St Samuel lived early 5th century. His father Yuhannon was a wealthy, good man and a leader of his village Eshtin, near a town called Sawro, Mardin, in Turkey. Yuhannon did not have children and ceaselessly prayed to God to give him a child. He was very pious and always Read more…
Anthony was born to wealthy and noble, pious, and well-to-do Christian parents of illustrious lineage about 251 A.D., in a village, Kaman in Upper Egypt. He was a pious child, an obedient son, and a lover of solitude and books. He loved to attend Church services, and he listened to Read more…
This feast is commemorated in the liturgical calendar of the Malankara Indian Orthodox Church in the honor of Blessed St Mary is the ‘Feast of St Mary for Seeds’ (i’do d-yeldas Aloho d Al Zar’o,) on January 15. It is Blessed Virgin Mary’s Feasts that we commemorate among the saints. Read more…
St. Paul of Thebes, is the first Christian hermit, was born in Thebiad ( Thebes was the first capital of Egypt.), Upper Egypt, about 228/234 A. D. and died about 340. A Christian hermit is the one who chooses to live a solitary life, totally apart and usually in a Read more…
To obtain light and understanding – Psalm 119: 130 To be purified and sanctified – John 15: 3; 17: 17; Psalm 19: 7 To more fully obey God – Rom. 12: 2 To be strengthened and encouraged – Acts 20: 32; Rom. 15: 4 To be approved of God – Read more…
St. Stephen, the first deacon in the early Church and was the first Christian martyred for his faith. Although his name is Greek (from Stephanos, meaning crown), Stephen was a Jew. He was one of the seven deacons who helped the apostles (Acts 6: 1-6). He is the first named Read more…
John (God is gracious) the Baptist came, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Prophet Isaiah, referred to him 700 years before his birth “A voice of one calling in the desert, “Prepare the way for The Lord, make straight paths Read more…
“And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom Read more…
Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the three Cappadocian Fathers (along with St. Basil and Gregory of Nyssa) is honored as one of the great doctors of the Church. St. Gregory (329-389) was born near Arianzus in Cappadocia.
St. Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (329-379) was one of the towering giants of ancient Christianity, born in a Caesarea, Cappadocia, Turkey, into the wealthy Christian family of Basil the Elder, a famous rhetor, and Emelia. Elder Basil’s family was an old Christian family of wealth Read more…