Among the faithful of the Old Calendar, on December 25th civil day, we greet each other with this curious term: “Good Spyridon!” in reference to the feast of the Wonderworker of Tremithus. The term “Good Spyridon” was coined when Archbishop Averky of Syracuse, USA, first met then-Archimandrite Petros, later Bishop Petros of Astoria, at a …
A Testimony for Our Times Introduction In 1924 the Romanian Orthodox Church adopted the new (Gregorian) calendar, causing widespread confusion and scandal among clergy and faithful who wished to remain faithful to the Julian calendar—the calendar of the Holy Fathers, established at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea for the measurement of liturgical time, not merely astronomical time. …
Papal Reformation Day! A day 13 days before the actual date on the Christian Calendar of the events at Wittenberg. In honor of the event, I submit the writings of Michael Mästlin (Mentor of Kepler) 1583 – Außführlicher und gründtlicher Bericht … “Detailed and thorough report of the general, and now for nearly sixteen hundred …
Photo: Prophet Moses writing in Eden. Frontispiece to the book of Genesis in the Bible of Leo Sakellarios, Constantinople, A.D. 940. Growing up in the USA at the end of the 20th century, I found myself living in a society lacking a coherent grand narrative. I attended public schools. These schools taught that the earth …
THE PASCHAL TROPARION Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! The Orthodox Traditionally Announce Christ’s Victory Over Death In Multiple Languages on Pascha! Language Proclamation Response Sound English Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! 🕪 Slavonic Christos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese! 🕪 Greek …
Rejoice O Bethany (Hymn for Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday) Rejoice, rejoice, O Bethany! On this day God came to thee, God came to thee; and in Him the dead are made alive, as is right for He is the Life! He is the Life! He is the Life! And in Him the dead are …
I am astounded by the lack of clear Christian teaching about house pets and animals in general. I can normally tell if an Orthodox teacher is a modernist based upon their guidance about animals. Should we have pets living in our homes? “There were saints who treated animals well.” “We are to treat all God’s …
News World Lutheran and World Orthodox meet to acknowledge the Nicene Creed should be used as laid down in the Second Ecumenical Council without the addition of the filioque. And the Son. This and other issues are at the heart of the papal reforms in the 11th century which lead to departure of Europe from …
