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The Baptism of the Lord

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:January 31, 2021
Post category:Icon from Within (Jan. '21)

We are at the great feast of the Lord’s Appearance! “God is the Lord, and He has revealed Himself to us” (Psalm 117.27) is often sung at Church services. Today…

The Humility That Precedes the Knowledge of God

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:December 31, 2020
Post category:Icon from Within (Dec. '20)

Today is the Synaxis of the Mother of God. Today we honor the Mother of God, through whom we have the Savior. All the odes from today praise and hymn her. There is even a matins hymn that says...

The Entrance of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

Post author:sfdumitru
Post published:November 30, 2020
Post category:Icon from Within (Nov. '20)

Today is the prelude of the good will of God, of the preaching of the salvation of mankind. The Virgin appears in the temple of God, in anticipation proclaiming Christ to all. Let us rejoice and sing to her: "Rejoice, O Fulfillment of the Creator's dispensation."