The story of creation continues in today's reading from Genesis 1:14-23. Everything is now almost ready for the appearance of human beings. I say "almost" because the "fifth day" of creation only brought into being the living creatures of the air and the waters. Land animals will appear on the sixth day, on the same "day" as humans! …
Elevation of the Cross
The feast of the Universal Elevation of the Holy Cross was originally an immensely political feast-day in Byzantium. It is clearly seen in the Apolytikion of the day: Σῶσον Κύριε τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς Βασιλεῦσι κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος καὶ τὸ σὸν φυλάττων διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα. This is a …
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