St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre

FEAST OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE (NOV. 13) Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, one of the Three Hierarchs, was born at Antioch in about the year 347 into the family of a military commander. The youth studied under the finest philosophers and rhetoricians. But, scorning the vain disciplines of pagan knowledge, the future hierarch turned himself to the profound study of Holy Scripture and prayerful contemplation. Chrysostom's many wr...itings, especially homilies and commentaries on the Gospels, are still extant and have exerted great influence over the centuries. Read More: Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople https://www.oca.org//103292-saint-john-chrysostom-archbish St. John Chrysostom https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/s/st-john-chrysostom-362

Very Rev. Michael Kerestes of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre, and Archpriest Very Rev. Jim Hayer presided over a blessing of the opening of Lanahu Ales, a new brew pub in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Owner George Merenich accepted holy water and a cross from Fr. Hayer, pastor of St Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church Rahway, New Jersey. The pair have been friends since childhood. Be sure to click the link below, and watch the video of the blessing!... https://www.timesleader.com//hawaiian-themed-lanahu-ales-d

"Women belong in all places where decisions are made." A record-breaking 107 pro-life women have been elected to the U.S. Congress. The number can still grow since several female pro-life candidates are running in House races that have not yet been called. There's no more important decision in the political arena than protecting the right to life of the unborn!... https://www.breitbart.com//u-s-christians-celebrate-surge/

"Why is the soul of a man so happy and happy at church servicesfor example, during the prayer singing of the Canon of the Mother of God, other church hymns and tropars? Because all songs are written by saints who possessed personal experience of communicating with the Holy Spirit. God was present in the hearts of the authors and they accurately expressed the experience of worship in church music, in tropars, canons and hymns, filling them with deep content. By sharing their experience through church hymns, saints help man rise to God and become partakers of the Spirit, generously pouring on those who desire and seek it." Metropolitan of Limassol Afanasius.

Today is the Feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers. Old Calendarists will celebrate this feast on November 21. Archangel ...Michael is considered the Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Hosts, and the Other Bodiless Powers include Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel, and Jeremiel. The feast day was established at the beginning of the fourth century at the Council of Laodicea, which met several years before the First Ecumenical Council. The Council of Laodicea condemned and denounced the worship of angels as gods and rulers of the world but insisted on their proper veneration. The Synaxis of Archangel Michael 19th Century Russia

Ironic, isn't it, when people say the church should stay out of politics, though the government doesn't stay out of the church... Essentially, we are being told that the Catholic Church must leave its faith at the door if it wants to serve those in need, said Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez. But our faith compels us to do this work, and we have a right to conduct ourselves according to the tenets of our faith. https://www.breitbart.com//philly-archbishop-calls-on-sco/