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Nestled at the foot of Egypt’s majestic Mt. Sinai, St. Catherine’s Monastery is a timeless treasure trove of Christian history and art. Renowned for its collection of some of the world’s oldest and best-preserved icons, the monastery has safeguarded these priceless works for centuries. The arid desert climate and remote location have contributed to the preservation of these sacred images, which capture foundational Christian depictions of biblical scenes, saints, and the …

Detail from an iconographic portrayal of the 12 month Church Calendar (Menaion) Coinciding with the beginning of the new church year in September, Legacy launched its first Church Year email and blog series as part of our educational program. Besides highlighting great and lesser feast days and seasons, it provides an ongoing journal of conversations, thoughts, and excerpts from services to help the reader (and worshiper) engage in worship throughout the year. In these emails and blo …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in January of 2025. by Brendan The light of Christ at Christmas was but a star in the dark night; at Epiphany it appears to us at the rising sun; it will grow and, after the eclipse of …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in December of 2024. by Brendan Let us rejoice together, we who are friends of the Fathers, in commemorating their memory… – Matins and Liturgy Hymn of the Feast of the For …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in December of 2024. by Brendan Climbing up to Bethlehem implies an effort, but shall we let such a great occasion slip by?... During my earthly life, I wish to be a citizen of Bethlehe …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in November of 2024. by Brendan The Lord Jesus is already present to us; but the grace of Advent allows us a more vivid, and quite new, awareness of this presence. Jesus is near us and …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in October of 2024. Commemorating the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council The Son, Who shone forth ineffably from the Father,was born of a woman, in two natures.Beholding Him, we do n …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.  The original email was sent out in September of 2024. byBrendan Byrd The Troparion, or hymn, for the feast beautifully summarizes its message: Your nativity, O Virgin, has proclaimed joy to the whole universe!Th …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in November of 2024. by Ephraim Entrance of the Theotokos, contemporary, by the hand of Georgi Chimev;  On November 21, we commemorate the Entrance of the Theotokos into the templ …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.  The original email was sent out in September of 2024. by Ephraim "The Birth of the Theotokos is the final preparation of humanity to receive the Divinity" – Michel Quenot from The Icon: Window on the Kingd …