The Russian Orthodox Church doesn’t celebrate this feast until later this month, but I thought I’d post a brief section from St. John of Damascus’ second homily on the Dormition now: Today ...

Saint John of Damascus was born about the year 680 at Damascus, Syria into a Christian family. His father, Sergius Mansur, was a treasurer at the court of the Caliph. John had also a foster brother, ...

Labour, after all, comes before the virtues, and eternal blessedness follows them! ~St. John of Damascus, On the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, Homily I ...

National Catholic Register, Dec 4, 2024 / 04:00 am. On Dec. 4 we celebrate St. John of Damascus, also known as St. John Damascene. A priest and religious, he became a doctor of the Church.

St. John Damascus Nov 28, 2010 / 05:01 am Catholics will remember and celebrate the life of the great Arab Church Father St. John of Damascus on Dec. 4.

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus -- the Feast of All Antiochian ...