THOU wast called mother by all who knew thee, O Hilda; for by goodly instruction in the Christian life thou didst nourish those who came to thee, imparting virtue and piety to them as a loving mother … more →
Gabriel’s Messagewrote 2 weeks ago: Ὡς καθαρὸς ἠγαπημένος γέγονας, τῷ ἀκροτάτῳ φωτί, καὶ τοῖς αὐτοῦ στέρνοις, ἐπαναπαυσάμενος, πεπαρρησι … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Νέος ὥσπερ Ἠλίας, ζήλῳ πυρακτούμενος, τοὺς ἀπειθήσαντας, τῷ κηρύγματί σου, καταφλέξαι ἠθέλησας Ἔνδοξ … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Τῆς ἄνω Σιών, πολίτης γενόμενος, τῆς κάτω Σιών, τὸν θρόνον ἐγκεχείρισαι, καὶ καλῶς τὸ ποίμνιον, ὁδηγ … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Μᾶρκε παμμακάριστε τρυφῆς, τὸν χειμάρρουν ἔπιες, ὡς ἐξ Ἐδὲμ δὲ ἐξώρμησας, περιφανέστατος, ποταμὸς εἰ … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Ὄφιν δεινόν, δράκοντα σὺ ἐθανάτωσας, προσευχῇ σου, πρότερον συντρίψασα, τοῦ πονηροῦ, πάσας μηχανάς, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Δεῦτε φιλομάρτυρες, ᾀσματικὴν ὑμνῳδίαν, τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου Χριστῷ προσάξωμεν. Σήμερον γὰρ ἔαρ νοη … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Apology – late entry. This should have gone in on Saturday 17 March. Saint Patrick’s day began … more →
wrote 2 months ago: As we all know, on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish. But why do the Irish get a day to th … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Today is the feast day of St Walpurga, and English missionary. It is said that she traveled with he … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Today, February 23 is the feast day of St Polycarp of Smyrna, a martyr burned at the stake. A Chris … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I have had a fun weekend with workshops on decorating Valentine’s cookies and making Valentines card … more →
wrote 3 months ago: It is hard for us to imagine nowadays that until the late 1000s romantic happiness grounded on succe … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Nowadays this celebration is widely commercialized. It has a long history that is strangely unsubsta … more →
wrote 4 months ago: January 28th is the present feast day of St Thomas Aquinas. I say present because at one time it wa … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Today is a day for celebrating by reading up a great story. The Bible is full of fascinating stori … more →
wrote 4 months ago: St Paul is one of the best known Christian leaders in the New Testament of the Bible. In preparatio … more →
wrote 4 months ago: St Timothy – Feast Day January 22nd January 22 is the Feast Day of St Timothy the Apostle! … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Since this is my birthday, I was especially excited to see who I was sharing it with so I che … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Today is known to be the feast day of St Titus, friend and companion of St Paul. Titus was born in t … more →