We are all hurting in every way right now. Everything costs so much, just putting gas in the car, if you have one, is painful. You are not alone. We are all feeling this squeeze right now. You did everything you could. You kept the lights on, you paid the rent. You worked your ass off.
This will be a christmas to remember, not because presents were abundant, but because you fought through it, and provided what you could. It's more than enough. If you are alone this Christmas, you are sadly mistaken. You have all of us here. Just speak out, we are family.
It's only a "dark winter" if we make it so.
There's another website I like to use for our synaxarium but the search functions on those websites are kinda unfriendly unless you know their Arabic names some times.
I have learned a ton about the saints from the readings at church like things I didn't know, I didn't know St. Peter and St. Paul both died at the same time. Or that St. Mark the evangelist was dragged behind a horse till his head was ripped off.
I had no idea. Could be a fascinating dive into what many could consider esoteric knowledge. I find that to be helpful to putting together history correctly.