Gospel of John
Translated from Homeric Greek
In the 18th century, Saint Nicodemos the Hagiorite achieved the seemingly impossible: he skillfully crafted a masterpiece by paraphrasing the Agape Vespers Gospel of the Evangelist John, 20:19-25, into Homeric Greek and meter. Out of respect for this magnificent achievement of Saint Nicodemos, two scholars carefully rendered this into a literal English prose translation.
It is published here for the first time.
Wondrous is God in his saints!
The saints care for both our spiritual and physical well-being. Read Gerontissa Theonymphe’s new account of her island’s most-beloved protector, Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous.
Akoluthia for the Adoption of a Child
A beautiful service found in the Greek-language Book of Needs, providing a meaningful recognition of the significant act of the adoption of a child.
Presented here is an unofficial prayer
From the translations of
Schema-Archimandrite John (Lewis+, 2007).
“God sent me a living bookmark!”
Translations of Schema - Archimandrite John
Some of the Western Orthodox Saints featured are so obscure that it is difficult to find information about them.
The Harmony of Monarchy and Russian Orthodox Christianity
The world is intrigued this year with the crowning of Charles III of the United Kingdom. Yet let us never forget the glorious reign of another monarchy, the Romanov Dynasty. A little more than 100 years ago, just three days before the start of the Great Fast, Tsar-martyr Nicholas II abdicated the throne, on March 15, 1917, bringing to an end to more than 300 years of Romanov rule. After the light of Pascha shone on the world that year, within a few months the enemies of Christ led Russia into a dark phase of its history, with the regicide of the anointed ruler.
Archpriest Constantine Desrosiers, Ph.D., brilliantly asserts that we must not fix our eyes exclusively on earthly political events, but rather on the Mystery of the Holy Spirit working within human history.
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Prayer for Blessing an Aircraft
Presented here is an unofficial prayer
From the translations of Schema-Archimandrite John (Lewis+, 2007).
Image:
Archangel Michael,
Protector of the Air Force
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