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This past May, I graduated with my Master’s in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Arts from Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. A few days before commencement, all the graduates were invited to a dinner with the faculty and the board of trustees.
“It was given to Abba Anthony to see a doctor in Alexandria who was simply and humbly doing what God had given him to do. His inner being stood in the presence of the Lord as he worked and prayed. According to the literature of the desert, this is the goal of our life in this world as it is set out for all Christians..."
― Elisabeth Behr-Sigel, The Place of the Heart: An Introduction to Orthodox Spirituality, emphasis added
Axia's Programs Manager, Sherry Mohr, reflects on an opportunity with Duke Divinity's Christian Leadership program this April:
On May 2nd we remember St. Matrona, who although born blind and eventually unable to walk, welcomed the pilgrimage of hundreds who sought her for physical and spiritual healing.
From the Holy Week Lectionary of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
“Behold, the Bridegroom cometh in the middle of the night, and blessed is that servant whom He shall find watching…”
For all of those beginning Holy Week with Bridegroom matins, may we remain awake to the mystery of these days together.