The previous post (see below) speaks of the new liturgical year. It’s a new year of Grace. Here are some suggestions as to “dig into our new year.”

~Build and/or grow the icon corner in your home

~Make it church frequently as possible

~Pray with Scripture, start with the Gospel of Matthew, reading only a paragraph at a time

~Give yourself an hour of quiet time —without cell phone or TV/radio/computer

~Engage in Byzantine prayer practices

• pray before and after meals
• say the Jesus prayer several times a day: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner”
• say thank you to God upon waking and before closing your eyes at bedtime
• get a Byzantine Hours prayer book and use it

~Do spiritual reading

~Do something charitable for someone in need.