Showing posts with label St Irene of Chrysovalantou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St Irene of Chrysovalantou. Show all posts

Sunday, July 28, 2013

St. Irene of Chrysovalantou



Story of her life here.

Prayer for blessing of her apples here.

Story of a miracle here.

She is my first patron saint and the one I was
chrismated with!

When I found her story in the church bulletin,
just days before I was chrismated,
I knew she was the one I wanted to take 
as my patron Saint.

my first Patron and Mother is 
St. Irene of Chrysovalantou!

Her day on the new calendar is today!
May her prayers protect us all 
and grant us Christ's peace! 

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Many Blessings

Tonight I was at a friend's house;

she let me talk about that which I dreamed of doing

(i.e. writing a book,

always wanted to do this).

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What I appreciated about this friend was not only

that she listened and supported

but did not push me overly hard about pursuing it.

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As in I have a lot of other things that need to be tended to as well

(like finding a job so I can continue to feed and house Cleo and myself

later on this year)

but it was nice at the same time to be heard.

What a gift.

I gave Cleo a special treat on the Feast of St. Peter and Paul's

and now she is meowing her concern

and not getting treats on other non-Feast days!

Poor poor Cleo!

My St. Nicholas Icon
on my beloved Icon shelf.
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I am so grateful that God is loving
and has provided Saints
to also pray for us.
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Found a super cool link that all Orthodox librarians would like -
And there are some Akathists* there that I have not
seen anywhere else,
like the one to St. Sabbas the Sanctified.
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It does not get cooler than this for us
Orthodox librarian types
who love to collect Akathists...
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Speaking of Akathists,
I have yet to find one to my patron Saint
in English.
I know there is one in Greek
but since I don't read Greek much
(a little since I did try studying Koine Greek in University)
I really need an English translation...
Any and all help on this one is greatly welcomed!
Here is a link to the Icon of St. Irene that I have
had since I was chrismated...
really love this one and the deep colours...
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Wishing everyone a peaceful night
and a blessed day tomorrow!
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*when going to this link look for the AK to the right of the title for Akathists...the rest are services, not Akathists.