Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

27 February OS 2018: Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent; S. Procopius the Decapolite  The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 8:21-9:7. The LORD God commands Noah and his sons, as He had commanded Adam and Eve, to … Continue reading →

Orthodox Survival Course St. Irene Orthodox Church Rochester Hills, Michigan 2017-2018 Class 16: Topic IV, The Art and Architecture of the Renaissance At the end of our last class, I stated that in this session we would discuss the Art … Continue reading →

24 February OS 2018: Friday of the Third Week of Lent; The First and Second Findings of the Head of the Forerunner  The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 8:4-21. “And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD, and … Continue reading →

23 February OS 2018: Thursday of the Third Week of Lent; S. Polycarp of Smyrna, Bishop-Martyr The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 7:11-8:3. In few and simple words, today’s reading recounts an unimaginable catastrophe, the catastrophe of all … Continue reading →

22 February OS 2018: Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent; Uncovering of the Relics of the Holy Martyrs at the Gate of Eugenius The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 7:6-9. Today’s reading is short. It states that … Continue reading →

21 February OS 2018: Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent; S. Timothy of Symbola, Monk;  S. Eustathios of Antioch, Archbishop The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 7:1-5. God amplifies His command to Noah to bring the animals … Continue reading →

20 February OS 2018: Monday of the Third Week of Lent; S. Leo of Catania The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 6:9-22. “…Noah was well pleasing to God (6:9).” Why? Because”…Noah did all things whatsoever the LORD God … Continue reading →

17 February OS 2018: Friday of the Second Week of Lent; S. Theodore the Recruit, Great Martyr The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 5:32-6:8. And the LORD God saw that the wickedness of men was multiplied upon the … Continue reading →

16 February OS 2018: Thursday of the Second Week of Lent; S. Pamphilos, Hieromartyr; S. Flavian of Constantinople, Confessor  The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 5:1-24. “And Enoch was well-pleasing to God; and he was not found, for … Continue reading →

15 February OS 2018: Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent; Holy Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy The first reading at Vespers today is Genesis 4:16-25. Contrary to the myth of evolution, man did not evolve from a grunting beast … Continue reading →