Consider bringing the story of the 3 Great Hierarchs into your home this month with the following lesson and activity. Begin by asking your kids or teens to select three favorite Fruits. * Announce the fruits out loud and discuss why they were picked. * What do your...
Each of these saints have their own feast day. St. Basil the Great, January 1; St. Gregory the Theologian, January 25; and St. John Chrysostom, January 27. This combined feast day, January 30, was instituted in the eleventh century during the reign of Emperor Alexius...
Christmas is the start of a 12-day liturgical cycle that builds up to Theophany (known as Jordan or Vodochrestia, meaning Water Blessing). This feast, celebrated on Jan. 6/19 commemorating Jesus’ Baptism, is even greater in theological significance than...
By Patricia Paddey It’s official: there are more Americans (38%) who teach their children to believe in Santa Claus than there are those (28%) who tell the biblical story of the birth of Christ at this time of year. For those of us who delight in the real meaning of...
SVYATA VECHERYA – HOLY SUPPER (Ukrainian traditions on Christmas Eve) by Orysia Paschak Tracz) 1. Strict Fast in preparation for the Feast 2. At dusk, youngest son announces the first star of sunset: Zvizdal Bo’a zvizda na nebil! The star God’s star is in...
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