…