The lights are all turned off in the church, as they are at the beginning of the night service on Great and Holy Saturday.  The priest...

“Enable us also, O good One, to fight the good fight, to complete the course of the fast, to preserve inviolate the faith, to crush...

“O almighty Master, who hast made all creation and by thine inexpressible providence and great goodness hast brought us to these...

“O almighty Master, who hast made all creation and by thine inexpressible providence and great goodness hast brought us to these...

Today we’ll look at the last of our quotations from the life of St. Mary of Egypt.  This is the scene from her burial by Zosimas: “And...

For two more days, we'll spend time with the life of St. Mary of Egypt, the one that's a part of the Great Compline service. "Remain,...

Day 34 Over the next few days, we’ll spend time with the life of St. Mary of Egypt, the one that’s a part of the Great Compline service. ...

Day 33 Over the next few days, we’ll spend time with the life of St. Mary of Egypt, the one that’s a part of the Great Compline service. ...

Day 32 Over the next few days, we’ll spend time with some quotations from the life of St. Mary of Egypt, the one that’s a part of the...

Day 31 Today, I’ll finish reading the passage from my book Mary Worthy of All Praise, from the chapter about fasting.  I hope this has...