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The first part of the Divine Liturgy: The Liturgy of te Catechumens Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios † 25 November 2021 Every Sunday morning in Orthodox Countries (and elsewhere in the world where the law does not forbid it), the church bells solemnly ring to invite the faithful to come together as one family of God--i...
Declaration of Independence Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos 25 November 2021 In 1919, in the aftermath of World War I, the cream of the intellectuals of the time (among whom were Einstein, Russell, Stefan Zweig and others) signed a manifesto which they called ‘Declaration of ...
Nothing at all Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 25 November 2021 Nothing is greater than a clean heart, because such a heart is the throne of God. And what is more glorious than the throne of God? Nothing at all. God says of those who have a clean heart: ‘I wil...
Saint Amphilochius of Iconium: what was the hook for the devil? Saint Amfilochius Bishop of Iconium 24 November 2021 Saint Amphilochius of Iconium, whose feast we celebrate today, is among the great theologians of the 4th century and, indeed, belongs to the group of Cappadocian Fathers. He was born in Diocaesarea in...
A mighty wonder Abbess Makrina, Holy Monastery of Our Lady the Guide, Portaria 24 November 2021 Say the prayer and your bad thoughts will flee, everything will flee. You’ll see something wondrous: the devils despoiling the world outside and us calmly saying the prayer: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, ha...
He doesn’t forgive 23 November 2021 A deadly sin is one over which you don’t repent. Nobody’s as good and merciful as God. But if people remain unrepentant, not even he will forgive them. Abba Markos...
The Gift and Pain of Mystical Faith Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 22 November 2021 Those who, at some period in their life, have had a routine for prayer, spiritual study and participation in the services of the Church and then somehow, because of some ‘concerns of life’, lost it fe...
This is why they’re unhappy Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 22 November 2021 Through prayer, our being expands, we can embrace the whole world and we’re then happy to be alive. But prayer is missing from the world and this is why people are unhappy. Although we people are ...
‘Christ is born, glorify…’- slow mode setting by Matthaios Vatopaidinos 21 November 2021 Apart from its profound theological significance, the great feast of the Entry of the Mother of God has also been a source of inspiration and poetry for Holy Tradition. This is why it has been embel...
The Feast of the Entry of the Mother of God, an Example of Effective Communication Dr. Dimitrios Hoilous 21 November 2021 The feasts of the Mother of God are a matter of joy for the whole Church. Our Lady, who is honoured at these, is the person who glorified the whole of the human race when she answered God’s invitation...
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