Cave of Birth ~ Cave of Death
For the past couple of weeks we have been comparing the hymns before Christmas with another set of hymns which inspired them, those of...
On Earth as it is in Heaven
Last week we noted that the hymnographers who composed some of the hymns for the forefeast of Nativity deliberately modeled them on the...
The Mystery of the Manger
One of the ways that we can prepare for the upcoming feast of our Lord’s Nativity is through pondering the hymns of the feast. When we...
The Cave of the Heart
Having begun the Nativity Fast and survived Thanksgiving, we begin in earnest to prepare for the Nativity of Christ. I would like to ask...
