THE BARREN WOMAN GIVES BIRTH
“By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, / Joachim and Anna are freed from the reproach/disgrace of barrenness (ὀνειδισμοῦ ἀτεκνίας); /...
GRIEVING WITH THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
“Blessed are those who mourn (οἱ πενθοῦντες), for they shall be comforted.” (Mt 5: 4) It is necessary to mourn, when one has suffered...
PASSING FROM DEATH TO LIFE
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has...
DESTROYING DEATH BY DEATH
“Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship, the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One! We venerate Your Cross, O Christ,...
