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Icon of the Holy Forefathers of Christ

The Sunday of the Forefathers

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Today we in the Orthodox Church celebrate the Sunday of the Forefathers. On this preparatory Sunday before the Nativity of Christ we commemorate the Old Testament patriarchs, prophets and righteous men and women: the forefathers of our Christian faith.

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Jesus' healing of a crippled woman

Jesus Heals A Crippled Woman

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This week our gospel lesson is taken from the Evangelist Luke concerning Jesus’ healing of a crippled Women. Jesus often met people in His ministry who had various physical handicaps and infirmities. The most important point is that Jesus did not treat people with disabilities any different from anyone else. He loves all of us and He approached them not as disabled persons but as persons with a disability. That makes a tremendous difference.

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