Lights From the East
Pray for Us
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Catholic, Catholicism
| Author: | J. Michael Thompson | ISBN: | 9780764868726 |
| Publisher: | Liguori Publications | Publication: | October 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Liguori | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Michael Thompson |
| ISBN: | 9780764868726 |
| Publisher: | Liguori Publications |
| Publication: | October 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Liguori |
| Language: | English |
"Holy” expresses the impossibility of attaining or grasping the Light that none can approach. In other words, it expresses the impossibility of comprehending or knowing that Light as fully as it is comprehended by God’s Word and Spirit alone, but which all the same is so close and attainable that all of our blessedness lies in seeing God face to face.
—Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky
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“Read Sheptytsky’s words again. And this time, replace 'holy' with ‘saint.’ How illuminating!....English is among the few languages that distinguish ‘saint’ and ‘holy.’ In Greek, Latin, Slavonic—and a host of modern tongues—the two are the same word.”
*—From the Foreword by Fr. Peter Galadza, PhD *
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Catholics worldwide are increasingly heeding the call of the late Pope John Paul II to breathe spiritually “with both lungs”—to be inspired by both Western and Eastern Christianity. Yet many Catholics are unaware that the Roman Catholic Church is in communion with twenty-two other Churches, which together comprise the Eastern Catholic Churches. Focused on Eastern holy ones Lights From the East presents incredible riches to English speakers worldwide, including icons, biographies, Scripture, reflections, translated quotations from the service that honors the saint, prayers, and original hymns set to Rusyn or Galician melodies.
Each entry in Lights from the East features:
* An icon of the saint(s)
* A brief biography or biographies
* A Scripture passage
* A spiritual reflection
* A quotation from the service that honors the saint
* A prayer
* A hymn to the saint, set to a Rusyn or Galician melody
Saints included:
Saints of the Old and New Testaments
The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths
The Holy First-Martyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla
Period of the Fathers and Martyrs
The Holy Great-Martyr Barbara
Our Venerable Mother Macrina the Younger
Our Venerable Father Sabbas the Sanctified
VI. Venerable Xenophon and Mary, and their sons, Arcadius and John
Holy Monastics
Our Holy Fathers Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs and Equals-to-the-Apostles
Our Venerable Father Theodosius of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev
Our Venerable Father David of Thessalonica
Our Venerable Father Maximus the Confessor
Saints on Both Eastern and Western Calendars
Our Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
Our Venerable Father John of Damascus
Martyrs of the Twentieth Century
Our Blessed Father, Martyr-Bishop Nicholas Charnetsky
Our Blessed Father Theodore Romzha, Martyr-Bishop of Mukachevo
Our Blessed Venerable Confessor M
"Holy” expresses the impossibility of attaining or grasping the Light that none can approach. In other words, it expresses the impossibility of comprehending or knowing that Light as fully as it is comprehended by God’s Word and Spirit alone, but which all the same is so close and attainable that all of our blessedness lies in seeing God face to face.
—Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky
* *
“Read Sheptytsky’s words again. And this time, replace 'holy' with ‘saint.’ How illuminating!....English is among the few languages that distinguish ‘saint’ and ‘holy.’ In Greek, Latin, Slavonic—and a host of modern tongues—the two are the same word.”
*—From the Foreword by Fr. Peter Galadza, PhD *
* *
Catholics worldwide are increasingly heeding the call of the late Pope John Paul II to breathe spiritually “with both lungs”—to be inspired by both Western and Eastern Christianity. Yet many Catholics are unaware that the Roman Catholic Church is in communion with twenty-two other Churches, which together comprise the Eastern Catholic Churches. Focused on Eastern holy ones Lights From the East presents incredible riches to English speakers worldwide, including icons, biographies, Scripture, reflections, translated quotations from the service that honors the saint, prayers, and original hymns set to Rusyn or Galician melodies.
Each entry in Lights from the East features:
* An icon of the saint(s)
* A brief biography or biographies
* A Scripture passage
* A spiritual reflection
* A quotation from the service that honors the saint
* A prayer
* A hymn to the saint, set to a Rusyn or Galician melody
Saints included:
Saints of the Old and New Testaments
The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths
The Holy First-Martyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla
Period of the Fathers and Martyrs
The Holy Great-Martyr Barbara
Our Venerable Mother Macrina the Younger
Our Venerable Father Sabbas the Sanctified
VI. Venerable Xenophon and Mary, and their sons, Arcadius and John
Holy Monastics
Our Holy Fathers Cyril and Methodius, Teachers of the Slavs and Equals-to-the-Apostles
Our Venerable Father Theodosius of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev
Our Venerable Father David of Thessalonica
Our Venerable Father Maximus the Confessor
Saints on Both Eastern and Western Calendars
Our Holy Father John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
Our Venerable Father John of Damascus
Martyrs of the Twentieth Century
Our Blessed Father, Martyr-Bishop Nicholas Charnetsky
Our Blessed Father Theodore Romzha, Martyr-Bishop of Mukachevo
Our Blessed Venerable Confessor M
