Here at Preachers Institute, we wish to offer a greeting of peace and joy for the Lord's Nativity. For those on the Old Calendar, Happy St. Herman's Day (we'll offer greetings again in Jan.) Enjoy this little virtual Christmas card (on the right) in honor of the Lord's birth. It is our fervent … [Read more...]
The Ass and The Ox in The Nativity Icon
By Jonathan Pageau There is no ass or ox in the Biblical narratives of the birth of Christ. Yet, besides the Christ Child himself, the ass and the ox are the most ancient and stable elements in the iconography of the nativity. In fact the earliest example of a nativity known to us contains only … [Read more...]
One Hundred Stanzas on the Nativity
by St. Ephraim the Syrian Our father among the saints, Ephraim was a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, but especially among Syriac Christians, as a saint. Here Ephraim presents his “counsel of life”, war … [Read more...]
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