Dmitry Lapa
Rating: 6|Votes: 1
St. Fintan is venerated in both Ireland and Scotland where churches dedicated to him are to be found in various regions.
In his sermon the Romanian Patriarch spoke of the veneration of saints. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel underlined the fact that “when we venerate relics of saints, we do not honor bones, as mistakenly believe unprepared, uninformed and ill-intentioned people, but we meet the saint whose relics are placed in front of us.”
"One’s profession or dignity does not represent an obstacle for Christian life and faith. Do you think that in our days there are no new martyrs revealed? In Middle-Eastern countries the pitiless sword of Islam cuts down authentic Christians and counts them in the same army of Great Martyr St. Demetrius. Because our saint was and is an imitator of Christ, it would be best for us to establish ourselves in the likeness of Christ; let us imitate the saints, according to the word of St Paul the Apostle: Therefore I urge you, imitate me, (as I imitate Christ)."
St. Nikolai Velimirovich
Rating: 10|Votes: 3
The virgin Parasceva always yearned for the ascetic life for the sake of Christ. After her parents' repose, she left her home and went first to Constantinople, then to the wilderness of Jordan, where she lived the ascetic life until old age. Who can express all the labors, sufferings and demonic temptations that St. Parasceva endured in the course of her many years?