Monthly Archives: November 2024

Beneath Thy Compassion: Exploring the Marian Devotion of the Early Church

Posted on 20 November 2024 by admin

by Theo Andreou Over one thousand years stands between these two images of the Mother of God tenderly embracing her Son. They testify to the truth of Mary’s own words in Luke 1:48: ‘For behold, from now on all generations will

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Saint Edmund the Martyr

Posted on 19 November 2024 by admin

Feast day 20 November. Of his life little is known. In the year 869 the Danes, who had been wintering at York, marched through Mercia into East Anglia and took up their quarters at Thetford. Edmund engaged them fiercely in battle, but

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John the Merciful, Patriarchate of Alexandria

Posted on 11 November 2024 by admin

John was born in Amathus of Cyprus c. 550 to the patrician Epiphanios, a governor of the island. He married and had children, but was a widower when he was called to become Patriarch of Alexandria on the recommendation of

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The Feast of Nektarios the Wonderworker of Pentapolis

Posted on 8 November 2024 by admin

St. Nektarios was born in Selybria of Eastern Thrace to the family of Demos and Maria Kephalas on 1st October 1846. He was named Anastasios at his baptism, a name which suited perfectly his early behavior. As a child he

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Winefrid, virgin martyr and abbess of Gwytherin

Posted on 2 November 2024 by admin

Read about the life of Saint Winefrid and her importance for the town of Shrewsbury Continue reading →

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