Saint Elijah | Martyria

Via Peregrina No. II (XX) / 2025 The Sinai Peninsula and Christian Egypt. St Catherine’s Monastery Theodora Videscu

St Catherine’s Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula, one of the oldest Orthodox monastic settlements in the world, is presented in the context of its biblical history, the role of Empress Helena and Emperor Justinian in its foundation, as well as its links with Romanian rulers such as Constantin Brâncoveanu and Metropolitan Antim Ivireanul, who was exiled to Sinai.

The Words of the Fathers No. I (XIX) / 2025 [Homily by John Chrysostom] on Psalm XXXVI, 1: ‘Do not envy those who act deceitfully’ The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

This homily is a homiletic exposition of Psalm 36:1, in which the author, drawing on biblical examples from Joseph, Moses, Daniel, Elijah, Elisha, Lazarus and Herod, argues that the prosperity of the wicked is fleeting, whilst the suffering of the righteous is rewarded with eternal bliss. The listener is urged not to envy the prosperity of sinners, but to follow the path of virtue with a view to the Kingdom of Heaven.

The Words of the Fathers No. I (XVII) / 2024 [A saying] by the same [John Chrysostom] on those who practise self-restraint through fasting and on the way of life of the most chosen prophets The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

The Romanian translation of the homily De iis qui in jejunio continenter vivunt, attributed to Saint John Chrysostom (PG 64, col. 15–16), carried out by Dr Andrei Ion-Popescu, presents self-restraint and fasting as virtues exemplified by biblical figures such as Joseph, Moses, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel and the three young men, culminating in a Christological doxology on virginity and the presence of Christ in the Church.

The Words of the Fathers No. II (XVI) / 2023 A discourse by the same [John Chrysostom] on fasting and almsgiving The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

St John Chrysostom’s Homily on Fasting and Almsgiving develops the argument that fasting without almsgiving and without inner transformation is in vain, illustrating this teaching through the parable of the ten virgins: the five foolish virgins lost their virginity precisely because they lacked the oil of charity, which alone gives wings to prayer and opens the door to the wedding chamber.