The month of September in the Orthodox Church is a month of new beginnings. It marks the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year. All of the fixed feasts and fasts of the church calendar begin anew in September. Our Church offers us a chance to repeat this God-inspired cycle of salvation history and the sanctification of time itself. Whatever we did not take advantage of during the previous year, God, in His abundant mercy, gives us the opportunity to re-experience. This month also marks the ... [Read more]