Saints For Our Times - Week One Mary (344-421) and Anthony (251-356) of Egypt Development of idea of Saint- "Hagion"/"Sanctus"/Holy- who is a saint? Are you surprised?.... Development of Prayers of the Hours, in the desert, etc., and celebration of feasts, of Saints, Lives of Jesus and Mary (Liturgical Calendar)- e.g. Mary of Egypt Sunday on 5th Sunday of Lent on Orthodox Calendar (April 2 this year- cf. & )- "Church" (ekklesia- assembly, council, community / koinonia- fellowship, intimate collection) can, and does, happen, every day, every hour, not just on Sunday morning! leitourgia- the people's work, worship Different types of monasticism- ermetic (Mary and Anthony), anchorite (Julian or Norwich (14th cent. England)), skete (Mt. Athos), cenobitic (Benedict and
Saints For Our Times - Week One Mary (344-421) and Anthony (251-356) of Egypt Development of idea of Saint- "Hagion"/"Sanctus"/Holy- who is a saint? Are you surprised?.... Development of Prayers of the Hours, in the desert, etc., and celebration of feasts, of Saints, Lives of Jesus and Mary (Liturgical Calendar)- e.g. Mary of Egypt Sunday on 5th Sunday of Lent on Orthodox Calendar (April 2 this year- cf. & )- "Church" (ekklesia- assembly, council, community / koinonia- fellowship, intimate collection) can, and does, happen, every day, every hour, not just on Sunday morning! leitourgia- the people's work, worship Different types of monasticism- ermetic (Mary and Anthony), anchorite (Julian or Norwich (14th cent. England)), skete (Mt. Athos), cenobitic (Benedict and