May our love for the Sun, the will of God, be as strong as the sunflower’s so that even in days of hardship and sorrow we may continue to sail unerringly on the sea of life, following the direction of the barometer and compass of God’s Will that leads us to the safe haven of Eternity.
Saint John Maximovitch
So happy to announce that the Commemoration and Prayer books for Orthodox Women are ready! You may find them in my Etsy Shop | Gladsome Life.
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This is an effort of love that I pray will be blessed. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction as well as a sneak peak of the commemorations!
Every Eastern Orthodox home is a little church, and thus adorned with an icon corner. The icon corner is one of the most sacred spaces in our homes. It is our worship space, carefully tended. In Greek the word for icon corner is εικονοστάσι {eikonostasi} meaning bright shining beautiful corner. The early church met in the homes of the faithful {Acts 2:46, Acts 20:7-12, 1 Corinthians 16-19} and the tradition of the little church of the home continues throughout the ages, for the home is indeed a microcosm of the Church and our every day and very lives are meant to be liturgically lived, in ceaseless prayer and remembrance of the Lord.
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