Foreword Faith in God and participation in the Divine Liturgy, especially in the Eucharistic Assembly, constitute two inseparable realities for every lively member of the
St. Basil the Great Homily VIII.-The Creation of Fowl and Water Animals.
1. And God said “Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle and creeping things, and beast of the earth after
St. Basil the Great Homily VII.-The Creation of Moving Creatures.
1. “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life” after their kind, “and fowl that may fly above
St. Basil the Great Homily VI.-The Creation of Luminous Bodies.
1. AT the shows in the circus the spectator must join in the efforts of the athletes. This the laws of the show indicate, for
St. Basil the Great Homily V.-The Germination of the Earth.
1. “And God said Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed
Life of St. Vasilios
Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; died 1 January, 379. He ranks after Athanasius as
Basil of Caesarea On the Holy Spirit 66-68
66. Concerning the teachings of the Church, whether publicly proclaimed (kerygma) or reserved to members of the household of the faith (dogmata), we have received
Basil of Caesarea Letter 234 to Amphilochius
Do you worship what you know or what you do not know? If I answer, I worship what I know, they immediately reply, What is
How the Christian Should Behave
Many things are set forth by Scripture as binding upon all who are anxious to please God. But, for the present, I have only deemed