October 11, 2019
Prayer and Prayer Beads
By
jayster
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Twelve simple words but with such a powerful impact. How you may ask? Let’s start with the prayer beads. Now I chose prayer beads because I wasn’t aware of the history of prayer rope vs prayer beads. In fact, I thought it was […]
August 16, 2019
Dormition Fast
By
jayster
From August 1st to the 15th, there is a fast called the Dormition Fast which precedes the falling asleep of Mary the Theotokos and her resurrection and assumption up into heaven. Now, my wife and I observed the fast and here is what I learned…we are poor at fasting. Sure we ate the appropriate food […]
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