The Camp of Jesus

Posted by stpauls on August 29, 2010 under Sermons | Be the First to Comment

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[This sermon was written and delivered by The Reverend Dr. Yazeed Said at Choral Evensong, August 29, 2010.] Sometime ago, I came across a passage that refers to early saints in the Byzantine period in Jerusalem in an article by John Wilkinson – former dean of St. George’s College, Jerusalem, in the 1970s. He writes about how a reputation of holiness in monastic traditions was gained by the monks and nuns in Palestine after Constantine’s conversion. He... Read More

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