This week we will celebrate one of the 12 major feasts of the Church year! The feast of the Elevation of the Life-Giving Cross is celebrated very early in the Church year on September 14. In this feast we celebrate both the power of the Cross and Christ’s crucifixion in our salvation and the findingRead More
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Ways to Celebrate the Feast of the Dormition
On August 15 the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates its final major feast of the Church year–the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. When my husband and I were in the process of converting, I literally had no idea of what those words meant! The word Dormition means “falling asleep,” or in other words, theRead More
Ways to Celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
“What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of Days has become an infant. He Who sits upon the sublime and heavenly Throne, now lies in a manger. And He Who cannot be touched, Who is simple, without complexity, and incorporeal,Read More
Ways to Celebrate the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
This coming Monday (November 21), Orthodox Christians celebrate the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple. When my husband and I were first considering becoming Orthodox, this was one of the feasts that I had a hard time wrapping my mind around. If that is you, or if you are an OrthodoxRead More
Ways to Celebrate Theophany as a Family
Just twelve days after Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Theophany (also called Epiphany). The Feast of the Theophany of Christ is celebrated on January 6 and commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan by John the Baptist, at which the mystery of the Trinity was revealed. The early Church often celebratedRead More