“Guard the deposit” (1 Tim. 6:20). Tradition A tradition is an opinion, belief, story or custom that is memorized and handed down from generation to generation, from ancestors to posterity, originally without the need for a writing system. Its etymology is Latin, from the verb ‘tradere’ (traditio), which Read more…
Come, all you faithful, let us hasten to the Virgin: for long before her conception in the womb, the one who was to be born of the stem of Jesse was destined to be the Mother of God. The one who is the treasury of virginity, the flowering Rod of Read more…
Eutychus, whose name means ‘fortunate’, was a disciple and friend of St John the Theologian and St Paul. After hearing about Christ, the Savior, he became a disciple and servant of the Lord, worked with the Apostle Paul and together they preached in the early journeys. He belonged to the Read more…
We pray for the departed, for the same reasons as when praying for a living person! Prayer for the faithful departed, as well as the invocation of saints have been long cherished beliefs and practices of the early Christian Church and were expressions of the Christian faith, well founded on Read more…
Pharisees (Jn. 12: 19) the disciple whom Jesus loved (Jn. 13: 23-25) to Thomas (Jn. 14: 6) Peter (Jn. 13: 37) Judas Iscariot (Jn. 12: 6) Himself (Jn. 17: 1 -6), for His disciples (Jn. 17: 6-19), and for all believers / faithful (Jn. 17: 20 -26). Counsellor / Helper Read more…
Who said “see the whole world has gone after Jesus”? During the Last Supper, which disciple was sitting next to Jesus and reclining on Him? To whom did Jesus’ answer “I am the Way, and the Truth and the Life”? Which disciple was prepared to lay down Read more…
St Paul write to the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 11: 4-6, that women should cover their head during prayer and worship and men should not cover their head. A question asked was why do our bishops cover their head. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonours his Read more…
“Seven Times a Day I Praise You” – The Shehimo Prayers, contains liturgical prayers, Psalms and hymns, written beginning around the fourth century. This contains the daily prayers of the Holy Church, according to the Liturgical tradition, that observes the seven offices of prayers for each of the seven days Read more…
Caiaphas (Jn. 11: 49) That the Son of God may be glorified through it (Jn. 11: 4) Caiaphas (Jn. 11: 52) From the day Lazarus was brought back to life? (Jn. 11: 53) Lazarus Saturday (Saturday before Hosanna) To Martha (Jn. 11: 25) Mary (Jn. 11: 2) Ephraim (Jn. 11: Read more…
Who said, ‘it is better for one man (Jesus) to die than the whole nation perishes’? What reason did Jesus give for Lazarus’ sickness and death? Name the high priest, who prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation and also for the scattered children of God? Read more…