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Aphrahat the Persian sage (4th cent.) monk Today the Maronite Church commemorates Aphrahat the Persian sage, the first well-known figure from the Syriac churches whose teachings were handed down a...

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William Law (1686-1761) priest Today the Church of England commemorates the priest William Law, who led a profound spiritual renewal in 18th- and 19th-century England.

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Callinicus of Cernica (1787-1868) monk and pastor In 1868 Callinicus of Cernica, who served as bishop of Rimnicului Valcea, Romania, died in the monastery where he been igumen for many years.

Peter Waldo (ca. 1140-1217) witness Very little information about Peter Waldo's life is available, and much of what we have is probably more legendary than factual. Still, it is enough t...

Mary the Egyptian (d. 522) nun On the sixth day of the month of Barmudah, the Coptic church commemorates Mary the Egyptian, a penitent in the Palestinian desert.

Benedict Joseph Labre (1748-1783) witness Benedict Labre, a vagabond for God and a follower of Christ in total poverty, gives witness at the heart of the Western Church to a paradoxical possibility...

  Questo fascicolo offre alcuni testi per le celebrazioni eucaristiche domenicali dei tempi di Quaresima e di Pasqua, presentandosi anzitutto come strumento utile per quelle parti della celeb...

Simeon Bar Sabbae (d. 341) pastor and martyr On the fourteenth day of Nisan of the year 341, Good Friday for the Christians of Syria, the catholicos Simeon Bar Sabbae of Seleucia-Ctesifont was mar...

Fourty days, a time in which we are asked to gather our strenght and focus our efforts on conversion, return to God and struggle against the ever tempting idols

Dietrich Bonhoeffer "It is the end, and for me the beginning of life," he answered those who bid him farewell, conscious that the costly grace offered to every disciple of Christ

Anselm of Aosta (ca. 1033-1109) monk and pastor Anselm of Aosta, a monk and pastor, died in Canterbury in 1109.

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Aho of Syria (ca. 457-556) monk Today the West Syrian churches commemorate the monk Aho, a hermit who founded several monasteries in the region of Ninive.

George of Lydda (d. ca. 304) martyr On April 23, all Christian calendars commemorate George of Lydda, the most widely venerated Christian martyr.

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The thirteen Jewish martyrs of Troyes (d. 1288) In 1288, the Jewish residents of the French city of Troyes were accused of ritual homicide when a corpse was found in the house of Jewish nobleman I...

Mark Evangelist Today the Eastern and Western churches celebrate the feast of Mark the Evangelist. The Coptic liturgy calls him "the witness of the sufferings of the only-begotten Son"

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Tertullian (2nd-3rd cent.) witness There are Christians who announce the Gospel with their lives, and who are perhaps unable to find words to describe their experience of communion with God. Other...

Avvakum (d. 1682) and all martyrs of the Church of Old Believers On April 14, 1682, the archpriest Avvakum was burned at the stake. He was the first leader of those Russian Christians who came to ...

Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) witness Today the Roman Catholic and Anglican calendars commemorate Catherine of Siena, a Dominican tertiary and teacher of the faith. Lectionary

Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (1786-1842) priest Today Ambrosian-rite Catholics commemorate Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, a priest who founded the House of Divine Providence.

 Testi di Meditazione Una serie di agili testi di una trentina di pagine che offrono sussidi per la lectio divina personale, meditazioni bibliche, spunti per la preghiera e la vita cristiana,...

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Ignaty Brianchaninov (1807-1867) monk and pastor Today the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates Ignaty Brianchaninov, a monk who lived near St. Petersburg and became bishop of the Caucasus.

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Nil Sorsky (1433-1508) monk Today the Russian church commemorates Nil Sorsky (Nil of the Sor), a monk who led the renewal of hesychasm in fifteenth-century Russia.