Volume 1, Issue 15
October 26, 2020
Teaching the Faith through the Lives of the Saints:
Education Resources for the feast of
TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT PERSECUTION:
for the Feast of St. Demetrios
John 15:17-16:2
Dear Children,

On October 26 we celebrate the feast day of Saint Demetrios the Great-martyr and myrrh-streamer. The Gospel reading for the feast of the St. Demetrios and all male Great-martyrs is John 15:17-16:2. In this Gospel reading, Christ is speaking to His disciples to strengthen them before His upcoming Passion, and for the persecution that they also will face. 

Let’s read together the words of Christ in the Gospel for today’s feast:

“These things I command you, that you be loving one another. If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of ...
More for the Feast of St. Demetrios:
for the Feast of St. Demetrios
(Audios, Text, and Sheet Music)
Life of the Saint; Audio Tour of St. Demetrios Church in Thessaloniki
VIDEO:
Q&A on the Use of Praise in Education
Archimandrite Savas Agioreitis
Answers Questions from Educators
on Praise and Modern-day Idolatry
in the Context of the Education and Formation of Orthodox Children
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