Saint John the Baptist January 7 Listen to the Saint's life in Greek: Related links: John the Baptist Resource Page (Mystagogy) Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John (OCA)

Holy Epiphany January 6 On the Dismissal Hymn of Theophany Learn about this feast day in English: Learn about this feast day in Greek: Related links: Epiphany Resource Page (Mystagogy) The Feast of Theophany (Orthodox Wiki) The Feast of Epiphany: The Feast of Lights (GOARCH)

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Teenage Book Review The Blessed Surgeon: The Life of Saint Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol by Archdeacon Vasiliy Marushchak Published by Divine Ascent Press, Second Edition, 2008 The Blessed Surgeon is a biography of St Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol and the Crimea (1877-1961), a Bishop doctor who lived during the harsh Communist regime of the Soviet Union, and who is considered a Holy Unmercenary Saint of the Orthodox Church. Saint Luke was ordained a priest at the age of 44 after his wife passed away, then served as a Bishop, professor, surgeon and father, who faced many struggles with not only [...]

Our Orthodox Customs Incense “And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance”. (Eph 5:2) Anyone who walks into an Orthodox church cannot remain unmoved by what they encounter. All their SENSES will be heightened as they take in the iconography, the sound of chanting, the lighting of candles and oil lamps, the taste of the Bread and Wine and the sweet smell of incense filling their being. The use of incense is traced back to the Old Testament when God [...]