The Astonishing Missionary Journeys of the Apostle Andrew

Part 1

Nun Nectaria (McLees), George Alexandrou

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The Astonishing Missionary Journeys of the Apostle Andrew

Part 1

Nun Nectaria (McLees), George Alexandrou

The most important thing is that these puzzle pieces – the separate local traditions of Bulgaria, Romania, Ethiopia, of the Aramaic people, the Syrians, the Copts, even the Greek and Roman church traditions all fit together, but you have to follow them step by step to recreate his life. Finally, I had only one piece that I couldn’t fit, even as a possibility: the Declaration of Arbroath, the fourteenth-century Scottish declaration of independence from England which says that the Scots were taught the Christian faith by St. Andrew himself. Historians dismiss this, but I have to point out that his presence there was not physically impossible.

Take time to enjoy Advent season

Take time to enjoy Advent season
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Take time to enjoy Advent season

We see the denial of this natural rhythm increasingly more frequently in our society. Instead of quiet preparation of prayer and fasting, we engage in a whirlwind of activities. Our schedules are filled with Christmas concerts and Christmas parties. People even began decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween.

The Wonderworking Kursk Icon of the Mother of God "Of the Sign"

Commemorated November 27/December 10

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The Wonderworking Kursk Icon of the Mother of God "Of the Sign"

Commemorated November 27/December 10

The frightened monastic brethren rushed immediately to the cathedral, where they beheld a scene of horrible devastation. The force of the blast had shattered the gilded canopy above the icon. The heavy marble base, constructed of several massive steps, had been jolted out of position and split into several pieces. A huge metal candlestick which stood before the icon and been blown to the opposite side of the cathedral. A door of cast iron located near the icon had been torn from its hinges and cast outside, where it smashed against a wall and caused a deep crack. All the windows in the cathedral and even those in the dome above were shattered. Amid the general devastation, the holy icon remained intact and even the glass within the frame remained whole. Thinking to destroy the icon, the anarchists had, on the contrary, become the cause of its greater glorification.

New Martyr Alexander Hotovitsky was in Portsmouth for 1905 treaty signing

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New Martyr Alexander Hotovitsky was in Portsmouth for 1905 treaty signing

Father Hotovitsky has an interesting historical connection to the Seacoast of New Hampshire. On Sept. 5, 1905, in the jubilant aftermath of the signing in Portsmouth of the peace treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War, eight Russian Orthodox priests representing several U.S. cities had come to Portsmouth to participate in a service honoring the signing of the treaty. The group was led by Father Hotovitsky, the 33-year-old archpriest of St. Nicholas Church in New York.

DECR chairman: Patriarch Alexey’s life was dedicated to Church from beginning to end

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DECR chairman: Patriarch Alexey’s life was dedicated to Church from beginning to end

After the Divine Liturgy on December 5, 2010, at the church of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow-in-Ordynka, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, conducted a commemoration service for His Holiness Patriarch Alexey II who died on this day two years ago.