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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 →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News January 17, 2025 Feast of St Antony the Great One should not say that it is impossible to reach a virtuous life; but one should say that it is not easy. Nor do … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News January 10, 2025 Feast of St Gregory of Nyssa Descend, my brethren, put on from the waters of baptism the Holy Spirit — be joined with the spirits that minister to the Godhead! … Continue reading →

St. James Newsletter St. James Parish News January 3, 2025 Feast of the Prophet Malachi He Who enriches all came down, and put on poverty, — that He might divide to the poor, the stores that were hidden — out … Continue reading →