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Today we commemorate the Conception by St. Anna of the Most Holy Mother of God. This miraculous conception of the girl who would later conceive the Only Begotten Son of God in her womb of the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, makes the aged, holy righteous Joachim and Anna the grandparents of our Lord. It is fitting for us to pray to them, as we do in the litanies at all our divine services. And in honor of these holy parents, we may also pray an Akathist Hymn.
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Natalia Goroshkova, Bishop Qais of Erzurum
Today the Church in Syria is going through a difficult period of persecutions. Churches, monasteries, convents, and cultural monuments are being destroyed, and people are being killed. In his interview with the Pravlife.org website Bishop Qais (Sadiq) of Erzurum, Vicar of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, relates how the Church in Syria is trying to survive during the war.
Metropolitan Dionysios of Servia and Kozani
Of the many miracles and healings of Saint Patapios, we would mention only one: he healed a woman who was suffering from breast cancer. Even now, faithful people go to the convent of Saint Patapios, on the hill above Loutraki in Attica, to seek the grace of Christ, and also healing, through the prayers of Saint Patapios.
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Ochrid is the ancient capital of Slavic literacy and culture. It is fitting that many call it the Slavic Jerusalem.
