Pemptousia
What is the Church?
Elder Moisis the Athonite †
12 August 2021
For many people, the Church is identified with the parish and the actual bu... 
Don’t touch the flowers
Saint John of Kronstadt
12 August 2021
The saints of God are beautiful, imperishable and fragrant flowers. Don...
It’s not a given
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
11 August 2021
People try with might and main to achieve perfection, even in their eve...
The Church is the authentic interpreter of Scripture
Kostas Nousis
10 August 2021
Ill-founded views of Scripture within the Orthodox Church
With reference t...
The Meaning of the Great Feast of the Transfiguration (2)
Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens
10 August 2021
3. The spiritual perspective of the Transfiguration
Beyond being a histo...
Untold consolation
Elder Germanos Stavrovouniotis
10 August 2021
The mere mention in our prayers of the all-holy name of God, of Our Mos...
The Jesus Prayer (Matthew 9, 27-35)
Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia
9 August 2021
‘Have mercy upon us, Son of David’
Many miracles have been performed throu...
The Meaning of the Great Feast of the Transfiguration (1)
Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens
9 August 2021
The Transfiguration of the Lord is one of the greatest of the feasts of Chr...
Aren’t you chastened?
Saint John Chrysostom
9 August 2021
You’re attending the Divine Liturgy and, even though the royal table is...
The way
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
8 August 2021
Breaking the commandment, construed as rebellion, caused the fall, deso...
