Jacob of Sarug on The Creation of Adam and the Resurrection of the Dead, trans. and introduced, Edward G. Mathews Jr. Gorgias Press This memra by St Jacob of Sarug […]
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Month: January 2021
Septuagesima Sunday
Septuagesima Sunday Introit The sorrows of death surrounded me, the sorrows of hell encompassed me: and in my affliction I called upon the Lord, and He heard my voice from […]
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Sunday of the Righteous and Just
Once more, I am profoundly impressed by how much detail, and how much thought has gone into this icon. Fr Badwi states of it: “The Righteous and the Just are […]
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Praying the Divine Office
The Value of Praying the Divine Office From time to time people ask me about some form of prayer in difficult circumstances: they sometimes want a sort of “super prayer.” […]
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The Sunday of Deceased Priests
The Three Weeks of Commemoration On this Sunday we commemorate our Deceased Priests. On each day of the week, we celebrate this liturgy, and continue our remembrance. After that, we […]
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Propers of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Introit Adore God, all His Angels: Sion heard, and was glad: and the daughters of Judah rejoiced. The Lord has reigned, let the earth rejoice: let many islands be glad. […]
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Antioch in the Early Church
The Maronite Church declares, in its official documents, that it is an Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church. The Maronite Patriarch is, officially, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East. It […]
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Introit “Let all the earth adore You, O God, and sing to You: let it sing a psalm to Your Name, O Most High. Psalm. Shout with joy to God, […]
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St Anthony the Great (17 January)
St Anthony the Great is believed to have lived for 105 years, from 251 to 356, dying on 17 January, the day when we celebrate his feast. He was born […]
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The Genesis of the American Jesus
Further to my favourable review of Stephen Prothero’s American Jesus, it might be useful to consider how the “American Jesus” came to be. The idea of the Lord as a […]
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