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They’re hollow Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 21 April 2022 People are completed and validated as beings only when they find their inner persona, deep in their heart. That’s where everything begins. If people don’t have  an internal life in Christ, if they...
From the humble colt of Palm Sunday to the stone of the tomb on Great Saturday Apostolos Nikolaïdis Professor Emeritus, University of Athens, President of the ‘Saint Maxim the Greek’ Institute 20 April 2022 If, with due care and attention and in the spirit of a desire for knowledge, you follow the Biblical and hymnographical texts of the Orthodox Church, in an effort to proceed towards the passion and th...
Two Movements towards the Theanthropic Lord Archimandrite Kyrillos Kostopoulos 20 April 2022 On Great Wednesday*, our Holy Church presents us with two people who both approach the theanthropic Lord with the same movement: they wanted to embrace him. One of these was Judas, who approached the ...
The Role of the Disciples in the Preparation of the Last Supper in Hymnological Tradition Anastasios Aslanidis 20 April 2022 In their works, the hymnographers of the Orthodox Church express their approach and perception of events, as presented by Orthodox tradition, in a particular way. With the Gospel and hymnographical te...
It’s not easy Abbess Gavriïlia 20 April 2022 We shouldn’t be the only ones to decide when we can take communion and when not. It’s not easy to see our ugly side. This is why we need a spiritual guide. We must also have confession  where we c...
Red eggs, traditional method James W. Lillie 19 April 2022 On Lazarus Saturday, I realized I couldn’t find my copy of the services for Great Week, so, naturally, I went down to the local supermarket and bought another copy. This ease of access to Church suppl...
Trample on it Saint John of Kronstadt 19 April 2022 Subdue your flesh and its desires, trample on it. Put everything carnal on the same level as mud or muck and don’t concern yourself with it. When we count everything carnal and sinful as being not...
Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia 18 April 2022 For three years in succession, Jesus Christ taught and performed miracles among the Israelite people. He wrought great signs and wonders and, at the same time, revealed important teachings. A theologi...
The Prophetic Feast of Palm Sunday and the Mystery of the Cross Archimandrite Peter, Abbot of Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex UK 18 April 2022 ‘The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing.’ Through today’s epistle reading, the immaculate Church announces that the time of our Lord’s salvation has arrived; that the time has come for the faithf...
We’ve forgotten Elder Gavriil Tsafos † 18 April 2022 We’ve forgotten ‘Glory to God’ and ‘Thank you’ and this is why things are so hard for us. Elder Gavriil Tsafos...
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