Orthodox Children’s Books for the Nativity Season
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Orthodox Children’s Books for the Nativity Season

As a Godmother, I know that children soak up information when they are very young.  With the world around us today, it is important for us to expose children to God and to immerse them in the life of the Church.  Even while they are infants, the Church offers the Eucharist to our children.  Children…

The Jesse Tree

The Jesse Tree

Consider putting up a Root of Jesse Tree this year for the Nativity Fast.  It represents the family tree of Jesus Christ, from creation, through the Old Testament, to the coming of the Messiah. The tree is named after Jesse, and it very similar to the icon “The Root of Jesse”.  It often is either…

The Nativity Fast

The Nativity Fast

By Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said “Let there be light”; and there was light….