Cecilia of Rome, martyr
Cecilia was from a noble family from Rome. She believed in Christ secretly from her parents when she was a young girl. A day came when her family wanted […]
Christodoulos of Katunaki
He is one of the most prominent faces who shined in holy asceticism and jihad. He asceticized for nearly 60 years in the Katonaki rites. It was a hotbed
Gabriel Nasir, the martyr
He is (1) from the town of “Al-Haffa”, the center of “Al-Haffa” district in the Syrian province of Latakia. Once, he and two of his companions went on a trade towards
Chapter One: The mystery or essence of the liturgy
Introduction We do not mean liturgy as a ritual, but rather the liturgy that is beyond the rituals. Rituals, as a group of different and diverse human movements, are a valuable heritage
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In order to better understand the Divine Liturgy
Introduction These pages are not a new translation of the Divine Liturgy service written by Saint John Chrysostom. Nor is it a study for this service
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By the right saint
This righteous man had a weak physical structure since his birth, as he continued to suffer throughout his life from many ailments that affected various organs
Cribus, Babylus, Agthodorus, and Agathonica, saints and martyrs
Krebs was an idol priest, then he converted to Christ, was baptized, and became bishop of the Church of Thyatira, adjacent to Ephesus, a church founded by St.
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Paul the Thebes, the righteous saint and the first hermit
Its origins: On the fifteenth of January, our church celebrates our righteous father Paul the Thebe, the first of the solitary hermits in Christian history.
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Barlaam, the righteous hermit
Saint Barlaam (sixth century) was born in a village called Al-Lahiya near the Black Mountain, which extends from Al-Amanus to the Orontes River. I love
Peter the merciful saint tax collector
Peter lived in the sixth century AD, during the time of Emperor Justinian the Great. He was a tax collector in (North) Africa, and he was rich
Basil the Blessed Russian Saint
A type of saint was famous in the sixteenth century in Russia for being the madmen of Christ. The most famous of them was Basil the Blessed, whom the Church celebrates.
The miraculous Athanasia, the righteous saint
She was born on the island of Agena to pious parents who were prominent among her people. I grew up on God's rules. She sought to devote her entire life to God.
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