Truth began early one morning
April 23rd is the feast of the Great Martyr Saint George. The Vespers of the feast includes this profound Doxastikon of the Apostikha: O brethren, let us spiritually extol that […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 40:18-31; Genesis 15:1-15; Proverbs 15:7-19 Isaiah 40:19. For if we consider the different nations in all the world, from ocean to ocean, that […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 37:33-38:6; Genesis 13:12-18; Proverbs 14:27-15:4 Isaiah 37:36. A brother asked Antony, “What shall I do for my sins?” He replied, “He who desires […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 29:13-23; Genesis 12:1-7; Proverbs 14:15-26 Isaiah 29:13. The Lord said: The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; so practice and observe what […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 28:14-22; Genesis 10:32-11:9; Proverbs 13:19-14:6 Isaiah 28:15. When you [in your baptism] renounce Satan, trampling underfoot every covenant with him, then you annul […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 26:21-27:9; Genesis 9:18-10:1; Proverbs 12:23-13:9 Isaiah 27:1. Let us earnestly endeavor, therefore, to flee every crooked and tortuous act, and let us keep […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 25:1-9; Genesis 9:8-17; Proverbs 12:8-22 Isaiah 25:6. Having been counted worthy of this holy chrism, you are called Christians, verifying the name also […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 14:24-32; Genesis 8:21-9:7; Proverbs 11:19-12:6 Isaiah 14:27. For their part they plotted to hand him [Joseph] over to death, distress, slavery and the […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Friday of the Third Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 13:2-13; Genesis 8:4-21; Proverbs 10:31-11:12 Isaiah 13:8. The day of the Lord comes suddenly, it says, and in an unexpected way like the […]
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Reading Scripture in Lent with the Church Fathers: Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Today’s Scripture Readings in the Orthodox ChurchIsaiah 11:10-12:2; Genesis 7:11-8:3; Proverbs 10:1-22 It probably strikes the reader as strange that the readings from Isaiah jump from chapter 10 to 11:10, […]