How we do Thanksgiving

I guess I’m not a very good showman. I have always tried to avoid the cameras. Even so, we have ended up on all the network affiliates’ newscasts and the daily and weekly papers in the city at some point through the years. Over nearly 23 years, that can probably just be attributed to some bad . . . → Read More: How we do Thanksgiving

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“There is your brother, naked and crying! And you stand confused over choice of floor covering.”

The quote above could just as well have come from Occupy Wall Street, but it is from St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th Century.

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St. John Chrysostom commemorated November 13th

‎”Let us not overlook Him here, hungry, in order that He Himself may feed us there. Here let us clothe Him, that He may not send us forth naked from the safe refuge with Him. If we give Him to drink here, we shall not say with the rich man: ‘Send Lazarus to dip the tip . . . → Read More: St. John Chrysostom commemorated November 13th

Saint John the Almsgiver

 

St. John the Almsgiver by the hand of Niko Chocheli

November 12th
Troparion (Tone 8) In patience thou didst win thy reward, O righteous John. Thou didst love the poor and provide for them bountifully. Pray to Christ our God to save our souls.

 

St. John the Almsgiver is the patron saint for The . . . → Read More: Saint John the Almsgiver

St. Nicholas Day Will Soon Be Here

Saint Nicholas icon by the hand of Cheryl Ann Pituch

Every year we commemorate St. Nicholas’ care for the poor and oppressed by giving away at least three dollar coins to each person we serve on the Thursday night closest to December 6th. This year that will be on December 8th. We share the story with . . . → Read More: St. Nicholas Day Will Soon Be Here