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Don’t touch the flowers Saint John of Kronstadt 12 August 2021 The saints of God are beautiful, imperishable and fragrant flowers. Don’t touch them with lips stained with sin. This means that you have to pray to them with a pure heart and clean lips, not care...
It’s not a given Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 11 August 2021 People try with might and main to achieve perfection, even in their everyday activities. This is evidence of the abilities given to us by God so that we may achieve our own personal perfection and...
The Church is the authentic interpreter of Scripture Kostas Nousis 10 August 2021 Ill-founded views of Scripture within the Orthodox Church With reference to Biblical texts, the great theologian of our era, Elder Sophrony Sakharov, said that even if we were to lose all of them so...
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 historical event with the most profound theological significance, the Transfiguration is also projected as a proposal for an exper...
Untold consolation Elder Germanos Stavrovouniotis 10 August 2021 The mere mention in our prayers of the all-holy name of God, of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God, of the martyrs, the saints and the blessed brings great joy, indescribable comfort and peace ...
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 through the invocation of the name of Christ. The Lord himself, on his way to the Passion, said: ‘Whatsoever you ask in my name, I...
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 Christianity. Until the 4th century, it was celebrated before Easter, but after the day of the inauguration of the church of the...
Aren’t you chastened? Saint John Chrysostom 9 August 2021 You’re attending the Divine Liturgy and, even though the royal table is prepared, even though the Lamb of God is being sacrificed for you, even though the priest is striving for your salvation, yo...
The way Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 8 August 2021 Breaking the commandment, construed as rebellion, caused the fall, desolation and death. Now, for us, the way back is practical recognition of this. Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi...
Only a lunatic Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol 8 August 2021 In the Church we have research. The greatest researchers were the saints. The saints arrived at and tested all the various points. This was precisely where they started from. Is there really a God...
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