December 29 marks the feast of the royal and holy ancestor of God, King David. David was a tremendous sinner, a murderer and an adulterer. Yet God forgave him. Why? Because of his repentance….

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Today, December 21, we celebrate the feast of St Thomas. Why today? Because St Thomas reminds us of Whose birthday it is that we are about to celebrate. With his confession, ‘My Lord and…

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The icon of Our Lady’s Conception is an image of marital love, a reminder that sainthood is not just for monks and nuns, but for married people, too. Indeed, Orthodoxy conceives of marriage as…

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Today we celebrate the feast of St Peter Chrysologos. Like all good saints, Peter is the stuff of legend, a legend alluded to in the collect which speaks of God having pointed him out…

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