+ Lord now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace
+according to Thy word,
+for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation
+which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people,
+a light to enlighten the gentiles,
+and to be the glory of Thy people Israel! +

+ + +

When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver.

I welcome you to take a moment to read some of his life provided by OrthoCal:

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When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. -My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver.

+ When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver

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My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver. I welcome you to take a moment to read some of his life provided by <a href="https://orthocal.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OrthoCal</a>: There is an ancient tradition that the holy, righteous elder Simeon, who came from Egypt, was one of the Seventy learned Jews chosen in the days of the Pharoah Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246 BC) for the task of rendering the Hebrew Bible into Greek, and that to Simeon was assigned the translation of the book of the Prophet Isaiah. blob - 1b9c353b76c38938e4268b49f48ee179309ba483 blob + 5e7a32abdec6ee818f3ba3f046792447d492ea76 --- public/tags/index.xml +++ public/tags/index.xml @@ -16,7 +16,18 @@ Sat, 23 May 2026 15:22:47 -0700 https://simeonstein.com/articles/about-simeon/ - When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. + <div style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 600px;"> + Lord now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace +according to Thy word, +for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation +which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, +a light to enlighten the gentiles, +and to be the glory of Thy people Israel! +</div> + + +<hr> +When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver. 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My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver. I welcome you to take a moment to read some of his life provided by <a href="https://orthocal.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OrthoCal</a>: There is an ancient tradition that the holy, righteous elder Simeon, who came from Egypt, was one of the Seventy learned Jews chosen in the days of the Pharoah Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246 BC) for the task of rendering the Hebrew Bible into Greek, and that to Simeon was assigned the translation of the book of the Prophet Isaiah. blob - c4897adceb09af026d127605643bd11eecc8ffae blob + ff32ff546e5c2097444912edad0a7afdf9a50329 --- public/tags/saints/index.xml +++ public/tags/saints/index.xml @@ -16,7 +16,18 @@ Sat, 23 May 2026 15:22:47 -0700 https://simeonstein.com/articles/about-simeon/ - When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. + <div style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 600px;"> + Lord now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace +according to Thy word, +for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation +which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, +a light to enlighten the gentiles, +and to be the glory of Thy people Israel! +</div> + + +<hr> +When one is received into the Orthodox Church, one takes the name of a patron saint. My patron saint is Simeon the God-Receiver. I welcome you to take a moment to read some of his life provided by <a href="https://orthocal.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OrthoCal</a>: There is an ancient tradition that the holy, righteous elder Simeon, who came from Egypt, was one of the Seventy learned Jews chosen in the days of the Pharoah Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246 BC) for the task of rendering the Hebrew Bible into Greek, and that to Simeon was assigned the translation of the book of the Prophet Isaiah.