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St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News May 2, 2025 Feast of Saint Boris, King & Enlightener of Bulgaria He has lifted me to the Heavens; you He has put to flight; For the rest of time I share the … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News April 16, 2025 Feast of Saints Agape, Chionia, and Irene Wherefore, enter you all into the joy of your Lord; and receive your reward, both the first, and likewise the second. You rich … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News March 28, 2025 Feast of St. Hilarion the New If we want, Christian, to have our heart filled with divine love we must first empty them of the love of this world, its … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News March 20, 2025 Feast of St. Photini, the Samaritan woman at the well You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News March 8, 2025 Feast of Great-martyr St. Theodore the Soldier Prayer changes from entreaty to thanksgiving, and meditation on the divine truths of faith fills the heart with a sense of jubilation and … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News February 28, 2025 Feast of Hieromartyr Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandria God is enough! Or is God enough? What God do we believe in if we think He is not enough? Is it the … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News February 21, 2025 Feast of St Zachariah, Patriarch of Jerusalem You need not be despondent. Let those be despondent who do not believe in God. For them sorrow is burdensome, of course, because … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News February 15, 2025 Feast of St Onesimus the Apostle It was said of Abba Arsenius that on Saturday evenings, preparing for the glory of Sunday, he would turn his back on the sun … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News February 1, 2025 Feast of St Tryphon the martyr I’m ashamed to say that I was forced to find myself in prison. I had some ideas about prayer because I came from the … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News January 25, 2025 Feast of St Gregory the Theologian Constantly train your tongue and your mind in God’s words! God rewards these labors either by revealing some of their hidden meaning, or, even … Continue reading →