The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 8
Luke 1:26-38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.”…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 7
On this seventh day of the Fast of the Virgin Mary I am posting a video programme about the Virgin…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 6
It has often been suggested that veneration of the Virgin St Mary, which is the respect and honour due to…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 5
If we return to the Proto-evangelium of St James, we will remember that the Virgin St Mary had been left…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 4
In this post on the fourth day of the Fast of the Virgin I would like to turn away from…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 3
On this third day of the Fast of the Virgin we read in the Proto-Evangelium of St James, a very…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 2
On this second day of the Fast of the Virgin we can turn again with value to the Proto-evangelium of…
The Fast of the Virgin Mary – Day 1
The early Christian writing, the Proto-Evangelium of St James tells us that the parents of St Mary, the Righteous Joachim…
Orthodox Women – Receiving Communion VI
In this 6th post considering the issue of Orthodox women receiving communion I would like to reflect on the teaching…