Eve returned to dust; Mary was taken to Heaven. The Church considers St. Mary, as ‘the mother of all the living’, calls her as the ‘Mother of God’, ‘Mother of all believers’ and picturizes her as the ‘Second Eve’. Eve of the Garden of Eden was the mother of mankind in Read more
Mariam Deelathhok… (Mary who bore Thee forth, John who baptized Thee……..). This anthem at the outset of Holy Qurbana asserts and affirms Mary, as ‘Mother of God’. Elizabeth filled with Holy Spirit (Lk 1: 41) pronounced Mary as ‘Mother of my Lord’ (Lk 1: 43). The word “Theotokos” literally means Read more
Blessed Virgin Mary is the Ever-Virgin. She remained a virgin before, during, and eternally after the birth of Jesus Christ. One very strong tradition in the Orthodox Church holds that the birth of Jesus was also miraculous and left Mary’s virginity intact as a sign. The Orthodox Church hold firm to Read more
Aaron’s Censer is referred to as the Golden Censer. Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put incense in it, along with fire from the altar…” (Num. 16: 46). The golden censer (Heb. 9: 4) used by Aaron, the high priest, is a symbol of Virgin Mary who carried in her Read more
Holy, glorious, right-victorious, great-martyr, servant of our Lord, Demetrius of Thessaloniki the Myrrh Streamer, Myrovletes (myrrh-emitting) and wonder-working saint was born in Thessalonica to noble and devout parents of the Roman province of Macedonia. Implored of God by childless parents, Demetrius was their only son, and so was raised and educated Read more
Few Aspects – (Lk. 9: 28-36; Matt. 17: 1-9; Mk. 9: 2-10) 1. Why Feast of Transfiguration on August 6th The Feast of Transfiguration occurred, forty days before His Crucifixion on the Holy Cross, before He was delivered to a death for our sins. Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed Himself Read more
We are moving into the sixth season of our Liturgical Cycle; after Pentecost to the Season of Transfiguration. In this period the Church commemorates the crowning of the saints and Martyrs. The essence of the Transfiguration is revealed in its symbols. An unusual gathering” that has deep eschatological meaning, giving Read more
The Pentateuch refers to Aaron’s Rod (Staff) in the Book of Exodus Ch. 7 ff and in Numbers Ch. 17. The rod was probably much like a crude walking stick or a shepherd’s staff or a weapon. In the first instance, the staff of Aaron, also considered as property of Read more
Patriarch Jacob saw a dream, of a ladder fixed on earth, rising high into the heaven, with the angels ascending and descending on it (Gen. 28: 10-17). This dream signified the One Who is the link between, reconciled Heaven and forgiven Earth. Jacob’s ladder which unites heaven and earth, points Read more
As the Lord commanded Moses, he said to Aaron ‘Take a golden pot, put one full omer of manna in it, and lay it up before God to be kept for your generation” (Ex. 16: 33). Our Lord Jesus Christ is the ‘True Manna’ Who descended from heaven and to Read more