Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year
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Saint Dorothy
Dorothy was a Christian from Caesarea, a region now in modern Turkey, who consecrated herself to Jesus Christ. During the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian in the year 311, she was arrested… Read more
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Saint Agatha
Agatha, (d. ca. 250) was a beautiful, wealthy young Christian from Catania, Sicily, who consecrated her life to God during the days of the early Church. When she refused to marry a Roman consul named… Read more
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Saint Nicholas
Nicholas was born around the early fourth century at Patara in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). He became bishop of Myra, and he was well known for his personal piety, his zeal for the faith, and… Read more
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St. Michael the Archangel
“War broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any… Read more
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Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Day before yesterday was the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, sometimes simply referred to as Holy Cross Day. This sermon from Father George Fields wonderfully illuminates for us the importance of this… Read more
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Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Since St. Mary is truly the mother of Jesus, then surely she must also be called the mother of God, since Jesus is God. Behold in her motherhood the mystery of the incarnation. For how… Read more
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St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr (Aug. 10)
During the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Valerian in the year 258, Roman officials ordered Lawrence, a deacon, to bring them the treasures of the Church. Lawrence obediently spent the next three days… Read more
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Saint Patrick, Bishop & Martyr (Mar. 17)
On this day, the Church commemorates St. Patrick, Missionary to Ireland. It is good to remember this well-loved and best-known missionary saint for his life and work. He was born to a Christian family in… Read more
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Eulogius of Cordoba, Martyr
The story of Eulogius is one of constant, faithful Christian confession under the hand of Muslim persecution. By the middle of the ninth century, the Muslim Moors had taken over almost the whole of Spain.… Read more
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Patrick Hamilton, Martyr
Patrick Hamilton was a young professor at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Related to Scottish royalty through both parents, he studied in Paris where he read Erasmus and Luther and was convinced of… Read more
All Saints, the evangelical catholic church in Jonesboro, Arkansas
All Saints parish, located at 1812 Rains Street, is a vibrant & welcoming community of faith, delivering Christ to the greater Jonesboro area, & holding fast to Scripture and the true catholic faith as confessed in the Book of Concord.
We are a Christ-centered, cross-focused, catholic, orthodox, and liturgical parish, and a member of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
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