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The prime value Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 7 April 2023 The institution’s the cup and the person’s the water within the cup. The institution’s the surround and the person’s the content of the thing. The institution’s the leaves and the person’s the fru...
The Harrowing of Hell – An Epic Poem by J.S. Jackson 6 April 2023 JONATHAN JACKSON (J.S. JACKSON) RELEASES NEW BOOK THE HARROWING OF HELL WHICH EXPLORES CHRIST’S DESCENT INTO HADES The Harrowing of Hell is the latest book by poet and artist Jonathan Jackson...
Away from its opposite 6 April 2023 Every good deed we do makes us abstain from its opposite wickedness, but it can’t add sanctification to us without divine grace. Saint Mark the Ascetic...
Turks and Christians alike saw his martyred body radiating shafts of wondrous light 5 April 2023 Edited by Stelios Koukos Be that as it may, when the judge realized that he was unwillingly to change his mind , he ordered him to be put to death by the sword.  The executioners rushed at him and ...
It’s relaxation Saint Paisios the Athonite 5 April 2023 Reading holy Scripture helps prayer very much. It warms the soul and transports the person praying to a spiritual realm. Prayer’s refreshment. Saint Païsios the Athonite...
Saint Theonas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki Lambros Skontzos, Theologian 4 April 2023 Thessaloniki has been the cradle of many saints. There are hundreds of Thessalonian saints who adorn the holy synaxaria. One such saint is Theonas, archbishop of the city, a truly significant personal...
Shut the door Elder Ieronymos, Aegina 4 April 2023 Be joyful. Let joy and sorrow be welcomed by you. Not despair, though. Shut the door on despair. Christians shouldn’t be craven, nor should they know despair. Elder Ieronymos on Aegina...
Saint Mary the Egyptian as a challenge to greater things Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 3 April 2023 There are Lives of the Saints which, though they may seem exaggerated, are nevertheless satisfying to read. One such is that of Saint Mary the Egyptian. Apart from the actual day of her feast, April 1...
Why did the two disciples of Christ seek pride of place? Sotiris Stylianou 3 April 2023 The Gospel extract which is read in churches on the fifth Sunday in Great Lent is Mark 10, verses 32-45.  Christ  and his disciples were making their way towards Jerusalem and the Lord again foretold ...
The Akathistos Hymn Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. † 3 April 2023 In official liturgical language, this service is known as the ‘Akathistos Hymn’, or simply ‘Akathistos’ (= ‘Not seated’) from the fact that the faithful remained standing throughout the singing. The w...
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