It is easy to lay before the feet of a worthy master, whose wisdom and virtue are evident to us and known in the world. Doing so hardly wounds our pride, and the reward of obedience to one whose victory rests assured likewise rests assured. Yet Christ showed Himself […]
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Many venerated holy people are known to us by name, like those mentioned in the Gospels, the Fathers of the early Church, influential theologians and martyrs, and patrons of important holy places. The unabridged story of the human race and our collective and individual relationship with our Lord would […]
Troparion 4 Holy Raphael, Archangel at the throne God, Holy Physician and healer of All, pray for us in our earthly struggles, Bless us with your healing light, this, and all of our days. Reading from the Book of Tobit Then Tobit said to him, ‘Brother, of what family are […]
Troparion First Tone Thou didst prove to be a citizen of the desert, an angel in the flesh, and a wonderworker, O Moses, our God-bearing Father. By fasting, vigil, and prayer thou didst obtain heavenly gifts, and thou healest the sick and the souls of them that have recourse […]
Troparion Tone 4 In birth, you preserved your virginity; in death, you did not abandon the world, O Theotokos. As mother of life, you departed to the source of life, delivering our souls from death by your intercessions. Neither the grave nor death could containthe Theotokos, the unshakable hope, […]