‘Praising God until her last breath’ –St Melanie the Younger– Today, 31 December on the Church’s calendar, is the feast of St Theophylact of Ohrid—the author of the famous Explanation of the New Testament that comes to us so highly recommended by St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) (he calls the reading of it ‘indispensable’—The Arena: An Offering to Contemporary … Continue reading »