Feast – St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Monastery

Theophany

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:January 31, 2023
Post category:Icon from Within (Jan./Feb. ’23)

Today’s feast is that of Epiphany, the Theophany of the Lord in the Jordan. But it was not the Savior alone who was revealed, although He was the only visible…

Entrance into the Temple of the Mother of God

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Post published:November 30, 2022
Post category:Icon from Within (Nov./Dec. ’22)

Today’s feast is a feast of pious reverence. Monastics especially see in this feast an image of monasticism. The Mother of God dedicates herself wholly unto God, being just 3…

Nativity of the Mother of God

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:September 30, 2022
Post category:Icon from Within (Sept./Oct. ’22)

The Church year begins with the Mother of God, her Nativity, and ends with the Mother of God, her Dormition. At Vespers, we heard a beautiful hymn: “Today is the…