“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’ And Jesus answered and said to them: ‘Take heed that no one deceives you.”
October 21, 2026
That Firstborn who was begotten according to His nature [from the Father],
was born in another birth that was external to His nature;
that we might know that after our natural birth we must have another birth which is outside our nature.
For He, since He was spiritual, until He came to the corporeal birth, could not be corporeal;
in like manner also the corporeal, unless they are born in another birth, cannot be spiritual.
But the Son whose generation is unsearchable, was born in another generation that may be searched out;
that by the one we might learn that His Majesty is without limit,
and by the other might be taught that His grace is without measure.…
Consecrated Sisters
The word “consecrated” means separated from common use to sacred use; by which a person or a thing is dedicated to the service and worship of God by prayers, rites, and ceremonies. Following in the footsteps of the Mother of God, many females responded to the call of service and virginity. St. Phoebe was a deaconess who helped St. Paul (Rom 16:1-2).
