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Priesthood 005: Liturgical minyan
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Priesthood 005: Liturgical minyan
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January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Priesthood 005: Liturgical minyan
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Priesthood 005: Liturgical minyan
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January 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Fasting 034: From Christmas until Theophany
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Fasting 034: From Christmas until Theophany
And new focus!
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January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Fasting 011: On fasting and how Christianity may have influenced our relationship with meat
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Fasting 011: On fasting and how Christianity may have influenced our relationship with meat
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January 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 6 of the last week
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 6 of the last week
This is a continuation of a miniseries about fasting in the last week of the Nativity Fast.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Fasting on Christmas Eve and the Eve of Theophany
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January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Fasting 012: “Pieces of bread and one cup of wine…”
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Fasting 012: “Pieces of bread and one cup of wine…”
Fasting on Christmas Eve and the Eve of Theophany
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January 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 5 of the last week
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 5 of the last week
This is a continuation of a miniseries about fasting in the last week of the Nativity Fast.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 4 of the last week
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 4 of the last week
This is a continuation of a miniseries about fasting in the last week of the Nativity Fast.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 3 of the last week
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 3 of the last week
This is a continuation of a miniseries about fasting in the last week of the Nativity Fast.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 2 of the last week
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 2 of the last week
This is a continuation of a miniseries about fasting in the last week of the Nativity Fast.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Phroneo: Adapt and overcome
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January 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Phroneo: Saint Elias of the Kiev Caves
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January 2, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 1 of the last week
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Fasting before Nativity: Day 1 of the last week
As the Pious Reader surely guessed, I follow the Julian calendar, and therefore, I celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord on what is January 7 on Gregorian calendar.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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January 1: Saint Elias of the Kiev Caves
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January 1: Saint Elias of the Kiev Caves
Today, on January 1 New Calendar / December 19 Old Calendar, the Church celebrates the memory of Saint Elias who is buried in the Near Caves of the Kiev Monastery.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Adapt and overcome
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Adapt and overcome
On September 20, 2024, Science published a study looking at 485 million years of climate data.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Christianity 007: "But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still..." - Exodus 23:11
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Christianity 007: "But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still..." - Exodus 23:11
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December 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Priesthood 004: Royal inadequacies of royal priesthood
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Priesthood 004: Royal inadequacies of royal priesthood
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December 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Oil-free Orthodoxy
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Oil-free Orthodoxy
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December 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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December 10 (Nov. 27): Saints Vsevolod of Pskov and Andrew of Simbirsk
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December 10 (Nov. 27): Saints Vsevolod of Pskov and Andrew of Simbirsk
Theotokos of the Sign, 12th century
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December 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Phroneo: Fasting Advice from Saint Theodosius
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December 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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December 9 (November 26): Alypius the Stylite and Iakovos the Hermit
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December 9 (November 26): Alypius the Stylite and Iakovos the Hermit
On November 26 Julian, which falls on December 9 Gregorian, among other saints, the Church remembers the Venerable Alypius the Stylite and Iakovos the Hermit.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Fasting 008: Fasting advice from Saint Theodosius of the Kiev Caves
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Fasting 008: Fasting advice from Saint Theodosius of the Kiev Caves
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December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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December 7 (November 24): The Venerable Mercurius and Paisios of the Kiev Caves
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December 7 (November 24): The Venerable Mercurius and Paisios of the Kiev Caves
On November 24 Julian calendar which falls of December 7 Gregorian, the Church remembers the Venerable Mercurius of the Kiev Caves.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Fasting 034: Fasting on the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
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Fasting 034: Fasting on the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
The Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple is celebrated on November 21 according to Julian calendar, which falls on December 4 according to Gregorian calendar.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM