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As we approach their feast day, we are remembering the two Sts. Xenia by sharing this reflection by theologian Peter Bouteneff:
The first icon I ever bought was a print of Jesus and St. Peter walking on the water. Jesus Christ looks calm and strong, of course - Peter is slipping beneath the waves, and he looks terrified. A few apostles watch from their boat and the waves roll up higher than the boat itself, and they don’t look too comfortable either.
We had a request to post a list of single, non-monastic saints. Thank you to Brigid Strait Johns for pulling this together!
This coming Sunday (new calendar), we celebrate the Sunday of the Forefathers. It’s always wonderful to hear about them. You might not have heard so much about Christ’s impressive lineage of Foremothers: at least three generations of holy women who had a unique and direct experience of God.
