The unfading flowers: A lingering Theophany mystery
Using holy water for blessings stems from the Feast of Theophany, which many Orthodox churches in America celebrate in January.
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Using holy water for blessings stems from the Feast of Theophany, which many Orthodox churches in America celebrate in January.
After the Christmas season and before Lent, Orthodox priests have -- for centuries -- rushed to visit church-members' homes to bless them with prayers and splashes of holy water flung about with a foot-long brush or handfuls of basil.
After the Christmas season and before Lent, Orthodox priests have -- for centuries -- rushed to visit church-members' homes to bless them with prayers and splashes of holy water flung about with a foot-long brush or handfuls of basil.
Founder of the Ressurection Praise Ministries Worldwide, Archbishop Samson Benjamin has called on the Federal Government to reconsider the curfew imposed on parts of the country, as it affects the yearly cross-over night services observed by Christians in Nigeria. He enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to have a rethink on the policy as it is capable of depriving Christians in the country of their fundamental rights to worship and free association. It would be recalled that in the aftermath of lifting the lockdown imposed on the country, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal gover...