St. Paul writes his letter to the Roman instructing Christians to put off the 'works of darkness' and put on 'the armor of light.' Probably he was referring to dark and twisted pagan rituals such as the Cult of Dionysius and Lupercalia. Donna Tartt's 1992 novel "The Secret History" plays with these understandings in her murder mystery at an Ivy League school. In OVC this week, Fr. John explores St. Paul, Euripides' play "The Bacchae" and Tartt's novel. See more at: https://stmarkov.com/events/the-bacchae-christ-and-the-secret-history Readings for the First Sunday of Advent: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112722.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License for podcasting, # A-726294