Christmas Day, The Nativity of the Lord Mass Celebrated during the Day The Introit (Is. 9:6; Ps 97:1) Puer natus est nobis … A child is born to us, and […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
R.H. Benson, “The Queen’s Tragedy”
Robert Hugh Benson, The Queen’s Tragedy, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, London, 1906 (382 pages) This much under-rated novel, was written just after The King’s Achievement. It is basically a […]
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The Nativity of the Lord
The Christmas Icon was produced after the manner of the Rabboula manuscripts. Fr Badwi writes: “The Blessed Virgin is seated with her hand on her chin, thinking and meditating on […]
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St Ignatius of Antioch: Feast Day 20 December
One of the most controversial figures in early Church history is St Ignatius of Antioch. He is impossible to define: he was a prophet and had an esoteric, even mystical […]
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Geneaology Sunday
The Genealogy Sunday Icon Today is “Genealogy Sunday,” the day on which the response to the Qadishat aloho changes from it.ra.7am 3a.lyn (have mercy on us), to m.shee.7o de.tee.led men […]
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The Fourth Sunday of Advent (Rorate Sunday)
The Introit (Isaiah 45:8; Psalm 18:2) Rorate, caeli, desuper … Drop down dew, O heavens, from above. Let the clouds rain down justice. Let the earth open and bud forth […]
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The Revelation to Joseph
Concerning the icon for today’s feast, Fr Badwi first of all prepared a frame based on the ancient Syrian icons in the British Library and the Vaticanus Library. Inside that […]
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Awe-Inspiring Actions of the Divine Liturgy
First, the word “awe” has been cheapened by the fashion of using “awesome” as a filler when we don’t have a better word to say and want to sound impressed. […]
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The Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday)
The Introit (Philippians 4:4-6; Psalm 84:2) Gaudete in Domino semper … Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: for the […]
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The Finding of the Lord in the Temple
The Gospel reading for this week is Luke 2:46-49: “Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, […]
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