Saint Gregory of Sinai was born around 1265, and reposed on November 27/December 10, 1346. He was thus an older contemporary of Saint Gregory Palamas, who was born in 1296 and reposed in 1359.
Read MoreSeventy Years
On November 15/28, as we celebrate the Feast of St. Paissios Velichkovsky whose life and work is crucial for the renewal of hesychast spirituality in the Church, and the beginning of the fast for the Nativity of our Saviour, we are also marking the 70th anniversary of the repose of the New Martyr, Catherine Routis of Mandra, in Attica, Greece.
Read MoreThe Second Feast of the Monastery
Our patron, Saint Gregory of Sinai, has, as we say, three feasts and no services. He is celebrated on April 6 (and on some calendars, April 7), today, August 8/21, and on the day of his repose in 1346, November 27/December 10, the day we keep as our main feast.
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