Feast of St. John Chrysostom

 

St. John Chrysostom (Greek for "golden-mouthed) is a Doctor of the Church, and is considered THE Doctor of the Greek Orthodox "Church". He started as a lector, then anchorite, then deacon, then priest, then Bishop of Constantinople. As Bishop, his first order of business was to reform the decadent ways of some of the clergy. As his name implies, he was a great orator - congregations broke out in spontaneous applause after his sermons.

Today's word of the day - EXEGETE

Today's painting - by an unknown artist, circa 1509AD. It's called St. Giovanni Crisostomo and Saints