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St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News May 23, 2024 Feast of Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada It is in the renewing of the mind, and the peace of the thoughts, and the love and heavenly attachment for the … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News May 17, 2024 Feast of The Holy Apostles Andronicus and Junia Each of us is attacked and led astray by the passions; but if he is at peace with God and with his … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News May 9, 2024 Feast of Isaiah the Prophet and Christopher the Martyr of Lycea A man becomes spiritual insofar as he lives a spiritual life. He begins to see God in all things, … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News May 1, 2024 Feast of Jeremiah the Prophet Receive the fountains of my tears, O Thou Who dost gather into clouds the water of the sea. Incline unto me, unto the sighings of … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News April 26, 2024 Feast of St. Basil of Amasea Some people tell me that they are scandalized because they see many things wrong in the Church. I tell them that if you ask … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News April 20, 2024 Feast of St. Theofore Trichinas It is a great art to succeed in having your soul sanctified. A person can become a saint anywhere. He can become a saint in … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News April 11, 2024 Feast of Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum Baptism is the washing away of evils that were in us before, but sins committed after baptism are washed away by tears. St. … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News April 4, 2024 Feast of Saint Joseph the Hymnographer Prayer changes from entreaty to thanksgiving, and meditation on the divine truths of faith fills the heart with a sense of jubilation and unimpeachable … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News March 28, 2024 Feast of Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete What is the aim of the incarnate dispensation of God’s Word, preached in all the Holy Scriptures but which we, who … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News March 16, 2024 Feast of Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy, Bishop of Britain Remember Adam before the fall. He was clothed in the true robe of glory and was not naked, nor was … Continue reading →