On a single day we commemorate the memory of the sufferings of both these apostles, though they suffered on separate days; but by the spirit and the closeness of their suffering they constitute one.
The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles on the Old Testament feast of Pentecost.
This is the one who rose up from the dead. This is the one who sits at the right hand of the Father.
A sermon by Saint Proclus of Constantinople Our father among the saints, Proclus, was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 434 to 446. He was a friend and disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He is remembered for his “Tome of Proclus” that peacefully mediated doctrinal disputes among the Eastern bishops. His […]
On the Second Sunday of Lent the Church commemorates our father among the saints Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica.
See what fasting does: it heals illnesses, drives out demons, removes wicked thoughts, and makes the heart pure...