The completion of the baptism of Miss Tatiane Rubin, in which her Godmother, Miss Alethea Avramis, places the cross of Christ upon her. Tatiane, a medical student and novice nun at the Monastery, is a Russian Jewish woman from Jerusalem. Her Godmother is the daughter of Protopresbyter Fr. Athanasios Avramis, Chief Executive Officer of “Trinity Children & Family Services”, a unique foundation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which is headquartered in California, and has many other centers in the U.S.A.

 

January, 2001

  1   M   + Circumcision of Christ, Basil the Great 17   W   + Anthony the Great, Martyr George of Ioannina
  2   T    + Serapheim of Sarov, Sylvester, Pope of Rome 18   T   + Athanasius & Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria
  3   W   Prophet Malachi, Martyr Gordius 19   F   Makarios of Egypt, Mark of Ephesus
  4    T    Synaxis of the 70 Apostles, Theoktistos 20    S   + Euthymios the Great. Eusebios & Eutychios, Martyrs.
  5    F   + Eve of Theophany (fast) Theonas, Theopemptos, Synkletiki 21    S   + 12th Sunday of Luke, Maximos the Confessor. Neophytos, Eugenios of Trapezounta
  6   S   + Holy Theophany 22   M   Apostle Timothy, Anastasios the Persian
  7   S   + Synaxis of John the Baptist. 23 T Clement, Agathangelos, Dionysios of Olympos.
  8  M    George the Choszebite, Righteous Domnica. 24   W   Zosima, Righteous Xenia, Babyla, Macedonios.
  9    T    Martyr Polyeuctos, Blessed Eustratios. 25    T    + Gregory the Theologian.
10    W    + Gregory of Nyssa, Markianos. 26   F   Zenophontos, Maria & their children.
11    T    Theodosius the Coenobiarch, Agapios. 27    S    Translation of the relics of St. John Chrysostom.
12    F    Tatiana, Mertios, Euthasia, Martyrs. 28  S  + 15th Sunday of Luke, Ephraim the Syrian, Palladios, Righteous James, Martyr Chariton.
13    S   Hermylos, Stratonikos, Martyrs, Maximos Kavsokalyvite. 29   M   Translation of the relics of St. Ignatios, Martyr Philotheos.
14    S   +Sunday after Theophany. The Holy Fathers martyred in Sinai & Raithu. Martyr Agnes. 30    T   + Three Hierarchs, Discovery of the Icon of the Annunciation of the Theotokos.
15   M   Paul of Thebes, John the Cave-dweller. 31    W    Cyrus and John, unmercenary physicians.
16    T   + Veneration of Apostle Peter’s Chains.
 
 

I open my eyes, my beloved child, in order to trace out something of those things that are hidden within your mind and your heart. But how is it possible for me to succeed in this, since I cannot follow even the flight of an arrow in the material heights, nor measure the depth of the transitory earth upon which I tread? How can I check the interior chambers of your soul? Neither are you yourself in the position to comprehend them; all are mystically hidden. As a father, I rejoice. The lips of all these around you, as brothers, rest upon yours; a mystical embrace now unites all of us; an intangible mystical thrill passes through us all.



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