On the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ

ON THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST With Special Reference to The Oration of Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, The Jerusalemite, On the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (PG 97, 913-929)   By   Fr. George Dion Dragas, PhD, DD, DTh., Protopresbyter “And when the eight days were fulfilled for his circumcision, he was given t h […]

Saint Basil the Great and the custom of Saint Basil’s Pie

St. Basil the Great Celebrated January 1st  Very few of us realize that the beginning of the Church calendar does not start on January 1st. Actually, our Church calendar begins on September 1st. In our daily living, however, with our friends and neighbors and our society, our year begins on January 1st. This is […]