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Friday, February 4, 2022

Trisagion

 Trisagion is my word for today.  As you may guess, the "tri" in Trisagion means three.  It is a phrase describing God that is used three times in our Eucharistic Prayer, the Sanctus: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty...

It has been used since the early centuries.  Sometimes it is called by the Greek, Agios O Theos.  This is a standard hymn at Eastern Orthodox's Masses.




Birthdays

 Two birthday parties mentioned in the Bible are one by an Egyptian Pharaoh and Herod.  The Pharaoh doesn't have a name but he threw him...