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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Ss Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions - Ss Mark, Aristarchos, & Zenon, Apostles of the 70 - St Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki - St Gideon the Righteous

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Falling Asleep of St. John the Evangelist and Theologian - The Removal of the Honorable Head of Apostle Andrew the First-Called (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New, full length episode available now! ~~~ Like Living Stones, a Royal Priesthood S8E10 ~~~ In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks continue to discuss the role of the laity as those who bring the world to God & God to the world.

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Euphrosyne of Alexandria - Ss Paphnoutios the Martyr & his 546 Companions in Egypt - Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh (...and also 👇🏽) (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Commemoration of the Miracle of the Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Kythyra - St Thecla the Protomartyr & Equal to the Apostles - St Silouan of Athos (...and also... 👇🏽) (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In this fifth clip from our conversation about the laity, Fr Symeon talks about how real illumination, real enlightenment, is what makes one a child of God, a child of Israel, the royal priesthood. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/bF1Dn...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Conception of St. John the Baptist - Ss Xanthippe & Polyxene the Righteous - St John the New Martyr of Epiros - St Nicholas the New Martyr (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Phocas the Martyr, Bishop of Sinope - St Phocas the Gardener - The Martyrs Isaac, Martin, & the 26 Monk-martyrs of Zographou Monastery

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You may not know our co-host Jim John Marks volunteers for Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) He was recently honored & humbled to be asked to help produce "Prison Ministry Diaries" featuring interview with the V Rv Fr John Kowalczyk & the V Rv Fr Stephen Powley. 👇🏽

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Prison Ministry Diaries Podcast - YouTube

From decades of ministry experience in prison facilities of every security level, Fr. Stephen Powley and Fr. John Kowalczyk of OCPM are taking common questio...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In this fourth clip from our conversation about the laity, Jim gives us a metaphor for participating in God’s eternal, virtuous energy. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/D_DRg... ~~~ #orthodoxchristianity #orthodoxchristian #theosis #deification #blacksmith #forging ~~~ Full episode: youtu.be/UZMOAeFJuOM

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Leavetaking of the Elevation of the Venerable & Life-Giving Cross - St Quadratus the Apostle - St Jonah the Prophet - Ss Isaakios & Meletios, Bishops of Cyprus (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Ss Eustathius the Great Martyr, his wife & two children - Our Righteous Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Thessolonica - St John the Foreigner - St Hilarion the New Martyr of Crete - The Afterfeast of the Holy Cross

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In this third clip from our conversation about the laity, Fr Symeon talks about St Peter’s epistles laying out the practical nature of the spiritual life for the laity. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/H5Dii...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Eumenius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gortynia - St Ariadne the Martyr - The Afterfeast of the Holy Cross

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Ss Sophia & her three daughters: Faith, Hope, & Love - Ss Herakleides & Myron, Bishops of Cyprus - The Afterfeast of the Holy Cross (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In this 2nd clip from our conversation about the laity, Fr Symeon & Jim discuss the correct way to understand how The Church became Israel. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/SKbRs... ~~~ #orthodoxchristianity #orthodoxchristian #grafting #replacementTheology #Israel ~~~ Full episode: youtu.be/UZMOAeFJuOM

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Euphemia the Great Martyr - St Sebastiana, Disciple of St. Paul the Apostle - St Dorotheos the Hermit of Egypt - St Melitina the Martyr - The Afterfeast of the Holy Cross - St Ninian the Enlightener of Scotland - St Edith the Nun of Wilton Abbey

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Elevation of the Venerable & Life-Giving Cross - The Commemoration of the 6th Ecumenical Council (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In this X clip from our conversation about the altar within the temple, Fr Symeon talks about our concerns with artificial intelligence isn’t jobs or the end of society, but the draw toward self deification. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/YqwE4...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Consecration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - The Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross - St Cornelius the Centurion & Martyr - St Aristides the Philosopher - St Hierotheos the Righteous of Iveron Monastery, Mount Athos

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Open the Doors, Gather As The People S8E9 YouTube: youtu.be/UZMOAeFJuOM on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or at: www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/epis...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Leavetaking of the Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos - St Autonomos the Martyr - The Hieromartyr Cornatus, Bishop of Iconium - St Agirus, the Hieromartyr of Cornoutus, Bishop of Iconium (...and also... 👇🏽)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Ss Menodora, Metrodora, & Nymphodora the Martyrs - St Poulcheria the Empress - Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In this fifth clip from our conversation about the altar within the temple, we talk about how our reticence to be found wrong means we cannot learn. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/G7bNe...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim & Anna - St Severian the Martyr of Sebastia - St Theophanes the Confessor (...and also... 👇🏽) (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary - St Sophronios, Bishop of Iberia (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Forefeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos - St Sozon the Martyr - St Kassiani the Hymnographer - Ss John & Sergios, Bishops of Lerna (...and also ... 👇🏽) (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In this fourth clip from our conversation about the altar within the temple, Fr Symeon talks about the limits of his secular religious studies education. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/6Kj1U...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Commemoration of the Miracle Wrought by Archangel Michael in Colossae - The Holy Martyr Calodote (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Ss Holy Prophet Zacharias & Elizabeth, parents of the Forerunner - Ss Urban, Theodore, & Medimnos the Hieromartyrs & the 77 Companions at Nicomedea (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Babylas the Holy Martyr - St Moses the Prophet & Godseer - Our Righteous Father Anthimus of Coroucle in Cephallenia - St Anthimos the new ascetic - St Hermione the Martyr, daughter of St. Philip the Deacon

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In this third clip from our conversation about the altar within the temple, we discuss what Christians can & cannot do in the face of competing Truth claims. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/90PRT...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Anthimus, Bishop of Nicomedea - The Translation of the relics of St. Nectarius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Pentopolis (...and also...👇🏽) (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In this second clip from our conversation about the altar within the temple, Jim clarifies one of the most prominent icons you will see in an Orthodox Church & why it looks the way it does. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/V4-3y...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Mammas the Martyr - St John the Abstainer, Patriarch of Constantinople - St Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople - St Cosmas the Hermit - Ss Ammon & Aeithalas the Martyrs of Thrace

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Ecclesiastical New Year - St Symeon the Stylite - The Synaxis of the Recovery of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Miasenae (...and also ...👇🏽) (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Placing of the Honorable Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos - St Cyprian the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Carthage - St Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne 👇🏽 (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In this first clip from our conversation about the altar within the temple, Fr Symeon points out Orthodoxy does not do systematic theology & as such does not limit the use of words to single, technical meanings. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/50r9C...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Leavetaking of the Feast of the Forerunner - Ss Alexander, John, & Paul the New, Patriarchs of Constantinople - St Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria - The 16 Monk-martyrs of Thebes (...and also...👇🏽)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Beheading of the Holy & Glorious Prophet, Forerunner & Baptist John - St Theodora of Thessaloniki - St Anastasios the New Martyr of Bulgaria (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Moses the Black of Scete - Ss Diomedes & Laurence the Martyrs - The 33 Martyrs of Nicomedea - St Job of Pochaev - The Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thine own of Thine own, we offer unto Thee S8E8 YouTube: youtu.be/lzl4bh_FqFE on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or at: www.buzzsprout.com/1443073/epis...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Pimen the Great - The Holy Martyr Phanurius - St Anthousa the Martyr - St Poimen of Palestine - St Hosisos the Confessor - St Liverios, Pope of Rome - St Monica

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In this fifth clip from our conversation about the church building, Jim emphasizes just because a person or a group of people or a building can all be the temple, that is not a metaphor, it is a spiritual reality. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/SSPTA...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Holy Martyrs Adrian & Natalie - Our Righteous Father Joseph - The Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir (icon by the hand of Nicholas Papas, based on the prototype of Vladimir, used by kind permission)

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - The Return of the Body of Bartholomew the Glorious Apostle - St Titus the Apostle of the 70 - St John the Cappadocian - Ss Epiphanius & Menas, Patriarchs of Constantinople - The Holy Father John of Karpathos - St Ebba, First Abbess of Coldingham

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In this fourth clip from our conversation about the church building, Fr Symeon explains that Apostolic Christianity is the fulfilled continuation of the worship of God Most High given through Moses in Torah. ~~~ Clip: youtube.com/shorts/HcxrK...

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - St Eutyches the Hieromartyr & Disciple of St. John the Theologian - St Cosmas of Aetolia, Equal to the Apostles - Translation of the Relics of Dionysios of Zakynthos, Bshp of Aegina - Translation of the Relics of Saint Peter, Mtrpltn of Moscow

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Christian Saints Podcast @xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

On this day The Church remembers - Leavetaking of the Dormition - Our Holy Father Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons - St Lupus the Martyr - Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion - Our Holy Father Kallinikos, Patriarch of Constantinople (...and also 👇🏽)

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