Prayer to Our Lady (St.Ephrem the Syriac)

Rejoice, Tree of life. Rejoice, the spring of grace and immortality, the fountain sealed by the Holy Spirit.Rejoice, the protector of the afflicted, the delivery from the curse, you through whom JOY was revealed to the world. Strong is your power over the One who...

May you carry her smile to everyone!

I extend an affectionate greeting to those working in the areas of public health and nursing, as well as those who, in different ways, in hospitals and other institutions, are contributing to the care of the sick with competence and generosity. Equally, I should like...

The “Meeting of the Lord” : Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, which falls on 2 February, celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, it  is sometimes called Hypapante (Ὑπαπαντή, lit., ‘Meeting’ in Greek). Other traditional names include...

I was laden with blessings but it was not for me

” On my own, I would never have been able to become what I am at present. I had come to a point not to want to live any more and to wish for death as a liberation. The life which I led marked me in an indelible way. I shall be all my life the one that was...

The Mother-God’s lullaby

My God, tenderly asleep  between my arms My child cuddled up against my thumping heart, I worship in my hands and dandle amazed, The marvel, o God, that you gave me. (…) What could I give you back, me on whom fell Your Grace ? O God, I smile to myself For I also had,...