Posted in Journal on December 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I find coffee hour to be the most uncomfortable part of church-going. The homily or sermon runs a close second, because you never know what will be said. It could be great, could be fine, could put you to sleep, or it could be something that should have spent more time fermenting in the imagination [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith, hymns, orthodox, orthodoxy, st. nicholas, troparion on December 6, 2007 | No Comments »
On this day we venerate the hierarch:
As a canon of faith and an icon of meekness,
of abstinence a teacher,
the truth of thy deeds has shown thee to thy flock as a canon of the Faith;
wherefore thou didst acquire through humility the high things,
through poverty, riches.
Father hierarch Nicholas,
intercede with Christ the God
that our souls may be saved.
–//–
Thou wert [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged charity, christ, christianity, orthodox, orthodoxy, philanthropia, philanthropy, poor, poverty on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
“He that has pity upon the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will pay him again.” - Proverbs 19: 17
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