November 21, 2024
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Writings of the Saints

St. Luke the Evangelist – Healer, Historian, Iconographer

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In the name of God the Father, Christ Jesus His Son and the Holy Spirit, One True God. Amen Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus Introduction On October 18, the Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the life of St. Luke the Evangelist – one of the four ascribed authors of canonical…

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Icon of Transfiguration

On the Transfiguration of Christ – A Homily by St. Ephraim the Syrian

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The Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord on the Mount on August 6. This feast is one of the great feasts of the Church and the Orthodox Church places lot of importance to this event. This event is described in all of the synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Let us meditate on a sermon given by beloved St. Ephraim the Syrian on this event.

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