Charities
"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly. (Matthew 6:1-4)
August 19 to August 25, 2004
Ps 32-35
Ps 36-38
Ps 39-41
Ps 42-45
Ps 46-50
Ps 51-55
Ps 56-60
The above is Revised Standard Version.
Bible Reading Plan for 2004
CHARITIES
It is important to do good works all throughout the year. The following list of charities are a portion of those to whom we donate from St. John's on a regular basis. You can find out more about them by visiting their web sites. Links to some of these charities are in the left margin.
Orthodox Christian Mission Center
OCA Mission Appeal
OCA Charity Appeal
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Project Mexico
International Orthodox Christian Charities
NJ Right to Life
St. Peter's Haven in Clifton
1 Co 1:1-17
1 Co 1:18-2:5
1 Co 2:6-16
1 Co 3
1 Co 4
1 Co 5:1-6:11
1 Co 6:12-7:16
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The Holy Face of Laon
This holy image represents the famous face cloth, or Mandylion (from the Arabic mandyl, towel), imprinted with the likeness of Jesus. In the Orthodox tradition, King Abgar of Edessa sent a message to Christ to come and heal him, but Christ could not come. Instead He pressed a cloth to His Face, thus miraculously imprinting His image on it, and sent it to the King, who was healed by the sight of His Face. The outlines of the Face remained on the cloth as the “image not made with hands,” and all the other icons of the Holy Face are claimed to have been copied from that prototype.
This icon is housed in the Treasury in the Laon Cathedral, France.
