On the Birth of the Lord, a sermon by Saint Jerome (Jerome)
“She laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). “His mother laid him in a manger.” Joseph did not dare […]
Part Two - 2 - Two treatises on virginity
In 1752 AD, Wetstein discovered in the library of “The Remonstrants” in Amsterdam a text in Syriac by Syric Peschitta of two letters addressed to the celibate.
Barnabas the Apostle
Barnabas was born on the island of Cyprus and was a Levite. His original name was “Joseph,” but the apostles called him “Barnabas.” His name means “son of prophecy,” but Luke