Christian Saints Podcast

About Christian Saints Podcast

The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Paradosis Pavilion & Generative Sounds which explores the calendar of The Church Episodes are hosted by James John Marks of Chicago, with oversight by Fr Symeon Kees, a priest of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, through which he is currently serving St Raphael Orthodox Church in Iowa City. If this podcast is edifying for you, please consider the entire Paradosis Pavilion catalog as well as the music of Generative Sounds https://www.youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555 (https://www.youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555) https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com (https://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.com/) https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast (https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcast/) https://twitter.com/podcast_saints (https://twitter.com/podcast_saints) https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast (https://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcast) Iconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these images Prints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com (http://www.saintdemetriuspress.com/) Please forgive us our shortcomings, and pray for us

Publisher

James John Marks

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2020

Latest episode

13 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

158 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Mar 2026

   Is Our Lamp Full?

   00:00 Introduction 01:43 The parable of the ten bridemaids 04:50 Distinct hymns & gospel readings 13:09 Jesus’ conflict with Jewish leadership 17:25 The twelve steps to humility by Saint Benedict 19:23 One - Reverence for God 20:03 Two - Doing God’s Will 22:05 Three - Obedience to Others 24:24 Four - Enduring Affliction 26:09 Five - Confession 28:27 Six - Be Content without Prestige 29:17 Seven - Interior Conviction 30:23 Eight - Fulfill Your Role 31:09 Nine - Keep Silence & Sol...

2. 

   6 Mar 2026

   Is This for Everyone?

   00:00 Introduction 01:50 The focus of the four gospel accounts 02:40 The hymnody, apolytikion & odes for Palm Sunday 07:55 But what about us Gentiles? 11:59 We are from the ten tribes & we are grafted in to restore them 13:42 Closing ~~~ Palm Sunday - Is This For Everyone? ~~~ Reference materials for this episode: Orthros for the Sunday of The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem Scripture citations for this episode: Isaiah 1:2-3 - Prophecy we see reflected in The ...

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   27 Feb 2026

   From What Are We Saved?

   00:00 Introduction 01:19 The Gospel Account of Saint John's telling of the raising of Lazarus 08:53 The apolytikion emphasizes the general resurrection 11:29 Parallel to The Feast of Transfiguration 12:32 The verses of the odes for Lazarus Saturday 15:36 Our obligation to the evangelion of The Christ 19:45 Closing ~~~ Lazarus Saturday - From What Are We Saved? ~~~ Reference materials for this episode: Little Compline for the evening prior to Lazarus Saturday - As translated i...

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4.6 / 5

14 ratings

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4.9 / 5

17 ratings

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