Theotokos (Mother of God)
The Dormition of the Mother of God
George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
17 August 2022
In the hymnography of the Orthodox Church, the Mother of God is called ‘god...

Did Our Lady give birth to God? Was God born of a woman?
Iraklis Filios
16 August 2022
Saint Cyril of Alexandria wrote that the Mother of God sanctified the Holy ...

The Dormition of the Mother of God – Transition to Life
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
14 August 2022
Every time we celebrate the Dormition of the Mother of God it’s as though w...

The Dormition: Pascha of the Summer
Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Archon Ostiarios, political scientist, freelance columnist
13 August 2022
In the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom celebrated in the Orthodox...

‘It is truly right to call you blessed, who gave birth to God…’
Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th.
12 August 2022
While all the hymns of our Church were written by holy and devout people an...

‘Most Pure Lady, heal me from the ills of the passions…’
Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th.
11 August 2022
Exhausted by the intensity of his struggle against the passions and the de...

‘In vain have those who hate me…’
Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th.
10 August 2022
The discourse of the hymnographer is always of present interest. From the t...

‘Had you not shielded and interceded for us…’
Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th.
5 August 2022
‘We, though unworthy, never cease from telling your mighty works, Mother of...

‘The storms of life…’
Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th.
4 August 2022
‘The storms of life swarm round me like bees round a honey-comb and have ta...

Hail, for through you our sin is remitted: Hail, for through you Paradise is opened
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
28 March 2022
Freedom’s a gift from God. And since we’re made in God’s image, we can’t be...
