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St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News July 17, 2026 Commemoration of St. Marina the Great Martyr Treat everything with love, kindness, patience and humility. Be like rocks. Everything erupts on you, but like the waves, everything falls back. You … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News July 11, 2026 Commemoration of St. Euphemia the Great Martyr The path to achievement of a systematic interior order is very hard, but it is possible to preserve this (or a similar) state … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News July 4, 2026 Commemoration of St. Andrew of Crete Christ became man and called to repentance robbers and harlots. Repent, my soul! The door of the Kingdom is already open, and the transformed … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News June 26, 2026 Commemoration of St. David of Thessaloniki The aim of all those who live in God is to please our Lord Jesus Christ and become reconciled with God the Father through … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News June 18, 2026 Commemoration of St. Leontius, Hypatius, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria When the soul knows the love of God by the Holy Spirit, then he clearly feels that the Lord … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News June 10, 2026 Commemoration of St. Alexander and Antonina the Martyrs We, therefore, both know and confess that God is without beginning, without end, eternal and everlasting, uncreate, unchangeable, invariable, simple, uncompound, incorporeal, … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News June 3, 2026 Commemoration of St. Lucillian of Byzantium But the faithful and true servants of the Lord, knowing that the Lord loves the thankful, never cease to praise Him, ever giving thanks … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News May 14, 2026 Commemoration of St. Isaac theConfessor Receive the sources of my tears, O Thou Who dost gather into clouds the water of the sea; in Thine ineffable condescension, deign to bend … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News Christ is Risen! May 14, 2026 Commemoration of St. Basiliscus of Comana The word accidie means etymologically, “lack of care”, i.e, about one’s salvation. With few exceptions, all humanity is now living in … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News Christ is Risen! May 14, 2026 Commemoration of St. Isidore of Chios Just as the physical eye is attracted to the beauty of things visible, so the purified intellect is attracted to the … Continue reading →