One after another, the hymns for the feast of the Meeting of the Lord identify the infant Christ with the Giver of the Law whom Moses beheld in darkness on Sinai. Read more...
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Your donations during 2018 were indispensable in helping St. Catherine’s deal with unexpected expenses. Read more…
Smoke also covered the city of Alexandria, three centuries later – not of truth this time, but of the deceit of idol worship. It was on this day, when the burning and noise of animal sacrifice filled the air with lies, that Saint Catherine the Great Martyr and Bride of Christ chose to sacrifice herself, together with every blessing this world could offer, to the Truth of Christ. Read more...
From a Presentation by Fr. Justin of Sinai “An Ark in the Wilderness,”* that includes his beautiful description of the Sinai Icon of the Theotokos with Christ Child Enthroned, with the Prophets and Saints surrounding her, thus connecting the Old Testament with the New, in paying homage to the Virgin and her foremost role in the Mystery of the Salvation of humanity, alongside her Divine Son. Read more…
As we approach the Nativity and the third anniversary of the launch of FMSM, I would like to convey the heartfelt appreciation that the Fathers of St. Catherine's have often expressed for all who have been so kind to send donations. Read more....
Recent posts about Sinai: Egypt aims to make Sinai a place of pilgrimage for all, People of Sinai, and New Cross on the bell tower. Read more....
"Your nativity, O Theotokos, announced joy to all the world!"
Heavenly and earthly paradise share a single reality in this 16th century icon from St. Catherine’s. Euphoria at the birth of the Theotokos reaches from the spiritual realm into the earthly, for the ladder envisioned by Jacob now reaches from earth into heaven. Read more...